Hockey Canada chief set to face parliamentary committee

Hockey Canada’s president is anticipated to look earlier than the Home of Commons heritage committee right now as hearings into how the governing physique dealt with allegations of sexual assault proceed.

Hockey Canada has been beneath fireplace since information broke in Could that members of the 2018 world junior staff have been accused of a bunch sexual assault after a gala occasion in London, Ont.

Police didn’t lay expenses, however the lady on the centre of the allegations sued Hockey Canada, the Canadian Hockey League and several other gamers this spring.

Hockey Canada settled the case for an undisclosed quantity and MPs on the committee are actually probing the way it handled the allegations and the lawsuit.

Scott Smith, Hockey Canada’s president and chief working officer, and just lately retired CEO Tom Renney are slated to testify on the committee right now.

On Tuesday on the committee, a senior director of Sport Canada mentioned the federal group was made conscious of an alleged sexual assault involving members of the world staff in late June 2018, however didn’t observe up with Hockey Canada over the subsequent 4 years.

This report by The Canadian Press was first printed July 27, 2022.