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A recurring subject of this newsletter is the sheer quantity of federal research funding that disappears into the abyss of activist, identity-obsessed grievance studies.

Trans ghosts, 'anti-colonial' marine biology; where hundreds of millions in SHHRC grants go every year{ai:summary}The First Reading newsletter highlights concerns over the significant amount of Canadian federal research funding allocated to activist-driven grievance studies. This issue raises questions about the effectiveness and focus of such funding. #politics

FIRST READING: Inside the abyss of Canadian taxpayer-funded humanities research

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