Our whistleblower video, part 1: https://youtu.be/lytm2oBrK6Y

I have dedicated parts of my professional life to amateur sports because I believe in its power to shape young lives, build community, and foster growth. When I became the Executive Director of a provincial sport organization, I thought I could make a difference from the inside. I believed the policies on paper were the rules we actually followed. However, when a serious safeguarding and maltreatment issue crossed my desk, I learned a hard truth. The traditional system is often designed to protect the institution, not the victim. I took decisive action to protect participants by applying the exact safety frameworks we were mandated to uphold, UCCMS and Safe Sport - f, both federally mandated. I immediately faced strong resistance. The President of the Board and the VP of Finance, in particular, did not want transparency or accountability. They wanted the problem to quietly disappear to protect the organization's public relations.

I refused to compromise on the safety of our athletes, and because of that, I was dismissed. Having my livelihood taken away for doing the right thing was incredibly difficult. If they thought losing my title would silence me, they were wrong. Being pushed out did not extinguish my passion. It only made me more determined. I am more motivated today than I have ever been to keep sport safe.. You cannot fix a broken system from inside a boardroom that refuses to look at the reality on the ground. You have to bypass the boardroom entirely.

That is why I am building SafeSport Direct.

I am not doing this to turn a profit. I am doing this because it needs to be done. SafeSport Direct is an app designed to put psychological safety directly into the hands of participants. For youth athletes, it is a completely free, confidential advocate that translates dense policies and provides crisis support. For parents, it is a dashboard offering absolute oversight of their child’s digital communications with potential bad actors. For all other participants, it's a pocket guide to UCCMS and SafeSport framework in Canada.

I am raising funds for two primary goals:

1. To deploy SafeSport Direct: Covering the final server and deployment costs to get this tool to youth athletes for free. I also use advanced AI programming tools that are costly, over $700 a month.

2. To fund the legal fight: Supporting my ongoing legal action against the organizations that chose public relations over safety. This is not just about my dismissal. It is about setting a legal precedent that sweeping maltreatment under the rug will no longer be tolerated.

I am asking for your help to build safer environments for the next generation. We do not need another committee. We need direct action.

Thank you for standing with me.

— Daniel