Welcome, everybody. We're going to call this meeting to order.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada is holding its second meeting today. With this meeting, the subcommittee is beginning its hearing of witnesses. The subcommittee should report to the Standing Committee on Health by June 2019 at the latest, at which time that standing committee will consider the report to present to the House.
We have some great members here from all parts of Canada and from urban, rural and suburban ridings. I can say that everybody who is here is committed to identifying ways that we can make sports safer for our communities, our athletes and our children.
On that, we have excellent panellists who will be presenting today. We have great witnesses.
Today's first witness is somebody who really needs no introduction, but I am going to introduce him.
I am pleased to welcome the Honourable Ken Wayne Dryden, a Canadian politician, lawyer, businessman, author and former National Hockey League goaltender. He's an officer of the Order of Canada and a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Dryden was a member of Parliament from 2004 to 2011 and served as a cabinet minister from 2004 to 2006. In 2017, the Honourable Ken Dryden was named one of the 100 greatest NHL players in history. His book Game Change is described by The Globe and Mail as “a deep piece of investigative journalism” in response to concussions.
We welcome you, Mr. Dryden. You are no stranger to this place. You've been here many times as a parliamentarian and a minister, and today you are here as a witness. We look forward to hearing your testimony giving us insight into concussions and what you've been able to learn.
The members then will have an opportunity to ask their questions. They will get seven minutes each to ask you questions in this first panel.
Thank you, Mr. Dryden.