Faced with the crisis affecting the nation’s sports community, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) announced on Saturday that it will invest $ 10 million in safe sports initiatives.
In a press release, the COC indicated that it will also continue to engage in a dialogue with various community stakeholders, including the new Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner, to appropriately target investments in prevention, education and management, among others.
COC CEO and Secretary General David Shoemaker made the announcement at the organization’s Annual Session in Montreal. He described the current situation asrestless.
We all want to have a secure and accessible system that also produces results on the world stage, ”Mr. Shoemaker said. To achieve this, we must work together to find solutions and implement them. This contribution underscores COC’s commitment to a safe and barrier-free sports system now and in the future.
Trampolinist Rosie MacLennan, two -time Olympic gold medalist, three -time world champion and chair of the COC’s Athletes ’Commission, said the announcement was important at encouraging.
For athletes to perform at their highest, we need a system that is safe, fair and puts the mental and physical health of athletes at the center of everything, says Rosie MacLennan. This new funding and commitment to working with the community of athletes will help make this a priority.
According to Canadian Sports Minister Pascale St-Onge, allegations of ill-treatment, sexual abuse or embezzlement were made against at least eight national sporting organizations in the first five months of his tenure.
Ms. also announced. St-Onge in early June to conduct an audit on Hockey Canada to ensure that public funds were not used to hide a story of sexual assault allegedly committed by hockey players. junior hockey, including members of the 2018 Junior Team Canada.
The Minister of Sports will announce a series of safe measures in sports this Sunday.
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