Canadian Heritage committee  Boxing Canada is currently updating its strategic plan under the guidance of our board of directors. Along with that updated strategic plan, I, as the lead staff person, will be demanding significantly greater attention from the board to direct key performance indicators. I believe that, like a lot of sport organizations, the board of directors is made up of people who love sport, just like everyone who is here today, but loving sport is different from making sure that we have strong accountability for the heroes we have within our own organizations.

Canadian Heritage committee  Finding opportunities for athletes, especially in combat sports, to go into the world to compete against other world-class athletes is very difficult. Boxing is particularly challenged, given some of the international upheaval that has already been referenced. We are hopeful that there are changes afoot that will clarify some of that pathway, to provide boxing athletes and other combat athletes with multiple levels of international competition, so that, if they are not on our A team, they can be on a B team, which is still able to go out into the world and rack up international points.

Canadian Heritage committee  My understanding is that reporting is due annually.

Canadian Heritage committee  That is my understanding at this point, yes.

Canadian Heritage committee  That's correct.

Canadian Heritage committee  That's correct.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes. Boxing Canada is subject to accountability through Sport Canada.

Canadian Heritage committee  Through evaluation through the sport accountability funding framework.

Canadian Heritage committee  I cannot. I have not personally been through that process yet.

Canadian Heritage committee  All combat sports have, essentially, a hierarchy for selection, which is quite brutal at times.

Canadian Heritage committee  Boxing Canada is committed to simplifying and objectifying selection policies and procedures to the best of our ability. One of the advantages of direct combat sports that are not essentially point-based is that you have a clear winner and a clear loser.

Canadian Heritage committee  No, it is not, but the referee and judging system we have in Canada, in my estimation, is world-leading in trying to make sure they have as much accountability as the rule book will allow them to have.

Canadian Heritage committee  I do.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you.

Canadian Heritage committee  My understanding is that they have wrapped up their investigations and are currently putting the report together for us, so I would hope that it is shortly, sir.