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House Hansard - 55

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 7, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 55 - Apr/7/22
Ms. Emmanuella Lambropoulos (Saint-Laurent, Lib.)
  • Apr/7/22 3:06:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, earlier this week, the Minister of Sport announced the appointment of Canada's first sport integrity commissioner. The goal is to eliminate the abusive, inappropriate and unacceptable conduct that is too often part of Canadian sport. Abuse has a significant negative impact on our athletes' development, and the appointment of a person of integrity like former athlete Sarah-Ève Pelletier will go a long way toward improving the situation. Can the minister explain how this new position will have a positive impact on young Canadian athletes?
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Context: House Hansard - 55 - Apr/7/22
Hon. Pascale St-Onge (Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, Lib.)
  • Apr/7/22 3:07:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question and her excellent work in the riding of Saint-Laurent. It it is vital that we protect our athletes, and that is what the new sport integrity commissioner will do. The appointment of Sarah-Ève Pelletier is a critical step in moving toward a sport system free of harassment, abuse, discrimination and maltreatment. We will make this independent mechanism mandatory for all federally funded national sports organizations. These abuses must and will stop.
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