After months of imploring the federal government to clean up their sport, Canadian gymnasts will finally have the floor in Ottawa.
Gymnasts will be among the first to testify before members of Parliament today as the Standing Committee on the Status of Women begins its hearings on the safety of women and girls in sport.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
Shore is among the more than 500 former and current gymnasts — Gymnasts for Change — who’ve been tirelessly lobbying the government for an independent investigation. Gymnastics is one of several sports that have been vocal about the toxic environments of maltreatment.Article content “And all the people that are saying that we should just look at a positive future and put the past behind us, we cannot do that. Because by not looking at the past, we risk making those mistakes over again.”Article content
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