Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I want to thank our witnesses for being here today.
I, for one, am delighted that we're undertaking this study. There's a real wealth of expertise at the end of the table here. I know that Mr. Bales and I crossed paths in the canoe-kayak world over 30 years ago. I was just thinking about that.
It really is a stepped process, if we look at the recreational, the competitive, and then the high-performance athletes. Our study is trying to look at all three, and how we ultimately have athletes get to the point where they're part of the Own the Podium program.
Maybe we can hear a little bit about how we can get coaches to become certified at a higher level.