Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would also like to thank the witnesses for joining us.
I appreciate your remarks, Mr. Aubut. I actually think that what is so interesting about the Olympics is the Olympic spirit, unlike in professional sport. We are talking about amateur athletes who do amazing things with a lot less, compared to a professional athlete. I feel that we can all appreciate that. That is what's so great for us in politics. Your victories go beyond the so-called customary divisions in the country. We are fully aware of the work that you do and we thank you for it.
Having said that, as a former athlete—and I think that anyone from the sport community will tell you the same thing—you always want to do better and to be more successful. I feel that's what you are doing in your work for the Olympics this summer.
I know that you had a chance to make requests and recommendations under the 2012 prebudget consultations and that they were submitted last summer. I would like to go back to that and find out what the impact of those consultations was on your preparations and on preparing to do an even better job than in Vancouver. We have seen some great accomplishments since the Own the Podium program started.
I know that a few initiatives were recommended, such as the creation of Canadian institutes of sport, a national initiative like the physical education literacy prize for children, and a child fitness tax credit, fully refundable to disadvantaged families. Those are very nice initiatives, but we have not seen any of them yet, unfortunately.
In light of that and of the accomplishments, what can we do in the future to further improve the preparations for the Olympics this summer and for future Olympic Games?