Hockey Canada ordered to deliver report on 2018 sex asssault allegations to MPs | Globalnews.ca

A parliamentary committee unanimously passed a motion Monday ordering Hockey Canada to hand over a report from an investigation into allegations of sexual assault involving members of the 2018 world junior men’s team.

Heinen Hutchison Robitaille LLP was hired by Hockey Canada to perform a third-party investigation.

The motion, tabled by Conservative MP Kevin Waugh to open a Heritage committee meeting on safe sport, ordered Hockey Canada to provide the law firm’s completed report within 24 hours.

“I have heard that Henein Hutchinson has given the report to Hockey Canada and I wish to receive it here in the very near future to look it over,” Waugh said.

The motion passed with an amendment from Liberal MP Chris Bittle to have the report redacted for privacy purposes before being submitted.

Waugh told The Canadian Press later the report would also need to be translated into French.

“A letter will be sent to a Hockey Canada today,” Waugh said.

“Hopefully they will give us the report by Henein Hutchinson, and then we can get it translated.”

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News broke in May that members of the 2018 world junior team were accused of a group sexual assault after a Hockey Canada gala event in London, Ont.

As part of the fallout, an independent investigation into the allegations by HHR (then Henein Hutchison) ordered by Hockey Canada was reopened.

Partner Danielle Robitaille said before a Heritage committee hearing into the scandal in July that the investigation was initially closed in 2018 because the complainant did not provide a statement.

Robitaille said she contacted Hockey Canada and asked for a mandate to reopen the investigation after learning that the complainant planned to participate.

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