Since the start of my mandate, I have had several discussions with the leaders in the Canadian sport system. I asked them to contribute to the efforts being made and to make full use of their leadership to break down the culture of silence in sport and to introduce appropriate measures to prevent assault and abuse. We are going to set up a committee of athletes at Sport Canada so that they can tell us about their concerns, their ideas and their solutions, and also keep us informed about any new measures introduced.
As I mentioned, the government and the sports organizations are bound by the contribution agreements. We will completely review the funding system and the contribution agreements. We are going to introduce new measures in the form of a system of checks and balances, for accountability, and to ensure that checks are carried out and implemented. Their purpose is to prevent assaults and, when incidents occur, to break the silence so that people to stand up and take action.