Standing Committee On The Status Of Women

• Gymnast tells MPs he was ‘broken’ by Gymnastics Canada’s handling of abuse claims

  Ryan Sheehan spoke Monday in Ottawa to a parliamentary committee on safe sport about the abuse he allegedly suffered and a lack of action by the organization.

  Canada

  Mar 27, 2023
  
• Soccer player Ciara McCormack to testify for safety of women study

  McCormack is a former Vancouver Whitecaps player and the whisteblower against Bob Birarda, a former Whitecaps and Soccer Canada coach.

  Sports

  Dec 1, 2022
  
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• Canada’s sport integrity office not equipped to probe abuse, gymnasts tell MPs

  “I don't believe athletes do trust the system that has been set up,” said Amelia Cline, a former gymnast and co-founder of Gymnasts for Change.

  Sports

  Nov 21, 2022
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• Parliamentary committee report on eating disorders disappoints advocates

  A Parliamentary report on eating disorders in Canada is being criticized by some of the witnesses who testified before the committee.

  Canada

  Nov 27, 2014
• Fears grow as wait lists for eating disorder treatments lengthen

  According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, between 2007 and 2011 there were 73 deaths reported to be due to eating disorders, 61 of which were women.

  Canada

  Sep 16, 2014