$17,500 University of Alberta study – Sexual Consent to Heterosexual Casual Sex among Young Adults Living in Jasper
$17,500 University of Ottawa study – Marking the unmarked: the experiences of visibly body-modified teachers, phenomenology, and the pedagogy of the body
$20,000 University of BC study – Letters to a porn star: an epistolary analysis of Nina Hartley's fan mail
$17,500 University of Guelph study – The Poles Are in: Exploring Women’s Sexual Identities and the Rising Popularity of Pole Dancing
OTTAWA, ON: With graduation season winding up and MPs already on their summer break, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) held a tongue-in-cheek, cap-and-gown ceremony on Parliament Hill to shine the spotlight on some of the most wacky grants handed out by the federal government’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) for university research over the past few years.