Thank you for your testimony.
Well, Canadians in my riding are telling me that at this point they'd like to put the politicians in the penalty box and let Team Canada put the puck in the net.
The constituents of my riding support Team Canada, we want our team to win, and bring home victory for all Canadians, English and French speakers alike. I believe that as a team, you are entitled to focus entirely on victory. The reason why we agreed to invite you to appear before this committee is to give you the opportunity to explain your point of view, and not to try and appoint members to your team. That is not our role.
And I'll say it again: it's not our role. It's not the role of politicians or government to pick the team captain. It's not our job. We trust the hockey experts to do that.
I do, however, wish to ask you a question regarding process. If I understand correctly, Sport Canada is not involved in the process of naming a team's captain.
Is this correct, Mr. Paquette?