Montreal Impact player claiming racism at hands of a city transit employee

MONTREAL – A Montreal Impact reservist is claiming Montreal is racist after problems with a city transit employee.

Soccer player Miguel Montano says in a pair of tweets today that he was unable to buy a ticket to ride Montreal’s metro system because he didn’t speak French.

The Colombian-born soccer player alleges that when he tried to converse with a ticket taker in English, he was told that he needed to speak French and his money was returned to him.

Montano’s claims have not been independently confirmed by anyone else.

The Montreal Transit Authority said it was unaware of the tweets or of any specific complaint filed over the alleged incident.

Spokeswoman Marianne Rouette says more information is required but adds there’s a zero-tolerance policy for racism and transit employees know this.