I think what Canadians want to hear is that their public broadcaster is not interested in doling out executive bonuses while it cuts workers' jobs and Canadians are suffering.
Let me move on. I'd like to now present a motion that I have submitted to the committee. It's a motion that I believe is particularly timely.
In recent months, we've heard disturbing information about the unacceptable culture at Canada Soccer. In the summer, our country was rocked by the findings that Canada Soccer officials were using drones to spy on other teams at the Paris Olympics. Since that time, we've had news reports from The Globe and Mail, TSN and Radio-Canada that there is an unacceptable culture at Canada Soccer.
This is an issue for us as MPs. This is about public funding. This is about public money going to national sporting organizations like Canada Soccer. This is about Canada's reputation on the world stage and here at home when it comes to exactly what our national team and our national sporting organization, in the case of Canada Soccer, are doing. This is also about the lack of sport policy.
It is absolutely shameful that we've seen nothing from the federal government, with the exception of a couple of statements early in the summer during the Olympics, when it comes to the scandalous information that's coming out about Canada Soccer. We as MPs have a responsibility to get to the bottom of what's happening at Canada Soccer. Canadians deserve the truth.
In that vein, I am putting forward the motion that I submitted on Monday. I move:
That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee undertake a study of no less than 10 hours to study the role of officials associated to the Canadian women’s soccer team and Canada Soccer in the creation of an unacceptable culture, including troubling workplace allegations and the use of spying, which has damaged Canada’s reputation including in the lead-up to Canada co-hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and that the committee summon, pursuant to Standing Order 108(1)(a) Bev Priestman and John Herdman to appear before committee for no less than two hours, in addition to the chief executive officer and representatives of Soccer Canada and representatives of FIFA, and past or present Team Canada soccer players, and also representatives from the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport; representatives of Own the Podium and the Minister of Sport, and that the committee report its findings and recommendations to the House; and that pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee request that the government table a comprehensive response to the report.
I look forward to all MPs, on behalf of Canadians, bringing to light what exactly is happening at Canada Soccer. Canadians deserve the truth.