Canadian Heritage committee  If I may take this backwards, I'll go with the second part. Yes, with the high cost of sports.... Not that the financial statements tell you everything, but one of the things they do tell you is how much hockey moms and dads have been gouged over the years with higher fees. That

Canadian Heritage committee  I don't know about the equity, but transparency is cultural. It's an attitude. It's a belief. On top of transparency is accountability, and exactly what we've seen in this toxic culture is that they're not accountable to anybody. They're their own private club. What happens in

Canadian Heritage committee  Everything you say there, sir, is exactly correct. There is such a culture of not being transparent. All of these sports organizations that are large need to be financially transparent. All of their assets, all of their dealings and all of their related-party transactions need to

Canadian Heritage committee  I believe the Cromwell report was exceptional and extraordinary in the in-depth work of looking at the issues at Hockey Canada. The Cromwell report made 39 recommendations, and so far six of those have been acted on. The Cromwell report was the third governance review since 2016.

Canadian Heritage committee  The level of transparency in Canada is woefully inadequate. We are so far behind other countries, such as the U.K., Australia and the U.S.

Canadian Heritage committee  It changed in December 2022, when it posted its audited financial statements. After all the investigation and after all the pressure, that was not a willing decision. It took a new management team. That kind of attitude is pervasive at the minority of charities and sports organiz

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you so much, Madam Chair. I wanted to quickly say “thank you so much” to the committee for its conduct. We've all watched, and it has been so refreshing to see a really thorough investigation of what happened at Hockey Canada. My name is Kate Bahen. I'm the managing direc

Government Operations committee  Thank you, sir. That was a very well-run meeting.

Government Operations committee  It's nothing like the finance committee. Don't worry. You guys are well behaved.

Government Operations committee  Don't.... Feel free to call me with follow-ups.

Government Operations committee  And the cabinet didn't know about it.

Government Operations committee  I think what was more interesting on this was listening to Michelle Douglas's testimony. The board had actually said no to setting up the foundation, yet when you look at the registration date, it was established on January 1, 2019. The board was not even aware of it and had not

Government Operations committee  Over the last 15 years.... Foundations—community foundations, private foundations—have their assets, and these have already been tax receipted. With the stock market gains over the last 15 years, these assets have been able to grow in excess of 8% each year. Of that growth of 8%

Government Operations committee  There's a band of renegades who've just been looking at this and thinking this is insanity. Canada has the lowest disbursement quota in the world. People always say they need to save up money for a rainy day; we're looking out the window and it's pouring, and still they're not di

Government Operations committee  I haven't done anything, no.