House of Commons’ heritage committee wants to question Canada Soccer leadership
The House of Commons’ heritage committee is inviting the leadership of Canada Soccer to testify in early March, putting the governing body under scrutiny over allegations of unequal treatment of the national women’s soccer team and allegations of sexual abuse within soccer programs.
The motion comes after Liberal MP Anthony Housefather said Monday that the parliamentary committee has already requested the minutes of Canada Soccer’s board and wanted to question the governing body in a future meeting. The players boycotted practice Saturday and said they would not take part in the tournament until their grievances were addressed. They reluctantly returned to training Sunday after Canada Soccer threatened them with legal action, saying the players were not in a legal position to strike.
Canada Soccer also came under fire at a recent meeting of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women for its handling of allegations against former U-20 women’s team coach Bob Birarda, who pleaded guilty last February to three counts of sexual assault and one count of sexual touching involving four players.
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