Posted on 05/15/2026 5:55:24 AM PDT by Twotone
While B.C.’s human rights code notionally protects people on the basis of political belief, this didn’t help a Simon Fraser University political science professor who was denied a job over his lack of support for DEI. Indeed, the tribunal decided in April not to give the matter a hearing. Article content
Josh Gordon had taught at the SFU policy school from 2014 to 2021 on various contracts. He applied for a tenure-track position in 2021, but, despite having positive student reviews, a history of teaching in the faculty (contract renewals and pay increases indicated he was performing well) and a point of view that added diversity to the policy school, he was shut down.
The competition for that job was in 2021. All minds were still on the previous summer’s Black Lives Matter pandemic-flouting demonstrations, riots, and, at SFU, a letter to the school complaining about the unquantifiable force of “systemic racism” and white supremacy, and demanding the integration of DEI into the academy.
When faculty members gathered to discuss the letter, Gordon took the side of not giving in. His positions? It shouldn’t be assumed that institutions are systemically racist. People should be treated equally. The student letter was part of an ideological agenda.
Nevertheless, SFU responded to the letter by rhetorically kneeling before the student body and apparently accepting the charge of racism.
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canaDUH.
Remove unperson Gordon.
We should have taken Canada when we had the chance...........
Taking Canaduh would be nice. Just the land not the people.
Commieda.
Hey now....There’s lots of good people on both sides....🤔😂👍
Historically the Canadian people preferred to remain “subjects of the crown” rather than risky freedom.
Of course many current Americans prefer being government dependents as well.
So, will Canada outlaw opposing views? Or have they already?
Just another way to dehumanize people so they can exterminate them/us at a later time.
People are so retarded and blatantly disregard history and human nature.
Cousineau, on the other hand, ruled in 2025 that the tribunal should give a full hearing to a woman who claimed she was fired for supporting transgender inclusion in a women’s association — that is, for being an ally. “The case also raises unique issues about how the Tribunal should interpret ‘political belief,’ ” she wrote. Left-leaning positions warrant a full hearing; right-leaning ones don’t.
If mental gymnastics in support of a radical political position were an Olympic sport this man would win gold metals in every event he entered.
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