Canada will act to keep the
World Anti-Doping Agency in Montreal after European nations
pushed for it to be moved, saying the body could not adequately
protect athletes' data, a government source said on Monday.
WADA, which has been based in Montreal since 2002, collects,
uses and discloses the personal information of elite athletes as
it coordinates the fight against doping in sport.
The source said some European nations wanted WADA to be
relocated to Europe on the grounds that Canada's personal
privacy laws did not cover the agency, which could therefore not
guarantee the safety of athletes' data.
The Canadian government is due to unveil its annual budget on Tuesday and the document will contain a clause specifically
extending the privacy laws to WADA, said the source.
"This would eliminate any argument to relocate WADA's
headquarters over privacy concerns, and help secure the presence
of this respected international organization in Canada," said
the source, who requested anonymity.
A WADA spokesman declined to comment.
Montreal is the biggest city in the populous province of
Quebec, where Canada's ruling Conservatives are hoping to pick
up support in an election this October.
In 2013 the Canadian government launched a successful
campaign against a bid by Qatar to move the headquarters of the
International Civil Aviation Organization from Montreal to Doha.
(Reporting by Allison Martell, writing by David Ljunggren;
Editing by Frank Pingue).
(Reuters)
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