Canadian Heritage committee  I think organizational accountability is essential, as it also is for people in positions of authority. I think a variety of measures could accompany and help support the objective of a public registry. In my view, some would include requirements as well as potentially best pract

Canadian Heritage committee  The one we envision and the one we currently have in place—even though the information is not shared—is a registry of individuals whose participation in sport has been impacted. This means it can also be information about what we call in our world “provisional measures”. While a

Canadian Heritage committee  At the national level, the athletes have increased and better awareness. Still, it's an important priority of ours to make sure athletes who are eligible to use our services know how to engage. In terms of athletes at all levels of the sport systems, I have mentioned the urgency

Canadian Heritage committee  We want to recommend that there be a sanctions registry that is publicly available as soon as possible.

Canadian Heritage committee  I'm not sure it's my position to say how that can be achieved, but I look forward to hearing the recommendations from the committee.

Canadian Heritage committee  What I'm aware of is that in terms of providing an explanation or information about the abuse-free sport program, those at the SDRCC have been active and engaged with provinces and territories for many months now. I understand that some of these conversations are also progressing

Canadian Heritage committee  Our perspective is that there is an ability through the provincial-territorial systems to reach the clubs directly. In terms of the system in place in Quebec, as one example, one system that encompasses all clubs and all participants in the province has been created. Of course, I

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you for the question and the opportunity to provide a little bit of what that would entail. From our perspective, a database or a registry of individuals who are under sanctions is a means for administrators in clubs who are looking to make hiring decisions. It's a means f

Canadian Heritage committee  In terms of Volleyball Canada, we definitely applaud the proactive approach they have taken to engage with their member organizations and participants at all levels to make sure that from their perspective, there is no gap. That is one possible avenue, recognizing that each sport

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, there is a basic cost, and then there's a cost that applies for every organization. This is information around the financials that was provided for the study on women and girls, and it can also be provided to this committee, as it could be helpful for you to have this inform

Canadian Heritage committee  Oh, when you say 17 are missing, we have those 53 organizations signed, and 33 are effective. The 33 effective means it's a population of the 53 that have services in effect today. Organizations have the choice, basically, to use what we call the transition period before the serv

Canadian Heritage committee  For funding questions, because those are measures that pertain to the Government of Canada, I think it would be better to get that clarity on exactly what happens with the funding on April 1 through the federal government directly.

Canadian Heritage committee  We are open to avenues that will get us there as quickly as possible. Again, we understand that the model that has been adopted in the United States with the U.S. Center for SafeSport was made possible because it was statutorily mandated. Of course, we would love to get the hel

Canadian Heritage committee  That's correct. Making the information publicly available to a large public goes beyond what is currently possible.

Canadian Heritage committee  Hockey Canada is a member of OSIC, but none of the other organizations you mentioned are.