Mr. Speaker, Sport Canada acknowledges the history of the use of drugs and banned practices intended to increase athletic performance throughout the sport system and the resulting health impacts, and acknowledges the maltreatment of athletes associated with these practices. The Commission of Inquiry into the Use of Drugs and Banned Practices Intended to Increase Athletic Performance held public hearings in 1989 for the purpose of inquiring about athletes' use of drugs, especially anabolic steroids, and of studying the effects of these drugs on the performance of users and the consequent potential to harm their health. The conclusions and recommendations of this commission were an important first step toward addressing these issues.
For additional information, including on the historical doping practices within Canada, please refer to the 1990 report on the Commission of Inquiry Into the Use of Drugs and Banned Practice Intended to Increase Athletic Performance: https://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/9.699756/publication.html.