Health committee  We would call on you to invest and deliver on the common vision.

Health committee  Yes. Thanks for the question. We are very supportive of the tax on sugar and sugary consumables in general, so we think that's one approach. We also—

Health committee  I think if you were to look across our food system, everything that's inside of the outside aisles of our supermarkets is pretty much laden with sugar. Obviously, there needs to be an investigation into what the balance is within that. We're supportive of a sugar tax and looking at how we can leverage that to create healthier outcomes across Canada.

Health committee  Thank you. Yes, we wanted to reiterate that we did speak about the mix between structured and unstructured play being really important to the development of physical literacy. Over the last two generations, we've gone from children being able to be kind of free-range and go out and explore their environment and interactive activities that allowed them to develop movement skills, confidence and motivation on their own, to, as we said, bubble-wrapping them so they have a really short leash in terms of how they can explore their environment and learn and develop their skills.

Health committee  Okay. It's important to remember that people of all ages do not innately develop physical literacy. It must be nurtured, supported and encouraged. We need to look at how we support every person's unique journey. It's not about one single activity, but about finding what children love to do and nurturing their development to lead to a lifelong pursuit of an active, healthy lifestyle.

Health committee  In terms of how we structure those programs and opportunities, we all have a responsibility to look at how we develop physical literacy. Just as we do for learning to read, write and do math, we need to teach our children to be physically literate so they will value being physically active and be able to engage in a range of fitness and physical activity experiences throughout their lifespans, from sport and exercise to dance and gymnastics and martial arts, as well as in activities of daily living.

Health committee  I am Andrea Carey, Director of Operations and Special Projects with Sport for Life Society. We'd like to begin by acknowledging that we're on the traditional territory of the Coast Salish people and acknowledge the traditional territories across our country.

Health committee  There are strong policies in place to support this work. The World Health Organization's global action plan on physical activity looks to implement effective and coordinated international, national and subnational action to increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour.