Telus pulls sponsorship of Hockey Canada's men's programming amid ongoing scandal
of alleged group sexual assault involving junior hockey players that have been investigated by police since 1989 — half of which surfaced in the past decade, through a review of public records.The companies' decisions add corporate pressure to mounting calls on ice hockey's national governing body for a change in its leadership after a widely panned appearance by one of its executives in front of a parliamentary committee this week.
Andrea Skinner, interim chair of the Board of Directors at Hockey Canada, appears virtually as a witness at a House of Commons committee on Canadian heritage, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Oct. 4. "I think it — it boggles the mind that Hockey Canada is continuing to dig in its heels," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday.
In a statement, Imperial Oil, another major sponsor, said it hasn't made a decision yet on supporting the 2023 men's world junior championship through its Esso brand.
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