Hockey Canada adopted seven recommendations from former Supreme Court of Canada Justice Thomas Cromwell’s report on Saturday.
Posted at 5:11 p.m.
Updated at 6:34 p.m.
At a meeting on Saturday, Hockey Canada and its 13 provincial and territorial branch leaders adopted seven recommendations from Cromwell’s report, released last Thursday. This is a “first series of modifications”, according to the national federation.
PHOTO JUSTIN TANG, THE CANADIAN PRESS ARCHIVES
Former Supreme Court of Canada Justice Thomas Cromwell
Thomas Cromwell had recommended that Hockey Canada put in place a new administration, before the board of directors and president-director Scott Smith left the organization last Tuesday. All positions on the Administrative Council will be filled on December 17.
Changes will take effect immediately, Hockey Canada said in a statement released Saturday. In particular, the approval of candidates for the position of the administrative board by an independent committee will be required. The new administrative council will also take part as a transitional council for a year, to carry out “urgent tasks which must be carried out in the short term”.
“This is part of the first wave of changes made in response to Mr. Cromwell’s interim recommendations,” Hockey Canada said.
Hockey Quebec has released a statement on social media in reaction to the new decisions of the national federation. “In the view of its stakeholders, the candid and at times difficult discussions resulted in a productive day that marks a journey towards improved structure, increased transparency and renewed trust,” it read.