Canadian Heritage committee  When it comes to corporate sponsorship, it's difficult out there, as we all know. We've tried to put a for sale sign on our helmets to try to find corporate sponsors. I think what you can do to help us would be anything the government could do to make it more interesting for a co

Canadian Heritage committee  It's the amount, but also we have to be able to use it for our development athletes. Most of the funding we receive is restricted to our national team, for our national coaches and that very top-level athlete. We need funds for the next level—for our junior, national, and devel

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, that's where we could use some assistance. As I said, we're very set for our Sochi plan and financed that way. It's the next level where we need help; the sustainability of our program. All the programs in place right now support us at the very top level, but it's the next

Canadian Heritage committee  Just so I understand, you're asking if there's something we can do at this point to help preparations for Sochi?

Canadian Heritage committee  I would say that at this point everything is in place. I think it's a little late, at least for any needs for our sport. We've been supported very well through the Sport Canada Own the Podium program. We pretty well ask for all our high-performance needs as we go into the events.

Canadian Heritage committee  Good morning, and thank you for the invitation to speak to you today. With Sochi Olympic preparation, our goal in CLA is to create an environment that allows the athletes to be completely confident that everything is in place so they can perform at their best. I'll go through