I will be brief, Mr. Chair, because you summed things up pretty well.
This motion received unanimous consent in the House. I assume my colleagues are already somewhat aware of what this is all about.
I remind you that major sporting events will gradually resume, including the Olympics. The allegations and incidents that we are seeing in various amateur sports circles are nothing new. High-performance athletes have often experienced this tension and had to live with harassment for many years.
I would even say that people close to committee members have been athletes, or are athletes, or are part of the sports world, and could testify to this themselves. They may have themselves witnessed incidents of this kind during their athletic careers. We need to address this issue as a matter of extreme urgency because these events have been allowed to go unchecked for too long. Every time it happens, it gets swept under the rug. Penalties are imposed, but nothing concrete is done to address the root of the problem.
In the short time remaining in this session, we have a duty to begin a study, which may be brief, but must be effective, for the sake of our athletes. We owe it to them. It's of the utmost importance. I find it unacceptable that athletes who aspire to high performance levels can be put at risk in situations like this. It's heartbreaking and revolting. This is a very legitimate motion and we should give it our utmost attention.
Thank you.