Sport and politics in Canada : federal government involvement since 1961

Active Canadian government in sport is recent. Even after the passage of the Fitness and Amateur Sport Act in 1961, government activity was limited to small grants to national sport governing bodies and cost-sharing agreements with the provinces aimed at increasing participation in sport. By the end of the 1960s sport had come to be seen as an instrument which could be used to promote national unity. Government involvement increased, and by the 1980s the federal government was pouring increasing funds into the support of elite athletes and the construction of sports facilities. Contents Preface 1 Introduction 2 Origins of Bill C-131 3 Impact of Early Programs on Future Policy 4 Forces that Shaped Government Sport Directions in the 1970s 5 Federal Government Sport Policy, 1970 6 Policies and Programs in the 1970s 7 Towards a New Sport Policy, 1979 8 Policies and Programs in the 1980s: A Preliminary View 9 Major Outcomes and Consequences 10 Issues References Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W