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House Hansard - 85

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 9, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 85 - Jun/9/22
Mrs. Karen Vecchio (Elgin—Middlesex—London, CPC)
  • Jun/9/22 2:49:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after four years, Canadians are learning about a settlement between a young woman and Hockey Canada. The victim states that she was repeatedly assaulted in a hotel room in London, Ontario, in 2018. We are hearing that Hockey Canada settled out of court in response to the accusations against eight CHL players. We had a chance to discuss this yesterday at the heritage committee, but the government members refused. Why is the government minimizing this type of violence?
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Context: House Hansard - 85 - Jun/9/22
Hon. Pascale St-Onge (Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, Lib.)
  • Jun/9/22 2:50:19 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, like all Canadians, I am disgusted and horrified by this situation. I want to make sure that no public funds were spent to cover up such actions. That is why I have ordered a financial audit to get to the bottom of this. Hockey Canada must explain why, despite these egregious actions, these players were in no way held accountable for their actions. Why did they face no consequences and continue on to a professional career? The culture of silence in sport and in society has been in place for too long. It must stop and it will stop.
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Context: House Hansard - 85 - Jun/9/22
Mrs. Karen Vecchio (Elgin—Middlesex—London, CPC)
  • Jun/9/22 2:50:58 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we know that Hockey Canada is a recipient of federal funding and although we support athletes and coaches and recognize the importance of these investments, there must be accountability. Hockey Canada paid money for these perpetrators' bad behaviour. Who is being held accountable? If the Liberals really cared about women and children, they would have made this a priority at committee. The Liberals claim to be feminists, so why did they not prioritize this at committee?
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Context: House Hansard - 85 - Jun/9/22
Hon. Pascale St-Onge (Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, Lib.)
  • Jun/9/22 2:51:28 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Mr. Speaker, like all Canadians, I am disgusted by this situation, and I want to make sure that no public funds were spent to cover up such actions. That is why I have ordered a financial audit to get to the bottom of this. Hockey Canada must explain why, despite the allegations of such egregious actions, these players faced no consequences and were allowed to continue on to a professional career. The culture of silence must stop, and it will stop, but using this situation as an excuse to block Bill C-11 at committee is unacceptable.
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