[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Originally Posted by Agamemnon

Ok... so what about my company, what if they want me to sign a flag to send to Afganistan, and if I refuse, I'm fired. That sounds right/fair to you? Even if its a 'public event' for the company? Sounds like wrongful dismissal to me...

If you're an employee you'd probably have a case.
If you were a contract employee, you can pretty much be sent packing for any reason so you probably wouldn't have a case.
If the QMJHL were professional, the players would all be on contract so they wouldn't have a case.
The Q players aren't any sort of employee so they don't have any case.
In an entertainment business such as Major Junior hockey, the players have a responsibility to not act in a way that can tarnish the image of the team (hence alienating fans). This kid didn't do that, so they have every right to send him packing.