Status of Women committee  It was something along the lines of being offered a contract before and then having a great difficulty being paid after. I had a certification that was blocked in the process, as well. Everything was great before. Then after, there were cases, and it went on for two and a half years.

Status of Women committee  I work for the Coaching Compass, my own company, on leadership training.

Status of Women committee  One of the clauses within my contract from when I worked for Canada Soccer as an assistant coach prohibits me from talking about certain details: financial, personal, organizational. To show up here means I'm invoking the parliamentary privilege to do so, but if I talk negatively against the federation, I risk being sued.

Status of Women committee  Yes. It's a pattern of behaviour, and why I shared with you that I can talk to the founding members and to the players now who are on the team is that when you step back and look at the pattern of behaviour throughout, you can see it through a different lens. It becomes very clear.

Status of Women committee  I think, for me, this goes to leadership principles that have gone completely awry for what the purpose of sport is all about. There are so many links to what I've just heard and retributions for speaking up. I think we're just so completely lost with what this is all about. If you have more specific questions, I'd love to focus this more.

Status of Women committee  Thank you, Madam Chair and members of this committee, for inviting me to speak today and for your work in investigating these critical issues. My name is Andrea Neil. I'm a former player, captain and coach for the Vancouver Whitecaps and the Canadian women's national soccer team.