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Canadian Heritage committee In general, we're an advocate for sport that's fair, safe, and open for all, and that's the underpinning. We ask our organizations, as part of their funding agreements, to ensure that they have policies in place that makes sure that sport is fair and equitable for all populations
October 27th, 2016Committee meeting
Alan Zimmerman
Canadian Heritage committee The issue of increasing participation of women and girls—girls particularly—in sport is very complicated, as you know. In terms of the straight numbers, we have information on the number of participants at the national sport level, for example. Of the 5.3 million members of natio
October 27th, 2016Committee meeting
Alan Zimmerman
Canadian Heritage committee In terms of our view, what do officials do? We create a working group on aboriginal sport, and we've been working to try to address the recommendations, particularly the five that pertain to sport and recreation. I think we're in the process of developing a framework that looks
October 27th, 2016Committee meeting
Alan Zimmerman
Canadian Heritage committee With regard to the infrastructure fund, in terms of Sport Canada's involvement in infrastructure, as you probably know, we're not the experts in that. Any infrastructure funding that has gone to sport and recreation facilities has been through the appropriate departments, such as
October 27th, 2016Committee meeting
Alan Zimmerman
Canadian Heritage committee They'll be in Toronto in 2017. That's part of the framework, yes.
October 27th, 2016Committee meeting
Alan Zimmerman