Prime Minister Justin Trudeau criticized Hockey Canada even after it announced measures to address the ‘culture of toxic behaviour’ within the sport
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Hockey Canada must face a “real reckoning” over the way it has handled allegations of sexual assault, saying the sports organization has much more work to do to regain the trust of Canadians.
On Thursday, Ottawa faced calls to freeze funding to another national sports organization. In a public letter to Minister of Sport Pascale St-Onge, more than 500 gymnasts said that after months of “devastating stories” about long-standing abuse in their sport, the federal government should pause its financial support for Gymnastics Canada.
The woman alleges she engaged in sexual acts with a player in a hotel room after the gala. Seven other CHL members later entered the room and engaged in a range of sexual acts to which she did not consent, the claim alleges. Throughout, the woman says, she felt an imminent fear of physical harm. Committee members have said they will have tough questions for Hockey Canada at the hearings slated to take place on July 26 and July 27. The two days of testimony will begin with an appearance from Danielle Robitaille, a partner with law firm Henein Hutchison, which conducted the third-party probe into the 2018 allegations.