Hockey Canada has had federal funding cut off because of its handling of a case and settlement, while a number of corporations paused sponsorships
None of the allegations have been proven in court.
“From that letter, this is an organization that just doesn’t get it, and doesn’t get it three decades after the horror of what Sheldon Kennedy experienced, after Larry Nassar and U.S. gymnastics,” Duncan told The Canadian Press. “And I think what the letter shows is the real thinking, the thinking behind closed doors, and not when the eyes of the nation are watching and judging.”Article content
News of this “product” exploded in July when Hockey Canada officials told House of Commons’ heritage committee it used the organization’s National Equity Fund, which draws on minor hockey membership fees, to pay out $7.6 million in uninsured claims across nine settlements related to sexual assault or abuse since 1989. That figure did not include the alleged London incident.Article content
McCurdie noted in the potential claim mentioned, the athlete are the alleged perpetrator, not the victim.
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