Notes about MRU’s case against Frances Widdowson before the ALRB
These notes were compiled after the Alberta Labour Relations Board hearing on February 6, 2026.
MRU and MRFA responses to the 12 reasons why Widdowson’s employment relationship was declared “unviable” by MRU
On December 20, 2021, MRU President Tim Rahilly wrote Frances Widdowson's termination letter. On this letter, Rahilly listed 12 "factors" for why Widdowson's employment relationship was "unviable". The blue highlighted…
A Tale of Three Universities
In August and September 2026, Frances Widdowson will press three universities to self correct and allow all ideas to be discussed on their campuses - in short, to become academic…
MRU’s QriTical: queer + trans research hub
In 2023, a number of professors at Mount Royal University formed "Qritical" a "queer and trans research hub". This "research hub" claims that it is intent on "advanc[ing] knowledge", as…
#FrancesWiddowsonCase UPDATE: Alberta Labour Relations Board Decision
The July 2024 Merits Decision is to be sent back to Arbitrator David Phillip Jones - the original arbitrator - because it has been deemed to be "unreasonable" and to…
Widdowson’s #TwoPlusTwoMakeFourTour
This quote from George Orwell gets to the heart of the matter. We must be able to state what we believe to be true, and this starts with stating facts.…
The #FrancesWiddowsonCase and “There are only two sexes”
D.A. Dirks (left) and "they/them"'s spouse, Scott Murray (right)
The #FrancesWiddowsonCase and “Misgendering Fatigue”
During the academic year of 2018-2019, Frances Widdowson, on behalf of her group, the Rational Space Network, organized a Critical Thinking Series. One of the events, "Does Trans Activism Negatively…
The origins of the poisoning of MRU’s academic environment
On October 23, 2025, an event is going to be held at Wilfrid Laurier University that features a discussion of contrasting viewpoints between Mia Hughes (a journalist critical of trans…