Thank you, Ms. Paulins.
We'll go around. The first round is six minutes.
I'm going to take the six minutes, if you don't mind, for the Conservative Party. I was just notified early this morning that I would be in this chair, but I have many questions for you.
Listening to your brief for five minutes, many families are like you and are waking up 3:30 or four in the morning to go to the pool. Mine was like that for several years.
With a year and a half out from the Paralympics and the Olympics in Paris, Ahmed El-Awadi had left the organization. Canada is, as you know, a powerhouse in swimming, so this is a red flag whether you like it or not. I know you've moved into that position after 45 years around the pool and the board table.
Can you reassure Canadians that Swimming Canada is ready for the Olympics? Certainly the qualifying times to qualify for Paris are coming up very shortly. Can you give us something in-depth on why Ahmed El-Awadi did leave at a time when usually you're preparing for your Olympic team?