A Hockey Canada executive has told a House of Commons committee under oath that the organization did not use any government money to settle a lawsuit with an alleged victim of sexual assault.
Earlier this month, Minister of Sport Pascale St-OngeRenney said the organization would cooperate fully with the audit.When questioned by the committee, Hockey Canada chief operating officer Scott Smith said the organization liquidated some of its investments to pay the settlement. Government funding is kept in a separate account, Smith testified.
He said that although Hockey Canada's independent investigation into the matter was inconclusive, the alleged incident was "unacceptable and incompatible with Hockey Canada's values and expectations, and it clearly caused harm." Renney is set to retire from his position as CEO at the end of this month. He testified that his decision to step aside is not related to the alleged events or the settlement.Renney said Hockey Canada learned of the reported incident a day after it allegedly occurred, and that organization staff informed London, Ont. police.But on Monday, Smith said under questioning that neither investigation is active — and that the investigations failed to identify the eight players.
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