Rowing Canada has signed an agreement to join Abuse-Free Sport, three weeks after an independent report Olympic champion Marnie McBean called 'shocking' revealed a toxic environment in the sport.
Canada's Mike Evans, from left, Will Dean, Julien Bahain, Martin Barakso, Tim Schrijver, Conlin McCabe, Kai Langerfeld and Will Crothers celebrate after winning the gold medal in the men's eight rowing competition at the Pan Am Games, Wednesday, July 15, 2015, in St. Catherines, Ontario.
"The sport community is in need of a consistent national safe sport program and this is a great step forward for everyone involved in sport in Canada," said Jennifer Fitzpatrick, Rowing Canada's director of partnerships and sport development. "We look forward to working with the ." "These results should be a clear indicator to RCA board members that rowing is not being managed well by its leadership and that change is needed immediately," McBean wrote. "When are they going to accept the evidence that has been presented to them?"
Katie Edwards, past president of Row Nova Scotia and president of the Canadian University Rowing Association, said she was struck by the fact Rowing Canada hasn't done anything to retain, promote or develop female coaches, which was addressed in the report. Rowing Canada's announcement Friday came on the heels of another embattled federation, Gymnastics Canada, announcing it had signed on with OSIC.
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