Hockey Canada members elected the organization’s new Board of Directors, which is made up of people from diverse backgrounds and hand-picked by an independent nominating committee.
The news was announced in a press release on Saturday afternoon.
The newly elected board of directors has eight directors and a chair who together have extensive experience in governance, law, sport and business, the press release notes.
Its chair will be the Honorable Hugh L. Fraser, a retired judge with nearly 30 years of experience as a judge of the Ontario Court of Justice.
Two Quebecers are part of the group of eight administrators, including Julie Duranceau, an experienced lawyer and an accredited mediator in civil, commercial and labor matters as well as in family law. The other is Jonathan F. Goldbloom, a communications specialist with extensive experience in the public and private sectors.
The trustee group includes four people from Ontario, including Marian Jacko of the Wiikwemkoong First Nation. Alberta’s Cassie Campbell-Pascall, a former captain of the Women’s National Team, and Grant Borbridge were also named as directors.
The Board of Directors will work to bring about urgent changes at Hockey Canada, including the recruitment of a new leader and the implementation of the organization’s action plan to eliminate behaviors toxic in all areas of hockey.
“We have a lot of work to do and are committed to making the expected changes within Hockey Canada,” Fraser said in a press release.
“Hockey is an intrinsic part of our country’s identity, and we are committed to ensuring that Hockey Canada is an organization that is transparent, accountable to and worthy of the trust of Canadians. »
In accordance with recommendations made by former Supreme Court Justice Thomas Cromwell, the Board of Directors will carry out a special one-year mandate focused on making the changes needed to improve Hockey Canada’s governance and security. sport on the ice and elsewhere.