I would note that the YMCA on Grove Street in Barrie does an excellent job of running seniors programs that are not cost-prohibitive. I'm sure that is very helpful. I guess it's just a question of needing more of it in the country.
I have another question. What can we do with the cost-prohibitive nature of getting youth involved in recreation? Families are pressed, obviously, especially during a time of global economic uncertainty, so how can we make recreation more accessible for families?
Obviously one of the initiatives undertaken was that fitness tax credit we talked about. I understand that one of the speakers has mentioned it. Maybe if it were refundable that would be helpful. Now we're looking at one for adults as well. I think those carrots are obviously a step in the right direction, but I know that in my riding joining the local hockey team is expensive for a lot of families. They're not able to do it, especially when they have a few kids. In a lot of the recreational programs, the costs are prohibitive, or the parents are working late hours and don't have the time in their schedule to take the kids to those programs.
Do you think there's a better system so that we could maybe incorporate sports more into the school system, into after-school programs...? Are there better ways to make it easier for families to get young Canadians addicted to sports at a young age?