Testimonies of Canadian Athletes & Allies
“Let me be very clear, what we are discussing today is not a sports crisis - it is a human rights crisis happening in sport.”
Hear them speak.
Below are the powerful testimonies from athletes and allies before both the Standing Committee on the Status of Women for the study of abuse in sport in Canada and the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, as well as media appearances regarding the Committees’ meetings. To view the full hearings, please see the information at the bottom of the page.
TW // content contains references to sexual, physical, emotional, and psychological abuse.
Rob Koehler | Director General | Global Athlete
Ciara McCormack | Canadian Soccer Athlete
Ryan Sheehan | Athlete | Gymnasts for Change Canada
Melanie Hunt | Athlete | Gymnasts for Change Canada
Myriam Da Silva Rondeau | Canadian Boxer
Information of Hearings
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Full hearing accessible here
Witnesses:
Rob Koehler | Global Athlete | Director General
Amelia Cline | Gymnasts for Change Canada | Co-Founder
Kim Shore | Gymnasts for Change Canada | Co-Founder
Teresa Fowler | Assistant Professor | Concordia University of Edmonton
Shannon DM Moore | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba
Allison Sandmeyer-Graves | Women and Sport in Canada | Executive Director
Belle Bailey | Indigenous Sport and Wellness Ontario | Assistant and Athletic Program Development
Christina Ruddy | Indigenous Sport and Wellness Ontario | Director and Coordinator, Government Relations, National Strategy
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Full hearing accessible here
Witnesses:
Myriam Da Silva Rondeau | Canadian Boxer
Ciara McCormack | Canadian Soccer Athlete
Francois Lemay
Lorraine Lafrenière | Coaching Association of Canada | CEO
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Full hearing accessible here
Witnesses:
Jennifer Fraser | Author and Educational Consultant
Wendy Glover | Teacher and Athlete Development Consultant
Geneviève Jeanson | Canadian Cyclists, Speaker and Consultant
Guylaine Demers | Professor, Department of Physical Education | Université Laval
Allison Forsyth | ITP Sport and Recreation | CEO
Marie-Claude Asselin | Sport Dispute Resolution Center of Canada | CEO
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Full hearing accessible here
Witnesses:
Ms. Léa Clermont-Dion | Documentary Filmmaker and Postdoctoral Researcher | Center for the Study of Learning and Performance, Concordia University
Waneek Horn-Miller | Olympian and member of the Canadian Hall of Fame
Kurt Weaver | You Can Pay, inc | CEO
Christopher Winter | Athletics Canada | Director and National Programs and Safe Sport
Debra Gassewitz | Sport Documentation Centre | President and CEO
Mark Eckert | Volleyball Canada | President and CEO
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Full hearing accessible here
Witnesses:
Wendy Glover | Secondary School Teacher and Athlete Development Consultant
Ryan Sheehan | Co-founder, Gymnasts for Change Canada
Kim Shore | Co-founder, Gymnasts for Change Canada
Robert Hedges | Secretary, Board of Directors
MacIntosh Ross | Assistant Professor, Western University
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Full hearing accessible here
Witnesses:
Myriam Da Silva Rondeau | Olympian and Teacher
Rachael Denhollander | Attorney and Victim Advocate (by videoconference)
Ciara McCormack | Whistleblower and Professional Soccer Player
Andrea Neil | Former Canadian Women’s National Soccer Team Player and Assistant Coach
David Wallbridge | Lawyer
Emily Mason | Fencing for Change Canada
Please note the video content on this page was originally recorded and published via Parlvu - the on-demand streaming of the Canadian House of Commons proceedings and public committees.