CATHERINE TAIT: Canada’s athletes have CBC/Radio-Canada in their corner

By Catherine Tait, president and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada In 2021, more than 7.7 million Canadians watched Julia Grosso put away the game-winning goal to clinch gold for the Canadian women’s soccer team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. It was an incredible moment that united Canadians from coast to coast to coast. But as any athlete can tell you, an Olympic or Paralympic medal comes only after years and years of less-than-glamorous effort that often goes unnoticed. What we don’t see makes these athletes who they are. And that’s why the public broadcaster does sports differently. We show you today’s...