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MLI is celebrating fifteen years of fighting for a better Canada!🎂
As trust in media, the universities, and government plummeted we established ourselves as an independent, non-partisan, and serious voice.
Join us⬇️
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"Now is the time to plainly state that there is no evidence that 'gender-affirming care' is lifesaving, puberty blockers are neither evidence-based nor reversible, and detransition rates are clearly rising."
- MLI senior fellow @_CryMiaRiver
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"The people of #HongKong are making tremendous economic sacrifices for democracy... #HongKongers continue to challenge China and fight for freedoms both in Hong Kong and abroad." #HongKongProtests @nathanlawkc #cdnpoli #cdnfp macdonaldlaurier.ca/hong-kon…
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The use of the #EmergenciesAct "is intended for crises where there are no other options on the table," writes @awudrick. Yet before invoking the Act, the federal government "failed to do very much at all" to disperse protesters. #ottnews #cdnpoli macdonaldlaurier.ca/trudeau-…
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In a message to Canadians, Acting President of the Islamic Republic of #Afghanistan, @AmrullahSaleh2, urges us not to give up on a country where so many Canadians fought, worked and died to bring a better life to Afghans. #cdnpoli @shuvmajumdar @calxandr macdonaldlaurier.ca/message-…
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According to @afitz3105 and Hugh Segal, "reports of the exploitation of children in addition to other atrocities by the #Tigray People’s Liberation Front should cause Canada to reassess its dispassionate position and take a stand." #Ethiopia #cdnpoli macdonaldlaurier.ca/canada-m…
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With #Ethiopia launching a new democratic government, @afitz3105 and Hugh Segal argue "we should not underestimate the potential and lasting damage generated by the selective and illiberal application of so-called 'Western values' in Africa." #cdnpoli macdonaldlaurier.ca/ethiopia…
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This survey reveals that female athletes were not consulted about #gender identity policy in sport, says @CoachBlade.
Women’s voices “should be heard”.
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"Beijing was actively meddling in Canada's democracy... the leaks also reveal that PM @JustinTrudeau's government has responded to reports of interference with obstruction, obfuscation and only minor concessions"
- @brianleecrowley for @WSJ
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#VaccineMandates "should be removed for reasons of ethics and practicality," argues @strauss_matt. "In a liberal democracy, the price of our freedom means accepting, within reason, that others may make choices we find objectionable." #cdnpoli #cdnhealth macdonaldlaurier.ca/time-end…
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"When you talk to a parent you can hardly tell a liberal from a conservative. They talk the same. And no, they don't want their daughters to be told they're really sons and have that hidden from them." @AbigailShrier
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War is terribly tragic, but #Israel has implemented more precautions to prevent civilian harm than any military in history.
Allegations of genocide are utterly misplaced.
(@SpencerGuard)
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There’s a growing sense on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border that something is very wrong when it comes to our security.
Investigative journalist @scoopercooper joins MLI's @CopelanPeter to discuss the threats Canada faces, and the kind of political will and policy approaches it will take to overcome them.
Watch the full episode of Inside Policy Talks: piped.video/watch?v=8ZW32ieO…
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NEW: As the #Tigray War unfolds, @afitz3105 warns that "the narrative echoed by TPLF supporters living outside of #Ethiopia does not align with the voice of the Tigrayan communities on the ground."
Learn more about what life is like under the TPLF:
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The action against @jordanbpeterson sets a dangerous precedent.
Professionals are and will be coerced into silence to avoid repercussions from their governing bodies.
Our latest paper, The new censorship, by @cvangeyn
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Lord Patten told yesterday's MLI webinar that China “[shouts and roars and stamps] their feet and we should call them out collectively or otherwise they will pick us off one at a time.” #cdnpoli @hk_watch @benedictrogers (Via @stevenchase @RobertFife) theglobeandmail.com/politics…
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#Canada faces a new kind of #censorship.
Professional regulators are silencing those who fail to conform. @jordanbpeterson is just the most famous case.
Lawyers, doctors, accountants, nurses, psychologists, & others are being silenced.
- @cvangeyn
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"In the present violent anti-democratic #TPLF insurgency in #Ethiopia," @afitz3105 & Hugh Segal argue Ottawa must "reassess its dispassionate stand & more clearly support the duly elected federal government in defending itself & preserving the stability" macdonaldlaurier.ca/canada-m…
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NEW: What’s really behind the Khalistan movement? @CBCTerry finds that the project is nurtured by Pakistan, and that Pakistani-sponsored Khalistani extremism poses serious national security threats to both Canada and India. #cdnpoli #cdnfp
Read more: macdonaldlaurier.ca/mli-rele…
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“Let us... call things as they are. Lies are lies. Murder is murder. Dictators are dictators. And just as we cannot allow history to be revised, we must not allow what is happening now, right in front of our eyes, to be distorted,” wrote @Kasparov63. macdonaldlaurier.ca/dont-for…
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If the Czech Republic can stand up to China and send a delegation to #Taiwan, @JMichaelCole1 asks: why not us? "The Czech Republic will survive. In fact, it will continue to prosper. And so can the rest of us." #cdnpoli #cdnfp macdonaldlaurier.ca/czech-re…
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In this new commentary, @JoPhoenix1 notes that if transwomen prisoners retain what can be called 'male pattern offending’, this would bring 3 interrelated problems into women’s prisons: "need for increased security... increased risk of sexual violence... &... de-prioritisation of biologically female prisoners’ needs..."
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When it comes to #HongKong, “The free world must unite. We need an international contact group to coordinate efforts among like-minded countries... to ensure that there is a clear, robust, united and high-impact response." @benedictrogers @nathanlawkc macdonaldlaurier.ca/experts-…
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We are pleased to name Foreign Affairs Minister @cafreeland as Policy-Maker of the Year. #cdnpoli #cdnfp macdonaldlaurier.ca/freeland…
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“It’s clear who’s really driving the Khalistan bus: Pakistan,” explains @CBCTerry. In truth, “the Khalistan movement has been going nowhere in the Sikhs’ home state.” #cdnpoli #cdnfp
Read the full report here: macdonaldlaurier.ca/files/pd…
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#ICYMI In this week's most-read article, @cburton001 outlines why #XiJinping was named our Policy-Maker of the Year. "Beijing has reshaped Canada in ways that most Canadians don’t fully appreciate & we ignore Xi’s growing influence at our peril" #cdnpoli macdonaldlaurier.ca/policy-m…
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"Make no mistake: Canadians who oppose construction of the Coastal Gaslink pipeline... and pipeline capacity to enable liquified natural gas exports from Canada’s East Coast to Europe, are aiding, abetting, and condoning #Putin’s behaviour." #cdnpoli nationalpost.com/opinion/chr…
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"A consensus is emerging that 🇨🇦's weak economic growth and low productivity constitute a national crisis."
MLI's Philip Cross testifying before the HoC Finance Committee ⬇️
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Starting in just 30 minutes: China has managed to effectively eliminate #HongKong's cherished freedoms. Now, the question becomes: how will Western Nations work together to respond? @nathanlawkc @benedictrogers @GarnettGenuis @MilesYu196288
Tune in now: piped.video/XDQDY-XR7gA
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According to @afitz3105 and Hugh Segal, "the international community’s perceived, and perhaps inadvertent, tolerance for the violent TPLF-led insurgent leaders isolated the legitimate Abiy democratic government and only emboldened the insurgency" #Ethiopia macdonaldlaurier.ca/ethiopia…
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Thank you @DouglasKMurray!
It was an absolute privilege to host you for an armchair discussion with @brianleecrowley on why the West is worth defending.
Thanks also to our many esteemed guests for thoughtful questions and discussion throughout the evening.
@awudrick
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MLI has brought some of the world’s leading biologists, sports ethicists, corrections experts & medical practitioners (including @coachblade) into the spotlight to expose the impact of #gender activism on public policy and institutions. macdonaldlaurier.ca/protect-…
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"The fog is beginning to dissipate," writes @MDVetDoc.
"Multiple jurisdictions around the world.. have begun to realize the grave harm that has been done, and are pulling back from — or halting altogether — the practice of blocking puberty."
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"If not for independent media, Canadians would have no insight whatsoever into the increasing codependence between the nation’s news organizations & the @liberal_party of Canada," writes @Pagmenzies:
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"A prime minister who in policy terms clearly suffers from acute attention-deficit disorder needs to be surrounded by a solid professional staff... The opposite seems to be the case in the office of the current prime minister." @financialpost
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“Our military can’t make a contribution anymore,” said MLI Senior Fellow Richard Shimooka. “It’s in such poor shape and has declined over the past six years, that our ability to make serious contributions is fairly limited.” (Via @BryanPassifiume) nationalpost.com/news/politi…
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Over the past decade, the idea that gender is self-declared and disconnected from biology has reshaped our laws, schools, medical systems, and public discourse. But there’s growing pushback: in the United Kingdom, there's been a remarkable reversal against this institutional capture.
To unpack this, journalist and author Helen Joyce @HJoyceGender, who has been at the forefront of efforts in the UK to reinstate biological reality in public policy, joins this episode of Inside Policy Talks.
She tells MLI’s @CopelanPeter that in many Western countries, equality laws were not well equipped to deal with the claim that "men could be women and women could be men."
Specifically, many equality laws treated the two sexes as "formally symmetric," says Joyce. She emphasizes that while men and women are, of course, of equal worth, many laws failed to recognize the fundamental differences between the sexes. She says this "foundational error in the law" paved the way for the erosion of boundaries between the sexes – which immediately came at a very high cost for women.
Full episode: piped.video/watch?v=-mX941cM…
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"Canada seems incapable of doing anything about #China." @cburton001 warns that, "as this theatre of the absurd drags on, Canada’s lack of a principled China policy is debasing any confidence the U.S. and other allies have in Ottawa’s competence." #cdnpoli macdonaldlaurier.ca/ottawa-h…
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According to @AnastasiaLinTO, standing in opposition to the Chinese Communist Party's aggressive actions and human rights abuses is in fact "standing with the Chinese people by confronting a regime that brought turmoil and suffering." #cdnpoli #cdnfp macdonaldlaurier.ca/anastasi…
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Have public libraries abandoned neutrality to push partisanship?
Michael Dudley, librarian at @uwinnipeg, argues that many Canadian libraries have selectively excluded gender-critical perspectives, thereby stifling public debate on a controversial issue:
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"Many #LGBT activists now demand that people profess allegiance to a highly contested set of ideas," writes @JoshDehaas.
"The message has shifted from 'love is love & everyone is equal' to 'you will endorse the most radical viewpoints... or else.'"
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We're thrilled to announce @_CryMiaRiver has joined MLI as a Sr. Fellow!
Mia is a prominent thinker specialising in paediatric gender medicine, psychiatric epidemics, social contagion & the intersection of trans rights w/ women’s rights.
Welcome, Mia!
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Important context for the federal budget:
- The federal public service has grown from 257,000 employees in 2015 to 367,000 in 2024.
- This represents significantly faster growth than the private sector: public sector +30.4% vs. private sector +18.0%.
- At the same time, government labour has gone from being 3.5% more productive than business, to 4.1% less productive...
Continue reading in our recent paper, The growing government gap: Rising costs, shrinking returns, and the productivity crisis in the public sector 👇
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With #Afghanistan falling to the #Taliban, it is crucial to examine the crucial role played by #Pakistan in supporting the Taliban. @calxandr details how Pakistan's proxy war against Afghans is at the root of this conflict. #cdnpoli #cdnfp macdonaldlaurier.ca/files/pd…
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For @PardyBruce, critical theory and its related doctrines are moving the western world from triumph to decline:
"It turns out that progressives were less interested in the principle of free speech than in promoting their own values."
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“It does not take a particularly active imagination to see the obvious problem with a government’s enlisting banks, without court oversight, to freeze the assets of protesters hostile to the government,” argued @awudrick. #EmergenciesActInquiry #cdnpoli macdonaldlaurier.ca/canadian…
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“@cupeontario is not a foreign policy institute, it’s a public service union... Its core mandate is to represent & advocate for its members... not take sides in complex international conflicts.”
- Sr. Fellow, Alan Kessel
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NEW: Following today's MLI webinar, experts are calling for greater multilateral co-ordination to push back against China's "assault on freedom and liberty" in #HongKong. @MilesYu196288 @benedictrogers @nathanlawkc @MareikeOhlberg @GarnettGenuis #cdnpoli macdonaldlaurier.ca/experts-…
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Mark your calendars! MLI is hosting a major international discussion on the situation facing #HongKong and what the world's democracies must do to push back. @nathanlawkc @GarnettGenuis @MareikeOhlberg @benedictrogers @cburton001 #cdnpoli
Register here: macdonaldlaurier.ca/event/we…
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According to @kolga, China's actions at the beginning of the #COVID19 outbreak are directly responsible for the spread of the virus. Once the crisis subsides, he argues that Canada will have to work with our allies to hold China to account. #cdnpoli #cdnfp macdonaldlaurier.ca/will-chi…
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The West is worth defending.
Author & journalist @DouglasKMurray sat with MLI Managing Director @brianleecrowley to discuss why.
Watch the full discussion:
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"Living in fear and uncertainty, pro-democracy #HongKongers are struggling to see a brighter future," writes @aimenlau. "Today, they can be arrested for simply holding up blank pieces of paper in protest." #cdnpoli #cdnfp #HongKong @alliancecanhk @hk_watch macdonaldlaurier.ca/hong-kon…
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"It’s foolish to assume Canada is immune to the the Chinese Communist Party's foreign interference, as it’s already happening here," write @DA_Tuttle, @kolga, and @aimenlau. #cdnpoli #cdnfp macdonaldlaurier.ca/canada-c…
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According to @cburton001, Canada’s non-action in the face of China's threats against ethnic Chinese, Tibetans and Uighurs within Canada "amounts to tacit consent for Beijing's repression." #cdnpoli #cdnfp macdonaldlaurier.ca/china-th…
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"The int'l community can play a pivotal role to pave the path for #peace," writes @YonasBiru57 on the current crisis in #Ethiopia. Pressuring the current leaders of the #TPLF to leave Ethiopia for a safe haven is one viable option.
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The federal government only consults with #Indigenous people who agree with their plans, argues @chrisjsankey. He writes that Ottawa is standing in the way of Indigenous prosperity and Canada's ability to get LNG to international markets. #cdnpoli macdonaldlaurier.ca/liberals…
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Hi there @elonmusk 👋
MLI's experts have been warning about the negative effects Bill #C11 could have on free expression online in Canada. @awudrick has argued that if @Twitter is to be a beacon for free speech, this is an issue that requires attention. macdonaldlaurier.ca/no-canad…
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According to @ryan_p_alford, "if politicians are willing to mislead the public in order to evade the most fundamental constitutional limits on their powers... it is unclear why any other abuse would be considered beyond the pale." #EmergenciesAct #cdnpoli macdonaldlaurier.ca/holding-…
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Russia's abuse of #INTERPOL's red notice system "allows the Kremlin and other authoritarian regimes to extend the reach of their repression around the world," say @kolga, @Billbrowder, and @Kasparov63. Read their remarks: #cdnpoli macdonaldlaurier.ca/russias-…
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Are #ElectricVehicle subsidies a fair & effective way to combat greenhouse gas emissions? The answer is no, according to Jerome Gessaroli. They "mostly help higher-income households while there are a variety of other less costly carbon abatement methods." macdonaldlaurier.ca/costly-e…
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China has managed to effectively eliminate #HongKong's cherished freedoms. Now, the question becomes: how will Western nations work together to respond? #cdnpoli #cdnfp @nathanlawkc @GarnettGenuis @MareikeOhlberg @benedictrogers @cburton001 macdonaldlaurier.ca/event/we…
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China is already engaged in adversarial, aggressive behaviour; Beijing is already on a Cold War footing. @AnastasiaLinTO warns that it is time for the world to come to terms with the true nature of the Chinese Communist Party & respond accordingly #cdnpoli macdonaldlaurier.ca/anastasi…
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RELEASE: In this new paper, @JoPhoenix1 examines the effects of CD100, a decision to include anatomical males who identify as women in womens' jails.
"It places women at risk, undermines their rights, & disproportionately disadvantages minority women."
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In a new MLI commentary, @coachblade looks at a govt-commissioned report #Ottawa did not want you to see.
The govt was compelled to release this data thanks to an Access to Information request by MLI.
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"When Canadian marijuana shows up by the hundreds of pounds in Germany and Canadian meth in New Zealand, Canada is creating serious problems for our allies..."
MLI sr fellow Christian Leuprecht before the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.
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For @cburton001, #China will offer @s_guilbeault promises on #climate change in exchange for concessions...
'Concessions would include #Canada taking no effective action on a foreign influence registry, or launching a thorough public inquiry..."
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NEW: What caused the the fall of #Afghanistan to the #Taliban? Author @akhil_oldsoul places the blame squarely on the critical role played by #Pakistan, which uses groups like the Taliban as proxies and as tools of statecraft. @shuvmajumdar #cdnfp #cdnpoli macdonaldlaurier.ca/pakistan…
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According to @afitz3105 and Hugh Segal, "reports of the exploitation of children in addition to other atrocities by the #Tigray People’s Liberation Front should cause Canada to reassess its dispassionate position and take a stand." #TPLF #Ethiopia #cdnpoli macdonaldlaurier.ca/canada-m…
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"We can look at Valentina Petrillo on a track running as a 51 year old male.... we understand this mismatch between sexes isn't fair," says @FondOfBeetles.
Watch the full interview with @CopelanPeter here👇
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Our own intelligence agencies have "repeatedly warned that the Russian government is actively working to undermine Canadian democracy," writes @kolga. An unearned reset of relations with Putin "will only help reinforce his sense of impunity." @Kasparov63 macdonaldlaurier.ca/canada-m…
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“'I think the idea that a Canadian political candidate would make a clandestine visit to a Chinese diplomatic facility, is really shocking,' @cburton001 said. 'This is a whole different level of concern.'”
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NEW: What's the right approach for ensuring fairness in women's sport while supporting transgender inclusion? @runthinkwrite, @FondOfBeetles, and Leslie Howe argue in favour of shifting from gender-based categories to sex-based "open" and "female" groups. macdonaldlaurier.ca/biology-…
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"Global Affairs Canada's response to #China's comprehensive and coordinated malign challenge to our democratic institutions has been, to be frank about it, pathetically weak and highly ineffective," testified @cburton001.
@AliEhsassi @MichaelChongMP @sbergeron
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In Canada, we "obsess about marginal issues that make us feel good." @brianleecrowley argues that "it’s time for Canada to grow up, because, while we may not be interested in disorder, disorder is interested in us." #cdnpoli macdonaldlaurier.ca/canada-h…
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"The absence of input by female athletes happens... because every effort has been made by sporting officials & the gov't of #Canada to prevent the public from knowing about their frustration, sadness, & unhappiness..."
Reads the full commentary here 👇
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"For the first time ever, #Canada has become a net importer of electricity," writes Philip Cross.
"The switchover... reveals the shortcomings of an energy strategy that now emphasizes decarbonization over energy security..."
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Every year, we name the person or institution that has had the greatest impact—for good or ill— on public policy as Canada’s Policy-Maker of the Year.
To our regret, MLI's Policy-Maker of the Year is Xi Jinping. #cdnpoli #cdnfp
Read more here: macdonaldlaurier.ca/policy-m…
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.@cburton001 and @guysaintjacque1 are among those supporting a new campaign between now and Christmas to raise awareness and condemnation of the Chinese government’s detention of Kovrig and Spavor. (Via @amandacconn, @globalnews) #cdnpoli #cdnfp globalnews.ca/news/7502493/c…
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As MLI's @AnastasiaLinTO explained to @scoopercooper, Chinese-Canadians are "suffering in silence" as China’s United Front reaches into Canada. This was the subject of a question asked to @CanadianPM this morning. #cdnpoli #cdnfp @globalnews globalnews.ca/news/6920433/c…
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The UN Human Rights Council contains members like China, Cuba, and Qatar – states criticized for systemic abuses. Yet citizens of Western democracies still view the UN as a highly trusted institution. That's the paradox: nations accused of violating rights are the ones charged with setting global human rights standards.
To discuss this, @HillelNeuer joins Inside Policy Talks. Neuer is a lawyer, writer, and activist, and the executive director of @UNWatch, a human rights NGO based in Geneva, Switzerland.
On the podcast, he tells @DrCaseyBabb, director of MLI’s Promised Land project, that public opinion surveys continuing showing widespread public confidence in the UN amongst those living in Western democracies.
“What’s said at the UN influences the hearts and minds of hundreds of millions of people,” says Neuer. And that means what happens at the UN matters “whether we like it or not.”
That’s why he’s focused on turning a mirror on some of the UN's worst human rights abusers, while highlighting the hypocrisy of the body's treatment of Israel: It “turns a blind eye to human rights abuses happening in China,” he notes, while making Israel a “scapegoat for everything they're not doing on catastrophes around the world.”
He says Canada and its Western allies must use their “moral gravitas” to challenge this moral imbalance at the UN.
Watch the full episode: piped.video/watch?v=gRAjcNnX…
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“This is an outrage. Chinese police setting up offices in Canada, then ‘persuading’ alleged criminals to return to the motherland to face ‘justice’... represents a gross violation of Canada’s national sovereignty...” - @cburton001
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According to @PardyBruce, only in a country w/ a fragile & hysterical leadership could the trucker convoy be regarded as an emergency justifying the infringement of civil liberties.
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The Hon. @WayneEaster, former solicitor general of Canada, spoke at MLI about the need for a federal public inquiry into Chinese interference in PEI.
Against the provincial land use laws, there's an estimated 17,000 acres of land under the control of a Buddhist organization and its affiliates in PEI -- allegedly acquired through duplicitous means.
@KevinVuongxMP @DMCBaxendale @opibooks @scoopercooper
Watch Wayne's speech at the link below 👇
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Snr Fellow @PardyBruce delivers his testimony to @Inquiry_Canada, followed by his recommendations:
According to Pardy, #Canada's legal system failed to protect Canadians' liberties during the #pandemic under the guise of necessity.
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NEW REPORT: #Huawei’s intimate relationship with the Chinese Communist Party, its inexplicably rapid growth, and its global track record of predatory behaviour lead Duanjie Chen to conclude that Canada should ban the company from 5G. #cdnnatsec #cdnpoli macdonaldlaurier.ca/huawei-r…
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"Minister @melaniejoly was caught bragging about being invited to facilitate a peace process between separatist groups & the central govt in #Cameroon. Cameroon denied that it had invited a mediator & #Canada’s diplomats were humiliated." - @patricedutil
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As the #EmergenciesActInquiry brings the events of last February into sharper view, @ryan_p_alford argues that "we have yet to see any evidence of the essential precondition for such a declaration: terrorism." #cdnpoli #EmergenciesAct macdonaldlaurier.ca/jagmeet-…
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MLI's @AnastasiaLinTO spoke to an @OxfordUnion debate on the following motion: "This House Would Start A New Cold War With China." In her remarks, Lin argues that the question is flawed as Beijing is already on a Cold War footing. #cdnpoli #cdnfp macdonaldlaurier.ca/anastasi…
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Speaking to @IvisonJ, @karthiknach argues that only a new govt can fix Indo-Canadian relations:
"There’s too much ideological, political & personal baggage that @JustinTrudeau... [brings] to this particular relationship that will just not make it work…"
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"It's never gets easy... to tell a bunch of trans activists nothing they've said is true. You sort of have to make a decision... I'm not going to lie and I'm not going to suborn lies either." @AbigailShrier for MLI's #voicesthatinspire series
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“An unearned reset of relations with Putin — or appeasement by another name — will only help reinforce his sense of impunity, and sends a signal to other rogue leaders, which puts democracy and dissidents in greater danger everywhere.” @Kasparov63 @kolga macdonaldlaurier.ca/canada-m…
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Senior Fellow @Pagmenzies writes that #Canada has become a country that harbours a higher level of tolerance for Chinese #communism than it does for American #conservatism:
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Our latest paper by @NoahSchwartzy & @timthurley looks at how #Canada's gun policies fail to keep Canadians safe & hinder law-abiding gun owners.
“These policies distract from meaningful, evidence-based efforts to reduce crime & violence.”
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"#Indigenous people have a right to prosper," writes @MelissaMbarki. "First Nations and the #energy sector can come together to address our shared challenges. Ruffalo’s actions will only serve to hinder this process and keep First Nations impoverished." macdonaldlaurier.ca/mark-ruf…
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"#Canada’s long-term security & prosperity are directly linked to #Ukraine’s ability to successfully defend itself," argues @kolga.
"Turning our backs on Ukraine... will lead to a world in perpetual conflict."
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Canada can and should work with its #G7 allies to respond to China’s repeated challenges to the international order in the #SouthChinaSea. Watch: piped.video/7_qAcE414hE @brianleecrowley #cdnfp #cdnpoli
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Prosecutorial independence may well seem an obscure idea to many and the reasons why it looms so large in this dispute may be unclear. "It seems to me worth a few minutes to unpack this vital concept and explain why it is at the heart of LavScam." #cdnpoli macdonaldlaurier.ca/prosecut…
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Mass immigration can cause enormous shifts in local culture, national identity, and community cohesion, writes @GeoffRuss3 for Inside Policy
“While much of the discussion surrounding immigration has focused on economic factors like affordability and the shrinking housing supply, less attention has been paid to the cultural and political changes of welcoming more than 5 million people into the country since 2014.”
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"Recent reports... expose the systemic infiltration of Canada's political, economic, and social institutions by adversarial actors who are prepared to go as far as alleged treasonous behaviour -- these reported include some of your own colleagues."
-MLI's Christian Leuprecht
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In 2017, the @JustinTrudeau gov't allowed inmates to transfer from men's to women's prisons based on their self-described #genderidentity.
New polling done on behalf of MLI shows Canadians’ views on gender identity & prisons diverge from current policy...
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"The govt's regressive policies are excessively impacting those who can least afford it," writes Jerome Gessaroli,
"The policies do not reduce #greenhouse gas emissions in a reasonably cost-efficient manner."
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