{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Inside Policy Talks","title":"Identity politics and the capture of canadian research funding: Peter Copeland and Dave Snow","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/c6421cb5\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3156,"description":"Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, where we discuss the ideas and policies shaping Canada today!\nIn this episode, Peter Copeland, Deputy Director of the Domestic Policy Program at the Macdonald Laurier Institute, sits down with Dave Snow, MLI senior fellow and associate professor at the University of Guelph, to discuss the growing influence of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives at Canada's major federal research granting agencies.\nThe discussion delves into how DEI policies impact intellectual diversity, as the language of DEI becomes increasingly pervasive in research funding guidelines.\nProfessor Snow provides a detailed analysis of the different forms of DEI - mild, moderate, and activist - and offers recommendations on how federal granting agencies can renew their commitment to political and ideological neutrality.\nRead Dave Snow's report, Promoting excellence – or activism? Equity, diversity, and inclusion at Canada’s federal granting agencies, here: https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/promoting-excellence-or-activism-equity-diversity-and-inclusion-at-canadas-federal-granting-agencies/\nBe sure to share and subscribe to Inside Policy for more thought-provoking analysis on the key policy issues facing Canada today!","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/eBG0WQDY8-IwvE-ced5POzqd2O8zxHhwF_Ouxwr0RMc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zZWM0/YzIyOTA0MWMyZDg2/YmRhYmIyMTAxN2E2/NWI5Ni5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}