Gymnastics Canada chief executive officer Ian Moss was on the hot seat at the status of women hearings on safety of women in sport on Monday in Ottawa.
During testimony that reportedly ended in Moss hurling verbal abuse at outspoken gymnastics advocate Kim Shore, Moss was repeatedly questioned by members of parliament about his federation’s handling of coaches Alex Bard and Scott McFarlane amid accusations he knew of complaints from athletes, but allowed them to continue coaching.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.
MP and status of women chair Karen Vecchio closed the first panel’s testimony by demanding Moss submit all GymCan email correspondence and board meeting minutes on Bard and McFarlane, “so we’re getting both sides of the story.” Testimony began in late November, with the prominent theme being the need for a national judicial inquiry into sport.
“I believe people wrongly use principles of criminal law to discuss sexual violence in the workplace or in day-to-day life,” said Gagnon, who is the executive director of Juripop, a non-profit legal clinic. “Presumption of innocence and so on are not relevant outside the criminal courtroom. So that’s one.
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