Our Publications
Our Letters
Open letters and formal submissions from the campaign — to sport's governing bodies, Parliament, provincial and municipal governments, broadcasters, and athletes.
The Olympic & Paralympic movements
The letters to the IOC and IPC were co-authored with seven allied organizations in the US, UK, Australia, Japan, and worldwide — meet the co-authors.
Letter to the International Olympic Committee — “Stop betting on the Olympics”
January 22, 2026 · urging the IOC to ban advertising, sponsorship and all marketing for sports betting within the Olympic Movement
Letter to the International Paralympic Committee — “Stop betting on the Paralympics”
January 22, 2026 · urging the IPC to ban advertising, sponsorship and all marketing for sports betting within the Paralympic Movement
News release — Global coalition calls on the IOC and IPC to act
January 2026 · the announcement accompanying both letters, with the full list of signatories
Letter to the COC Board of Directors — The Olympic Movement shouldn't sell gambling
November 1, 2024 · urging the Canadian Olympic Committee to end its “official supplier” relationship with the OLG
Letter to David Shoemaker, CEO of the COC — Vigilance on the OLG partnership
December 6, 2024 · our reply to the COC's response, urging extreme vigilance and an updated Code of Ethics
Parliament & the federal government
Letter to the Minister of Sport — Protect national sport from the betting industry
April 25, 2023 · asking Hon. Pascale St-Onge to bar national sport organizations from any participation in sports gambling
Brief to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage — Ban ads for gambling as a contribution to safe sport
June 20, 2023 · urging the Committee to recommend that Canada ban gambling advertising the way it banned tobacco advertising
Presentation to the Standing Senate Committee — June 5, 2024
BAFG testimony in support of what became Bill S‑211
Watch: Sen. Marty Deacon — Senate speech on Bill S‑211
“A problem that is not going to get better on its own” · senparlvu.parl.gc.ca
Letter to Deputy Minister Isabelle Mondou — Preparing for a national framework
October 9, 2024 · on the progress of Bill S‑269 and the need for comprehensive national data on gambling harm
Letter to Brian Masse MP — You helped legalize it. Help fix it.
January 28, 2025 · asking a champion of single-event betting to support a national advertising framework
Letter to Hon. David Lametti — Use your influence to fix C‑218
January 28, 2025 · asking the former Minister of Justice to help pass a national advertising framework
Letter to Kevin Waugh MP — You sponsored C‑218. Help fix it.
January 28, 2025 · asking the sponsor of Bill C‑218 to support a national advertising framework
Submission to the Future of Sport in Canada Commission — Thirteen recommendations
March 6, 2025 · how gambling threatens safe, healthy, and fair sport, and thirteen recommendations to fix it
Letter to the Secretary of State for Sport — Don't fund sport with gambling money
March 25, 2026 · opposing the Commission's recommendation to fund sport through taxes on sports betting
Letter to every MP — Gambling addiction in your riding
March 30, 2026 · mailed to all 343 Members of Parliament in English and French, individually addressed and hand-signed, urging them to pass Bill S‑211
Provincial & municipal governments
Letter to the Attorney General of Ontario — Keep betting out of amateur sport
April 25, 2023 · asking the AGCO to prohibit bets on Olympic, amateur, and educational sport
Letter to Manitoba — Ban gambling ads in Manitoba
May 24, 2023 · asking the minister responsible for Liquor and Lotteries to ban gambling advertising province-wide
Presentation to the Toronto Board of Health — A public-health approach for Toronto
November 18, 2024 · in support of Councillor Moise's motion endorsing Bill S‑269
Letter to every Ontario MPP — Stop Harmful Gambling Advertising
April 26, 2026 · sent to all Members of Provincial Parliament, in the voice of the parents living with the harm, urging them to pass Bill 107
Letter to Minister Stan Cho — The public health crisis being fueled by gambling ads
April 26, 2026 · responding to the minister's promotion of “responsible gambling” and urging a public-health approach — sent alongside the MPP letter
Letter to Minister Stan Cho — Reduce the harm from gambling ads
May 29, 2026 · taking Ontario's gaming minister up on his own words — “there is absolutely more that needs to be done” — and requesting a meeting, with Bruce Kidd's slides enclosed
Letter to Ontario's Minister of Health — Ontario needs a public-health strategy for gambling
June 26, 2026 · calling for a whole-of-government response to a crisis touching an estimated 1.6 million Ontarians
Letter to Alberta's Minister Dale Nally — Alberta is betting against its own people
July 17, 2026 · opposing Alberta's iGaming expansion and calling for a public-health approach
Supporter letter to Calgary City Council — Take gambling ads off Calgary's buses
July 24, 2026 · Jennifer Diakiw asks her councillor to prohibit gambling ads on city-owned assets
Broadcasters, sponsors & athletes
Letter to Bell Canada — Let's talk about gambling ads
September 19, 2023 · asking the company behind Let's Talk to lead the country by restricting gambling advertising
Letter to Vladimir Guerrero Jr. — Please walk away from these ads
June 24, 2026 · our open letter to the Blue Jays star on his “responsible gambling” ad with Betway Canada
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