Hockey Canada says it needs to 'do more' to foster a safe culture

Hockey Canada says it must “do more” to build a safer culture in the sport.

What that looks like remains to be seen.

The national organization released a brief statement Thursday following the federal government’s move 24 hours earlier to freeze public funding in response to its handling of an alleged sexual assault and out-of-court settlement.

Minister of Sport Pascale St-Onge said Wednesday that Hockey Canada would only have its taxpayer money restored once officials produced an incomplete report by a third-party law firm hired to investigate the incident four years ago allegedly involving eight players at a gala function in London, Ont.

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