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The Canadian Soccer Players Association did not hold back as four members of the women’s national team spoke to a parliamentary committee on Thursday afternoon in Ottawa about how they feel they have been mistreated by Canada Soccer.
The testimony from Christine Sinclair, Janine Beckie, Sophie Schmidt and Quinn was just under two hours and it began with Sinclair recalling just how the players’ concerns have been addressed by Canada Soccer and most notably former president, Nick Bontis, who recently resigned amid backlash.
“On a personal note, I’ve never been more insulted than I was by Canada Soccer’s own president, Nick Bontis, last year, as we met with him to discuss our concerns,” Sinclair said.
“The president of Canada Soccer listened to what I had to say and then later in the meeting referred back to it as, ‘What was it Christine was bitching about?’”
At the heart of the labor dispute is much more than equal pay and budget cuts.
“Canada Soccer treats the women’s…
