Former Canadian women’s soccer team captain Andrea Neil urges Ottawa to investigate abuse in sports
A former captain of Canada’s women’s soccer team is calling for the federal government to launch a full judicial inquiry into abuse in sports across the country.
Athletes from more than a half dozen sports have called for change in recent months following widespread allegations of harassment, abuse and bullying. Late last month, more than 90 Canadian and global sports scholars joined the call for an independent inquiry in a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
In 2019, she made headlines yet again when she spoke out in support of a group of players who alleged they’d been bullied, abused and harassed by Bob Birarda, a former coach of Canada’s U-20 women’s team and the Vancouver Whitecaps women’s team. “Our national federation had completely failed at safeguarding, irresponsibly shifting his predatory behaviour on,” she said.
“Those brave enough to call on [Canada Soccer] to do better have not been protected,” she said. “Some have suffered retributions, others silenced and smothered by non-disclosure agreements and clauses in employment contracts.” “We need a program, because when you’re under that stress and being abused, it literally needs to be paint by numbers,” she said. “We need something we can just follow through with our very dumb athlete brains.”
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