U.S. government is asking Canadian researchers whether their work deals with DEI, climate, gender

The U.S. government is asking Canadian grant recipients questions that threaten their academic independence, according to an advocacy group, including whether their work is connected to diversity, equity and inclusion, is an “environmental justice” project or whether it protects women from “gender ideology.”A list of approximately 30 questions was sent earlier this month to Canadian researchers working on projects funded by U.S. agencies. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget is scrutinizing grants to institutions outside the U.S. as part of a broader effort to cut what the White House has characterized as wasteful spending.