Sports for Social Impact

Who will become Canada’s next Prime Minister and who will form government will be decided on April 28th 2025.

This episode explores all the sport, physical activity and recreation promises by the five largest political parties in Canada.

Links:

Green Party of Canada: https://cdn.greenparty.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/GP_Platform_English_Draft.pdf

Bloc Québécois: https://www.blocquebecois.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/blocqcplatefor...

Mia Kohout is the CEO of Vancouver bike share.

Vancouver Bike Share Inc (Mobi by Rogers) is a public bike sharing service based in Vancouver, British Columbia. It is perfect for commuting, running errands, visiting friends, or exploring the city. Serving Vancouver with 2,000 classic bikes and 600 ebikes at 250+ stations, our bike share system has become an essential part of our transportation network.

Articles:

Vancouver Bike Share: h...

Neil Saravanamuttoo is the director of CitySHAPES. He was previously the chief economist of the G20's Global Infrastructure Hub and an executive in the Department of Finance Canada.

CitySHAPES is working to make cities better by sparking and implementing the change they need to become healthier, greener, and more vibrant cities where everyone can thrive. They do this by working with partners in leading groundbreaking policy, adv...

Lucien Boyer is the Co-Founder of Global Sports Week, and the Founding & Managing Partner of Inspiring Sport Capital.

Paniz Yousefi is a Young Sport Maker, IOC Young Leader 2019-2021 and the Founder of Parallel Play.

Chloé Morard is a Young Sport Maker and Figure Skating Deputy Manager for Milano Cortina 2026.

Links:

Parallel Play: https://parallelplay.se/

Global Sports Week: https://gsw.world/en/

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Chris Jenkins is the President of Commonwealth Sport.

Commonwealth Sport is the public brand name of the Commonwealth Games Federation. Commonwealth Sport is the organisation responsible for the direction and control of the Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Youth Games, and for delivering on the vision of the Commonwealth Sports Movement: Our Commonwealth, united through sport.

Links

Commonwealth Sport: https://www.commonwealthsport...

Nasser Al-Khori is the executive director of Generation amazing foundation.

Generation amazing foundation operates in alignment with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and the Qatar National Vision 2030. They are passionate about empowering young leaders in Qatar, across the region, and the world to transform their communities through football. In partnership with others, they have created sustainable programmes desig...

Meghan Tabor is an experienced leader in marketing and destination management, with over a decade dedicated to advancing tourism and community development. As the Executive Director at Tourism Revelstoke, Meghan leads strategic initiatives and builds impactful partnerships to strengthen tourism’s role in community enhancement.

In addition, she shares her industry expertise as a part-time business professor at Okanagan College, teach...

Rob Kerr is a Sport Media Broadcaster. Dr. David Legg is a Professor of Sport Management at Mount Royal University. Dr. Robert Steadward is the founding President of the International Paralympic Committee.

Listen to the We've Solved Nothing Podcast: https://sportcalgary.ca/news-releases/2023/we-solved-nothing-returns

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Welcome back to the Sports for Social Impact podcast! This is our season 5 opener with reflections and key takeaways from the past four years of the podcast.

This episode is available as an article on our website: https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/post/reflections-to-start-off-2025

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Julia Shaw is the founder of Manta Sail Training Centre. 

Founded in 2008, MANTA Sail Training Centre is the first and only social ocean enterprise in Vietnam which aims to promote human and environmental health via watersports. MANTA’s watersports-trained fishermen teach watersport to guests, in turn guests support sustainable development goals and alternative livelihood for fishermen.

Links:

MANTA: https://mantasailing.org/about/

Cheryl Macdonald is the CEO of Sport New Brusnwick. She holds a PhD in Social & Cultural Analysis from Concordia University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in building inclusive sporting communities at the University of Alberta. She was also the co-editor of Overcoming the Neutral Zone Trap: Hockey's agents of change (2021).

Sport New Brunswick (Sport NB) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the development and pro...

Thomas van Schaik is a globally recognized expert in athlete branding with over 25 years of experience in the sports industry. He has collaborated with iconic athletes like David Beckham, Leo Messi, and Kobe Bryant at Adidas, where he developed award-winning brand campaigns. As the former Chief Marketing Officer for the Dutch Olympic and Paralympic Committee, Thomas was pivotal in securing significant sponsorships through the succe...

Charlie Hyman founded Bloomsbury Football in 2018. As CEO, he has experience in coaching, management, marketing, strategy, business development and financial operations. Charlie also advises businesses, charities and governing bodies within the sports industry. In 2021, Charlie was London Sport’s Inspirational Young Person of the Year and was a Sport Industry 30 under 30 NextGen Leader.

Bloomsbury Football is a London-based grassro...

Carolyn Trono is the founder / volunteer executive director of WNSA. 

She has worked in the sport system in Canada and Winnipeg for ovin 30 years in many leadership positions. She is the Winnipeg Newcomers Sport Academy founder and is currently the Director of Quality Sport Development for the Sport for Life Society (a national multisport organization). She recently served on Canadian Sport Minister Kirsty Duncan's Work Group for G...

Tineke Weld is the neighbourhood project designer with everyone everyday Halifax. Her background is in Community Development, particularly working with young people and new entrepreneurs. She am serious and curious about building meaningful, present connections, and getting to know and create new versions of our community along the way. 

Every One Every Day Kjipuktuk is working with local residents in the North End of Kjipuktu...

Brianna Treat is the director of sustainability at climate pledge arena.

Climate Pledge Arena is a transformational project. It is the most significant private investment ever made in Pacific Northwest sports and entertainment history. In partnership, Oak View Group, the Seattle Kraken, and the City of Seattle set out to reimagine and redevelop an arena constructed under an historic landmarked roof originally built for the 1962 Sea...

Fred Turner is the executive director of Beyond Sport. He leads efforts to place sport at the heart of addressing the world's most pressing issues through funding, capacity building, partnerships and campaigning. He has led a period of transformational growth for the Foundation, resulting in new programs and initiatives supported by increased income and a diversification of partnerships and delivery. He oversees staff delivery ...