M-74 National public inquiry across sport

That:
(a) the House recognize that,

(i) safe sport should always be the primary goal ahead of winning games, tournaments or medals,

(ii) the sport system was not designed to protect athletes, children and other people who come in contact with it,

(iii) in the 1980s, some coaches and sports federations put the health, safety, and well-being of athletes far behind the pursuit of victory,

(iv) in the 1990s, the years of horrific abuse that Sheldon Kennedy and others suffered should have been a wake-up call for the Canadian hockey community and the entire sport system,

(v) athletes and their families have told their stories to the media and other stakeholders in the Canadian sport system for decades,

(vi) while there has been movement on safe sport, there is still resistance in some areas to instituting changes that would better protect athletes and young people,

(vii) there is a strong precedent for holding a national public inquiry, the Commission of Inquiry into the Use of Drugs and Banned Practices Intended to Increase Athletic Performance, which was a proven catalyst for real change; and

(b) in the opinion of the House, the government should launch a national public inquiry into abuse, harassment, and sexual assault across sport.
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