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Kelly McParland: Why we need to get boys out of hockey

Posted: February 23, 2010, 1:30 PM by NP Editor

 

The Toronto Star is continuing its campaign to ensure a girls hockey team in one neighbourhood of the city gets to play at the rink of its choice, claiming any decision otherwise is discrimination.

The league in question, the Leaside Girls Hockey Association, is trying to force its way onto the ice at North Toronto Memorial Arena, even though the arena is booked solid with other hockey teams and figure-skating groups that got there before it did. Letting the LGHA have its way would mean kicking boys hockey teams off the ice, which would be OK because boys are just a nuisance anyway. The city is all for this, since some aides in the mayor's office live in Leaside and have interests there. The boys? Pah .. who cares?

The Star has been on this from the beginning, needing another phoney instance of injustice to crusade against. Now it's discovered that ... horrors ... North Toronto Memorial's position may be based on ... business decisions. Yes, unscrupulous board members may actually have allowed themselves to be influenced by a need to break even and pay the bills. This goes against everything the Star -- not to mention city hall -- stands for. City-run arenas don't even come close to breaking even, and why should they? That's what taxpayers are for. So why should arenas like North Toronto Memorial, which is owned by the city but run by a local board?

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