ean-Yves Duclos, minister of public service and procurement (far right) was in Quebec City on July 4 to announce funding to support Canadian athletes. From left are Sylvain Croteau, general manager of Sport’Aide; Denis Servais, president of the 2027 Canada Winter Games host committee; long track speedskaters Antoine Gélinas-Beaulieu, Raphaël Côté, Chloé Jelonek and Frédérique Béland; and Duclos. (Photo by Luc Lang)