Before I get to that, I’d also like to thank Mr. Decker for his service. Many years from now, my grandkids will point to that picture and say, “There’s Papa, but who’s the other guy?” I’ll simply say, “He’s a guy who made a big difference in my life.” Thank you.
To the member from Brantford–Brant, thank you for what you do in sport and recreation in your community—it doesn’t just stay with youth; it’s all across the board, because that helps our health care down the road.
To answer the question directly: I went, “Really? We have to go to that extent now and put cameras on officials to make sure parents and fans on the perimeter of a field are not harassing officials?” Let’s be clear, Mr. Speaker, these officials aren’t always adults. They’re young people. They’ve decided to go get trained, participate—they don’t necessarily have to play in sport, but they participate when they’re officials. So it’s disgraceful, it’s unnecessary, and we have to stop it.