This article originally appeared in the National Post. Promoting diversity sounds better than practicing discrimination, but the two have gone hand in hand in our universities and other public settings. As the Post’s Tristin Hopper observed: Canadian universities have engaged in race-centric hiring and admissions, and in some cases, race-segregated student spaces and events. The question is not whether racial, gender or other attributes can be taken into consideration in faculty appointments and student admissions. The question, rather, is how far one can go in permitting what would otherwise be unlawful discrimination in the name of affirmative action.

Source: National Post February 27, 2026 01:06 UTC