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Hockey Canada has adopted a new Abuse, Harassment, and Abuse Director to improve safety within the organization following intense public scrutiny regarding its handling of sexual assault allegations .
The sports national governing body posted a new job on Thursday, which it said would include overseeing the introduction of an "independent and confidential complaints mechanism."
"Hockey Canada's goal is to create a sports culture and environment free of all forms of abuse and harm," the job posting states.
Hockey Canada led the development of a "multi-year" abuse strategy and the creation of a new reporting and tracking system to capture allegations of misconduct at all levels of hockey. He says he is looking for someone who will From grassroots level to national level.
According to the job listing, directors will also be tasked with creating a new screening program to assess the character of players in high-performance programs.
The job posting is the latest effort by the organization to try to restore the organization's credibility and public trust more than two months after the sexual assault allegation scandal. .
Regional hockey associations have threatened to stop paying dues to Hockey Canada over concerns, MPs continue to call on hockey organization leaders to resign, and 92} Canada's sports minister wants A major overhaul of the Board of Directors. See
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Meanwhile, one local hockey federation filed a controversy supporting Hockey Canada's response to sexual assault, while others threatened to withhold fees because of the scandal.
The creation of new jobs to handle abuse complaints was part of a commitment Hockey Canada made in July,announced a plan to combat the organization's "toxic behavior". On or off the ice.
Hockey Canada announced its plans before executives attended a congressional committee. Congressional committees discussed how organizations reached financial settlements with complainants and- in some cases, disclosure agreements to limit complainants from speaking publicly. 40}.
The Hockey Canada controversy broke out in April when one woman was named out of eight unnamed Canadian Hockey League players, including members of the World Junior Team in 2018. It began after she filed a lawsuit alleging she had been sexually assaulted. He allegedly instructed her to tell him to take a shower and to stay sober while he filmed the consent video. It has not been proven in court.
The lawsuit found that Hockey Canada failed to address systematic abuse within its organization and tolerated "a culture and environment that glorifies the degrading and sexual exploitation of young women." is accused of
A congressional committee last month revealed that Hockey Canada had reached a settlement, paying $8.9 million to 21 other petitioners for sexual abuse allegations dating back to 1989. (not including the group's sexual assault allegations in 2018).
In nine of these cases, funds formed in part by the registration fee were used to pay the complainant. Hockey Canada's sexual misconduct insurance was used to cover the rest, the organization told the commission.
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Halifax police also launched an investigation into another group's sexual assault allegations in 2003.
Sources report contacting Conservative MP John. Noether described a video of six of her players, then on her junior team at Canada's Worlds, having sex with a woman lying on her back on a pool table, unresponsive.
The chairman of the parliamentary committee investigating Hockey Canada's handling of sexual misconduct said there was a prominent witness they wanted to hear. The date of the next meeting has not yet been scheduled.
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