Canadian Heritage committee  I'd like to add to that. It would be a devastating loss, but I'd also like to add that not all of our clubs.... While the vast majority of our clubs are local not-for-profits, not all of them are municipal facilities. They are local member clubs, but it would be devastating.

Canadian Heritage committee  We have not been able to hold any events as of yet, but we have provided support and particularly medical advice and return-to-competition advice for those athletes who wish to play in their local and home territories, through our national team programs. At this point, however,

Canadian Heritage committee  We're very grateful for the assistance we've received so far. We were able to access some of the money from the emergency funds that were provided. Doing so actually helps us survive as an NSO, as an organization. We were able to access some of the emergency wage subsidy funding

Canadian Heritage committee  It depends at what level. By the way, I'm very familiar with your career. I've worked in major games previously, so it's always a thrill to talk to somebody who has competed at that level. At Curling Canada, we've had to reorient our high-performance training. It has been set

Canadian Heritage committee  I'm not sure I can answer that one properly, because we take advice from medical officers of health, and I think the situation is quite different. We know right now that for many sports, in order to deliver just a tiny bit of sport in a safe manner, we have to spend an awful lo

Canadian Heritage committee  Would you like me to go first?

Canadian Heritage committee  I'm happy to do so. Right now I can't speak to deficit numbers. In all of the sports I'm sure we could come together. I think what we're looking for is just separated-out funds that would give us an ability to apply for them with a good business case in order to demonstrate th

Canadian Heritage committee  We do work in partnership with our curling clubs on an ongoing basis. We provide them with capital assistance, with programming, with a lot of policy work and a lot of advocacy work. Each one of those curling clubs right now is fighting for its life. We sit at the top of the sys

Canadian Heritage committee  That is our plan, and I can't wait. I will see you, Mr. Waugh, in the Patch if we happen to have that.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you very much. I think you've grasped the situation very well, Mr. Waugh. Fanless hubs are an obligation that we have right now. This is really in order to fulfill contracts that we have with commercial partners. But the fact of the matter is that, for any of us who are d

Canadian Heritage committee  Matt Dunstone is one of our greatest.

Canadian Heritage committee  I think right now the reality for the athletes is that due to all the interprovincial things, without hubs and without safe places to play, they are out seeking competition and ways of keeping themselves competitive for when the world turns better. The thing, Mr. Waugh, that I'm

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you very much to the committee members for allowing me to speak today. I do apologize for the lack of beard. My name is Katherine Henderson. I'm the CEO of Curling Canada and I'm here in my capacity as the spokeswoman for Diversified and Event-Fun

Canadian Heritage committee  Okay.

Canadian Heritage committee  I apologize. We've already furloughed staff and depleted our reserves, and we need financial help just to emerge from the pandemic. We do know that we are not as important as front-line health care workers. We do not operate in life-and-death situations, but we do know the impo