The Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI) is a Canadian think tank based in Ottawa, Ontario. It is part of the Atlas Network.[1][2]
History
On September 24, 2020, MLI launched DisinfoWatch, which it described as a "foreign disinformation monitoring and debunking platform." The site is particularly focused on "a toxic mix of conspiracies, hoaxes, blatant fabrications and propaganda" surrounding the declared COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The project is led by MLI senior fellow Marcus Kolga, developed with funding from the United States Department of State's Global Engagement Center, the Embassy of the United States of America in Ottawa, and Journalists for Human Rights (JHR).[4]
Publications
- October 12, 2023: "The Rouleau Commission’s recommendations: Laundering the government’s agenda for censorship and expanded emergency powers" by Ryan Alford
- January 16, 2024: "Post-pandemic: Canada desperately needs an impartial COVID-19 inquiry" by Kevin Bardosh
External links
Global Directory. Atlas Network. Retrieved July 29, 2021, from https://web.archive.org/web/20210729032136/https://www.atlasnetwork.org/partners/global-directory/canada ↩︎
Dembicki, G. (2022, July 18). How a conservative US network undermined Indigenous energy rights in Canada. The Guardian. https://web.archive.org/web/20230817093613/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/18/conservative-us-network-undermined-indigenous-energy-rights-in-canada ↩︎
Byers, B. (2020, September 24). MLI Launches DisinfoWatch project led by Marcus Kolga. Macdonald-Laurier Institute. http://archive.today/2022.06.16-163635/https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/mli-launches-disinfowatch/ ↩︎
Chase, S. (2021, February 28). Canada among targets of Twitter accounts shut down for links to Kremlin and proxies. The Globe and Mail. http://archive.today/2021.03.01-135213/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-canada-among-targets-of-twitter-accounts-shut-down-for-links-to/ ↩︎
