The Opposition is calling it a provincial embarrassment.

PC Leader Tony Wakeham says local athletes are “being forced to fundraise” to pay for their own uniforms as part of Team NL, even as the province is hosting this summer’s major sporting event.

Wakeham says he’s aware of one team who will require $23,000 for uniforms, but was only provided with $3,000.

That’s something he calls “completely unfair” given the significance of the Canada Summer Games in this, Newfoundland and Labrador’s Year of Sport.

Wakeham, a former basketball player who previously coached Team NL at past summer games, says it’s disheartening to learn that athletes are getting bills for their event uniforms on top of the thousands they have already spent on training and conditioning.