Canadian Heritage committee  It's a very interesting thing that you sign up for when you decide to pursue an Olympic or Paralympic experience. One way I've described it to people is to imagine saving for your entire life to buy a house and you go to the real estate agency and give him all your money and you

Canadian Heritage committee  It is. It's a lot of sacrifice.

Canadian Heritage committee  I can go first. It doesn't make a difference so much at the games, but it's the whole relationship piece in the process leading up to the games, and it also depends on the individual as well. In general, from my personal experiences, in terms of communication, it's easier to com

Canadian Heritage committee  Currently, I'm pursuing a career in coaching. It starts from the top down. From what I've heard, people are more likely to hire people similar to themselves. The people at the top right now are generally males. There are fewer coaching jobs for women in Canada. Another problem is

Canadian Heritage committee  I agree with Tracey that we're moving forward, including with the partnership between Canada Basketball and Wheelchair Basketball Canada. Even in the school system, we need to incorporate wheelchair sport as part of the curriculum. In Saskatchewan, we have the Saskatchewan Wheelc

Canadian Heritage committee  Actually, my last name Gavel.

Canadian Heritage committee  It's all right. I'm Erica Gavel. I also play wheelchair basketball with Tracey. Rio was my first Paralympic Games. It was just so amazing. Kind of like yesterday, it was a unique experience that you can't replicate with anything else, and it was like what she alluded to a few