Some top U.S. academics are seeking employment north of the border after President Donald Trump’s administration froze hundreds of millions of dollars in funding from institutions unless they agree to his demands. CBC’s Dale Manucdoc has more details on a phenomenon called “brain drain” — and how it could benefit Canada.
A Yale University professor is leaving the U.S. and taking a position at the University of Toronto (U of T) due to what he says is a “far-right regime” under President Donald Trump.
“The United States is in the process of an autocratic takeover and it’s directed by a regime that I don’t think will want to leave power,” said Jason Stanley, a professor of philosophy.
“Its not just Donald Trump. It’s the machine behind Donald Trump.”
Stanley, whose books include How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them, said he was considering joining U of T’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy for over a year. But …