QUESTION PERIOD — Canadian Heritage
Funding for Sports
April 23, 2026
My question is for the Government Representative in the Senate.
A few days ago, the U.K. Parliament released a major report entitled Game On: Community and school sport. As a like-minded country across the pond, sport in the U.K. is seen as an investment. The report has extensive recommendations, including that the U.K. double public spending on sport and recreation to £7.8 billion, up from £3.8 billion. The evidence shows that the returns outweigh the costs, and like the recently released report of the Future of Sport in Canada Commission here in Canada, the U.K. insists that sport must be treated as a system, not silos and with fragmentation.
We’ve spoken to this often, but today I ask: given these two important reports, is our government prepared to join the U.K.’s lead, to double down and act with ambition and urgency in the realm of sport?
I cannot comment for the government on this important question, but I will certainly raise it with the minister and provide you with the intention of the government as soon as I have a more specific answer to give you.
