Canadian Heritage committee  I think it's a conversation that could be had.

Canadian Heritage committee  Sorry, I apologize. It's difficult. I guess I won't be a politician. I think it's something we always talk about. We talk about the youth programs; we talk about hockey in general. One of the issues Mr. Young and I were speaking about before was the transition. It's the life or

Canadian Heritage committee  I don't make those decisions; it's our board. We have 30 members on our board, and that can be discussed at that level.

Canadian Heritage committee  I can't speak so much about that. I think hockey is a little different, as I mentioned before. I have tremendous respect for Katie and her teammates. For the other sports, anything we can do to help the athletes..... My experience in 1998, Rick, was tremendous. I don't know wha

Canadian Heritage committee  I'm not going to answer that. I am asked it often. I wish I had a dollar for every time I am asked that question.

Canadian Heritage committee  When you talk about the international game, their rinks obviously are bigger. There are studies that are out to look at the number of injuries that have occurred with a bigger rink. There's no doubt that the NHL players are getting bigger, faster, and stronger. There are new buil

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, exactly. These are all things that we're looking at, the rink size, the equipment, and just where these concussions or injuries are happening. It's something that is constantly being looked at.

Canadian Heritage committee  It's a great tournament and it's one game elimination and anything can happen. It's water cooler talk as to who is on the team and who is not on the team, but Bob Nicholson and Steve Yzerman and their staff have a tremendous task at hand trying to put together a team, and I like

Canadian Heritage committee  Our members are extremely excited. We have members on all eight teams, and it's going to be an amazing experience. I went to Sochi about 12 months ago, and it's a fascinating place. The village is going to be tremendous, and it's going to be a wonderful event. Obviously the Russi

Canadian Heritage committee  I can't speak for the NHL teams, but I can speak for the players. Obviously, the Olympics is something very dear to their hearts, and we have members from many different countries. International hockey is something that's on the top of their list. We know that for the growth of s

Canadian Heritage committee  I don't know if I understand your question, Mr. Dion. I apologize.

Canadian Heritage committee  Again, I'm not in on those conversations. Those are league conversations with the 30 owners.

Canadian Heritage committee  Okay. Again, I think with this concussion working group, it's constantly looking at different ways of making the game safer.

Canadian Heritage committee  It's a different conversation when you're talking about house league hockey or rep hockey than it is when you're talking about the NHL game and the professional game. We have to be careful not to blend them together. I can't make the argument that the young kids don't try to emul

Canadian Heritage committee  For example, in Oakville, they have now implemented impact testing. I believe they did that three years ago. That's a baseline. If a child is injured, it's one of the tools that the doctor, or whoever is treating that athlete, can use. I think it's also a culture thing and we h