Justice Thomas Cromwell, who has made governance recommendations to Hockey Canada, suggests he would have liked the sports federation to make its financial records available on the web, in the wake of allegations of sexual assault that have hit him. have splashed.
“It’s a choice of the organization and it’s obvious that I recommended another approach,” the former Supreme Court of Canada justice said on Tuesday when he appeared before the House of Commons heritage committee. who is looking into this case.
The elected Bloc member Sébastien Lemire then asked him how he explained that such a disclosure was not made by Hockey Canada.
The member also asked Mr.e Cromwell if he was “satisfied” with Hockey Canada’s nomination process to make changes to its board of directors, as announced Monday.
To this, the magistrate replied that he lacked the information to decide.
“I don’t have enough information to be satisfied or not, frankly, because I’m not involved in this process at all, but according to the reports (in the media), it’s obvious that the nominating committee tried hard to present a group of candidates with qualifications, with experience in the different fields (which are) totally in line with my recommendations,” he replied.
Members of Hockey Canada’s board of directors resigned en masse in October following a scandal stemming from their handling of sexual assault allegations targeting members of two editions of the Canada Junior Team.
Hockey Canada unveiled its slate of new board members on Monday, and their terms will be limited to one year only.
Members of the organization will hold a ballot on Saturday to determine whether or not to accept the entire slate of new members, which includes five women and four men.
Justice Cromwell reported on the governance of Hockey Canada, a mandate given to him by the sports federation itself, and made a series of recommendations.
During his testimony on Tuesday, the author of the report went back on some of his observations regarding the use of a fund to manage allegations of sexual assault against hockey players.
“I feel that claims – especially in (cases of) sexual assault – have increased significantly in the past decades and the result is a growth in premiums,” he argued.
Me Cromwell clarified that he was not able to make comparisons, in this regard, with organizations linked to sports other than hockey.