Alberta minor hockey discrimination infractions among highest in Canada: report yyc yychockey
The national agency’s first Tracking Discrimination in Hockey report recorded 927 incidents countrywide in the 2021-22 season that were penalized by on-ice officials or other allegations of verbal abuse.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails.
“As a first step, the data presented will serve as an important benchmark in Hockey Canada’s ongoing action plan to address systemic issues and end toxic behaviour in the sport.”Slurs targeting sexual orientation or gender identity were most common at 61 per cent of penalized incidents, followed by ethnicity at 18 per cent and disability at 11 per cent.The approach aims to ensure
Hockey Canada noted that because the report was the first, there might be some inconsistencies in rule application and data collection across provinces.
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