As someone who has come here twice and broken down while talking about what happened to us, I think it's, you know, shocking, honestly, that there's nothing being done. It feels sometimes disheartening. How many times do we need to keep showing up, and how many times do we need to keep telling all of you? You know, I think for the four of us, it has massively impacted our lives in a really substantial manner.
Yes, I think I don't understand how, just on a human level, you can literally witness the car accidents over and over, all of our stories in all of our sports. It's all the same thing. From that perspective, I think it's been very disappointing in terms of the larger.... I don't understand what's holding back a national inquiry. How can we cheer on our athletes if we're telling you that this is a reality of what it looks like behind every single sport, province and gender, you know?
You just wonder whether she is even watching. Is the Minister of Sport watching? Is the Prime Minister watching? Is whoever is making these decisions watching?
It's very much impacted our lives, far past our sporting careers. It's just so disappointing. I just feel ashamed, honestly, to be a Canadian—ashamed that this is the reality of what it means and of the response to being a Canadian athlete. This is the response to so many of us who have been coming forward for months now, telling you that this is the reality behind the Olympic medals and all this kind of thing. You know, it's—