Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  Does anybody else want to weigh in on that?

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  Thank you everyone for your intriguing contribution to this subject. You know that we're exploring what an effective means would be for the government to look at the emerging issues, with diagnosis, treatment and prevention. You can go off on all these different paths for each of

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I agree, and your comments are really intriguing. That's part of what we're doing here. Some of it seems almost like a culture change and a little more of a philosophical approach to sport, like not glorifying certain things. Other aspects of the study ar

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  Yes.

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  Yes, exactly.

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  Thanks.

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  Thank you. I have time to hear more from both of you about baseline testing recommendations. The COC has recommendations but different organizations take a different approach. Are we ready to decisively recommend that we need baseline testing or is that also part and parcel of

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  Was Canada Soccer involved directly with developing the soccer component of the guidelines? Were you involved in developing the soccer component of the—

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  Okay, so is there a bit of a gap in understanding? Is this just a matter of interpretation, or is it a matter of not enough knowledge, and not just enough resources? Is the issue miscommunication, or is the issue—

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  Thank you very much, doctors. Dr. Gordon, can you tell us a little bit more about what evidence you've gathered and how responsive you've been able to be with rules so that you can reduce injury, for instance, the zero tolerance that rugby has done for the head hits, and the vol

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  Absolutely. You're talking about culture. What do you believe is the role of officiating in that culture? I heard you talk about rule changes. In other sports, we hear people say, “Let them play,” or, “That was an illegal hit. Why is that player not on the bench?” There are all k

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  If I may follow up, then, my time is more limited than that of the other members on the committee, so bear with me. Do you feel as if that response, though, is sufficient now, given that every year that goes by we have substantive evidence and substantive science that adds to t

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  Can we maybe have that list tabled for the committee, then?

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  It would be great if you could do that. Do you think you might join the NFL in its research?

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  Do you think there's a government role in orchestrating those kinds of joint ventures, or something, or being a part of that? Do you see potential there, or would you rather see the government involved in something separate and let the sporting community do their thing? I heard y