If the government’s policy is dictated by the fact that soccer is a cheaper sport to play, hockey will lose via accounting, and the federal government will call soccer’s subsidized growth “organic.” They will justify it by saying that soccer is accessible, diverse, and universal, and that the growth of the game here signals some kind of civic maturity. Regarding soccer, the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 has proudly stated that, “migrants in Canada use their connections with the game to build communities and to make and remake a space that is home.”





