A commission was established to make recommendations on the future of sports, and it published its interim report two or three weeks ago. It consulted with a wide range of people in the sports community to refine its recommendations, which are very ambitious. The Secretary of State for Sport said that the government would be following this very closely.
In the meantime, other things have been done. You may recall that a team was set up to conduct more in-depth follow-ups on issues arising in certain organizations, such as Hockey Canada, Canada Soccer and so on. This team conducted these follow-ups and put plans in place with the organizations, often based on recommendations from an external expert on the health of the organizations. The previous minister, Minister Qualtrough, also required organizations to have a slightly different code of conduct and governance, with certain provisions that are now required in order to obtain funding.
Finally, there is an independent body that reviews complaints from people who have unfortunately been victims of abuse in the system. This organization was transferred to another organization and relaunched in April, and the person managing the program comes from a trauma-informed background. So this is someone who has that kind of experience. It’s still early days, but it seems to be working.