Yes. Thank you, Mr. Viersen.
First, as I mentioned, EDI, I think, is a major problem. Also a big problem is the lack of ideological diversity within Canadian academia, which is not a problem that is unique to Canada, of course. Academics all across the world tend to be more progressive, and there are many reasons for this, some of them perhaps perfectly understandable. However, I think it is fair to say that within Canadian academia, there is a monoculture where, if you deviate even very slightly from what is fashionable and what is commonly accepted by your peers, not only will you be ostracized, but often you will not be able to have an academic career in the first place.
Unfortunately, when I advise my students, I have to tell them, “You know, if you are in any way not progressive, you have to hide your views until you actually have at least a dissertation accepted, because otherwise you will never get ahead.”