Minister of Sport Pascale St-Onge tells TSN’s rwesthead the organization won’t receive funds until it signs up with a new federal agency that has the power to receive and investigate abuse complaints and issue sanctions for inappropriate behaviour. MORE:
The Canadian government is freezing Hockey Canada’s millions of dollars in federal funding until the organization signs up with a new federal agency that has the power to independently receive and investigate abuse complaints and issue sanctions for inappropriate behaviour, Minister of Sport Pascale St-Onge said in an interview on Wednesday.
Smith testified that after a $3.55 million lawsuit was launched in April against Hockey Canada, the national governing body liquidated some of its investments and settled the litigation within weeks. To receive more funding, St-Onge said Hockey Canada must also publicly disclose the recommendations it received from Henein Hutchison LLP, a Toronto law firm hired by Hockey Canada to investigate the sexual abuse allegations.
“The question is when to do them. We want hearings to have a watershed impact and for Canadians to be engaged and interested and to watch. That may mean having more hearings in early fall.” If Henein Hutchison has been hired by Hockey Canada to investigate other claims, the committee may decide to ask the law firm’s investigators to testify, Julian said.
Renney testified Monday that Henein Hutchison never delivered Hockey Canada a complete report and said that being forced to disclose an “incomplete report” would be a mistake.
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