First of all thank you to everyone who signed the petition. It is a great response to what is a complex issue involving not just the Ontario Government, but the OUA/OCAA as well.
While we now know student-athletes will be returning to competition, we also know that important questions have not yet been answered, and more need to be asked.
Which is why I am writing today's update.
Student-athletes need an independent voice to continue to push the Ontario Government to recognize OUA/OCAA athletes as "elite", and to push for the OUA to give student-athletes an independent voice at the table in decisions they make, so that situations like this can be avoided in the future. As long as the OUA is mandated to put the interests of its members first, student-athletes best interests will not be served by the OUA in its current form. Student-Athletes need a voice and the Canadian Student-Athlete Association is that voice.
That is why we need everyone who signed to join the Canadian Student-Athlete Association so that we can show we have all student-athletes and supporters of student-athletes behind us. There is really strength in numbers, and we need the numbers to influence change
It costs nothing to join - it's free. There are two categories of membership: as a student-athlete, or as a supporter. Both are free, and it takes one minute to join.
If you are a student-athlete, give yourself a voice, join today, and urge other student-athletes to do the same. Click here to join if you are a student-athlete.
If you are supporter, helps student-athletes by joining today and urging other supporters to do the same. Click here to join if you are a supporter.