Former Canada Soccer president Nick Bontis apologized in front of Canada’s Heritage Committee on Thursday for remarks he made about Canadian national women’s star Christine Sinclair during CBA negotiations.
During Sinclair’s previous appearance in front of Canada’s Heritage Committee, Sinclair said she was “tasked with outlining our compensation ask on behalf of the women’s national team” during CBA negotiations, adding that “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 b—-ing about?’
“To me, this spoke volumes about the lack of respect Canada Soccer has for its women’s national team,” Sinclair said.
Bontis addressed Sinclair’s statement as part of the third round of questioning from Canada’s Heritage Committee, made up of different members of Parliament.
“While I do not recall using the language (Sinclair) referenced, I don’t dispute it and my exact choice of words is not the point. What matters is that she felt that I treated her concerns disrespectfully. I feel terrible about making her feel this way and I’ve since communicated with Christine and her agent to apologize, personally, it was a mistake. I take responsibility for it and I regret…
