$1 Billion Investment: Mark Carney Aims to Foster Canadian Champions

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$1 Billion Investment: Mark Carney Aims to Foster Canadian Champions
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As the years go by, it seems more and more that Canada is being caught up by other countries in the race to be the best hockey nation. It's not the young people's fault—they have the opportunity to play dozens and dozens of different sports.

However, where Canada was falling short was in providing the necessary support for young people to play their sport regularly at a reasonable cost.

So here's some good news from the Canadian government: Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced a $1 billion investment in sports.

This investment will help make sports more accessible to many young athletes, in addition to helping build infrastructure that will facilitate access to sports for many people.

In his statement, Carney explained that this decision came after the World Cup with the goal of finding “the next Alphonso Davies or the next Christine Sinclair.” Soccer will benefit, but we're betting hockey will too.

Soccer is generally an inexpensive sport. Of course, as young players reach a higher level, costs rise to cover coaches, tournaments, and field rentals, for example, but hockey is also incredibly expensive.

There are few details in the press release, but what could be interesting is using this funding to help young athletes afford equipment and compete at higher levels in their sport.

Playing elite-level hockey can cost tens of thousands of dollars. It's understandable that some parents don't want to pay that much, and no one blames them. But some of these young athletes who can't afford to play at the highest levels are sometimes much better than others who do have the money.

There's a reason Canada isn't producing as many good hockey goaltenders as it used to. Outfitting a goaltender from head to toe costs much more than outfitting a skater.

Mark Carney's idea is excellent, and we have to tip our hats to him, but the work is far from over. We'll need to be smart about how we distribute this money.


In a Nutshell

– The Canadiens are everywhere.

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– Oh my.

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