Trudeau made the comments to reporters on Wednesday. They came after Hockey Canada’s board of directors released a statement earlier this week saying it supported president and CEO Scott Smith and his executive team despite calls for a change in the organization’s leadership. Hockey Canada has come under fire for its handling of sexual assault allegations involving players with the 2003 and 2018 world junior teams. “It’s pretty clear that both the government and Canadians in general have lost confidence in the leadership at Hockey Canada,” Trudeau said. “And the longer it takes for Hockey Canada to realize that, the more difficulty they’re going to face.” Interim board chair Andrea Skinner announced the executive’s support of Smith and Hockey Canada in a statement posted Monday on her website. It’s the second time Trudeau has criticized Hockey Canada’s response to the allegations. Speaking in Nova Scotia on July 21, Trudeau said there needs to be a “real reckoning” at Hockey Canada for its handling of the 2018 allegation and subsequent out-of-court settlement with the complainant. Smith and other Hockey Canada officials have testified twice before the House of Commons heritage committee about allegations and revelations that the organization used money from its National Equity Fund, which comes from player fees, for uninsured payments, including settling sexual abuse claims. The organization has since said the fund will no longer be used to settle sexual assault settlements. Hockey Canada has faced cross-party calls for change from MPs at heritage committee hearings. So far, the only change in Hockey Canada’s leadership since the allegations first surfaced was the resignation of previous board president Michael Brind’Amour. He resigned on August 6 before his term expired in November. This report by The Canadian Press was first published on August 31, 2022.
title: “Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Canadians Hockey Canada Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-11” author: “Darryl Coleman”
Trudeau made the comments to reporters on Wednesday. They came after Hockey Canada’s board of directors released a statement earlier this week saying it supported president and CEO Scott Smith and his executive team despite calls for a change in the organization’s leadership. Hockey Canada has come under fire for its handling of sexual assault allegations involving players with the 2003 and 2018 world junior teams. “It’s pretty clear that both the government and Canadians in general have lost confidence in the leadership at Hockey Canada,” Trudeau said. “And the longer it takes for Hockey Canada to realize that, the more difficulty they’re going to face.” Interim board chair Andrea Skinner announced the executive’s support of Smith and Hockey Canada in a statement posted Monday on her website. It’s the second time Trudeau has criticized Hockey Canada’s response to the allegations. Speaking in Nova Scotia on July 21, Trudeau said there needs to be a “real reckoning” at Hockey Canada for its handling of the 2018 allegation and subsequent out-of-court settlement with the complainant. Smith and other Hockey Canada officials have testified twice before the House of Commons heritage committee about allegations and revelations that the organization used money from its National Equity Fund, which comes from player fees, for uninsured payments, including settling sexual abuse claims. The organization has since said the fund will no longer be used to settle sexual assault settlements. Hockey Canada has faced cross-party calls for change from MPs at heritage committee hearings. So far, the only change in Hockey Canada’s leadership since the allegations first surfaced was the resignation of previous board president Michael Brind’Amour. He resigned on August 6 before his term expired in November. This report by The Canadian Press was first published on August 31, 2022.
title: “Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Canadians Hockey Canada Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-18” author: “Sarah Lepage”
Trudeau made the comments to reporters on Wednesday. They came after Hockey Canada’s board of directors released a statement earlier this week saying it supported president and CEO Scott Smith and his executive team despite calls for a change in the organization’s leadership. Hockey Canada has come under fire for its handling of sexual assault allegations involving players with the 2003 and 2018 world junior teams. “It’s pretty clear that both the government and Canadians in general have lost confidence in the leadership at Hockey Canada,” Trudeau said. “And the longer it takes for Hockey Canada to realize that, the more difficulty they’re going to face.” Interim board chair Andrea Skinner announced the executive’s support of Smith and Hockey Canada in a statement posted Monday on her website. It’s the second time Trudeau has criticized Hockey Canada’s response to the allegations. Speaking in Nova Scotia on July 21, Trudeau said there needs to be a “real reckoning” at Hockey Canada for its handling of the 2018 allegation and subsequent out-of-court settlement with the complainant. Smith and other Hockey Canada officials have testified twice before the House of Commons heritage committee about allegations and revelations that the organization used money from its National Equity Fund, which comes from player fees, for uninsured payments, including settling sexual abuse claims. The organization has since said the fund will no longer be used to settle sexual assault settlements. Hockey Canada has faced cross-party calls for change from MPs at heritage committee hearings. So far, the only change in Hockey Canada’s leadership since the allegations first surfaced was the resignation of previous board president Michael Brind’Amour. He resigned on August 6 before his term expired in November. This report by The Canadian Press was first published on August 31, 2022.
title: “Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Canadians Hockey Canada Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-17” author: “Betty Ylonen”
Trudeau made the comments to reporters on Wednesday. They came after Hockey Canada’s board of directors released a statement earlier this week saying it supported president and CEO Scott Smith and his executive team despite calls for a change in the organization’s leadership. Hockey Canada has come under fire for its handling of sexual assault allegations involving players with the 2003 and 2018 world junior teams. “It’s pretty clear that both the government and Canadians in general have lost confidence in the leadership at Hockey Canada,” Trudeau said. “And the longer it takes for Hockey Canada to realize that, the more difficulty they’re going to face.” Interim board chair Andrea Skinner announced the executive’s support of Smith and Hockey Canada in a statement posted Monday on her website. It’s the second time Trudeau has criticized Hockey Canada’s response to the allegations. Speaking in Nova Scotia on July 21, Trudeau said there needs to be a “real reckoning” at Hockey Canada for its handling of the 2018 allegation and subsequent out-of-court settlement with the complainant. Smith and other Hockey Canada officials have testified twice before the House of Commons heritage committee about allegations and revelations that the organization used money from its National Equity Fund, which comes from player fees, for uninsured payments, including settling sexual abuse claims. The organization has since said the fund will no longer be used to settle sexual assault settlements. Hockey Canada has faced cross-party calls for change from MPs at heritage committee hearings. So far, the only change in Hockey Canada’s leadership since the allegations first surfaced was the resignation of previous board president Michael Brind’Amour. He resigned on August 6 before his term expired in November. This report by The Canadian Press was first published on August 31, 2022.
