For the sake of young people, Canada needs a countrywide sports inquiry
have come forward asking for an investigation of the sport’s toxic culture and alleged cases of abuse. As a former gymnast, I’ve had my own awful experiences.
Our existing sport system was never designed to protect athletes and children. In fact, it was built in response to large numbers of men being rejected for military service during the Second World War. After a third of recruits could not pass the, Canada introduced the National Physical Fitness Act in 1943, which set aside funding to generate a fit Canadian population.
Almost 30 years later, however, we still have to bear witness to a defence of the indefensible by Hockey Canada, as more details of a culture of silence and hush money emerge. And the problem isn’t limited to sexual assault or hockey – stories of verbal and psychological abuse of young athletes abound across many sports. Young people are still at risk of being emotionally and physically scarred by their experiences in sport, often for the rest of their lives.
The inquiry mattered because it was a catalyst for real change. It not only got to the bottom of steroid use in the Canadian sport system, it also shed light on the issue around the world and made important recommendations that the federal government could then implement.
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