I appreciate that question.
I know that your colleague Mr. Davies raised it in the House, but this motion is very distinct from Common Vision in a number of ways.
The Common Vision initiative does great work, and it's fantastic. I read it in its entirety and referenced it in both of my speeches and I also asked a Library of Parliament analyst to do a little report for me on the distinctions and what's missing, and there are a number of things missing.
First of all, if you talk to stakeholders about Common Vision, most people think it's a positive step and most people agree it's great work, but some of the recommendations are not as precise, concise or concrete as they could be. It's almost more a statement of principles than it is of concrete measures, and it's much, much broader than my study.
My study focuses on promoting physical activity in young Canadians. Common Vision is about all Canadians and focuses on a number on things, including the physical benefits of it as well. There's a little bit on the mental health benefits, but more on the physical benefits and how to get not only youth but adults and older Canadians involved as well.
My motion is much more precise, in that it focuses on youth, and not just because of the physical benefits, but specifically, I think, on the mental health benefits. Bullying is on the rise in young people. Children need to be more resilient to bullying, and the evidence shows that physically active youth are more resilient to bullying. They're able to cope with bullying, and they are less likely to be bullies because they appreciate the team spirit. They've been in environments where they're not the most important person out there and where sports creates this sort of ecosystem in which you rely on others. The science behind it indicates that.
This is not to disparage, dismiss or discount Common Vision at all. In fact, I think Common Vision should inform some of the recommendations that we make today. I'll leave my copy if the analysts don't have one, but it's easily accessible. You can look at that and then at the Participaction report card that came out, almost all the same time, incidentally. Participaction was one of the groups involved with Common Vision. There's some overlap because of that, of course.