Hockey Canada has fallen short of its mission to ‘Lead, Develop and Promote Positive Hockey Experiences’ in its handling of sexual violence perpetrated by and against Hockey Canada players.
Two gruelling days of parliamentary hearings into Hockey Canada’s sexual assault scandals have revealed deep troubles with the organization’s governance, leadership and culture.
A number of sports experts from across the country sent an open letter to the parliamentary committee expressing their concerns that “sexual violence and misogyny are deeply rooted problems in men’s ice hockey.” In the most dramatic moment on the last day of hearings, Hockey Canada president and chief executive officer Scott Smith staunchly refused to step down.
The players that make up Canada’s world junior squad come from teams in the Canadian Hockey League, which governs the top junior leagues across the country. Cairo may have been trying to give the impression that most of Hockey Canada’s settlement money went to an isolated incident decades in the past. But that’s yet another example of Hockey Canada’s attempt to minimize the perceived problems at the heart of Canadian hockey culture.
Leaders refuse to take accountability Real harm can come from powerful institutions acting permissively or insubstantially in the face of abuse.
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