WATCH: Poilievre to demolish DEI in universities

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre on Wednesday denounced “out of touch” DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion) policies in universities and promised his governments would drop them.

“The money we spend on research will go to research, not to promoting political ideologies,” Poilievre said in response to a reporter’s question at a press conference.

“We want, for example, our science and technology research to go into technological breakthroughs, inventions, innovations, discoveries, cures for terrible diseases that can improve Canadian lives.”

“That is what Canadians expect their tax dollars to go to, not to spend it on radical political ideologies that are first of all completely out of touch with the values of Canadians, and second of all, have no scientific value to our people.”

Poilievre's office has not yet responded to the Western Standard's request for more details on the matter.