Suspended head of Canada’s women’s soccer team, Bev Priestman, could be summoned to Parliament next month to explain the drone cheating scandal.
As reported first by TSN, NDP Niki Ashton put forward a motion to the House of Commons earlier this week asking for Priestman to appear before the committee.
Ashton reportedly also wants Toronto FC manager and former Team Canada head coach, John Herdman, to be summoned.
The Canadian Olympic Committee removed Priestman from the Paris games following a suspension from Canada Soccer.
Two other staffers were also sent home in connection with the drone incident ahead of a match against New Zealand.
READ MORE: Canada women’s soccer coach suspended, pulled from Olympics
FIFA’s Appeals Committee released a report at the end of last month revealing Bev Priestman and current Toronto FC manager John Herdman were at the heart of the spying scandal.
The FIFA document shows that Canada Soccer suspects’ spying practice began with Herdman, who served as head coach of the women’s national team before Priestman took over.
The documents also show an email exchange between Priestman and a performance analyst, who objected to the practice.
During the correspondence, Priestman responded by explaining the practice of drone spying as being “widespread” and pointed to the men’s national team, alleging they do it as well.
READ MORE: FIFA documents reveal Canada’s soccer team coach’s level of complicity in spying scandal
