Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, I did. I believe uniforms certainly fall with the National Olympic Committee. I think certainly on the pro sports it's also through the international federation, so I think a conversation with the Canadian Olympic Committee would be helpful.

Canadian Heritage committee  I would just say that actions and words are important. We have a lot of words and we need more action and accountability. Everyone says the right things, but when push comes to shove, are the budgets equal? Are the facilities being used by athletes of both genders at their key

Canadian Heritage committee  —and having some sanctions if people are not improving on those measures.

Canadian Heritage committee  I would have Sport Canada ask the questions to the NSOs and collect the stats. We should all be reporting on our board composition and our staffing composition. In fact, because I was appearing before you today, I actually looked at my organization and at those stats, but nobody

Canadian Heritage committee  Absolutely, and I spoke to that. I would also say that this should not be an either-or. This should not be a battle between recreation and high performance. We need both in this country. The high-performance athletes are unique role models for all of Canada. I'm a little uncomfor

Canadian Heritage committee  Some of the stats I cited show that it's low everywhere. It's around that 25% or less. I think it has to start at the top with the board. There are a lot of statistics out there that boards make better decisions when they have both genders at the table, so I would start at the bo

Canadian Heritage committee  I wanted to give an example that I think actually hits both points that have been raised. My youngest child joined a club. So at the community level...and I know my background is high performance, but actually I'm also chair of the Canadian Sport for Life Organization, so I cer

Canadian Heritage committee  I actually had one thing I wanted to speak to, but it would take more than 10 seconds.

Canadian Heritage committee  Good morning, everyone. Thank you for the opportunity to speak to the committee on the important topic of women in sport. My name is Wendy, and I'm very fortunate to have been involved in sport my entire life. Both my parents were professional athletes. My father played professio