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Minister of Sport Carla Qualtrough said early next week she's announcing a "formal, independent mechanism" to review systemic abuse and human rights violations in Canadian sports. Qualtrough made the comment in Switzerland at a UN forum amid ongoing calls inside Canada from athletes, coaches and MPs to launch a public inquiry into abuse in sports. "The process will be trauma-informed, human rights based and forward-looking," she said in a speech at the Sporting Chance Forum Tuesday in Geneva. Elite athletes in multiple sports have accused the federal government of failing to act in response to abuse in sports. They're among...
