Opposition MPs say sport minister jumped gun in restoring Hockey Canada funding
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Hockey Canada's federal funding restoration is under fire from opposition MPs, who believe the decision was premature and lacked conditions to protect victims.
The sporting body had its funding frozen by sport minister Pascale St-Onge since June 22, 2022. St-Onge overturned that decision -- with conditions -- on Sunday before the Canadian women's team's gold-medal game against the U.S. in Brampton, Ont.
Conservative MP Kevin Waugh was caught off guard by the decision.
"Totally surprised that the minister would make that announcement," he said Monday, entering the House of Commons. "They're not there yet, Hockey Canada.
"They've made some progress, I will say that. … But there's lots more work to be done. I think it was just premature, I really do. There was no need to restore the funding, nobody had their hand out for Hockey Canada.
