By The Staff The Canadian Press
Posted June 28, 2022 10:21 am
Scotiabank says it is pausing its sponsorship of Hockey Canada amid a firestorm over how the sport’s governing body handled a recent probe of sexual assault allegations.
The longtime sponsor says the pause will last until the bank is confident the right steps are taken to improve the culture within the sport.
The development comes after the federal government froze public funding to the national sport organization last week in response to its handling of an alleged sexual assault and out-of-court settlement.
Hockey Canada quietly settled a lawsuit last month after a woman claimed she was assaulted by members of the country’s 2018 gold-medal winning world junior hockey team at a gala and golf function four years ago in London, Ont.
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None of the allegations have been proven in court.
Hockey Canada executives were grilled by legislators on Parliament Hill last week during a Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage meeting.
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