ANALYSIS | Trump is freezing funding for universities they don't adr | CBC News

U.S. President Donald Trump has been threatening to cancel funding for some universities unless they accede to his demands to change ideological policy, similar to a pledge Pierre Poilievre has made for Canadian post-secondary schools.

But so far, the Conservative leader has been sparse on details of exactly what kind of action he might take.

Trump's demands, which have sparked condemnation about interference in academic freedom, made headlines this week after the White House said it's freezing more than $2.2 billion US in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University.

This came after Harvard president Alan Gerber refused to comply with the White House demands, saying in a letter that the university "will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights."

Poilievre, meanwhile, has also threatened to defund universities over what he perceives as their ideological slant. In a Christmas Eve tweet on X, formerly known as Twitter, Poilievre said he would "defund wokism and fight antisemitism."

'Put an end to woke ideology'

That tweet was linked to a telephone interview he gave WinnipegJew...
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