Canadian Heritage committee  Again, thanks for the question. This is an area that's not my expertise. What I can tell you, though, is that I read an excellent article on the weekend—I believe it was in the Toronto Star—about the advancement of the thinking around NDAs. They used Hockey Canada as an example.

Canadian Heritage committee  Okay.

Canadian Heritage committee  To my knowledge, Mr. Julian, no one has been released.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, Madam Chair, for the question. The current board of directors will not choose the CEO. That will be at the discretion of the new board. The new board will be in place after election on December 17.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thanks for the question. Again, it's not my area of expertise, but I did talk to our safe sport vice-president to ensure I could answer this question to the best of my ability. If it's at the national team level—

Canadian Heritage committee  —they would work—I'll be quick—directly with OSIC. If it's at a non-national team level, we've instituted the third party mechanism, and all the member branches in Hockey Canada have special buttons on their websites to direct people to get that support should they need it.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thanks for the question. I actually report to Mr. Smith, and that would be a question for the board.

Canadian Heritage committee  On July 12, we had meetings with the board. We invited experts on governance to come in to help our board understand what a proper and appropriate governance review could look like. The questions were built by experts and approved by the board. Then the process was moved forward.

Canadian Heritage committee  I can't speak to why that is, but I can tell you that I'm glad that he did. I think it's outstanding. Again, it sheds a light on what you and your colleagues have talked about, which is that in the interest of transparency and much better communication, we have a great opportunity there to be much better.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you, Mr. Julian, for your question. Before I start, there are two things, I think, that speak directly to your comments, Mr. Julian, and certainly from previous testimony as well that you've had in the hearings. My two main concerns coming in today are, first, that I do the best on behalf of our organization to provide the answers that everyone deserves.

Canadian Heritage committee  Again, thank you for the question, and I understand the nature of the question. I know that you, Mr. Nater and certainly Mr. Housefather in the last hearings all spoke to Navigator and the disappointment...what you've read in the minutes. What I want to share with you is that the answer to that is no.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you to the committee for inviting me to take part in this important study today. I want to start by recognizing the serious calls for change that have come from the members of this committee, from the government, from our members, our sponsors and most importantly, all Canadians.