Table of contents Preface: Message from the Commissioner and Special Advisors Executive Summary Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Why sport is important to Canadians and Canada Chapter 3: Breaking the silence on maltreatment: why the promise of sport has escaped so many Chapter 4: Constitutional framework of our country Chapter 5: Roles and responsibilities in the Canadian sport system: a fragmented framework Chapter 6: Indigenous-led sport and the Canadian sport system: structures, interactions and reconciliation Chapter 7: Barriers to sport and physical activity in Canada Chapter 8: Improving safe sport in Canada: the Commission's proposed approach Chapter 9: Safe sport standards in Canada: structure, limitations and gaps Chapter 10: Safe sport complaint mechanisms: responding to maltreatment and supporting those affected Chapter 11: Prevention strategies to build and sustain safe sport environments Chapter 12: The need for new leadership of Canadian sport Chapter 13: Alignment across sport system structures Chapter 14: Sport governance: from inconsistent to transparent and harmonized Chapter 15: Building the future: investing in sport and physical activity Chapter 16: Now what? A look toward the future Chapter 17: Commission`s mandate and process Appendices
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