‘The Harper government has awarded over $20 million of its infrastructure funding to Christian colleges and universities since the launch of the Knowledge Infrastructure Program in 2009.
Some of the schools receiving federal infrastructure funds prohibit things like homosexual relationships, based on the educational institution’s moral code or religious teachings.
“The federal government should not subsidize institutions that have discriminatory practices,” said Robert Johnson, a spokesman for the Canadian Association of University Teachers. While the amount of funding may be small, “it is still very symbolic, because it gives legitimacy to these colleges and these institutions,” Johnson says. “And it is especially surprising in a context where the post-secondary system – universities, public colleges in Canada – are underfunded.”…
“The government did not provide a specific explanation for the decision to fund private religious schools.
Private colleges and universities often aren’t included in public rankings or studies of post-secondary institutions, and aren’t eligible for provincial government funding – except in Alberta and Manitoba, where private religious schools are eligible for some capital funding, although at a lower level than public institutions.”
