Café Scientifique – May 24, 2023 – On a Shaky Podium: The Safe Sport Movement in Canada

Credit: University of Manitoba

Organizations receiving funding from Sport Canada must provide Safe Sport Training to help prevent maltreatment in sport. However, many Canadians were shocked to learn the extent to which racism, physical and sexual assault, and a lack of attention to athlete mental health remain in the Canadian sport system. This extensive toxicity led Canada’s federal Minister of Sport to declare that we are experiencing a safe sport crisis. Join us as we discuss, from legal, pedagogical, psychological, and sociological perspectives, the causes of this crisis and what we can do to make sport safe(r) for all Canadians.