Future of Sport in Canada Commission was established by the federal government in December 2023. The Commission’s mandate was to review the Canadian sport system and make recommendations on concrete and effective actions with respect to improving safe sport and the sport system in Canada.

Cheryl Macdonald is the CEO of Sport New Brusnwick. She holds a PhD in Social & Cultural Analysis from Concordia University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in building inclusive sporting communities at the University of Alberta. She was also the co-editor of Overcoming the Neutral Zone Trap: Hockey's agents of change (2021).

Andre Gallant has been a long time leader within the Canadian Sport and Recreation sector, working with the Canada Games Council and the YMCA, among others.

Links:

Transforming Sport in Canada: Time for Action final report: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/future-sport/participate/final-report.html

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