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Canadian Heritage committee Thank you, Madam Chair and members of the committee. Today I am not going to detail the stories of abuse from survivors from 15 sports and the thousands of athletes who have come forward with the experience of physical, sexual, financial, and emotional abuse, and a lack of equa
February 16th, 2023Committee meeting
Rob Koehler
Status of Women committee I would support the call that the gymnasts have made and I would support the call from the 12 separate sport athletes who have spoken to us about their abuse, and that is to implement immediately a third party independent judicial investigation to, one, understand the abuse that'
November 21st, 2022Committee meeting
Rob Koehler
Status of Women committee Madam Chair, thank you for the question. What we're seeing in sport and what we're seeing as the solution in sport now is to move sport people around into different positions. Having worked internationally and in Canada, I know personally that if I'm friends with someone, it's a
November 21st, 2022Committee meeting
Rob Koehler
Status of Women committee I think what I've learned and what we've learned with the athletes from the 12 sports is evident. We have survivors with us today. They're not here from the sport of gymnastics because they want to be. Sport has not been able to self-regulate, and it almost appears that they're
November 21st, 2022Committee meeting
Rob Koehler
Status of Women committee Thank you Madam Chair. Dear members of the committee, in no way is my testimony today to negate the positive experiences that athletes and children across Canada have taken from sport. I would further appeal to those athletes who have had positive experiences to listen, observe
November 21st, 2022Committee meeting
Rob Koehler