Thank you.
I'll address Ms. Lafrenière.
I appreciate you being here. In my riding of Kitchener—Conestoga, we have the Wolverines, which is the women's and girls' hockey association U15 B team. It is led by all-women coaching. One of the Wolverine's coaches said she had a female coach in her last years in minor hockey and that gave her the confidence that she could be a coach herself. Now she's sharing her talents, her values, everything she's learned and her experience by coaching these young women.
Players describe the experience as comfortable and fun. In a study as serious as this is, hearing those words is inspiring. They see the women coaches leading. I know that's making a positive difference, probably in their sports and in their lives as well. It's that “if you can see it, you can be it” mentality.
As far as training, certification and leadership groups, what exists and what can we do to expand on stories like this about diversity and having more women as coaches?