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January 18, 2010
Good afternoon SMG, I'm posting from Calgary today as we launch the conversations about a New Way Forward for Sport - see www.sportalberta.ca
Will be at Canada Olympic Park with the Calgary Sport Council for a discussion over lunch about municipal policy and election strategies. Then off to Lethbridge where around 30 people are coming out tonight to talk abour future directions, what's needed to get there, and what sport can do for Alberta. More to follow later today.
Ian |
SHARED LEADERSHIP IN ACTION:
2010 and Beyond Panel
SMG - Submission to the Panel
SMG - Sport Leadership in Canada & the Public Interest
SMG - Sport & Physical Activity in Canada: National Leadership Models
SMG: on 2010 and beyond - Panel media release
Canadian Heritage Media Release - Minister of State Lunn Announces Creation of “2010 and Beyond” Panel
2010 and Beyond - Opinion piece by Ian Bird
Federal Budget 2010
Standing Committee on Finance
This Committee of Parliament hears from Canadians and makes recommendations to the Minister of Finance as an on-going part of the federal budget process.
Standing Committe on Finance press release
Sport Matters Group has submitted a brief to the the Standing Committee on Finance and is supporting the submissions of the Physical Activity Policy Collective and Imagine Canada. Click on the links below to view the submissions:
Sport Matters Group - A Resilient Sport System for Canada: Bridging the Gap
Imagine Canada - For Canadian's and Their Communities: Securing a Better Future
F - P/T Sport Policy
F-P-T Ministers Take Action - Meeting of Ministers, 2009
Evaluation of the Canadian Sport Policy
1. A response to the Evaluation Assessment of the Canadian Sport Policy (CSP) recommendations;
2. A revision of the Canadian Sport Policy Evaluation Framework;
3. The critical path for conducting a summative evaluation of the Canadian Sport Policy in 2010
Marion Lay is taking the lead on this one. Have a look at the CSP here…
The Working Together Initiative (WTI)
What is the Working Together Initiative? What is the Public Policy Forum (the PPF)? A brief summary the Working Together Initiative can be found here. For background information about how this initiative has evolved, click here...
Working Together Initiative - July 2009:
WTI: The Contribution of Sport & Physical Activity to Multiple Objectives - Overview
HST Review in Ontario
The impact of Ontario Harmonized Sales Tax on the Sport and Recreation Sector in Ontario
Beyond Sport
Give a Day, Get a Disney Day Volunteer Canada is proud to announce that BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2010, when you sign up to volunteer for a day with a participating organization (and your volunteer commitment is completed and verified) you'll receive a one day admission pass to a Walt Disney World® or Disneyland® theme park, FREE! Disney Parks, working with Volunteer Canada and HandsOn Network, hopes to inspire families to volunteer in their communities during 2010 through this first-of-its-kind program.
SPORT MATTERS 101:
"Vision for Sport" - May 2009
Please share your comments with us at info@sportmatters.ca
RECENT & UPCOMING EVENTS:
A PPF Breakfast: Transition to a Low Carbon Economy: the Dutch Approach and Lessons for Canada
On behalf of the Public Policy Forum, and in collaboration with the Policy Research Initiative, we would like to invite you to join us for presentations and exchange on the Dutch approach to the Transition to a Low Carbon Economy. The main presenter will be Mr. Hugo Brouwer, head of the Dutch Energy Transition Program. He will be accompanied by two industry representatives, Dr. Jeroen de Swart, Managing Director at Eneco NetBeheer (a Dutch natural gas company), and Mr. Gerrit Jan Koopman, Managing Director at the Royal Netherlands’ Paper and Board Association. The breakfast will be held at the Rideau Club (Main Dining Room), 99 Bank St, on February 9, starting at 7:30 am and concluding not later than 9:30 am.
Please click here to register and learn about this innovative Dutch process.
Contact Person:
Dianne Gravel-Normand
(613) 238-7858 ext: 233
dianne.gravel@ppforum.ca
SMG Meeting, January 13, 2010
Date: Wednesday January 13, 2010 from 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: RA Centre - Courtside B banquet room
RSVP to Liz at info@sportmatters.ca or 613-231-7472 x 246
Light lunch will be served.
More details to come...
Metropolis Presents "Welcoming Communities"
Priority Seminar: How Could Canadian Communities Be More Welcoming?
When: January 25, 2010 - 8:15am to 4:30pm
Where: Library & Archives Canada, Ottawa (Auditorium)
How do I attend: R.S.V.P. to Projet-Metropolis-Project@cic.gc.ca
Seminar is free of cost
The extent to which a society is able to receive and integrate immigrants, refugees and minorities depends on a number of societal conditions, some of which can be strongly affected by government policy. The “Welcoming Communities” policy‑research priority focuses on determining what public policy instruments can enhance the capacity of Canada, its cities and communities to receive, integrate and retain immigrants, refugees and minorities. It also seeks empirically determined best practices that can be adapted for use in other contexts.
Agenda
Let's Make Waves and the Aviva Community Fund Contest
As you may know, the Toronto Sports Council has been assisting the aquatic community in finding a long-term solution for keeping the school board swimming pools open. Let's Make Waves has posted a submission to the Aviva Community Fund contest in the hope of being awarded up to $250,000 to keep the pools operating. We need your help.
SOS – Sink or Swim has made it to the final round of voting for the Aviva competition!!!
From over 2000 entries across Canada, SOS – Sink or Swim, was among the top 60 submissions. The Top 25 from this final round go before a panel of judges, who make the ultimate decision how to allocate the funds.
We need to be in the Top 25. By voting, you’re telling Canada that pools matter. Pools are not dispensable. Swimming is a fundamental life skill and all residents of our community – rich or poor – should have the opportunity to learn how to swim.
Vote daily and remind your friends! Just click here vote or copy the following link into your web browser http://www.avivacommunityfund.org/ideas/acf2904
H1N1 2009 INFLUENZA UPDATE:
H1N1 Information
Many of our partners have great resources to share. Have a look at our Resource Center in the HEALTH section by clicking on the above link.
As you may know, the Toronto Sports Council has been assisting the aquatic community in finding a long-term solution for keeping the school board swimming pools open. Let's Make Waves has posted a submission to the Aviva Community Fund contest in the hope of being awarded up to $250,000 to keep the pools operating. We need your help.
SOS – Sink or Swim has made it to the final round of voting for the Aviva competition!!!
From over 2000 entries across Canada, SOS – Sink or Swim, was among the top 60 submissions. The Top 25 from this final round go before a panel of judges, who make the ultimate decision how to allocate the funds.
We need to be in the Top 25. By voting, you’re telling Canada that pools matter. Pools are not dispensable. Swimming is a fundamental life skill and all residents of our community – rich or poor – should have the opportunity to learn how to swim.
Vote daily and remind your friends! Just click here vote or copy the following link into your web browser http://www.avivacommunityfund.org/ideas/acf2904
H1N1 2009 INFLUENZA UPDATE:
H1N1 Information
Many of our partners have great resources to share. Have a look at our Resource Center in the HEALTH section by clicking on the above link.
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