I appreciate your mentioning the upcoming Pan American Games we'll be hosting in the Toronto area. In your opening remarks, you mentioned how important it is for us as a country to host games in Canada, and how that creates an excitement for sport among our youth and encourages future athletes, I'm sure.
Do you have any statistics or information on exactly how those kinds of events encourage young people? I think of the 1988 Olympics in Calgary. One of the host communities there was Canmore, in my riding. It's amazing how many Olympic athletes we see coming out of Canmore, a very small community. Obviously, the fact that a training centre is there helps encourage young people to be involved in sport.
Are there any stats or other information on exactly what hosting those international events does for sport in Canada?