A Hockey Canada logo is shown on the jersey of a player with Canada’s National Junior Team during a training camp practice in Calgary on Aug. 2, 2022.Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press
An overwhelming majority of Canadians are upset to learn that Hockey Canada used millions of dollars in registration fees from players across the country to pay out sexual-assault settlements without disclosing it, according to a new national poll.
The poll, conducted for The Globe and Mail by Nanos Research, found that about 73 per cent of Canadians said they feel anger that Hockey Canada did not tell parents and players how a portion of their registration money was being used. A similar number of Canadians, 71 per cent, said they opposed such fees being put toward sexual-assault settlements.
“Both of those are really big numbers,” said Nik Nanos, chief data scientist for Nanos Research. “Many…
