You're very correct, sir. There are considerable differences between different levels.
Specifically, talking about gymnastics, which is what we reviewed, there's the club level, then the provincial and territorial level, and then the national level. The different levels don't particularly get along with each other. The provincial levels challenge the national organization frequently. There's not a good rapport there. The provincial levels also have difficulties with the grassroots clubs that are the foundation, really, of gymnastics.
That problem is common across most sports in Canada. The national federations have only a limited jurisdiction and have to get the co-operation of the provincial or territorial organizations, and those organizations need to get the grassroots group to co-operate as well.
Unfortunately, in gymnastics, that system does not work in a well-integrated fashion. There is a considerable friction between the different levels of the sport.