The House of Commons heritage committee has ordered another round of hearings into Hockey Canada's handling of sexual assault claims, with past and present top executives and board chairs summoned to testify.
OTTAWA - The House of Commons heritage committee has ordered another round of hearings into's handling of sexual assault claims, with past and present top executives and board chairs summoned to testify.interim board of directors chair Andrea Skinner, former chair Michael Brind'Amour and former president and chief executive officer Bob Nicholson to appear at an Oct. 4 hearing.
This is the first time a member of the board of directors has been called to testify, and will also mark the first appearance by Nicholson. Currentpresident and CEO Scott Smith and Tom Renney, who preceded Smith and succeeded Nicholson in the roles, have testified in two previous hearings. The committee held the first round of hearings June 20 after news broke of an alleged sexual assault involving players ongala in London, Ont., and a hushed settlement between the organization and the complainant.two days later, and several corporate sponsors paused their support.came under further scrutiny when The Canadian Press reported that it had been using a reserve fund, built in part byregistration fees, to settle uninsurable claims including settlement of sexual assault cases.
A second allegation against members of the 2003 junior team surfaced July 22. Another round of parliamentary hearings was held July 26-27, with a multipartisan group of MPs calling for a change inSkinner took over as board of directors chair after Brind'Amour stepped down Aug. 6 before his term was set to end in November. Shortly after,released a statement in support of Smith, who was the focus of much of the MPs questioning in the first two rounds of hearings.
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