44th Parl. 1st Sess.

November 9, 2023 10:00AM

Nov/9/23 6:01:24 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for being here, for working with the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage and for her empathy. I also want to say that the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and to the Minister of Sport and Physical Activity has a reasonable excuse for his absence today. I want to remind everyone that there is a crisis in sport, and everyone knows it. Survivors deserve more consideration from the Liberal government members who are responsible for sport. Athletes and their families are calling for urgent recognition that the situation is dire, especially as the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris draw near. The Bloc Québécois is therefore calling for immediate action and urging the minister to stop playing hide-and-seek and launch an independent public inquiry into abuse in sport, as described in Bill 1. Why is she waiting to launch the public inquiry? Why have there been so many resignations at various organizations, such as Own The Podium, Sport Canada and Hockey Canada, to name just a few? The house of cards is collapsing. It is time for answers.

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Ms. Lisa Hepfner

Nov/9/23 6:02:29 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, ensuring the safety of sport participants is a shared responsibility. That is why all of the ministers responsible for sport, physical activity and recreation have committed to establishing an independent third-party mechanism within their respective jurisdictions.

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The Deputy Speaker

Nov/9/23 6:02:55 p.m.
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The motion to adjourn the House is now deemed to have been adopted. Accordingly, the House stands adjourned until Monday, November 20, at 11 a.m., pursuant to order made Tuesday, November 7. (The House adjourned at 6:03 p.m.)

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