Canadian Heritage committee  I believe that the question was about our hiring practices. Yes, we do full background checks as well as reference checks in our hiring practices today.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you for the question, Mr. Chair. Swimming Canada is constantly looking at our procedures with regard to international travel. We have several teams travelling this summer to Fukuoka, Japan, as well as to Israel later in the summer—a junior team. Our para team will be in Great Britain.

Canadian Heritage committee  Mr. Chair, I'm sorry, but I'm not sure that I understand the question.

Canadian Heritage committee  Mr. Chair, not that I'm explicitly aware of at this time.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Canadian Heritage committee  I am not aware that there has been a requirement for swimmers to sign a non-disclosure agreement. There have been examples out of a disciplinary process where all parties with legal representation have agreed to confidentiality, but I'm not aware that there's a broad-stroke NDA in place.

Canadian Heritage committee  I can certainly take that back and find out. Again, based upon the complaints that I'm aware of, there are no NDAs that have come from Swimming Canada. They have come as a result of a process, the disciplinary process where legal counsel have agreed to it from a complaint and a respondent perspective, but I'm happy to take that away.

Canadian Heritage committee  There are coaches who have received indefinite suspensions and, in order to return to the sport, they would have to reapply for membership. There are coaches in swimming's past who have had indefinite, permanent sanctions and have been severed from the sport, yes.

Canadian Heritage committee  It applies across the board, yes. It is across all levels.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you very much.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you for the question, Mr. Chair. That is built into our policies. Should there be something that is a criminal complaint, it is sent to the police right away.

Canadian Heritage committee  I believe you're asking how we inform Sport Canada. We would inform Sport Canada of any major risk, which would include a criminal complaint with regard to a coach suspension.

Canadian Heritage committee  I believe that was a question with regard to Mr. El-Awadi and his time at Water Polo Canada. I have no information with regard to Mr. El-Awadi's time at Water Polo Canada.

Canadian Heritage committee  To my knowledge, we are not collecting it in a gender-based way, no. Collecting complaints based on gender is not something we have looked at.

Canadian Heritage committee  I think we're quite evenly split in swimming. There might be a 60% to 40% split. I just don't have the numbers to be able to say accurately what our split is in gender terms with our athletes at this time.