Oct 9: Anthony Housefather & Allison Forsyth, Reaction to Hockey Canada Chair Resignation
The Roy Green Show · Global News / Curiouscast
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Show Notes
Late yesterday Andrea Skinner, interim board chair of Hockey Canada resigned her position. Ms. Skinner has been widely criticized for statements she made to the parliamentary heritage committee in which she "100%" supported the HC management team which is hearing public demands to resign or be fired in the wake of the $8.9 million Hockey Canada says it approved in 21 out-of-court sexual assault allegation settlements since 1989.
Guests: Anthony Housefather. Liberal member of parliament and member of the parliamentary ethics committee which had questioned Andrea Skinner earlier in the week.
Allison Forsyth. Former Canadian Olympic skier, board member at AthletesCan (representing Canadian national teams athletes). Partner/COO at ITP Sport. Safe sport consulting and programming agency. Allison Forsyth was sexually assaulted by former national ski team coach Bertrand Charest, eventually sentenced to 12 years in prison for sexual assaults on numerous skiers, but had his sentece reduced because he was judged "low risk" by reoffend by the Parole Board of Canada.
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