Let me say that part was less shocking to us. Even before I arrived at the Canadian Olympic Committee, my colleagues had identified that there was a lack of uniformity among governance and standards for the over 60 sports organizations. We channelled thousands of hours of governance experts pro bono and created, with the help of these experts, a Canadian sport governance code.
Just last month, the Minister of Sport announced that it would be mandatory for all of sport. Frankly, my hope is that it will eliminate the flow chart you might need to follow what rules apply to which sport. It leads to how boards are composed, how leaders are selected, how athletes must be represented on boards, and the financial transparency that must be evident in national sports organizations. These are very important things that are now best practices and mandated for national sports organizations.