Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my friend and colleague from the New Democratic Party for her interest in safe sport. I know that this is not new for her. She was a volunteer at my first Olympics in 2004 in Athens. We have discussed that before. I sincerely appreciate her support for team Canada beyond just the women's soccer team.
Athlete mental health is of sincere and genuine importance to me personally. I was really grateful to have worked on the Canadian Olympic Committee's game plan program, which has brought forward really revolutionary mental health supports for athletes. I referenced them earlier in my speech. That is the third party I reached out to when I was struggling after I retired from the national team.
Our government has invested an incremental $2.8 million for athletes to access mental health, as well as a really revolutionary athlete and coach mental health resilience program so they have the mental health literacy tools and resources required.
I would like to hear the member opposite reflect on all of these incremental investments and what is available to athletes in 2024 that certainly were not in 2014.