Mr. Speaker, I will not thank the hon. member for his question because he is very wrong in some of the comments that he has made.
The government has made substantial commitments to sport in Canada. In particular, he referred to summer sports. In fact, every year we give $45 million to summer sports and over 1,200 athletes receive direct funding from Sport Canada to help them achieve their goals in order to win at the Olympics or compete internationally. The hon. member is quite wrong.
With respect to own the podium, we recommitted our support for it. Own the podium wanted us to advance to it the money it needs. We are very much in favour of supporting the Olympics, international athletes, and all athletes across the country for that matter.