TORONTO, March 13, 2019 /CNW/ - Sport helps millions of Canadians across the country make new friends, stay physically and mentally fit, and express themselves. There is absolutely no place in sport for harassment, abuse and discrimination.
That is why the Government of Canada is putting in place a series of measures that will help keep athletes and youth in sport safe and free to enjoy it to its fullest.
March 2019, the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport, announced two new important initiatives to address harassment, abuse and discrimination in sport:
- An investigation unit for national sport organizations, multisport service organizations and Canadian sport centres to call in to have access to independent investigators for alleged incidents of harassment, abuse and discrimination; and
- A national toll-free confidential helpline for victims and witnesses of harassment, abuse and discrimination in sport.
The third-party Investigation Unit has been set up through the established Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada(SDRCC), an independent centre that serves members of the national sport community in helping resolve sport disputes. This new pilot service is key as it ensures that sport organizations are not investigating their own members.
