Athletes First: The Promotion of Safe Sport in Canada

Panelists:

  • Allison Forsyth – AthletesCAN
  • Georgina Truman – AthletesCAN
  • Erin Willson – AthletesCAN
  • Dr. Peter Donnelly – University of Toronto
  • Dr. Gretchen Kerr – University of Toronto
  • Dr. Bruce Kidd – University of Toronto
  • Dasha Peregoudova – Aird & Berlis
  • Bobby Sahni – Ethnicity Matters
  • Kate Scallion – Jones, Emery, Hargreaves & Swan
  • Isabelle Cayer – Coaching Association of Canada
  • Kasey Liboiron – Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport
  • Peter Niedre – Coaching Association of Canada
  • Moderators: Drs. Michele K. Donnelly, Hilary Findlay, and Michael Van Bussel

Event Schedule:

JUNE 16, 2021

  • 12:00pm-12:30pm – Opening Remarks
  • 12:30pm-2:30pm – Panel 1: Athletes’ Voices (Allison Forsyth, Georgina Truman, & Erin Willson – AthletesCAN; Moderator: Dr. Michele K. Donnelly – Centre for Sport Capacity)
  • 2:30pm-2:45pm – Breakout Session Overview
  • 3:00pm-4:00pm Breakout Session – Athletes’ Voices
  • 4:00pm-4:15pm – Day One Announcements and Adjournment

JUNE 17, 2021

  • 9:30am-9:45am – Announcements and Welcome Back
  • 9:45am-11:15am – Panel 2: Governance and “System Re-Engineering” (Drs. Peter Donnelly, Gretchen Kerr, & Bruce Kidd – University of Toronto; Moderator: Dr. Michele K. Donnelly – Centre for Sport Capacity)
  • 11:15am-12:15pm – Breakout Session – Governance
  • 12:15pm-1:30pm – Lunch Hour
  • 1:30pm-3:00pm – Panel 3 – Legal Implications (Dasha Peregoudova – Aird & Berlis; Bobby Sahni – Ethnicity Matters; Kate Scallion – Jones, Emery, Hargreaves & Swan; Moderator: Dr. Hilary Findlay – Centre for Sport Capacity)
  • 3:00pm-4:00pm – Breakout Session – Legal Implications
  • 4:00pm-4:15pm – Day Two Announcement and Adjournment

JUNE 18, 2021

  • 9:30am-9:45am – Announcements and Welcome Back
  • 9:45am-11:15am – Panel 4: Coach Education (Isabelle Cayer – Coaching Association of Canada; Kasey Liboiron – Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport; Peter Niedre – Coaching Association of Canada; Dr. Michael Van Bussel – Centre for Sport Capacity)
  • 11:15am-12:15pm – Breakout Session – Coach Education
  • 12:15pm-12:45pm – Closing Remarks – Moving Forward – Adjournment