As I said in my opening statement, I was made aware of the allegations when Tom Renney, the president of Hockey Canada, called me on May 24 last, two days before the article revealing the affair was published.
He called to advise me that a story about sexual misconduct allegations would be coming out in the media in the following days. He thought it would be the next day, but it ultimately took another day. He told me that the allegations dated back to 2018 and involved some hockey players. He also said at the time that an out‑of‑court settlement had been reached and that he was prevented by a confidentiality agreement from disclosing any further information to me. I therefore learned about the rest of the story in the newspapers at the same time as everyone else.