Gymnasts for Change Canada and Global Athlete acknowledge today’s announcement by the Minister of Sport to establish a ‘Future of Sport in Canada Commission’ to review the Canadian sport system.

Recently, a cross-section of Canadian sports people gathered for the Canadian Safe Sport Think Tank hosted by Global Athlete and Gymnasts for Change Canada to collectively address the country’s sporting crisis.

On September 9, 2023, an article was published with quotes referencing the work Gymnasts for Change Canada (G4C) and other athlete advocacy groups have done to raise awareness about the abuse crisis in sport.

Athlete survivors of sexual, physical, and mental abuse are raising questions about people falling through the cracks following the release of the first Annual Report from the Office of the Sport Integrity Commission

It is with heavy hearts that we share recent news of yet another gymnastics coach arrested on multiple sexual abuse charges against children in Ottawa and Kingston. This marks the third Canadian gymnastics coach in 6 months arrested for sexual abuse.

Yesterday, a motion was tabled in the Canadian House of Commons to initiate a national inquiry into abuse in sport.

With the release of the documentary, “BROKEN – The Toxic Culture of Canadian Gymnastics”, gymnasts’ voices are being elevated and the toxic culture and abuse happening across Canadian gyms is being exposed.