A new national report on how abuse and maltreatment are handled in sport says "Canadian sport has lost its way" and the federal government must to act in order to better protect athletes across the country.

The Future of Sport in Canada Commission released its preliminary report Thursday, saying it heard that there are "deeply ingrained" issues across the country, from a culture of silence that has led to abuse and maltreatment to underfunding and a lack of diversity.

“The first finding that emerges … is that the Canadian sports system is in crisis," commissioner Lise Maisonneuve said at a press conference in Ottawa. "As many have told us, it is broken.”

Maisonneuve, former chief justice of the Ontario Court of Justice, was tasked with leading the commission after it was created by the

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