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The crowd cheers on Canada prior to their semifinal game against the United States at the world junior hockey championships in Halifax on Jan. 3, 2003. - Shaun Best / ReutersAs we are grappling with adjusting our activities to summer heat, a lot of national media"heat" is focused on a much-loved Canadian activity that we associate with our cold winters: Hockey.
This account was funded by membership fees collected across the country, angering many parents who were outraged that the fees they paid to register their children in hockey programs were used for such a purpose. Hockey Canada has since announced they will no longer continue this pratice. I also find it particularly troubling that the two alleged events we've been made aware of do not involve an individual accused of sexual assault but a group of young men. This means that the woman involved has to live with the trauma of multiple sexual assaults with the knowledge that not one of the young men in the room was willing to step forward to protect her.
I also find it particularly troubling that the two alleged events we've been made aware of do not involve an individual accused of sexual assault but a group of young men. This means that the woman involved has to live with the trauma of multiple sexual assaults with the knowledge that not one of the young men in the room was willing to step forward to protect her.
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