Canadian Heritage committee  It's an element. If we want to look at quality sport delivery, we have to consider it in its entirety, but a database is a critical step. It would mean things like Mr. Arsenault, who was a gymnastics coach in Montreal, when he had a safe sport complaint, wouldn't go and start up

Canadian Heritage committee  I think it's early days. I think the minister's commitment to monitoring it is important. As mentioned, if only six of the recommendations are done, I think it's the ongoing vigilance to make sure that all of them are implemented....

Canadian Heritage committee  Why is diversity important in safe sport?

Canadian Heritage committee  Historically, we've had all male coaches driving sport. That has caused risk and—I would suggest—cultural toxicity around having men driving sport across the board with no gender diversity, different thoughts or different voices, with the diverse nature of Canada. We had a one mi

Canadian Heritage committee  I think transparency is a cultural condition, and transparency across an organization is important as it relates to issues of complaints, abuse, harassment or financial wealth. I've really taken to heart listening to that need for transparency as an organization, as part of its c

Canadian Heritage committee  I think we need to partner better with organizations like KidSport and Canadian Tire Jumpstart. Corporate Canada can play a very meaningful role in offsetting costs. I mean, I respect the very demanding priorities of governments across this country in maintaining our economy in

Canadian Heritage committee  That's a complicated issue. I would suggest that part of sport was built in the absence of sport being delivered in the school system, and I think it's still in its infancy in safe sport policies and processes. You know, you drop your child off at school and you think the school

Canadian Heritage committee  I understand absolutely what you're saying. I think we need to partner better with the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, for instance. We try to partner with them. We partner with Kids Help Phone. We partner with military welfare. That's the only way we can do our jobs. We ha

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. In reality, people who don't have the benefit of access to sports, sports clubs or mental health resources are much more affected. That's the reality and that's why we're trying to educate our coaches so that they have a greater understanding and knowledg

Canadian Heritage committee  That's such a complex conversation. I've seen great progress, and I see waves of improvement. Then you lose a person in the organization who believes in safe sport and it goes for naught. It really is about how, through the Red Deer declaration, we codify what safe sport means. T

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. First of all, thank you for sharing that story. We need that storytelling to happen across the country to get more women and girls engaged in leadership. We know that in the national coaching certification program, it hovers around 65:35, males versus fem

Canadian Heritage committee  It's a challenge. When you look at the sports sector in general and the rotation of staff through sport, in some instances it is an entry-level position. It's not uniform, so we need to address that and codify and document exactly the process to ensure that it's adhered to.

Canadian Heritage committee  OSIC can contribute to policies. These are early stages.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, we receive government funding from Sport Canada. We, as an organization, are mandated by the federal-provincial-territorial governments. The ministers responsible for sport endorse our mandate in coaching and education to train coaches from communities to high performance

Canadian Heritage committee  The accountability mechanism is an annual report to the Government of Canada on our performance. We publish an annual report posting where we've had our successes and failures. We report to our board of directors as well.