Thank you for that. To your point, it also leads to faulty science.
I was reading an article by Geoff Horsman, who's an associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Wilfrid Laurier University. When he was talking to a colleague, this colleague basically said to him, “I have made my peace with EDI. I will lie about my most deeply held beliefs or convictions on paper in order to get funding.” They're basically saying that if you believe in merit and competency, shut up and just lie on your application to get the funding. That doesn't advance science.
What we have now is individuals being put in a position where they know that unless they tick off a box, they're not going to get their program funded.
I was wondering if you could elaborate on that.