In terms of what we were discussing earlier about teaching athletes, we already have a Coaching Association of Canada national coach certification program.You have to register and take courses. You have a locker number. All 500 kids who go through our program do that. They just completed this week “support through sport: understanding teen dating violence”. There are a number of education programs within that.
That is just a starting point. The certifications are there and the structure is in place, but some of those courses cost money. We try to do as much as possible for free and limit how much we're asking parents to pay out of pocket.
In regard to finding out what's wrong in all of the systems, that's why you need a committee to review it. You don't know what's wrong in all of the systems until you go in there and you investigate the hockey, the soccer, the cycling, the swimming, the gymnastics, etc. There's more to it than the terrible abuse cases we're hearing about. For example, it's not even following the structure that has been set out with, say, 45 games a year and 45 practices. They'll do 80 games and 120 practices and take over a child's life.
It's way deeper than what we're discussing here. As you said, this is the tip of the iceberg. I have never understood how they're even insured when they constantly break the guidelines that were set for them. It's the tip of the iceberg. There's a lot more work to do. I can't have school on Saturdays just because I care extra.