The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) was forced to apologize on behalf of the women’s soccer team after non-accredited” representatives spied on the New Zealand team training via drone. The Canadian women’s soccer team, defending Olympic gold medalist after winning Tokyo 2021, is scheduled to play New Zealand Thursday morning at 9 a.m. MT. Team Canada’s reconnaissance on two separate occasions led to the committee’s dismissal of assistant coach Jasmine Mander and Canada Soccer analyst Joseph Lombardi, a COC statement released early Wednesday morning confirms. They were taken off Team Canada staff and sent home from the Paris 2024 Olympics. Further, head coach Bev Priestman will not be coaching this week’s opening game. “A non-accredited member of the Canadian soccer support team” was caught recording the Kiwis’ practice with a drone ahead of their upcoming match,” states the COC release. Priestman in a statement, per the Daily Mail, apologized for the gross misconduct. “On behalf of our entire team, I first and foremost want to apologize to the players and staff at New Zealand Football and to the players on Team Canada,” she said.“This does not represent the values that our team stands for. I am ultimately responsible for conduct in our program.”French police detained an unauthorized Canada Soccer support staff member in Saint-Etienne, France, after the New Zealand team reported to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) a Canadian representative used a drone to spy on their practice. The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) then demanded a formal review of the situation from the IOC’s integrity unit. The COC said it’s working with IOC officials, Canada Soccer and Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and promised to give more details later on Wednesday. The NZOC in a subsequent statement said they were “deeply shocked and disappointed by this incident,” and reiterated they demand answers.“The NZOC has formally lodged the incident with the IOC integrity unit and has asked Canada for a full review,” the statement read.“The NZOC and New Zealand Football are committed to upholding the integrity and fairness of the Olympic Games.”French authorities, meanwhile, have called for a ban on drone usage for the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in addition to other heightened security measures. French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal on Wednesday acknowledged already at least six drones a day are being intercepted by authorities, per La Monde. Most of them are flown by tourists. Attal said there will be a strict 150-km no-fly zone around Paris for the duration of the games, and 18,000 military members will be deployed to secure the 16-day event..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) was forced to apologize on behalf of the women’s soccer team after non-accredited” representatives spied on the New Zealand team training via drone. The Canadian women’s soccer team, defending Olympic gold medalist after winning Tokyo 2021, is scheduled to play New Zealand Thursday morning at 9 a.m. MT. Team Canada’s reconnaissance on two separate occasions led to the committee’s dismissal of assistant coach Jasmine Mander and Canada Soccer analyst Joseph Lombardi, a COC statement released early Wednesday morning confirms. They were taken off Team Canada staff and sent home from the Paris 2024 Olympics. Further, head coach Bev Priestman will not be coaching this week’s opening game. “A non-accredited member of the Canadian soccer support team” was caught recording the Kiwis’ practice with a drone ahead of their upcoming match,” states the COC release. Priestman in a statement, per the Daily Mail, apologized for the gross misconduct. “On behalf of our entire team, I first and foremost want to apologize to the players and staff at New Zealand Football and to the players on Team Canada,” she said.“This does not represent the values that our team stands for. I am ultimately responsible for conduct in our program.”French police detained an unauthorized Canada Soccer support staff member in Saint-Etienne, France, after the New Zealand team reported to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) a Canadian representative used a drone to spy on their practice. The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) then demanded a formal review of the situation from the IOC’s integrity unit. The COC said it’s working with IOC officials, Canada Soccer and Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and promised to give more details later on Wednesday. The NZOC in a subsequent statement said they were “deeply shocked and disappointed by this incident,” and reiterated they demand answers.“The NZOC has formally lodged the incident with the IOC integrity unit and has asked Canada for a full review,” the statement read.“The NZOC and New Zealand Football are committed to upholding the integrity and fairness of the Olympic Games.”French authorities, meanwhile, have called for a ban on drone usage for the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in addition to other heightened security measures. French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal on Wednesday acknowledged already at least six drones a day are being intercepted by authorities, per La Monde. Most of them are flown by tourists. Attal said there will be a strict 150-km no-fly zone around Paris for the duration of the games, and 18,000 military members will be deployed to secure the 16-day event..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
