Quebec Soccer Federation

Quebec Soccer Federation: Conservative ministers weighed in on a provincial sports-association decision that has attracted coverage from some major international media. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. The federation has stood pat on its decision, and dismissed criticism that the move was racist and intolerant. It said the policy was based on concern for player safety. A decision to ban turban-wearing Sikh kids from Quebec soccer fields was loudly condemned Tuesday by the federal government. They criticized the Quebec Soccer Federation's decision to uphold its ban and demanded that the association let turban-wearing kids play. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.