Hockey Canada told Ottawa of its National Equity Fund in 2019

2 years ago  /  Sportsnet

Editor's Note: The following story deals with sexual assault, and may be distressing for some readers. For readers in America, a list of resources and references for survivors and their loved ones can be found Hockey Canada asked the federal government in 2019 if it could self-govern its safe-sport cases, despite facing a "significant potential claim." The email signed by Glen McCurdie, who was then Hockey Canada's vice-president of insurance and risk management, also detailed Hockey Canada's National Equity Fund used for uninsured liabilities, including sexual abuse claims, the organization has maintained since the "late 1990s." She also announced national sport organizations (NSOs) must have a safe-sport policy and make provisions for access to a third-party investigator....

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