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Health committee It's highlighted in Common Vision, under “Spaces and places”, as a key component, a key area of focus. What we don't have is an implementation strategy to work with our municipal leaders to make them aware of the opportunities to address these issues and then to work and facili
May 27th, 2019Committee meeting
Elio Antunes
Health committee Common Vision—and I think Mr. Peterson said this—is very vague, and it is meant to be vague. It's a national policy framework. However, we need now to put that policy into action, and I think that right now there's a bit of a gap in leadership between the federal and the provin
May 27th, 2019Committee meeting
Elio Antunes
Health committee I have some practical responses to that, but at the end of the day, physical activity needs to be valued by our society. Parents should see driving their kids to school as socially unacceptable. Right now it's expected. If you walk your kids to school, people ask why you aren't
May 27th, 2019Committee meeting
Elio Antunes
Health committee Good afternoon, Mr. Chair and honourable members of the committee. Thank you for the invitation to speak to you about the importance of supporting increased physical activity participation among Canadian children and youth. As I hear all the presenters, I am struck by the consis
May 27th, 2019Committee meeting
Elio Antunes