Yes. I apologize. I definitely got it this time.
I think it absolutely does transform what ought to be the domain of objective knowledge creation into an ideological issue. I should say that I oppose all ideologically based grant funding, whether that's in a progressive or a conservative direction.
I would say that some of the other witnesses today others might portray as being on the other side of the issue here, but I would note that a lot of things I heard from the witnesses today I think are valuable forms of diversity and inclusion and having a greater research population in terms of medical and health research in order to learn more knowledge. That's outside my field of expertise, but that's something that granting agencies absolutely should be encouraging. What they shouldn't be encouraging are particularly politicized projects that already know the answer to the questions before they've begun the research.
I was surprised at the types of questions on actual SSHRC grant applications. Take this one, for example: “Contested cultural and historical narratives can reinforce communal tensions and lead to alienation, denialism and marginalization.” That is from a SSHRC grant instructions application. It is telling researchers that there are things that should not be contested, which is very much against the domain of science. Science is all about conversation—