This investment adds to our broader commitment to Build Canada Strong through Sport, giving more Canadians opportunities to participate, connect with their communities and stay active.
Adam van Koeverden
The Public Record
Movement is medicine for our bodies and our minds, but far too many Canadians still face barriers to getting active.
There has been progress at Hockey Canada to address long-standing systemic failures.
It is the voices of women and survivors, and the courage and bravery it takes to come forward, that have led to changes we are seeing in toxic culture.
This case started a national conversation about safe sport and the problematic culture in men's hockey.
“I’m quite concerned that going back in time 30 years, to a time when (gender verification testing) was commonplace, will be harmful to sport, and specifically women’s participation in sport,”
“I had not considered whether or not the IOC’s recent update would have an impact on a bid process. I would say that ‘no,’ it would not,”
“I would love for Canada to host a summer or winter Olympics in the future,”
This is not just a good day for Canadian sport or speedskating in Canada. This is a good era of Canadian sport because we’re making the largest investments our country has ever seen in sport from the playground to the podium, from the…
I’ve been meeting with Minister Boitchenko for the last year or so. In those engagements, we’ve talked about the most important investments that we are going to collectively make in sport and the Calgary Olympic Oval has been top among…
The opportunity to host the world for the biggest event of the year this year has been a sincere privilege that we have not taken lightly.
Full stadiums, full parks, full restaurants, and full hotels is a nice problem to have in 2026.
We want sports to be available for everyone who wants to play, because we know that talent is everywhere across our country but we want opportunities to be right across our country as well.
“We want sports to be available for everyone who wants to play, because we know that talent is everywhere across our country but we want opportunities to be right across our country as well,”
“joy on kids’ faces” and the inspiration “given to the next generation” is one of the ways to measure success.
Joy on kids’ faces and the inspiration given to the next generation is one of the ways to measure success.





