I really want to thank this committee for their work and for what you've been hearing. It's hard to hear.
For some of us who grew up in a broken system, these stories.... The system was never built to protect athletes. It was about winning medals and international competitions, and then you had some sport federations turning a blind eye to the abuse that was happening. I'd talk about steroid abuse, for one.
I think about Sheldon Kennedy coming forward. This is decades of abuse. Now is the time to give our athletes the space to ensure that an inquiry is trauma-informed and that we listen, we hear their issues, we get as many recommendations as we can and we build a safe sport system going forward.