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Can Canada fix its “broken” sports system?

November 9, 2026 · 15 min

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Earlier this year a report from the Future of Sport in Canada commission laid out in stark detail how the country’s sport system is - in its words - broken. This week, national leaders are gathering at the Playground to Podium Summit to figure out what the future of sport should look like. CBC Sports reporter Karissa Donkin has been looking at whether Australia can be an example of where to go from here. 

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