Facing scrutiny from as high up as the prime minister, Hockey Canada says fund maintained by membership fees will no longer be used to settle sexual assault claims
Hockey Canada says it will no longer use a fund maintained by membership fees collected across the country to settle sexual assault claims.
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 then Hockey Canada's vice-president of insurance and risk management, as part of a lawsuit launched by an injured player in Ontario. He added the original investigation, which concluded without charges in February 2019, was "lengthy and detailed."
The same goes for the heads of the country's three major junior circuits — Quebec Major Junior Hockey League commissioner Gilles Courteau, Ontario Hockey League commissioner David Branch, and Western Hockey League commissioner Ron Robison. Hockey Canada added the fund was "established in a manner consistent with reserve funds maintained by other large national organizations."
Parliamentarians were troubled by what they learned, including that Hockey Canada didn't make participation in its investigation mandatory, didn't know the identity of the players in question, and paid the settlement without having the full picture of what happened.
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