As you can imagine, there are a number of parties, both within Canadian sports system and in organizations across the world, that monitor performance. I refer to this as performance analytics. So based on the performances of Canadian athletes most recently at the 2013 world championships, on which I believe you were given a presentation by Mrs. Merklinger from Own the Podium, it's not difficult to project, whether within Canada or by people outside Canada, that there will be a significant drop in gold medal performance.
On November 26th, 2013. See this statement in context.