Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question and congratulate him on his election.
The answer is a simple one. Investment in sport in Canada is absolutely necessary.
The results of the last Olympic games were evidence enough that our athletes are certainly in need of greater support. We spoke of that during the election campaign and we included that in our platform. I would suggest as well that another area, not to equate the two, is the Canadian military. I want to take a brief moment just to express concern over--