Academic Left-Wing Bias in Canada Threatens Dissenting Voices
Some three-quarters of Canadian academics describe themselves as being on the political left, leaving right-wing professors quiet about their contrary views.
The U.S.-based Centre for the Study of Partisanship and Ideology surveyed academics and PhD students at universities in Canada, the United States, and the UK. In a recent report, it found that 73 percent of Canadian social sciences and humanities (SSH) academics identify with the left, while only 4 percent identify with the right.
Those in the right-leaning minority said they censored their own ideas and research as a result. Other bright right-leaning people left academia entirely. A majority reported a hostile work climate.
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