Canada has only one college affiliated with NCAA. Simon Fraser University in Burnaby (British Columbia) is the exception. As such, the Athletics have to compete against American universities to find an equal level of competition, but thanks to the petty tyrants in Canada’s government, their football schedule for the upcoming season is going to be tricky.
Justin Trudeau and COVID mandates have caused SFU to cancel four of its home matches to Blaine, WA. Blaine is located only one hour from Burnaby. This was to make room for American players, who don’t live quite as strict as the Canadiens. The four schools that will now travel to Blaine are Texas A&M-Kingsville, Western New Mexico, Angelo State (TX), and West Texas A&M.
The team also had to cancel the Sept. 10 matchup against Montana State-Northern, which was a non-conference matchup.
“We are all looking forward to a time when the impact of the global pandemic will be behind us,” Theresa Hanson, the Simon Fraser athletic director, said. “This news is especially disappointing for our student-athletes, but we continue to support them and advocate for ways to ensure they can train and compete. We are looking forward to creating a home-field atmosphere in Blaine for these games.”
While it is admirable that Hanson is trying to put a positive spin on this, it’s a garbage situation no matter how you look at it.
All the games would have to relocate because SFU had made major improvements to its football stadium. That is an extremely unfortunate circumstance that had at least a valid reason. There is no reason for the government to use a mild illness as an excuse to restrict almost every aspect of their citizens’ lives, even when and where college football teams can be played.
I’d like to say there’s hope that Trudeau could change his mind, but based on his decisions so far, that doesn’t seem likely.
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