Finance committee  It's certainly not within the scope of our mandate to be commenting on taxation policies on health issues. What we're saying is that physical activity and healthy lifestyles are absolutely important.

Finance committee  I would say that part of our suggested recommendations is a coordinated effort, not only with organizations in our sector but within federal government departments. Physical activity is often used to help address a number of federal department objectives, whether that's health, w

Finance committee  I will start, and then Marilyn might want to chime in here. Infrastructure is very important, but it's not enough. The old saying, “If you build it, they will come”, is just not true with respect to physical activity. The behaviour change process is much more complicated. Yes,

Finance committee  Thank you. People are often shocked to learn that only 18% of adults and 8% of children and youth get enough physical activity to be healthy. Unfortunately, we pay a hefty price tag for our sedentary population. The estimated health care costs of physical inactivity in Canada to

Canadian Heritage committee  I would say the federal government has an opportunity to make this a priority. I think we need to ensure that Canadians value being physically active and participating in sport. It starts there. We don't value being active, as a society. Until we do, I think interest in program

Canadian Heritage committee  May I add to that? The other thing that we encourage is collaboration between the various sectors. We need to have the education system working with the recreation system, working with the sports system. Although we're all part of the same family, we all have individual priorit

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you. ParticipACTION is a national charitable organization whose mission is to help Canadians sit less and move more, and to make physical activity a vital part of everyday life. It's from that perspective that I'll be presenting to you today. Although physical inactivity