MPs say Hockey Canada probe will continue after departure of Smith, board members. Latest from rwesthead:
Members of Parliament say they will continue an investigation into Hockey Canada’s historical response to sexual assault allegations and want answers about any severance package provided to chief executive Scott Smith, who left the organization on Tuesday.
Nater is a member of the Canadian Heritage standing committee, which so far has held four hearings scrutinizing Hockey Canada. Witnesses have included former Hockey Canada chief executive Tom Renney; Smith; Danielle Robitaille, a lawyer hired by Hockey Canada to investigate 2018 sexual assault allegations; Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge; and Hockey Canada’s interim board chair Andrea Skinner, who resigned on Sunday.
The organization has admitted that players investigated in connection with the 2018 alleged assault were never forced to participate in an investigation into the incident. Hockey Canada has also confirmed reports in The Globe and Mail that it has used player registration fees to help create two funds used to cover potential uninsured liabilities, including sexual assault allegations.
Nater said that the Canadian public deserves to know whether Smith received a severance package in connection with his departure. “This process of a board election must not only be free and independent, it must be seen to be free and independent,” Nater said. “This is a one and only opportunity for Hockey Canada to make a meaningful change. They cannot mess this up.
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