Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI): unless you have been hiding in some ideological “safe space” expunged of today’s wokery, these ubiquitous terms will be instantly familiar to everyone who happens to work in an organization or institution in Canada, whether public or private.

They are, to put it bluntly, like a trio of duplicitous house guests. Polite and well-meaning on arrival, but progressively disruptive as the days pass, eventually spilling out of the spare bedrooms and sprawling unconscionably throughout your home, tactlessly overstaying their welcome and proving near-impossible to dislodge.