Briane Harris update
She's frustrated and reaching a breaking point. In an exclusive interview she tells me the waiting has taken a toll
"This is a totally unacceptable procedure by the CAS”
To add it all, she's five months pregnant
My @cbcsports story https://t.co/oK3I9zsKpp
In the longest case the Sport Solution Clinic has ever been involved with, a former Gymnastics Canada coach has been banned from coaching athletes. The clinic's supervising lawyer @amandakfowler & program manager Laura Wade discuss the case and sanction. https://t.co/e1VpijCVUm
"The story has been updated on Nov. 22 to clarify comments about the claims of who was funded by Gymnastics Canada..."
"Emir Crowne, who represented one of the complainants with colleague Amanda Fowler, said they were not funded by Gymnastics Canada." https://t.co/lzPRNw0gJM
A Gymnastics Canada panel determined a veteran coach was physically violent with athletes, created a culture of fear and control, and dispensed non-prescribed pills and supplements and instructed gymnasts to consume them.
The coach's lifetime ban from working with athletes is believed to be the first for a Canadian coach not accused of a sexual offence.
Breaking: Elvira Saadi banned for life from "... coaching athletes directly, judging, officiating, attending competitions, developing content for training or competitions, or volunteering..."
Privileged to have acted as co-counsel for Complainant B along with @amandakfowler.
HUGE NEWS coming out tomorrow…
So many of you will have a chance to witness history. Our @BaseballUnited All-Star Showcase will be broadcasted in more than 100 countries!! 🌍🤯
Opening Night this Friday is going to be electric. 🙏⚾️🔥
#baseball#baseballunited#dubai
Breaking: Elvira Saadi banned for life from "... coaching athletes directly, judging, officiating, attending competitions, developing content for training or competitions, or volunteering..."
Privileged to have acted as co-counsel for Complainant B along with @amandakfowler.
Hockey Canada has a new board of directors, led by Jonathan Goldbloom, a Montreal public-relations executive who succeeds Hugh Fraser as board chair.
Newly-elected board members include former WNT player Gillian Apps and former NHL player Corey Hirsch.
Nine individuals have been elected to our Board of Directors, led by chair Jonathan Goldbloom. 🇨🇦
Neuf personnes ont été élues à notre conseil d’administration qui sera présidé par Jonathan Goldbloom. 🇨�Nine individuals have been elected to our Board of Directors, led by chair Jonathan Goldbloom. 🇨🇦
Neuf personnes ont été élues à notre conseil d’administration qui sera présidé par Jonathan Goldbloom. 🇨🇦
Amanda Fowler (@amandakfowler), Supervising Lawyer of #WesternULaw and @AthletesCAN's Sport Solution Clinic and Program Manager, Safiya Nanji say Canada's Abuse-Free Sport system isn't enough to protect provincial-level athletes. Learn more: https://t.co/RNsJohfLj2 #SportsLaw
Madison Payette said her "stomach dropped" when she heard her former coach had been given a three-year ban after she filed an assault complaint, rather than the lifetime ban she'd been hoping for https://t.co/bsNZcpjreh