This week, we welcome Mike Fleurantin, one of our valued sport lawyers, who is also a certified Information Privacy Professional. Mike has a passion for youth sport and fostering inclusive, respectful, and legally sound sport environments for the benefit of all participants. Listen in to the wide-ranging conversation regarding the importance of effective policies, business planning and social justice.

Check out the links below to learn more about the topic:

• Mike Fleurantin (LinkedIN)
• Dina Bell-Laroche (LinkedIN)
• Steve Indig (LinkedIN)
• Blog: https://sportlaw.ca/meritocracy-representation-and-governance-in-sport/

Email us at hello@sportlaw.ca or contact us on LinkedIn, to let us know what you want us to discuss next. We want to hear from you! Stay tuned for new episodes every two weeks!

Hosts: Dina Bell-Laroche and Steven Indig

Producers: Robin Witty & Colleen Coderre

Learn more about how Sport Law works in collaboration with sport leaders to elevate sport at sportlaw.ca

The Sportopia Podcast is recorded on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Indigenous Peoples of Canada. We wish to thank these First Peoples who continue to live on these lands and care for them, and whose relationship with these lands existed from time immemorial. We are grateful to have the opportunity to live, work, and play on these lands.

Sport Law is committed to recognizing, supporting, and advocating for reconciliation in Canada and to actively work against colonialism by amplifying Indigenous voices and increasing our own understanding of local Indigenous people and their cultures.

Episode Notes

This week, hosts Dina Bell-Laroche and Steve Indig chat with Lorraine Lafrenière in the leadership series. Lorraine is the Chief Executive Officer at the Coaching Association of Canada. She is a respected and compassionate sport leader with over 30 years of experience, including senior roles with Canoe Kayak Canada, Cycling Canada and the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Committees. Lorraine has led the CAC since 2013 and was most recently elected as the first woman to serve as President of the International Council for Coaching Excellence. Listen in as Lorraine shares her ideas on creating joy in the workplace by focusing on compassion first and performance second.

Check out the links below to learn more about the topic:

• Lorraine Lafreniere (LinkedIN)
• Dina Bell-Laroche (LinkedIN)
• Steve Indig (LinkedIN)
• Blog: Increasing Leadership Opportunities for Women

Email us at hello@sportlaw.ca or contact us on LinkedIn, to let us know what you want us to discuss next. We want to hear from you! Stay tuned for new episodes every two weeks!

Hosts: Dina Bell-Laroche and Steven Indig

Producers: Robin Witty & Colleen Coderre

Learn more about how Sport Law works in collaboration with sport leaders to elevate sport at sportlaw.ca

The Sportopia Podcast is recorded on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Indigenous Peoples of Canada. We wish to thank these First Peoples who continue to live on these lands and care for them, and whose relationship with these lands existed from time immemorial. We are grateful to have the opportunity to live, work, and play on these lands.

Sport Law is committed to recognizing, supporting, and advocating for reconciliation in Canada and to actively work against colonialism by amplifying Indigenous voices and increasing our own understanding of local Indigenous people and their cultures.

Episode Notes

This week, hosts Dina Bell-Laroche and Steve Indig kick off the Lessons on Leadership Series with Casey Wade, CEO of Canoe Kayak Canada for the last 12 years. Prior to that, Casey was the Director of Education and Planning at WADA and the Director of Drug-Free Sport at the CCES. Listen in as Casey shares the realities of leading in a complex, volatile and uncertain environment and his commitment to bring a humanistic approach to help people succeed.

Check out the links below to learn more about the topic:

• Casey Wade’s LinkedIn
• Lauren Brett’s Blog – If we Create Great Leaders, We’ll Create Great Sport
• Values in Action

Email us at hello@sportlaw.ca or contact us on LinkedIn, to let us know what you want us to discuss next. We want to hear from you! Stay tuned for new episodes every two weeks!

Hosts: Dina Bell-Laroche and Steven Indig

Producers: Robin Witty and Colleen Coderre

Learn more about how Sport Law works in collaboration with sport leaders to elevate sport at sportlaw.ca

The Sportopia Podcast is recorded on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Indigenous Peoples of Canada. We wish to thank these First Peoples who continue to live on these lands and care for them, and whose relationship with these lands existed from time immemorial. We are grateful to have the opportunity to live, work, and play on these lands.

Sport Law is committed to recognizing, supporting, and advocating for reconciliation in Canada and to actively work against colonialism by amplifying Indigenous voices and increasing our own understanding of local Indigenous people and their cultures.