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The Canadian Standing Committee on the Status of Women Publish Report, Time to Listen to Survivors.

Yesterday in Canada, June 14, the Standing Committee on the Status of Women published a report, Time to Listen to Survivors: Taking Action Towards Creating a Safe Sport Environment for All Athletes in Canada, which recommended the “Government of Canada establish an independent national public inquiry into maltreatment in sports in Canada”.

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Open Letter from Fencing For Change Canada

50+ Canadian fencers pen an open letter to the Canadian Minister of Sport, The Honourable Pascale St-Onge, calling for a national judicial inquiry into Canadian sport.

We write to you today on behalf of over fifty current and former Canadian fencers who have been and continue to be subjected to a toxic culture and abusive practices within the Canadian Fencing Federation (CFF).

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International Olympic Committee Welcomes Russia and Threatens to Suspend Ukraine

Last week, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) sent a letter to the President of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Ukraine, Mr Vadaym Guttsait, attempting to justify Russia’s invitation to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. In the letter, the IOC told Ukraine that threatening to boycott the Olympic Games would be a violation of the Olympic Charter and would result in a sanction. The IOC’s inverted stance toward the aggressor and the victim of this war flouts the Olympic Charter and undermines peace.

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