Since 1967, the Canada Games have served as a stepping stone for our nation's next generation of national, international, and Olympic champions.

When Canada Games boxer Jerome Leroyer finishes a bout his mom greets him ringside and shines a flashlight in his eyes.

Piers McDonald remembers being intrigued from afar as a youth during the early days of the Canada Games Movement, when the first editions of the Games were staged in Quebec City in 1967 and in Halifax in 1969. That initial curiosity would eventually blossom into a deep personal and professional connection that remains to this day.