I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting No. 80 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.
I would like to acknowledge that this meeting is taking place on the unceded traditional territory of the Algonquin Anishinabe people.
Today’s meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House Order of Thursday, June 23, 2022.
Now, while public health authorities and the Board of Internal Economy no longer ask you to wear masks indoors on the precinct, masks and respirators are still excellent tools to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and other respiratory diseases. I encourage their use.
Now, I would like to do some housekeeping. I want to let everyone know.... Well, Ms. Crooks is the only witness. At the bottom of your screen, you will see a little globe. If you press that, it gives you interpretation in the language of your choice: English, French or the original language.
I also want to remind everyone that they must speak through the chair. Also, please keep your mikes on mute when you are not speaking. Click them off as soon as you finish speaking; otherwise, we get all kinds of sounds from the room.
Please do not take photographs of the screen. It's not permitted. You can view this on the House of Commons website later on.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Monday, March 20, 2023, the committee is meeting to continue its study on safe sport.
We have one witness today, the president of Canada Soccer, Ms. Charmaine Crooks. I just want to welcome Ms. Crooks today.
Ms. Crooks, there are a couple of things that you should know. You will be given 10 minutes to present. I will give you a literal shout-out at 30 seconds before the end, so that you can wind up. Then we will go through a question and answer period after that.
Please begin, Ms. Crooks, for 10 minutes. Thank you.