Sports minister freezes Hockey Canada's government funding in wake of sex assault settlement

Hockey Canada’s federal funding is being frozen in the wake of the national sport body’s handling of an alleged sexual assault and out-of-court settlement.

Pascale St-Onge, Canada’s minister for sport, made the announcement Wednesday.

She said in a statement Hockey Canada will only have its funding restored once it discloses the recommendations of improvement provided by a third-party law firm hired to investigate the alleged incident.

‘On Monday, Hockey Canada’s testimony did not provide us with sufficient information. We did not learn much, and what we did learn is deeply troubling,” St-Onge said. “Hockey Canada said they would not share with the committee the