Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, witnesses, for appearing.
I want to continue with what Mr. Bean was talking about. At first glance this legislation looks like protection for large corporations, and it is that, and also for the Olympic organization in Vancouver. It certainly is that too, but often we really miss the impact it has on athletes.
Mr. Bean, and maybe somebody else who's involved in that as well, would you care to expand on how the sponsorship program has changed the climate and the success of the program? There is first of all the Olympic success, because of course most of us here remember Canada's participation in, say, 1967, and we all want to see some medals; we want to see some successes there. Since we've taken on this type of sponsorship program, how has the success been in terms of medals? We'll just get really blunt about it.
I think you started to touch on the other thing I'm curious about: what about the athletes after they're finished? Has this program been successful for athletes in the workforce after you're finished? Could you expand a bit on that?