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The Canadian government has limited powers to actually change Hockey Canada's leadership, but it can, conceivably, work on influencing the Hockey Canada board of directors, to which Smith reports. An ongoing governance review by Hockey Canada could spur that change.

The Senators captain thought it was a unique moment to be in the thick of things just as the trade everyone was waiting for finally happened.

Hockey Canada, it was revealed, maintained a fund used in part to settle abuse claims, with $7.6 million paid in nine settlements since 1989.

The 25 year-old has appeared in 30 Canadian Football League games, posting 63 tackles and six sacks.

The 2022 tournament, already absent Russia because of an IIHF ban prompted by that country's invasion of Ukraine, will go ahead as planned at Rogers Place. Canada was in Group A with Czechia, Finland, Latvia and Slovakia.

That revelation came during ongoing hearings before the House of Commons heritage committee into how the governing body handled allegations of sexual assault.

For its part Hockey Canada released a 'comprehensive Action Plan' Monday that it called “an important step in upholding Hockey Canada’s responsibility to address toxic behaviours – both on and off the ice – that conflict with what Canadians expect hockey to be and to confront the culture of silence that exists in corners of the game.”

Kennedy told Sportsnet he's seen a societal shift in matters of addressing issues surrounding abuse, assault, bullying, and discrimination, but hasn't seen that same progress reflected within Hockey Canada.

Starting July 26 and continuing on Wednesday, July 27, individuals from Hockey Canada, the Canadian Hockey League and connected organizations will appear before Parliament as members of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage continue their inquiry into the handling of 2018 sexual assault allegations and the settlement of the subsequent lawsuit.

Michel Ruest, a senior director of Sport Canada, says the federal organization was made aware of an alleged sexual assault involving members of Team Canada’s world junior hockey team in late June 2018, but did not follow up with Hockey Canada at the time.