US EditionPierre Poilievre backs J.K. Rowling’s support for new Olympic gender policy
The International Olympic Committee requires genetic testing for athletes and bans transgender women to enforce sex-based eligibility rules, supported by Pierre Poilievre.
- On Friday, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre publicly backed the International Olympic Committee ruling banning transgender women from women's sports, reposting a message from author J.K. Rowling and adding "What she said."
- The IOC policy, effective for the 2028 Los Angeles Games, mandates mandatory genetic testing to determine gender, limiting women's events to biological females identified through screens for the SRY gene.
- Rowling's post featured Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who won gold in Paris in 2024 amid controversy over her sex, and called the ruling a "welcome return to fair sport for women and girls."
- The Canadian Civil Liberties Association criticized the decision as violating the Olympic Charter, warning that measures "not only bar transgender women from competition, but target and disqualify cisgender women with differences in sex development."
- Chromosome testing was common in Olympic sports during the 20th century but was largely abandoned in the 1990s; the policy shift aligns with an executive order from President Donald Trump ahead of the 2028 Olympics.
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Poilievre Backs JK Rowling’s Comment on IOC Banning Biological Men From Women’s Sports
Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre has expressed support for the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) decision to ban biological men from women’s sports categories. Poilievre’s reaction appeared on social media, where he reposted comments by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling about the recent policy change. “Today’s ruling by the IOC means a welcome return to fair sport for women and girls, but I’ll never forget the scandal of Paris 2024, when people…
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Pierre Poilievre backs J.K. Rowling’s support for new Olympic gender policy
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is supporting a ruling this week by the International Olympic Committee that bans transgender women from women's sports at the Games.
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Pierre Poilievre backs J.K. Rowling's support for new Olympic gender policy
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is supporting a ruling this week by the International Olympic Committee that bans transgender women from women's sports at the Games.
Pierre Poilievre backs J.K. Rowling on Olympic transgender policy
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is supporting a ruling this week by the International Olympic Committee that bans transgender women from women's sports at the Games. The policy change comes ahead of the next Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028 and aligns with an executive order from U.S. President Donald Trump. While it's not clear if any transgender women are currently competing at an Olympic level, the new policy will require athletes to unde…
Poilievre shares J.K. Rowling post praising IOC ban on transgender women
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 27, 2026 3:28 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is supporting a ruling this week by the International Olympic Committee that bans transgender women from women’s sports at the Games. The policy change comes ahead of the next Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028 and aligns with an executive order from U…
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