Mr. Speaker, the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage is about to begin a study on Canadian women and girls in sport.
Helping girls get involved in sports is important to my community and to me personally.
In my riding, we have community organizers like Karen Decker, who started a girl's division to the Withrow Park Ball Hockey League. Her efforts have increased participation of girls in the league from 5% to 30% in just five years. Because of her encouragement, I have been proud to coach three teams to championship wins.
Another elite level sports leader in my riding is Paralympian rower, Victoria Nolan, who won bronze in Rio just this year.
I look forward to getting started on our work in committee to learn more and to encourage women and girls to get involved in sports.