Canadian Heritage committee  Here's a brief example of this. I was watching television the other day, CBC, of course, and there was a commercial for some Olympic sport-related thing. It showed the kids; it showed the Olympic athletes. It showed the kids; it showed the Olympic athletes. Fantastic, very motiva

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you for the question. As Elio talked about on multiple sectors, yes, the school system is very important. I have a member of my club who is a phys. ed. specialist. I was talking to her just the other day about this topic. She is now teaching grade 5. Last year she taught k

Canadian Heritage committee  I think it's a mentality thing. There are many places here in Ottawa where adults could swim or run, but if they don't feel welcome, if the attitude is too competitive, they will not feel at home. It comes down to this huge overall change in mentality. It's like that girl who did

Canadian Heritage committee  If I may, imagery is the thing I would particularly like to highlight. My triathlon club started 12 years ago and if you pick any 400 people off the street, that is my triathlon club. They're not all iron men, lean, athletic people. Everybody is part of it. The number one factor

Canadian Heritage committee  Swimming is a really good example of this from the perspective of aging. If children are going to swim in a club, they are expected to swim three to six hours a week. Then, hypothetically, they drop out of swimming, and then they show up.... In my swimming program, I coach five h

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, Madam Chair, for the opportunity to talk to you today about a subject very close to my heart. My professional life has been spent coaching swimmers, bikers, runners, and triathletes, but my passion is getting people on their feet, not getting feet on podiums. In each