Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said it's 'hard for anyone' to have faith in Hockey Canada's leadership after revelations this week about the federation maintaining a fund meant to handle sexual misconduct claims.
The Globe and Mail on Tuesday reported that Hockey Canada built the fund using revenue from minor hockey registration fees. The news intensified the spotlight under which Hockey Canada has operated since news first broke of a civil settlement in May 2022 stemming from allegations made by a woman who said she was sexually assaulted in June 2018 by eight CHL players, including some members of that year’s Canadian world junior team.
Last week, Hockey Canada released a “Letter to all Canadians” in which it announced it would reopen its previously incomplete investigation into the 2018 allegations, and would also “retain an independent, third-party expert to fully examine our organization and make recommendations to ensure our governance is geared to the requirements of a national organization of our scope and influence.”
Last month, Canada’s minister of sport, Pascale St-Onge, announced the freezing of government funding to the federation and called for a forensic audit. The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage also initiated a series of hearings, which began on June 20 and continue with scheduled hearings July 26 and 27 in Ottawa with more witnesses from Hockey Canada being called as well as representatives from the CHL, law firm Henein Hutchison and Hockey Canada’s insurance company.
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