The ongoing labour dispute between Canada Soccer and its menB次元官网网址檚 and womenB次元官网网址檚 teams boiled over Friday with threats of job action from the women and a call for Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge to step in from the men.

B次元官网网址淓nough is enough,B次元官网网址� womenB次元官网网址檚 captain Christine Sinclair said in a social media post.

The two teams laid out a list of grievances in separate open letters posted on social media.

The womenB次元官网网址檚 team said it is B次元官网网址渙utraged and deeply concerned with the news of significant cutsB次元官网网址� to national team programs as it prepares for this summerB次元官网网址檚 World Cup.

B次元官网网址淲ith the biggest tournament in womenB次元官网网址檚 football history less than six months away, our preparation for the World Cup and the future success of the womenB次元官网网址檚 national teamB次元官网网址檚 program are being compromised by Canada SoccerB次元官网网址檚 continued inability to supports its national teams,B次元官网网址� the women said in a statement posted on social media.

B次元官网网址淒espite our strong track record of success and history-making achievements for more than a decade, we continue to be told there is not enough money to adequately fund our program and our youth teams.B次元官网网址�

Both teams have been embroiled in labour talks for months with Canada Soccer. The Canadian men refused to play a planned friendly in Vancouver last summer because of their unhappiness at the state of the negotiations, which included division of prize money from the menB次元官网网址檚 World Cup in Qatar.

The sixth-ranked women say they are being told B次元官网网址渢o perform at a world-class level without the same level of support that was received by the menB次元官网网址檚 national team in 2022, and with significant cuts to our program B次元官网网址� to simply make do with less.B次元官网网址�

The women say the number of players and staff coming to camp has been cut, as have training camp days.

B次元官网网址淲e have been told, quite literally, that Canada Soccer cannot adequately fund the womenB次元官网网址檚 national team, and they have waited to tell us this until now, when we are less than six months from the World Cup.B次元官网网址�

Both programs and their associated youth teams have had their budgets B次元官网网址渟ubstantially cut,B次元官网网址� the 53rd-ranked men said.

B次元官网网址淗ow Canada Soccer is allocating or using funds is unclear and cloaked in secrecy,B次元官网网址� their statement said.

The menB次元官网网址檚 statement said Canada Soccer has B次元官网网址渃onsistently refused or blatantly ignored our Players AssociationB次元官网网址檚 requests for access to its financial records to back up its claims that it does not have the funds to properly operate Canada Soccer or fairly compensate the players.B次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址淚f the current leadership of Canada Soccer is not willing to take immediate action to respond to the playersB次元官网网址� demands and concerns, we ask that the Minister of Sport, the Honourable Pascale St-Onge, intervene to remove them, and mandate that new Canada Soccer leadership be named and required to comply with its mandated objectives and all legal requirements, as supported by federal funding,B次元官网网址� the men said.

Canada Soccer did not immediately respond for a request for comment.

The womenB次元官网网址檚 statement, posted by the Canadian Soccer PlayersB次元官网网址� Association (CSPA) which represents the womenB次元官网网址檚 team, came with the headline: B次元官网网址淭he time is now, we are taking job action.B次元官网网址�

The statement did not specify the job action but called for B次元官网网址渘ew leadershipB次元官网网址� if the governing body is B次元官网网址渘ot willing or ableB次元官网网址� to support the team.

B次元官网网址淲e are committed to do whatever it takes to create public awareness of this crisis and to force Canada Soccer to start to support the national teams properly.B次元官网网址�

The Canadian women are scheduled to open play Feb. 16 at the SheBelieves Cup against the top-ranked U.S. in Orlando. The four-team tournament is part of CanadaB次元官网网址檚 preparation for the World Cup, which kicks off July 20 in Australia and New Zealand.

Earl Cochrane, Canada SoccerB次元官网网址檚 general secretary, was to meet the women in Florida in a previously arranged meeting.

Canada Soccer has said that there will be pay equity in the new deals struck with the men and women.

B次元官网网址淲e are tired B次元官网网址� tired of constantly having to fight for fair and equal treatment, and for a program that will give us a chance to achieve what we know this team is capable of achieving for Canada,B次元官网网址� the women said in their statement.

B次元官网网址擭eil Davidson, The Canadian Press