BREAKING: Trudeau government leaves Canadian girls field hockey team stranded in South Africa
Westphalian Times has learned that the team feels the Trudeau government is doing very little to bring the girls back home.
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Westphalian Times has learned that the team feels the Trudeau government is doing very little to bring the girls back home.
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The team is stranded because Canada banned flights from South Africa.
The team is trying to go through Germany on Dec. 8th but it is unclear if those travel plans will hold up given new restrictions in Germany and other parts of Europe.
Developing story.
The team is trying to go through Germany on Dec. 8th but it is unclear if those travel plans will hold up given new restrictions in Germany and other parts of Europe.
Developing story.
Those stranded in South Africa feel like the govts actions have been "lip service".
"The Federal Minister of Sport facetimed the team and said we were a high priority. However, we have just learned that this is lip service. There are no repatriation flights being planned."
"The Federal Minister of Sport facetimed the team and said we were a high priority. However, we have just learned that this is lip service. There are no repatriation flights being planned."
I just spoke to one of the mothers of a 19-year-old girl stranded in South Africa.
They are working with a private travel agency to try and get out of the country, but the government of Canada is doing little to assist in the repatriation of the girls back to Canada.
They are working with a private travel agency to try and get out of the country, but the government of Canada is doing little to assist in the repatriation of the girls back to Canada.
The government is telling the girls that they are a "high priority" but aren't actively assisting the team in their repatriation process back to Canada.
The team feels that the 'headaches' could be avoided if the govt was willing to help them with travel arrangements.
The team feels that the 'headaches' could be avoided if the govt was willing to help them with travel arrangements.
In total, 25 people part of the team (coaches, athletes, etc) have been left behind in South Africa without any idea of when they will be able to get back home to Canada.
Currently, the govt says they have "no plans for repatriation flights of Canadians abroad."
Currently, the govt says they have "no plans for repatriation flights of Canadians abroad."
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