OTTAWA — A parliamentary committee will not question the coaches of the national women’s soccer team about the Paris Olympics cheating scandal, after Liberal and Bloc Quebecois MPs voted against launching a study on Monday.

The team was penalized during the Olympics this summer for cheating by taking drone footage of an opponent’s practice.

NDP MP Niki Ashton put forward a motion at the House of Commons heritage committee to study what role officials from the team and Canada Soccer played in the scandal.

On Monday, Liberal and Bloc Quebecois MPs voted against an NDP motion to probe the scandal{ai:summary}<p>A parliamentary committee in Ottawa declined to investigate the national women’s soccer team coaches regarding a cheating scandal at the Paris Olympics, where the team used drone footage of an opponent's practice. The decision followed votes from Liberal and Bloc Quebecois MPs against the motion.</p><p>NDP MP Niki Ashton had proposed the study to examine the involvement of team officials and Canada Soccer in the incident. #sports</p>

Canada Soccer officials won't face MPs over Olympic drone scandal after Liberals, Bloc vote down motion

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