Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 24th report of the Standing Committee on Health, entitled “Tackling the Problem Head-on: Sports-Related Concussions in Canada”.
Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requests that the government table a comprehensive response to this report.
The subcommittee held 13 meetings, received 20 briefs and heard from 42 witnesses over the course of the study. The subcommittee heard from some very high-profile witnesses, including Mr. Gary Bettman, the commissioner of the National Hockey League, and NHL hall of famers Eric Lindros and the Hon. Ken Dryden.
The subcommittee made 13 recommendations, which the standing committee has now approved.
I would like to thank the members of the subcommittee for its hard work over the past few months to make this historic report possible.