Thank you very much.
My name is Jim Chauvin. I am the director of policy development at the Canadian Public Health Association, and, as my colleague mentioned, I am a volunteer member of CDPAC's advocacy committee.
I would like to respond to Mr. Malo's question.
I do not think there are any studies showing what the impact of the children's fitness tax credit has been. I am a grandfather. As far as I know, you need to spend money to take advantage of the tax credit. You do not get it automatically. So it would be worthwhile to see who this credit has really benefited, based on income, and how it has affected children's health.
My daughter teaches at a school in Hull, in a poor part of the city. There is nowhere for kids to play, nothing. So you cannot say that the credit has done its job and benefited children from poor families or that it has improved these kids' fitness levels, when there is nowhere for them to even play. No sports facility, nothing.
What can the federal government do? It can work with cities to create safe environments for these kids, a place where they can play and be active, a place that could also be used by people in our generation.
Thank you.