Canada was right not to skip out on the Qatar World Cup

Neither FIFA nor Qatar would have lost a night’s sleep over Canada’s non-participation, while a generation of Canadian soccer dreams would have been wiped out for a token, meaningless protest.

International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan meets with Canada Soccer players in Qatar. Those Canadian government officials who have gone to Qatar to support our team have spoken out on human rights issues there, writes Tim Powers.Photograph courtesy of Canada Soccer's Twitter

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

November 30, 2022

OTTAWA—In Ottawa, only a few would think the most interesting recent live-televised broadcast was the Public Order Emergency Commission. While it has made for some OK content in the last 10 days, it is fair to say the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar has captured more eyeballs...

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