That's an excellent question.
My short answer is that we really engage communities and get them to provide input on what their needs are and that we not make assumptions.
As an example, when we approached the community in Whitehorse, we asked for their input in the design, the location and the size of the play space we wanted to offer. They had alternatives. They could have considered multisport courts. They could have considered skate parks and so on.
Really, we've advocated that everything we do from a sport, physical activity and recreational lens has to be from the ground up. It has to involve the children and youth. My plea to this committee is to ensure that we hear their voices before we implement any policy, before we create any change and before we mandate any kind of systemic changes to the way in which we try to address all of these important topics.
We need to listen to their voices. They are smarter, they are more articulate, and they are more knowledgeable about their needs than we give them credit for. We have been very successful at listening to those voices to create significant and tangible positive change for those children.