Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Mr. Di Buono, I'm very interested in how the government can fund initiatives that help children play sports. Back in the days of the Harper government, there was a non-refundable tax credit for amateur sport. Such a credit was proven to have no effect on sport. It was regressive, gave money to wealthy families who were already spending on sport and did nothing for the poor.
The Liberal approach was to significantly enhance the Canada Child Benefit to give money directly back to parents.
We at the Bloc Québécois believe that some of this should be done in the schools and that the provinces should be better funded. There is a national policy on this, in Quebec.
Do you think it is part of the federal government's tool box to transfer money to the provinces and Quebec so that they are able to fund sports initiatives?