Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Lindros, thank you for being here today. You put a lot of hard work into the concussion file.
I was a coach for 18 years in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. I was behind the bench for the challenge between Ontario and Quebec at the Montreal Forum.
Let me take this opportunity to say that I saw you play when you were 16 years old. Honestly, I have to say that among the players of that age I had seen, you were among the most impressive. I have seen others—Sidney Crosby, the Lecavalier brothers, Brad Richards—but I've never seen a 16-year-old player dominate the ice as you did.
People did not use to believe in concussions like the one you sustained. Everyone thought, including professional hockey scouts, that people are invincible at that age. You skated, you checked, you did everything. People now are much more aware and better informed on the subject of concussions.
Why were concussions less recognized in the past than they have been in the past five years? Is it because of the speed of hockey? I remember very well that you checked very hard. Other players probably had concussions because they were checked by you. In your opinion, what caused this big change that led to so many concussions? Is it the speed? The equipment?