New sport funding can help the next generation

The spring economic statement’s $755-million for the Canadian sport system is long overdue.

The data shows a generation of youth that is alarmingly inactive. The solution to all of this is getting more kids playing at the community and school level where costs and commitments are lower, writes Greg Ingalls.Pexels photograph by Omar Ramadan

Opinion

BY GREG INGALLS

May 27, 2026

One of the greatest aspects of living in a free and democratic society is that we get to decide the kind of country that we want. The Canada I grew up in had a strong identity as an active, outdoor, sport-loving nation. Today, the data shows a generation of youth that is ala...

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