Sport Canada – information, recherche et analyse – The Conversation France, page 1

Sporting bodies and governments need to better understand the issue of widespread abuse in Canadian sports and develop new approaches to tackling the problem. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Scott Barbour

10 octobre 2023

Why taking a trauma- and violence-informed approach can make sport safer and more equitable

Lyndsay M.C. Hayhurst, York University, Canada et Francine Darroch, Carleton University

A trauma- and violence-informed approach calls for participants, coaches, managers and organizations to understand the effects of systemic, structural and interpersonal violence.

Nike has made it clear that its support of Hockey Canada is contingent on the organization behaving in a transparent and accountable manner. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

20 juillet 2023

What the end of Nike’s sponsorship means for Hockey Canada

Taylor McKee, Brock University

The unique relationship between Nike and Hockey Canada makes the end of their decades-long sponsorship especially notable.

Efforts are underway to clean up sport in Canada, but if sporting bodies and athletes want to prevent abuse from occurring, we must re-engineer the structures, policies and practices that lead to abuse in the first place. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

16 avril 2023

To change for the better, Canadian sport needs leadership from the bottom up

Jennifer Walinga, Royal Roads University

Athletes often recount how, at the very least, sport built their character and at the very most, saved their lives. But currently, Canadian sport itself needs rebuilding.

Only when the full extent of the wrongdoing has been identified can real progress be made. (Shutterstock)

20 février 2023

How transformative justice can address abuse in Canadian sport

Shannon Giannitsopoulou, University of Toronto; MacIntosh Ross, Western University; Martine Dennie, University of Manitoba et Nicole O'Byrne, University of New Brunswick

By addressing the root causes of violence, we can reimagine systems to allow for more supportive, safe and accountable sport communities.

Despite calls for action, the Canadian government has been slow to address allegations of sexual abuse in sporting bodies. (Shutterstock)

14 février 2023

Abuse in Canadian sports highlights gender and racial inequities

Laura Misener, Western University et Angela Schneider, Western University

The lack of government action in response to allegations of sexual abuse in Canadian sport contrasts with the response to previous scandals and highlights the racial and gender inequalities at play.

Bianca Andreescu was awarded the 2019 Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada’s athlete of the year. The Toronto Star recently decided to remove Lou Marsh’s name from the trophy. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Hans Deryk

25 octobre 2022

The complex legacy of Lou Marsh and his trophy

Janice Forsyth, University of British Columbia

The Toronto Star’s decision to rename its Lou Marsh trophy reminds us of the ways sports journalism has amplified damaging and racist tropes.

Oversight may not be glamorous work, but if sport in Canada is to regain trust this work is critical. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

12 octobre 2022

Hockey Canada’s problems show that the government needs to regulate sport in Canada

Ryan Gauthier, Thompson Rivers University

Hockey Canada’s mishandling of sexual assault allegations is symbolic of the lack of accountability in sporting bodies. The government must rebuild trust in sports with proper oversight.

Articles sur Sport Canada

Ensemble des articles