Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI) is a Canadian public policy think tank involved in anti-transgender activism. MLI has commissioned reports critical of policies impacting trans people, including youth, athletes, and prisoners.
Background
Macdonald-Laurier Institute (L’institut Macdonald Laurier) was founded in 2010.
MLI publishes the periodical Inside Policy and other media.
Anti-trans activism
For 2023 Women’s History Month, MLI held a fundraiser called “Protect Women and Girls from Extreme Gender Ideology Worldwide.”
People
Anti-trans contributors include
- Linda Blade
- Emma Hilton
- Leslie A. Howe
- Eric Kaufmann
- April Kitzul
- James Pew
- Jo Phoenix
- Jon Pike
- Stéphane Sérafin
- Geoffrey Sigalet
- David Zitner
Supported media
MLI also shared the following anti-trans pieces from primarily conservative and fascist media outlets:
Epoch Times
EU Observer
- Marcus Kolga [1]
The Hub
- Brian Lee Crowley [1]
- Eric Kaufmann [1]
- Dave Snow [1] [2]
Inside Policy
- Charles Burton [1]
- Josh Dehaas [1]
- Joe Adam George [1
- Kate Heartfield [1]
- Marcus Kolga [1]
- J. Edward Les [1]
- Stuart Parker [1]
- Jamie Sarkonak [1]
- Peter Woolstencroft [1]
- David Zitner [1] [2]
National Post
- Brian Lee Crowley B[1]
- Eric Kaufmann E[1]
- Bruce Pardy B[1] [2]
- Shawn Whatley S[1] [2] [3]
- David Zitner [1]
Toronto Star
- Marcus Kolga [1]
Washington Examiner
The Times (UK)
Western Standard
- Peter Menzies [1]
References
MLI (June 4, 2024). Alberta’s Gender Policy Sparks Ivory Tower Outcry. https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/albertas-gender-policy-sparks-ivory-tower-outcry/
Sérafin, Stéphane; Sigalet, Geoffrey (June 4, 2024).The children’s charter: Alberta’s trans policies and legislated rights for children. https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/the-childrens-charter-albertas-trans-policies-and-legislated-rights-for-children/
Pew, James (May 8, 2024). Canada’s dangerous commitment to trans-affirming care for minors. https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/canadas-dangerous-commitment-to-trans-affirming-care-for-minors-james-pew/
Kaufmann, Eric (February 15, 2024). The politics of culture wars in contemporary Canada. https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/politics-of-culture-wars-canada/
MLI (February 15, 2024). Canada is a lot less ‘woke’ than you might think… https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/canada-less-woke-than-you-think/
Phoenix, Jo (September 26, 2023). Gender diverse prisoners and sex-based patterns of offending. https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/gender-diverse-prisoners-and-sex-based-patterns-of-offending/
MLI ( March 8, 2023). 2023 Women’s History Month Fundraiser (domestic). https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/linda-blade-womens-history-month-fundraiser/
Blade, Linda (March 10, 2023). Support MLI’s Work to Protect Women and Girls from Extreme Gender Ideology: Coach Linda Blade launches Fundraiser. https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/protect-women-girls-from-extreme-gender-ideology-worldwide/
MLI (February 21, 2023). Allowing male-bodied athletes to compete in women’s sport rejected by female athletes by wide margin. https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/allowing-male-bodied-athletes-to-compete-in-womens-sport-rejected-by-female-athletes-by-wide-margin/
Blade, Linda (February 21, 2023). Breaking the silence – Female athletes speak about safe and fair sport in Canada. https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/breaking-the-silence-female-athletes-speak-about-safe-and-fair-sport-in-canada/
Kitzul, April (February 8, 2023). Reflections on the impact of gender self-identification policies in the Canadian correctional system. https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/reflections-on-the-impact-of-gender-self-identification-policies-in-the-canadian-correctional-system/
Phoenix, Jo (February 6, 2023). Rights and wrongs: How gender self-identification policy places women at risk in prison. https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/rights-and-wrongs-how-gender-self-identification-policy-places-women-at-risk-in-prison/
MLI (February 6, 2023). Prioritizing gender identity over sex in prisons endangers female prisoners. https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/prioritizing-gender-identity-over-sex-in-prisons-endangers-female-prisoners/
MLI (February 2, 2023). Most Canadians think prisons should continue to house male and female prisoners separately. https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/most-canadians-think-prisons-should-continue-to-house-male-and-female-prisoners-separately/
Paul W. Bennett (November 9, 2022). Unsettling the status quo: Stirrings of reform in the school board trustee battlegrounds. https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/unsettling-the-status-quo-stirrings-of-reform-in-the-school-board-trustee-battlegrounds/
Zitner, David (September 29, 2022). Gender dysphoria in children: Risking harm from well-intentioned parents and doctors. https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/gender-dysphoria-in-children-risking-harm-from-well-intentioned-parents-and-doctors/
Pike, Jon (December 8, 2022). Transgender Women Athletes and Elite Sport – Misleading at best, intellectually dishonest at worst. https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/transgender-women-athletes-and-elite-sport-misleading-at-best-intellectually-dishonest-at-worst/
MLI (December 7, 2021). Body check: Reconciling biology and fairness for female athletes while supporting trans inclusion in sport. https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/biology-fairness-trans-inclusion-sport-paper/
MLI (August 5, 2021). Webinar Panel Video: A level playing field – Sex, gender and fairness in women’s sport. https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/webinar-panel-video-level-playing-field-sex-gender-fairness-womens-sport/
MLI (August 4, 2021). Canadians’ Views on Women’s Sport and Gender Identity. https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/canadians-views-gender-identity-womens-sport/
MLI (August 4, 2021). By a four-to-one margin, Canadians believe transgender athletes’ participation in women’s sport is “unfair”: New MLI poll. https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/gender-womens-sports-poll/
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