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flag A Canadian committee scaled back a data request to protect privacy, opting for anonymized funding data over detailed individual records.

flag A Canadian parliamentary committee has scaled back a controversial request for detailed federal grant data, shifting from 25 years of individual-level records to anonymized, high-level information. flag The original demand, which sought demographics, equity questionnaire responses, and evaluation feedback from researchers applying to three major funding agencies between 2000 and 2025, sparked backlash from over 5,000 academics concerned about privacy and political targeting of equity initiatives. flag Liberal MP Taleeb Noormohamed cited costs exceeding $4 million as a key reason for the change, which was approved on November 6, 2025. flag The revised request focuses on aggregated data to assess funding allocation while preserving privacy, a move welcomed by researchers skeptical it was driven by ethics rather than budget concerns.

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