Sheldon Kennedy calls for resignation of Hockey Canada CEO: ‘Enough is enough’
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"Giving my 26 years of advocating for victims, I can't sit idle any longer," former professional ice hockey player Sheldon Kennedy said in a statement posted to Twitter.
Former professional ice hockey player Sheldon Kennedy is calling for Hockey Canada CEO Scott Smith, his leadership team and the board of directors to resign immediately, according to a statement released Tuesday.
“Giving my 26 years of advocating for victims, I can’t sit idle any longer,” Kennedy said in his statement post on Twitter.
Kennedy’s statement comes after Hockey Canada announced a plan to combat any “toxic” behaviour in hockey.
The plan was announced a day before the start of the second round of parliamentary hearings into the organization’s handling of an alleged sexual assault incident complaint.
In his statement, Kennedy wrote that expecting different results from “the same people with a new plan” is “the definition of insanity.”
“Enough is enough already,” he wrote.
In 1996, Kennedy disclosed that he was sexually abused by his coach Graham James during his time in the Western Hockey League between 1984 and 1990.
Since then, Kennedy has been an advocate for sexual abuse survivors in sports, especially in the hockey sector.