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Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee Kathy, you started to say something when I moved off to Carter. Did you want to make a point?
November 28th, 2018Committee meeting
Darren Fisher
Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Thank you so much to all of you, parents and athletes, for being here. You all identify as athletes. That's how you saw yourselves when you played the game. That was your identity. You were also students. You were also peoples' friends, but you'
November 28th, 2018Committee meeting
Darren Fisher
Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee Carly, you said you passed all the tests.
November 21st, 2018Committee meeting
Darren Fisher
Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee They gave you the initial tests, and you passed them all. You both were able to answer routine questions that might have been seen, at the time, only a few years ago, as being the protocol when it is thought that someone might have a concussion, questions such as “Do you know the
November 21st, 2018Committee meeting
Darren Fisher
Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee You also said you had exercises to do each day. I'm curious as to what kind of exercises you had to do every day. What things worked? Obviously you weren't able to do physical things, so this wasn't physical exercise.
November 21st, 2018Committee meeting
Darren Fisher
Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee Thank you, Mr. Chair. This is incredible. Thank you so much for being here. I think it was Mr. Dryden who said at one point that it's important to hear from pro sports on this, but it's so absolutely important to hear from you. I made a comment this morning in a CBC interview a
November 21st, 2018Committee meeting
Darren Fisher
Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee Thank you to Mrs. Fortier for sharing her time with me. You brought up rugby and the fact that rugby players don't wear helmets. Mr. Kitchen and I had this conversation about a week ago. We talked about what appears to be a level of respect for the players in the game because th
November 21st, 2018Committee meeting
Darren Fisher
Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee Do I still have time?
November 21st, 2018Committee meeting
Darren Fisher
Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee We often talk about the stigma around mental health, but there seems to be a bit of stigma around concussions as well. You already said, and we know full well, that players will play injured. Players will play when they suspect they have a concussion, and players will very likely
November 21st, 2018Committee meeting
Darren Fisher
Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Mr. Dryden—Ken—thank you so much. Those were incredible opening remarks. I'll ask a bit about your hockey history. Of course, in Nova Scotia, we're still talking about Windsor, Nova Scotia versus Dartmouth, so we don't really get into the whole
November 21st, 2018Committee meeting
Darren Fisher
Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee As long as it stays in Nova Scotia....
November 21st, 2018Committee meeting
Darren Fisher
Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee The thicker the pads, the higher the boards, the rougher hockey gets and the more injuries players get. Players seem to feel almost a sense of false security with their gear and take more liberties with their own safety. It's not just hockey. We've talked about this before. Many
November 21st, 2018Committee meeting
Darren Fisher