Members of the Canadian girls’s soccer staff take their battle for pay fairness to Parliament right this moment.
Captain Christine Sinclair, Janine Beckie, Sophie Schmidt and Quinn, who goes by one identify, are scheduled to look earlier than the Home of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage this afternoon. The 4 function the ladies’s staff participant representatives.
The Canadian girls, like their male counterparts, are embroiled in a bitter labour dispute with Canada Soccer, the game’s governing physique.
The Olympic champion girls need the identical assist and backing forward of this summer time’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand as the lads did earlier than their soccer showcase final 12 months in Qatar. Each groups need Canada Soccer to open their books and clarify why their packages are being minimize this 12 months.
The ladies, whose current labour deal expired on the finish of 2021, have struck an settlement in precept with Canada Soccer on compensation for 2022 however say different points have but to be resolved.
Canada Soccer officers are resulting from seem earlier than the parliamentary committee on March 20.