Thank you, Madam Chair.
Ms. Glover, thank you for your testimony and for appearing before our committee today.
Ms. Fraser, having heard the testimony you've just given, I empathize with you.
Ms. Jeanson, you said in your opening remarks that you wanted to be involved in the change. I wish that for you. That's the reason why you're here.
I'd like to go back to a letter that you sent to the International Cycling Union, in which you discussed the defects of the process for filing complaints. You said that, in society, sexual assault is a crime punishable by imprisonment, that suspensions must be consistent with the seriousness of the actions and that filing a formal complaint of abuse, such as physical assault or sexual abuse, should result in an immediate provisional suspension during the investigation. You also said that, if there’s time to measure sock length and dictate how riders may ride their bikes, there’s time to investigate an email saying that a coach is overly temperamental or giving unwanted and inappropriate attention to his athletes, and let him or her know that someone is watching and investigating.
Your remarks are quite consistent with those of many athletes who have previously spoken out on this subject and who think that the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada, the SDRCC, isn't a mechanism that appropriately and adequately protects athletes.
Are you surprised to learn that the organization that the government has established to handle complaints doesn't understand what you've requested? You alluded to it earlier in response to a question from my colleague and when you spoke out on the case of cyclists who had been victims of sexual assault committed by Patrick Van Gansen.