‘The more we invest in health, the less we need to invest in health care,’ says ex-Olympian and MP Van Koeverden during Ski Day on the Hill, while first ministers meet in Ottawa

'That’s not to suggest that physical activity solves every single problem,' said former Olympian now MP Adam van Koeverden, while skiing on Parliament Hill on Feb. 7. 'There are still diseases, and people are still going to require health care.'

Independent Senator Marty Deacon, centre, with Liberal MP Adam van Koeverden, right, and Sue Holloway, left, who works in Deacon's office and is project co-ordinator for National Health and Fitness Day. The Hill Times photograph by Christopher Guly

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BY CHRISTOPHER GULY

February 13, 2023

Mention sports or fitness at an event, and Liberal Member of Parliament Adam van Koeverden is bound to show up.

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