Sport is a good thing. It increases physical activity and certainly can add value to children's lives, but I think it's important for the sport we play in our communities to reflect the values we hold within our communities, so that our community sport speaks to things like fairness and inclusion and is a great experience to children.
I know there's an organization out of Ottawa here, a national program called True Sport, that addresses and challenges communities to create the kind of sport in their communities that is a positive experience for kids, because some sport experiences can be negative experiences for kids. I think we need to really pay attention to that.
There is a worldwide trend of obesity and inactivity, and there is lots of talk in the elite athlete community about how that is decreasing performance and world records in track and field. This is not just North American; we're seeing it in track and field in Europe. I had a discussion in this regard just recently.
If we want to keep producing great athletes, does it matter that our kids are active? Absolutely, because it's a continuum. I started off my elite athletic training by riding my bicycle and walking to school and hacking around a lot, and eventually, at the age of 17, found the sport of rowing and found my passion. I think there is a very strong correlation between how many kids are active and our ability to produce top-level athletes in the long term.