Drowning in debt, Canadian athletes ask for raise in monthly 'carding' money in federal budget

With money tight and the Paris Olympics and Paralympics on the horizon, Canada's athletes are asking for a $6.3 million raise to the Athletes Assistance Program, informally known as "carding" money, in the federal government's April 16 budget.

Drowning in debt, Canadian athletes ask for raise in monthly 'carding' money in federal budget
A Canadian Black woman turns to her left and smiles after her run at a women's World Cup monobob race in Sigulda, Latvia, on Feb. 18, 2023.

With money tight and the Paris Olympics and Paralympics on the horizon, Canada's athletes are asking for a $6.3 million raise to the Athletes Assistance Program, informally known as "carding" money, in the federal government's April 16 budget.