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The Canadian government is freezing Hockey Canada’s millions of dollars in federal funding until the organization signs up with a new federal agency that has the power to independently receive and investigate abuse complaints and issue sanctions for inappropriate behaviour, Minister of Sport Pascale St-Onge said in an interview on Wednesday.
St-Onge announced the funding freeze two days after Hockey Canada president Scott Smith and outgoing chief executive Tom Renney testified before the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage about allegations made by a woman who said she was sexually assaulted by eight Canadian Hockey League players in 2018, at least some of whom played for Canada’s 2018 World Juniors team.
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Smith testified that after a $3.55 million lawsuit was launched in April against Hockey Canada, the national governing body liquidated some of its investments and settled the litigation within weeks.
Hockey Canada received $14 million from the federal government in 2020 and 2021, government records show, including $3.4 million in emergency COVID-19 subsidies.
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“That was the most disturbing revelation that we heard – that Hockey Canada has cases like this at a rate of one or two per year,” St-Onge said. “To me, this cannot be a standard business as usual for Hockey Canada, one of the most powerful sports organizations in Canada. That culture cannot be protected.”
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https://www.tsn.ca/federal-governmen...ding-1.1816169
Heads should roll. There are Hockey Canada employees who feel their job is to cover up sexual abuse and protect players who commit these crimes. Disgusting.