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| | New QMJHL policy targets discrimination (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | The policy, ratified by the QMJHL's board of governors last week and announced Wednesday, covers "behaviours, words, acts, gestures or writings that affect the dignity and the honour of any person and that are made in relation with race, gender, colour, religion, language, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, handicap or social condition." |
 | | Punishments, which can include fines and suspensions or ejections for fans, are at the league's discretion. |
 | | "The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is committed to enforcing this zero-tolerance policy to ensure a working environment without discrimination," QMJHL commissioner Gilles Courteau said in a statement. |
| www.cbc.ca /sports/hockey/story/2006/12/13/qmjhl-hockey-discrimination.html (1314 words) |
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