Mr. Speaker, I am hoping my colleague, who would have made a good minister of sport and physical activity, can tell us about the current Minister of Sport and Physical Activity, who has been a key player for the past 30 years.
What impact has she had on safeguarding the Canadian Olympic movement from foreign interests in Canada? As an insider and the mastermind behind the sport system, the Minister of Sport and Physical Activity has protected it. Those directly involved abused their positions and used her public office to maintain the current system, at the expense of athletes' safety.
Does my colleague think it is odd that the Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner was transferred from one agency to another without a tender? What was this intended to cover up? Certain friends' incompetence? We do not know. However, by being wilfully blind, the current Minister of Sport and Physical Activity eliminated duty of care and the UN principle of human rights from her governmental responsibility. She did so in order to protect friends and serve the foreign interests of the International Olympic Committee, or IOC, in managing Canada. This puts athletes at risk. She helped maintain the status quo.
Does my colleague think that she will be rewarded by sport leaders when she leaves the Liberal cabinet and Canadian politics? Does he think that she will transition to an international career in sports, perhaps at the IOC or in the Paralympic movement? We know that steps have already been taken.