The advisor to the Canadian Liberal government’s Minister of Women, who claimed on X that trans-identified men do not have an advantage over women in sports, is a trans-identified male who previously dominated a women’s 5km race.
Nathanielle Morin is currently the advisor to Member of Parliament Marci Ien in her capacity as the Minister of Women, Gender Equality and Youth. On February 6, Morin took to X to respond to the recent executive order from President Trump that finally banned biological males from competing in women’s and girl’s sports in the United States.
“Under the Trump administration, we will defend the proud tradition of female athletes, and we will not allow men to beat up, injure and cheat our women and our girls,” President Trump said on Wednesday. According to Morin, this was tantamount to “exclusion… discrimination… [and] promot[ing] hate.”
Morin shared an infographic made by Schuyler Bailar, a trans-identified male who competes in women’s sports. The infographic reads: “Trans athletes are not a threat; transphobia is,” an infographic created by fellow transgender athlete Schuyler Bailar.
In the infographic, Bailar claims there is “evidence” to support the claim that “trans women are… NOT biological men” and that sex is “bimodal,” not “binary.” Bilar goes on to state that “trans women do not have an advantage and biological diversity is everywhere.” The supposed evidence referenced by Bailar is not linked in the graphic.
Some myths about Transwomen competing in sports.
— Nathanielle Morin (@Nathanielle_Qc) February 6, 2025
I tought it would be interesting to share as I'm runner myself. Concerns about fairness in sport needs to be heard and it's good to have discussions about it. But facts have to be also shown.
Image made by Pinkmantary. pic.twitter.com/pRiKyhhhMU
In response to the post, Quillette editor Jon Kay highlighted that Morin himself had once dominated a women’s race in Ottawa, Ontario.
At the 5km event, organized by BougeBouge in February of 2024, Morin recorded a time of 25 minutes and 32 seconds in the Female 30-39 category. The fasted female in the same category came in second place with 31:16, a whole 5 minutes and 44 seconds behind Morin, followed shortly after by the woman in third place. Morin’s time placed him as the “fastest female” across all categories, nabbing the prestige from a young girl who had competed in the 10-12 age category.
Had Morin been running with other men, he would have come in third in his age category and 10th overall.
Before serving as Marci Ien’s right-hand man, Morin worked under Canada’s Minister of Health, Jean Yves-Duclos, from February 2020 until January 2022, where he was not only partly responsible for “working on Canada’s answer to the COVID-19 pandemic,” but also “trans-health issues.” It is unclear how much influence Morin had in the department during his time working there.
He had also previously received a glowing report from the CBC’s French language arm, Radio Canada, while campaigning to become a Liberal Member of Parliament during the 2021 election.
“Of the many, Liberal candidate Nathanielle Morin stands out for the uniqueness of her background. A woman and young – she is 28 – she is a rarity in the political arena. A trans woman to boot, although she does not base her campaign on this reality,” Radio Canada wrote, even though a significant proportion of Morin’s comments on his X account relate to transgender issues.
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