‘I will not walk away from the demands you have rightly put before us,’ Hockey Canada’s CEO Scott Smith says, repeating variations of the statement to committee members
, a sexual-abuse survivor and former National Hockey League player, who has called for Mr. Smith’s resignation, along with his leadership team and board of directors. In a statement Tuesday, Mr. Kennedy said it’s the “definition of insanity” to expect that the same people with a new plan can bring meaningful change.
The committee also raised concerns about the diversity of Hockey Canada’s board, which is comprised of seven men and two women, who were appointed in 2020. The organization approved a bylaw in 2019 requiring the board to include a minimum of two women. Mr. Smith replied that in addition to the two women on the board, Hockey Canada’s senior leadership team is comprised of five women and seven men. “We have strong voices – female voices – within our system,” he said. “I do think that we have strong voices that help us.”
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