Part of the problem stems from lack of coherence in how complaints are handled across the country, says federal sports minister
OTTAWA — Federal Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge is calling on her provincial and territorial counterparts to establish independent bodies to handle harassment complaints from athletes by the end of this year.
St-Onge said that as of Saturday, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia have such mechanisms in place, while the rest can either start their own bodies or join the jurisdiction of the federal Sport Integrity Commissioner. "We understand that all jurisdictions have their own processes, their own budget agenda, their own calendar that we need to respect. But that doesn’t mean that we don’t take the safety of athletes, children, teenagers, young adults across the country seriously," she said.
"This is not — for us or anybody else — a rush to get it done. It’s a rush to get it done right," he said. She told a parliamentary committee this month that part of the problem stems from lack of coherence in how complaints are handled across the country.
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