Well, I think the most constructive role that the federal government can play post-Sochi is to oblige all the parties to come to the table so as to determine what sports are important to Canadians, what should be the objectives of our country in the high-performance area, and how we measure success in these areas.
Clearly, my colleagues have mentioned concerns specific to their national sport organizations, but their concerns are applicable to most sport organizations, I would suggest to you. What are we going after? Why are we going after it? Does it strike to sustainability? What is it we wish to achieve?
We have sat for a long time in the afterglow of hosting the world at that magnificent event in Vancouver, and we've been complacent; and we now have the opportunity as we head into a period of challenge to sit down and look at where we want to go. This is fundamental. All stakeholders must move in common purpose. In order to do that, we have to know what the objectives are. It is central to using public and private moneys efficiently. It is central to people collaborating together; and clearly, that involves the provincial governments.
The Quebec government has always been a leader, so we don't have to ask Quebec to top up its contributions. Other provinces, however, have a long ways to go if we want to produce internationally ranking athletes in the next 15 years.