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Latest Resources

1. Obesity in Canada: A joint report from the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Canadian Institute for Health Information

2. Send Your Kids Outside to Play, Dr. Andrew Pipe

3. Analyse économique du système sportifs fédéré québécois

4. Fitness of Canadian Children & Youth: Results from the 2007-2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey

5. Fitness of Canadian Adults: Results from the 2007-2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey

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Latest News Items

August 18: Phys. Ed linked to academic success

August 07: Team gives homeless another recreation option— and a different approach to recovery

June 24: A modest proposal to honour our athletes

Mar 07: Health Ministers to have dialogue on obesity

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SMG: The "Un-organization" Paper

Click here for a great read by Paul Jurbala entitled: The Sport Matters Group: “Un-organizing” the Future of Canada’s Not-for-Profit Sector.

Read this blog post by Al Etmanski about the paper.

Public Policy

The Working Together Initiative (WTI)

Our next meeting will take place on October 11, 2011 and will deal with our prototype work. If you want to contribute to this innovative platform that brings together government departments and the sport sector than, click here for more information about the WTI and to join the next meeting.

Canadian Sport Policy renewal

The Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers met prior to the Canada Games on Feb 10th. They endorsed many action plans including developing a successor policy to the current Canadian Sport Policy. We’ll be in touch soon with ways that you can engage in the renewal process. You can read more about the Ministers’ meeting here… More info about the working groups and the renewal process can be found here. If you would like to be part of the process or have any other questions, send Jessica an email.

Celebrate Sports Day in Canada

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Join us on Facebook!

The Sport Matters Group Facebook page has launched! Click here to join us on Facebook and contribute your ideas to our wall. You'll find updates on SMG's recent work, as well as the latest news on sport & physical activity policy issues. Spread the word and invite your friends to join us on Facebook!

2011 Election Campaign:

Thank you for taking action for sport and physical activity during the federal election campaign! Click here for access to the campaign resources that helped you connect with your local candidates. Together we reminded our politicians about the importance of sport and physical activity in our communities!

Click here to see the “Canadians in favor of a National Sport and Physical Activity Strategy” petition.

Innovation

Sport for Development

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Our moving forward agenda from the Gathering last June, is well, moving forward! One exciting initiative that you can plug into is the Sport4Change Storytelling Platform; a very exciting initiative designed to share stories and link those in Canada's sport for development community. We had a great meeting on January 18th to discuss the Platform which will launch in Fall 2011. You can read a synopsis of that discussion by clicking here. For more information and ways to get involved, click here or contact Jessica.