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Expert Record on DEI and Free Inquiry

I have been invited to appear as an expert witness before House of Commons committees and a parliamentary task force. I have testified about the impacts of DEI on scientific research, open inquiry, and free speech in education. I also wrote a chapter on the same subject in The War on Science.

Front and back covers of The War on Science, edited by Lawrence M. Krauss. Geoff Horsman is listed among the contributors alongside Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker, and others. — Chapter in *The War on Science* (edited by Lawrence M. Krauss), on equity, diversity, and inclusion in science. Contributors include Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker, and others. Publisher page.

Parliamentary Task Force to End Liberal Racism

Most recent · September 2026

Invited to discuss DEI and the compelled political speech now required in federal research grants. I described how my NSERC Discovery Grant was not renewed after high scientific scores, because I expressed a commitment to colourblind treatment of individuals as human beings of equal dignity and value.

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House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research

Study: Impact of the criteria for awarding federal funding on research excellence in Canada · September 22, 2025

Invited as an individual expert. Opening statement and exchange with MPs on how equity, diversity, and inclusion criteria have become a condition of federal scientific grants.

Opening statement · Questions from MPs · Full committee meeting

House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research

December 5, 2024

Earlier appearance before the same committee, on the same study of research-excellence criteria.

Watch on YouTube · Questions from MPs · Transcript on openparliament.ca · Official notice of meeting

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