The Future of Sport Commission highlighted some key issues within Canadian sport and made sweeping recommendations. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Blinch

The Canadian government must take action following future of sport commission

Decisions made by policymakers in the coming months and years could change sport in Canada. But entrenched rules, traditions, and organizations make change difficult.
La fermeture des piscines au début de la pandémie de Covid-19 a privé des millions de personnes au Canada de cours de natation. (Shutterstock)

Moins de cours de natation et pénurie de sauveteurs : les risques liés à la baignade pourraient augmenter cet été

Les cours de natation ont été suspendus et les piscines fermées durant la pandémie. À cela s’ajoute une pénurie de maîtres-nageurs, ce qui rendra les activités aquatiques plus risquées cet été.
Swimming pool closures at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic led to millions of Canadians missing swimming lessons. (Shutterstock)

Fewer swimming lessons and lifeguard shortages make swimming even riskier this summer

Gaps in swimming lessons, lifeguard shortages and climate change may make water-based activities even riskier this summer.
Women in track and field must be involved in any planning around safety for all in the sport. (Shutterstock)

We must pay attention to Canada’s #MeToo moment in sports

There needs to be significant change in the administration of athletics programs. The global pause in sporting competitions is a unique opportunity to begin the urgent work of making it safe for women
Tiana Schocko, from Peshawbestown, Mich., and of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa tribe, competes in the youth division of the 22nd Annual World Championship Hoop Dance Contest Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Federal budget undermines Indigenous self‑determination in sport programs

The federal government’s 2018 budget allocates almost $50 million over five years to support sports programs for Indigenous peoples. The problem? The money is going to a non-Indigenous organization.

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