translate English to French: The consultation process was particularly important as Canada emerged from a period of fiscal restraint which had seen the federal contribution to sport decreased and increasingly narrowed to high-performance athletic competition, and contributions by other orders of government also reduced.
À l’époque, le processus de consultation était particulièrement important puisque le Canada émergeait à peine d’une période de compressions budgétaires qui a obligé le gouvernement fédéral à réduire sa contribution au sport et à la consacrer davantage au sport de haut niveau.