Tribunal Won’t Put Women’s Pursuit Track Cycling Team in World Championship
The tribunal said it could still hear the sex discrimination claim after refusing an urgent order to force Cycling Canada to enter a women’s team.
- The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal declined Friday to order Cycling Canada to enter a women's pursuit team in October's world championships in Shanghai, ruling there was insufficient time for an expedited decision before the entry deadline.
- Five athletes—Fiona Majendie, Skyler Goudswaard, Jenna Nestman, Lily Plante, and Justine Thomas—alleged sex discrimination after the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada denied their appeal on Aug. 10.
- Cycling Canada intends to enter a men's team in Shanghai as an Olympic qualifier but shifted the women's program to a development model, despite the women's pursuit team historically securing bronze medals in 2012 and four years later in 2016.
- Although the tribunal denied the interim order, it kept the discrimination question alive, agreeing to expedite a case management conference call to determine if a hearing should be held under the Human Rights Code.
- Counsel Emir Crowne stated the tribunal's decision "has moved quickly enough to keep the 2027 Olympic pathway open," while Cycling Canada CEO Mathieu Boucher emphasized long-term development targeting potential qualification for 2028 or 2032.
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Tribunal won't put women's pursuit track cycling team in world championship
The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal won't order Cycling Canada to enter a women's pursuit team in October's world track championship, but left the door open for a hearing to determine whether there's been discrimination.
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Tribunal won’t put women’s pursuit track cycling team in world championship
The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal won't order Cycling Canada to enter a women's pursuit team in October's world track championship, but left the door open for a hearing to determine
Tribunal won’t put women’s pursuit track cycling team in world championship – 105.9 The Region
The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal won’t order Cycling Canada to enter a women’s pursuit team in October’s world track championship, but left the door open for a hearing to determine whether there’s been discrimination. Cycling Canada intends to enter a men’s pursuit team in the world championship in Shanghai, which is the first qualifier for countries for the 2028 Olympic Games, but not a women’s team. Five women took their case for world champi…
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