By Chris Lambie | National Post Summary Premier Doug Ford is demanding Ontario’s newest medical school educate qualified individuals “regardless of their race or background,” amid backlash over the school’s plan to loosen academic qualifications and screen out prospective students by race or status. Toronto Metropolitan University’s new medical school in Brampton has reserved three-quarters […]
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The Ezra Levant Show: Professor Bruce Pardy discusses his recent Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy paper on equality before the law in Canada. Offering seats on post-secondary campuses or employment on the basis of skin colour is an indication of the extent to which Canadian courts have redefined the equality clause in the Constitution to […]
By David Blaff | Published by the National Post Summary In Canada, equity, not equality, is constitutionally protected, allowing for lawful discrimination against certain groups, particularly straight white men, argues Prof. Bruce Pardy in a new report for the Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy. Prof. Pardy asserts that equal treatment and equity are mutually exclusive. […]
The shift from equality of opportunity to equity is seen as a broader trend in Canadian universities that is symptomatic of a larger crisis, where identity politics may overshadow rigorous academic standards. By Patrick Keeney | The Epoch Times Summary Toronto Metropolitan University’s recent decision to reserve seats in its new medical school based on race […]
By Bruce Pardy | Published by the National Post Canada’s newest medical school will select students not for their ability, but their identity. Great, as if Canada’s healthcare system wasn’t bad enough already. The school, which opens next fall at Toronto Metropolitan University, will reserve 75 per cent of its seats for Indigenous, Black, and […]