Speaking to MPs at committee, Pascale St-Onge said she is exploring legal options, which could include placing Hockey Canada under guardianship, if the organization does not respond with transparency and accountability around sexual assault allegations.
Pascale St-Onge says she will use ‘all the tools’ at her disposal to ensure changes happen within the organization.Witnesses Michel Ruest, senior director, programs, Sport Canada, Pascale St-Onge, minister of sport, and Isabelle Mondou, deputy minister of Canadian Heritage, appear at the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, looking into Hockey Canada’s involvement in alleged sexual assaults committed in 2018.
Canada’s minister of sport said she is looking into the possibility of putting Hockey Canada under “guardianship” if the national organization does not change its culture. Pascale St-Onge informed MPs of this development in response to a question from NDP MP Peter Julian during a House of Commons committee when he asked what sort of avenues could be taken to verify that Hockey Canada changes its approach to handling sexual assault.Read up to 3 free articles per week.
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