Hockey Canada’s scandal over a 2018 gang rape in London, Ont., took another rather cynical turn on Monday, when the organization allegedly used a fund earmarked specifically to pay uninsurable risks, including sexual abuse claims.
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At least that’s what a sworn statement from Hockey Canada’s former vice-president of insurance and risk management, Glen McCurdie, suggests in another filing from July 2021, and on which the hand The Canadian Press.
“Hockey Canada maintains a reserve in a separate account to pay for uninsured liabilities as they arise,” McCurdie’s statement read.
“Uninsured liabilities include potential claims for past sexual abuse.”
McCurdie, who has not been employed by Hockey Canada since December 2021, after retiring, was absent when the leaders of the organization plunged into turmoil since April had to explain to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, in the House of Commons, in June, he who was mourning the death of his father. However, he should be there during another series of meetings which begins on Tuesday.
After a woman filed a lawsuit accusing eight 2018 Junior Team Canada players of raping her, Hockey Canada lost several of its sponsors in addition to losing federal government funding.
