Andrea DeKeseredy
@andiewinnipeg.bsky.social
Canadian. PhD student at the U of Alberta. Vanier Scholar. BSW, MA, MSW. Health care, education and labour. DMs open, e-mail me at dekesere@ualberta.ca
Regaining our elimination status will require more than angrily shaking our fists at those who we have deemed "anti-vaxers."
The reality is much more complicated, and much of it is based in rebuilding Canadian health care.
The reality is much more complicated, and much of it is based in rebuilding Canadian health care.
November 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Regaining our elimination status will require more than angrily shaking our fists at those who we have deemed "anti-vaxers."
The reality is much more complicated, and much of it is based in rebuilding Canadian health care.
The reality is much more complicated, and much of it is based in rebuilding Canadian health care.
Childhood vaccinations have declined since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
But what also happened in 2020 was irreparable damage to our public health system that has never recovered.
How many of you are currently without a family doctor?
But what also happened in 2020 was irreparable damage to our public health system that has never recovered.
How many of you are currently without a family doctor?
November 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Childhood vaccinations have declined since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
But what also happened in 2020 was irreparable damage to our public health system that has never recovered.
How many of you are currently without a family doctor?
But what also happened in 2020 was irreparable damage to our public health system that has never recovered.
How many of you are currently without a family doctor?
🧵The House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research passed a motion requiring the Tri-Council to release confidential data.
Some members claim research funding is being unfairly allocated to "DEI" or "woke" research
But last year @pinglamjoeip.bsky.social and I debunked this.
Some members claim research funding is being unfairly allocated to "DEI" or "woke" research
But last year @pinglamjoeip.bsky.social and I debunked this.
November 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
@picardonhealth.bsky.social re: your article in the Globe today
November 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
@picardonhealth.bsky.social re: your article in the Globe today
As the data shows, the claim that federal agencies favor “left-wing,” “progressive,” or “woke” research projects is but a myth circulated by misinformed conservatives. If anything, SSHRC actually needs to fund more projects about social inequalities and injustice.
November 4, 2025 at 5:16 AM
As the data shows, the claim that federal agencies favor “left-wing,” “progressive,” or “woke” research projects is but a myth circulated by misinformed conservatives. If anything, SSHRC actually needs to fund more projects about social inequalities and injustice.
Studies about social class, labor, poverty, or other forms of economic inequalities and injustice were especially marginalized and underfunded.
November 4, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Studies about social class, labor, poverty, or other forms of economic inequalities and injustice were especially marginalized and underfunded.
Similarly, almost 70% of the 2.1 billion paid through the eight SSHRC programs went to projects that were NOT about any form of social inequality or injustice.
November 4, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Similarly, almost 70% of the 2.1 billion paid through the eight SSHRC programs went to projects that were NOT about any form of social inequality or injustice.
More than 70% of these projects, which received funding from 2013-14 to 2022-23, were NOT about any form of social inequality or injustice. In fact, for each form of inequality or injustice, there were less than 10% projects being funded.
November 4, 2025 at 5:16 AM
More than 70% of these projects, which received funding from 2013-14 to 2022-23, were NOT about any form of social inequality or injustice. In fact, for each form of inequality or injustice, there were less than 10% projects being funded.
We asked ChatGPT to analyze the titles of these projects and see how many had the “woke” focus of social inequality and injustice. Each project could be about more than one type of inequality or injustice.
November 4, 2025 at 5:16 AM
We asked ChatGPT to analyze the titles of these projects and see how many had the “woke” focus of social inequality and injustice. Each project could be about more than one type of inequality or injustice.
We extracted public data on 35,828 research projects funded by eight SSHRC programs to examine the govt's claim. Our original analysis is here, but eventually we took this a step further and looked at each of the topics.
Alberta’s Bill 18: Who gets the most federal research funding? Danielle Smith might be surprised by what the data shows
The ideological war waged by Smith will only endanger high-quality research void of political interference from the government.
theconversation.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:16 AM
We extracted public data on 35,828 research projects funded by eight SSHRC programs to examine the govt's claim. Our original analysis is here, but eventually we took this a step further and looked at each of the topics.
We actually did get that part of the bill tossed in Alberta believe it or not. The power of sociology!
November 2, 2025 at 11:40 PM
We actually did get that part of the bill tossed in Alberta believe it or not. The power of sociology!
Conservative MPs (if the data is released) are simply going to find the opposite of what they believe the tri-council is doing.
Unless releasing the data isn't actually about "fairness" at all.
Unless releasing the data isn't actually about "fairness" at all.
November 2, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Conservative MPs (if the data is released) are simply going to find the opposite of what they believe the tri-council is doing.
Unless releasing the data isn't actually about "fairness" at all.
Unless releasing the data isn't actually about "fairness" at all.
In fact, a substantial amount of federal research funding, even through the Social Science and Humanities Research Council, goes to disciplines like business administration.
November 2, 2025 at 10:43 PM
In fact, a substantial amount of federal research funding, even through the Social Science and Humanities Research Council, goes to disciplines like business administration.
But, as @pinglamjoeip.bsky.social and I have written about extensively at this point, it is a complete myth that federal research funding is being unfairly allocated to "woke" or "leftist" research.
Alberta’s Bill 18: Who gets the most federal research funding? Danielle Smith might be surprised by what the data shows
The ideological war waged by Smith will only endanger high-quality research void of political interference from the government.
theconversation.com
November 2, 2025 at 10:43 PM
But, as @pinglamjoeip.bsky.social and I have written about extensively at this point, it is a complete myth that federal research funding is being unfairly allocated to "woke" or "leftist" research.
The data will include information that researchers provided with the understanding that it would remain confidential.
This includes demographic information on the applicants as well as peer review comments on applications.
This includes demographic information on the applicants as well as peer review comments on applications.
November 2, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The data will include information that researchers provided with the understanding that it would remain confidential.
This includes demographic information on the applicants as well as peer review comments on applications.
This includes demographic information on the applicants as well as peer review comments on applications.