Since taking office, I have received at least eight letters describing abuse and maltreatment in various sports, or inquiring about organizations' use of funds.
I said quite plainly that Canadian sport was in crisis and that the priorities of stakeholders in the sports world were very much in question. Performance is usually priority number one, at the expense of athletes' health and safety. That is the realization I have come to.
The hockey system in Canada is especially powerful. It's our national sport, and it is male-dominated. Men's teams receive the bulk of Hockey Canada's attention. The particularly heinous conduct we have heard about and the alleged events of 2003 and 2018 are proof that Hockey Canada needs to take specific actions to address sexual violence and the culture of silence organization-wide.