The mass resignation Tuesday of Hockey Canada\u0027s leaders for sweeping allegations of sexual assaults under the rug was inevitable.
Its board of directors and senior staff were so tone-deaf to outrage over Hockey Canada using registration fees from parents to help pay for these settlements that a week ago they had no intention of resigning.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
A week ago, Skinner said the future of minor hockey would be in danger if the now-resigned leadership of Hockey Canada quit, testifying: “Will the lights stay on at the rink? I don’t know. We can’t predict that. To me, it’s not a risk worth taking.”Try refreshing your browser, orThe reason for these resignations, however, did not come because Hockey Canada board members and executives suddenly had an epiphany about their lack of competent leadership.
So they took such measures as hiring a crisis management team and sending out a survey containing questions suggesting media criticism of the scandal was overblown.What’s important now is that Hockey Canada deals with the issue of sexual assault allegations effectively, which will be the job of the new board to be elected in December.
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