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Canadian Heritage committee For me, Quebec is a leader without doubt. Ontario is to a certain extent, but considering the population size they don't outperform their population size. They need to improve that. B.C. has done a very, very good job with its grassroots programming. I think areas of the country
November 21st, 2013Committee meeting
Dr. Stephen Norris
Canadian Heritage committee Certainly I think the aspect of coaching and quality coaching through to children and youth is absolutely critical. I do strongly urge you to pay attention to governance of sport in the country. We have to out-punch our weight because of our population size and geographical size
November 21st, 2013Committee meeting
Dr. Stephen Norris
Canadian Heritage committee I would agree.
November 21st, 2013Committee meeting
Dr. Stephen Norris
Canadian Heritage committee The governance structure and the role of central government, I think, at times is underestimated. I personally look to the central government to be a leader. It doesn't mean to say necessarily, as Mr. Henwood said, invest money. I think there are a number of things in terms of ge
November 21st, 2013Committee meeting
Dr. Stephen Norris
Canadian Heritage committee I think your point about the links with universities and certain industries is extremely important and actually verges back on that aspect of the worth of sport. To work with, say, Bombardier, you'd think maybe designing an airplane would be enough for some people, but you put an
November 21st, 2013Committee meeting
Dr. Stephen Norris
Canadian Heritage committee Dale, do you want to answer that first?
November 21st, 2013Committee meeting
Dr. Stephen Norris
Canadian Heritage committee Okay. From my standpoint, absolutely, we would rely very heavily on the services through the Canadian Sport Institute, where we're able to supply French-speaking individuals. We take inordinate lengths to ensure that we are able to communicate effectively and provide services. T
November 21st, 2013Committee meeting
Dr. Stephen Norris
Canadian Heritage committee Let me say that there's perhaps the honeymoon period, whereby there's the euphoria particularly around Vancouver, and then after that the memory dissipates. If you look at the way the media treats the Olympic sports, there's a big focus in the months, weeks, and days leading into
November 21st, 2013Committee meeting
Dr. Stephen Norris
Canadian Heritage committee I would certainly echo many of Mr. Henwood's comments. The intangible aspect, if you like, of inspiration for a country can't necessarily be valued in a classic, quantitative way, but the inspiration of the pursuit of excellence in any endeavour, I think, is a worthy cause. The
November 21st, 2013Committee meeting
Dr. Stephen Norris
Canadian Heritage committee Actually, yes there is. I think it's called Whistler Sport Legacies. It's a very similar format. It's not quite as large, mainly because of what happened to many of the facilities post the Olympic Games. The real focus for that particular legacy looks after the Richmond Olympic O
November 21st, 2013Committee meeting
Dr. Stephen Norris
Canadian Heritage committee That's fair enough. I've said everything I need to say.
November 21st, 2013Committee meeting
Dr. Stephen Norris
Canadian Heritage committee Good morning. Thank you for this opportunity. I must admit I was pleasantly surprised to hear of this level of inquiry and oversight. I think it's a much-needed process in examining performance of any endeavour, particularly high-performance sport. As you can tell by my accent,
November 21st, 2013Committee meeting
Dr. Stephen Norris