Former Supreme Court of Canada judge Thomas Cromwell will lead an independent review of Hockey Canada's governance amid calls for a change of leadership of the governing body for its handling of recent allegations of sexual assault against players.
Another allegation of group sexual assault involving the 2003 world junior team surfaced last month.Hockeycame under more scrutiny after The Canadian Press reported that it used the “National Equity Fund” to, among other things, settle claims of sexual assault.
Details of the fund, which has not been listed as part of the organization's annual reports, are included in a July 2021 affidavit sworn by Glen McCurdie, who was thenlaunched by an injured player in Ontario's handling of the 2018 allegations, chief financial officer Brian Cairo testified that the organization has paid out $7.6 million in nine settlements concerning sexual assault and sexual abuse claims since 1989, with $6.8 million of that related to serial abuser Graham James.
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