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Canada women’s national soccer team goalkeeper Stephanie Labbé holds her gold medal from the Tokyo Olympics as she poses for photographs after an announcement in Vancouver on March 16, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

The more medals Canadian athletes win, the fewer Canadians participate in organized sport

Peter Donnelly, University of Toronto and Bruce Kidd, University of Toronto

With the Paris Olympics and Canada’s Future of Sport Commission both to start soon, this is a timely critique of the Canadian sport system.
Enshrining and enforcing the status of a ‘protected class’ for children engaged in athletic work would be a major step toward achieving children’s rights in sport. (Shutterstock)

With Olympics approaching, it’s time to recognize children as a protected class in sport

Peter Donnelly, University of Toronto and Marcus Mazzucco, University of Toronto

With the Paris Olympics and the 35th anniversary of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child approaching, now is the ideal time to focus on protecting the rights of child athletes.
There have been calls for a judicial inquiry into abuse in Canadian sport, but a restorative approach would better protect athletes. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Why a judicial inquiry into athlete abuse is not the right approach

Peter Donnelly, University of Toronto and Bruce Kidd, University of Toronto

There are growing calls for a judicial inquiry to investigate abuse in Canadian sport. We argue that there are better alternatives to address the problem.
Calgary Inferno’s Zoe Hickel (L) and Tori Hickel celebrate winning the 2019 Canadian Women’s Hockey League Clarkson Cup after beating Les Canadiennes de Montreal. The league folded on May 1, 2019. Chris Young/CP

North American women’s ice hockey players struggle for a league of their own

Peter Donnelly, University of Toronto

In North America, women have faced many challenges in maintaining a successful professional league, despite other women’s sports growing in popularity.

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