Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'm inspired by your testimony, Ms. Paulins, so let me mention some other good things that are happening in sport.
Through sport, our children can have fantastic experiences. I'd like to take a few seconds to congratulate my son Léon, who had a competition in Mont Tremblant on the weekend and set a national standard and a club record. Sports federations and sports clubs really contribute to the development of the athletes and human beings they are. I'd like to thank my son's coaches, especially Marco and Kim, from the Rouyn‑Noranda Dauphins swim club, CADAC. We're very proud of this success.
I think that, as part of a study on sport, we also need to talk about the good things that come out of it.
Ms. Paulins, I'd like to come back to the experience of the witnesses we heard from this morning, particularly on the issue of autonomy.
In your case, at Swimming Canada, the notion of autonomy refers to the ability of the national sport organization, as well as the body that represents it internationally, to make decisions independently of any political, economic or external influence. This ensures that athletes can compete on a level playing field without undue influence from foreign interests or external pressure, which is obviously desirable in the very spirit of sport.
Are you able to hold a swimming event that takes into account all of these aspects of human rights recognized by Canadian courts?
In that sense, on what scientific evidence is needed to base the most recent eligibility policy for swimming athletes, which will establish the definition of gender set by the Fédération internationale de natation? For example, how is the issue of transgender people integrated into sports such as swimming?