New Brunswick will spend $1.25 million to co-host the 2023 world junior men's hockey championship, which begins in Moncton and Halifax on Dec. 26.
Police details in court documents outline alleged sexual assault involving 5 world junior hockey players
The contract also requires Hockey Canada participants, including staff, volunteers, athletes and coaches, to take "mandatory sexual violence and consent training" and for the organization to assign a "special event team lead" who will be responsible for making sure the training is completed and "for supervision of players, coaches and staff for the duration of the tournament.
"And in that training, [it] very much spells out good behaviour, acceptable behaviour, what respect means, what no means, and general good character." The province has also launched a sexual violence public education campaign to coincide with the tournament. One ad shared with CBC News, designed to be distributed on platforms such as TikTok, says, "The only place for a power play is on the ice." It goes on to say that sexual violence is never OK, "no matter what team you play on."
The "good character" clause does not appear in the agreement Hockey Canada signed with Edmonton to host last year's tournament, which was cancelled because of COVID-19. The Halifax Regional Municipality, which will spend $1 million, did not provide a copy of its contract to CBC.
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