Hockey Canada is facing some serious heat right now
Hot on the heels of some shocking developments surrounding the sexual abuse claims that have rocked Hockey Canada this summer, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ripped the nation’s governing hockey body.
"A few years ago, I had my son in hockey. And when I think about the culture that is apparently permeating the highest orders of that organization, I can understand why so many Canadians who take such pride in our national winter sport are absolutely disgusted by what’s going on." "Certainly, as a government, we will continue to be unequivocal in our condemnation of what we’re learning, and mostly in our demands that things change significantly," Trudeau added.filed by a woman who alleges she was assaulted by eight unnamed players, including several members of the country’s 2018 world junior team, following a gala in London, Ontario.
In a story that seemingly gets darker by the day, on Tuesday the Globe and Mail detailed how Hockey Canadaa multimillion-dollar fund to cover abuse and sexual assault claims with"minimal outside scrutiny."
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