Former NHL player and victims rights advocate Sheldon Kennedy has called for the resignation of Hockey Canada president and chief executive officer Scott Smith, his leadership team and the organization's board of directors as scrutiny of the organization's handling of sexual abuse allegations involving its players continues.
in a statement responding to Hockey Canada's "action plan" released Monday to combat toxic culture.
"The same people with a new plan expecting the same results is the definition if insanity," Kennedy said in the statement, ending it with "enough is enough already." Kennedy's statement came after the end of Tuesday's round of parliamentary hearings investigating Hockey Canada's handling of sexual assault allegations involving past world junior team players.
Kennedy said in a recent interview with The Canadian Press that a July 11 open letter from Hockey Canada, promising reforms and the reopening of an investigation into a 2018 allegation of group sexual assault, was "a good first step." "The followup? They should be able to speak with their actions," he added. "I'm hopeful that they will.""Giving my 26 yrs of advocating for victims, I cant sit idle any longer," he said in a tweet attached to his statement.
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