Finance committee  Chair, could I have 10 seconds?

Finance committee  I just want to say that much like the government transitioning individuals from the CERB to the CRB, it's an acknowledgement of the longer-term nature of the pandemic. An investment that recognizes the pandemic's impact on service providers is required so that we can continue to

Finance committee  Thank you. Let me start by recognizing and thanking the federal government, MPs, and Canada's federal civil servants, for the critical and important work you are doing to support people living in Canada through this pandemic. Thank you. I'm proud to represent today, along with

Health committee  Others will talk about the schools, and I believe it's important to talk about the whole child and youth and the way they spend their time, but from the Boys and Girls Clubs perspective, they spend so much time out of school, whether that's for months in the summer, for PA days,

Health committee  To add to that, we're building off the multidisciplinary research of academics and practitioners around the country and the world. We monitor and evaluate each one of our programs. As Adam mentioned earlier, the Bounce Back League is being piloted in three locations across the c

Health committee  I appreciate your bringing up infrastructure, because we believe that the federal government can play an important role. There is variability across organizations like Boys and Girls Clubs and after-school programs in terms of the infrastructure that we utilize. Here in Ottawa t

Health committee  Not yet.

Health committee  I'll pass it to other colleagues quickly to speak on the school programs, but we do see a huge need for nutrition programs linking closely with physical activity. Our east Scarborough club doesn't start any programming until kids are fed. Otherwise you can't learn STEM. You can't

Health committee  Through our Kid Food Nation program, which is running across the country, we are teaching kids how to cook nutritious meals, how to source ingredients, how to prepare them and then how to share a meal with friends and family.

Health committee  We're a proponent of these programs being increased, and we're looking for more opportunities for vulnerable children and youth around the country to participate in this type of programming. We believe that the federal government, along with municipal governments and provincial g

Health committee  Just to build on that, it's our stance that the federal government can play an important role in caring for those children and youth who are most vulnerable. I spoke to that earlier. Many of the 200,000 kids that we serve annually come from low socio-economic backgrounds and/or a

Health committee  Thanks very much for that comment. It's an incredibly important one. I agree with the equity point, because we have multiple clubs around the country serving parents who have multiple jobs, are working odd shifts and can't get their kids to after-school programming. That's why m

Health committee  Madam Chair, honourable members and committee staff, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today and to contribute to this important study on physical activity levels in Canada’s youth. Community-based activities, positive relationships and life-changing programs: a