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The bounce-back illusion: Why real postpartum bodies deserve the spotlight

Let’s begin with a familiar image. A woman, newly postpartum, stands in her living room. Her baby is nestled in a sling across her chest, and she’s attempting something between a squat and a stretch while simultaneously rescuing a plush giraffe from under the couch. She is not wearing Lululemon. She has not “bounced back.”…

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Volunteer Recruitment at the 2020 Arctic Winter Games
November 20, 2019
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Echo Ross, 2020 Arctic Winter Games
This is the third blog of a series leading up to the 2020 Arctic Winter Games that will be hosted by Whitehorse, YT March 15-21, 2020. Check out the first blog, about the development of the Games; and the second about...
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Equipment
Leadership
Program Design and Evaluation
Sport Participation
Weather

Tennis Canada’s Covered Courts Program – Driven By Data
November 6, 2019
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Valerie Tetreault
Tennis Canada’s mission is to lead the growth of the sport in the country. That mission can only be accomplished with more individuals playing more tennis more frequently. However, to increase participation rates, one important barrier needs to be addressed...
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Accessibility
Classification
Communications
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
High Performance
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Olympic & Paralympic Games
Para Sport

Increasing Distinction in Para Sport Event Management
November 6, 2019
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Dr. Laura Misener, Western University
The concept of “inclusion” is pervasive in the current sport environment, with organizations from the community to international levels considering how to ensure all individuals have access and opportunity to participate. Generally, inclusion means that all people, regardless of their...
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Leadership
Technology

Are Your Files Safe? Reflections from Ringette Canada on a Ransomware Attack
September 18, 2019
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Natasha Johnston, Ringette Canada
I wear many hats as the head of a small, not-for-profit sport organization. Depending on the day, I can be expected to serve as problem-solver, counsellor, HR practitioner, lawyer, policy maker, spokesperson, or fundraiser. Reluctantly, I’ve added one more to...
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Concussion
Knowledge Mobilization
Leadership

Innovative Research is Reducing Concussion Risks for Artistic Swimmers
July 10, 2019
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SIRC with Derek Johnston
Most Canadians would not consider artistic swimming (formerly synchronized swimming) a contact sport. But ask an athlete or coach, and they will tell you it can get pretty intense. “Especially in the team events, there are athletes in very close...
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Concussion
Knowledge Mobilization
Leadership

Concussions, Rugby and the Bigger Picture
June 11, 2019
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SIRC with Derek Johnston
Concussion is a pressing issue in sport. And few sports have been affected as acutely or as deeply as rugby. The issue has touched people in profoundly personal ways at all levels of the sport. The tragic 2013 death of...
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Canadian Sport Policies
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Leadership
LGBTQI2S

Putting “Inclusion” into Practice for our LGBTQI2S Community
May 17, 2019
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Aaron Bruce, Canada Games Council
Like many sport organizations across Canada, the Canada Games Council (CGC) has recognized inclusion as a core value within its strategic plan, but what does that really mean in practice? For the CGC, inclusion includes policies, procedures and programs focused...
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Anti-Doping
Canadian Sport Policies
Leadership

Cannabis and Sport: Perspectives from a Seat in the Canadian Senate
April 25, 2019
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Senator Martha Deacon
Canada’s Olympic history is a decorated one. There have been so many moments of note that we sometimes need reminding of what has transpired as the years pass as the medals pile up. For instance, February 2018 marked twenty years...
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Gender Equity
Governance
Leadership
Women and Girls

Gender Equity is Good Governance – Lessons from the Sport Sector
April 25, 2019
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Greer Gemin, CAAWS
The gender makeup of sport, and sport leadership, is changing. In 2018, the Government of Canada made it clear that gender equity is a priority for all levels of sport, setting a target to achieve gender equality by 2035. In...
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Concussion
Knowledge Mobilization
Leadership

How the Sport of Ringette is Putting a Values Lens on the Concussion Issue
April 1, 2019
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SIRC with Derek Johnston
Every sport organization faces tough decisions around where to channel its limited budget and human resources. “It’s no different in ringette, but we’ve found that by putting our values first, it can actually make decisions easier,” according to Natasha Johnston,...
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