Sport Policy in Canada

Sport Policy in Canada provides the first and most comprehensive analysis of the new Canadian Sport Policy adopted in 2012. In light of this new policy, the authors, top scholars in the field, provide detailed accounts of the most salient sport policies and programs, while also discussing issues and challenges facing policy makers. In Canada and around the world, the last decades have known a sharp increase in state intervention and public funding in pursuit of medals on the international stage and in support of a more active lifestyle. Governments at all levels have made substantial investments in hope of hosting major sporting events to benefit from the economic impact and gain international prestige. The study of sport policies, often neglected in the past, is becoming an increasingly important research topic. Sport Policy in Canada seeks to fill this void by offering the most comprehensive analysis of sport policy since Macintosh, Bedecki, and Franks' Sport Policy in Canada (1987).Introduction Section I – An Overview of Sport Policy in Canada Chapter I – The evolution of federal sport policy from 1960 to today, Lucie Thibault and Jean Harvey Chapter II – Multi-Level Governance and Sport Policy in Canada, Jean Harvey Chapter III – Canada and Sport for Development and Peace, Bruce Kidd Section II – The Canadian Sport Policy and its Impact on the Sport System Chapter IV – High Performance Sport and the Canadian Sport Policy, Lisa M. Kikulis Chapter V – Athlete Development and Support, Lucie Thibault and Kathy Babiak Chapter VI – Sport Participation, Peter Donnelly Section III - Policy Issues Chapter VII – Olympic Ideals Versus the Performance Imperative: The History of Canada’s Anti-Doping Policies , Rob Beamish Chapter VIII – Hosting Policies of Sport Events in Canada, Cora McCloy and Lucie Thibault Chapter IX – The Double Helix: Aboriginal People and Sport Policy in Canada, Janice Forsyth and Vicky Paraschak Chapter X – Policy on Sport for the Disabled, P. David Howe Chapter XI – Women in Sport Policy, Parissa Safai Chapter XII – Official Languages and the Canadian Sport System: Steady Progress, Constant Vigilance Needed, Graham Fraser Chapter XIII – Sport and Social Inclusion, Wendy Frisby and Pam Ponic Conclusio