Jacques Boissinot The Canadian Press Since his appearance before the parliamentary commission on February 22, the commissioner of the QMJHL, Gilles Courteau, admitted in an interview with “Le Journal de Québec” not to have read all of the testimony contained in the judgment of the Court at the origin of the process.
Quebec parliamentarians could once again look into violent initiations in hockey, Le Devoir has learned. The Committee on Culture and Education will meet soon to determine follow-up to last week's consultations.
A working meeting between the elected officials will take place in the coming weeks, according to our information. The order of initiative could therefore be reopened.
On February 22, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (LHJMQ), the Canadian Hockey League and Hockey Quebec, in particular, had in turn answered questions from elected members of the National Assembly regarding the physical and sexual violence suffered by players in the world of junior hockey over the past 50 years. This followed the publication of a judgment from the Superior Court of Ontario full of disturbing testimonies on the initiations in hockey.
While specifying that “it is the commission which decides”, the Minister responsible for Sport, Isabelle Charest, said she was satisfied with the exercise. “We have relevant information, and I think we have the material to work on, to improve things,” she said.
However, the commissioner of the QMJHL, Gilles Courteau, has since admitted in an interview with Le Journal de Québec that he did not read all of the testimony contained in the Court's judgment.
Forcing Minister Charest to change her long gun. “In light of the new information revealed in recent days by various media, [Ms.] Charest says she is very much in favor of the work of the parliamentary committee continuing,” the minister's office said this time. /p>
Further details to follow.
