In a more general sense, this touches on the issue of Canada's hosting policy for large events. The members will know that Toronto has just been awarded the Pan-American Games, which is a real feather in our cap. My colleague in the Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance is fond of saying that this is an industry that's growing; it's almost counter-cyclical to the rest of the tourism industry, the holding of major sporting events, and then the associated economic activity that comes from visitors, athletes, and their families spending money.
So I would strongly encourage the government to look at building on the Olympics and moving out towards the Pan-Am Games make sure that in our hosting policy they--the federal government--work through Canadian Sport Tourism and Sport Canada, and with different communities and provinces, to make sure that more of these kinds of games and events are held in Canada, because they are very beneficial to the local economic development.