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Finance committee I'll go back to our strategy, the strategy that's looking at a $20 million initial investment, up to $100 million. It is a comprehensive approach, which will allow all the organizations, including ParticipACTION, to work together. Within this plan there is social marketing, which
November 5th, 2009Committee meeting
Andrea Grantham
Finance committee Yes. The focus of our physical activity is promoting the importance of all Canadians being physically active and inspired by Olympic athletes. If a child chooses a path toward Olympic athletics, fantastic. We want to ensure that every child, from active start through to older adu
November 5th, 2009Committee meeting
Andrea Grantham
Finance committee Absolutely. That's an excellent point, and it's part of the strategy to educate children and youth on skills, providing programs within communities that support knowledge, awareness, and practice. There is a lot of information on active transportation and on developing communit
November 5th, 2009Committee meeting
Andrea Grantham
Finance committee We have a national plan, a pan-Canadian strategy, that has laid out many areas where we could take a more comprehensive approach to addressing physical activity in Canada for all levels of the population. In terms of physical education in schools--a personal passion of mine--abs
November 5th, 2009Committee meeting
Andrea Grantham
Finance committee Thank you. It's great to be back on Parliament Hill. I had the privilege a couple of years ago to speak to many of you on the issue of childhood obesity. We played a role in the Dr. Kellie Leitch report, “Reaching for the Top”. This report provides important recommendations for
November 5th, 2009Committee meeting
Andrea Grantham