The ideal solution would be to have a registry where the Mr. Croteaus and Mr. Martels of this world who commit these unacceptable acts in sports are added, in such a way that we know where they are. In fact, such a registry would establish the traceability of these individuals and help us know their pathway in the sport system.
In Quebec, we were told that this is a difficult measure to implement from a legal standpoint. Then why not be creative and, conversely, establish a registry of individuals who have positive practices, as a way of following their pathway? Every year, people could make a voluntary statement of their progress. For example, an individual could declare that over the past year, he was a coach at such-and-such location and indicate what training he took. He could provide the contact information of a resource person who could confirm the information about him. This registry could be mandatory for every stakeholder in sports. That way, if an organization receives Mr. Croteau's application and he is not on the registry of positive coaches, the organization could ask questions.