Minister of Sport Carla Qualtrough said Tuesday she’ll be announcing a “formal, independent mechanism” early next week to review systemic abuse and human rights violations in Canadian sports.
Qualtrough made the comment in Switzerland at a forum being held at the UN. Many athletes, coaches and MPs in Canada have been calling for a public inquiry into abuse in sports.
“The process will be trauma-informed, human rights based and forward-looking,” she said in a speech at the Sporting Chance Forum in Geneva.
Elite athletes in multiple sports have accused the federal government of failing to act in response to reports of abuse. They’re among those who have
