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Hugh Fraser - The Canadian PressHugh Fraser thought he had a decent handle on his new role.Weeks into chairing Hockey Canada's newly minted board of directors — and with plenty already on his plate as he looked to help resurrect the scandal-plagued national sport organization following months of cringe-inducing, in-the-muck headlines — Fraser was in Halifax for January's world junior hockey championship final.
After the federal government paused funding, corporate sponsors jumped ship, secret accounts and more scandals emerged, and Hockey Canada's previous bosses were grilled by a parliamentary committee, he's confident the federation is on the right track with a board of directors focused on oversight, transparency and accountability.
That included demonstrating to the government there's been progress — funding was restored last month — and showing corporate and provincial partners the governance changes outlined in a report by former Supreme Court judge Thomas Cromwell are being taken seriously. "We wanted to know, 'What things do you think we need to do? What suggestions do you have?'" he said."We did a lot of listening and we saw the alignment.There were also difficult decisions at Hockey Canada in a year with those significant funding cuts. Some sponsors wanted to continue support, but only for the women's and para programs, along with grassroots efforts.
No one has been charged and none of the allegations have been proven in court. All members of the 2018 junior team, however, were barred from playing at the men's worlds this spring. London police and the NHL are also conducting separate investigations.
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