Hon Chairperson, to save time let me say, "All protocol observed" because if I were to acknowledge everyone, it would eat into my time. [Laughter.]
I'm not going to deal with my speech in the fashion in which I thought I would, because of some of the utterances that were made here.
I want to begin by quoting the words of our icon, Baba Mandela. He said, and I quote:
Sport has the power to change the world. ... It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair. It is more powerful than government in breaking down racial barriers. It laughs in the face of all types of discrimination.
I would have ended my speech with this quote, but I just thought that my time might catch up with me.
I want to respond to a few things before I get into my speech. Hon chair of the committee, I think we will have to change the procedure of how we run the committee. We must have the committee meeting first and eat later. I have picked up the fact that when we eat first, these hon members get drowsy and they don't hear what is happening in the committee. [Laughter.]