A new ruling has found that the University of New Brunswick discriminated on the basis of sex when it eliminated its varsity women’s hockey team.
The 105-page decision from the Labour and Employment Board, released Wednesday, orders the university to reinstate the program in time for the 2017-18 season.
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The complaint in the case, Sylvia Dooley, says she’s elated with the ruling, but knows it could be appealed.
She had been fighting to have the women’s team reinstated as a varsity squad since 2009, a year after the team was stripped of its funding and downgraded to a competitive sports club.
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Dooley, who played for the team, alleges that the decision to relegate the women’s team constitutes discrimination on the basis of their sex.
The university argued that shortening the list of varsity sports was based on how it spent its funds.
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