It's hard to imagine a person suffering from diabetes (or any other serious chronic condition) caring one bit about the profile of the scientist doing research that may contribute to easing their suffering or one day finding a cure. I am certain though that they take some comfort in knowing that the best scientists are at work. Social engineering is dangerous. Excellent researchers (male, female. non-white) negatively caught up in this exercise will almost certainly be snapped up by universities in other countries who value their work.  Canada will lose. What we have here is an unqualified, inexperienced minister (a medical geographer not a scientist) in a way over her head.  If he knew better (which is highly unlikely) Trudeau would immediate shuffle his cabinet and end this nonsense.