The House of Commons’ heritage committee unanimously handed a movement Monday directing Hockey Canada at hand over a report from an investigation into allegations of sexual assault involving members of the 2018 world junior group.
The authentic movement, tabled by Conservative MP Kevin Waugh, ordered Hockey Canada to offer a accomplished report on the allegations by legislation agency Henein Hutchison Robitaille LLP inside 24 hours of its adoption.
It handed with an modification from Liberal MP Chris Bittle to have the report redacted for privateness functions earlier than being submitted.
The movement was tabled and handed earlier than the committee’s listening to on protected sport in Canada.
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News broke in May that members of the 2018 world junior group had been accused of a gaggle sexual assault after a Hockey Canada gala occasion in London, Ont.
As a part of the fallout, an unbiased investigation into the allegations by HHR (then Henein Hutchison) ordered by Hockey Canada was reopened.
Partner Danielle Robitaille stated earlier than a heritage committee listening to into the scandal in July that the investigation was initially closed in 2018 as a result of the complainant didn’t present a press release.
Robitaille stated she contacted Hockey Canada and requested for a mandate to reopen the investigation after studying that the complainant deliberate to take part.
