Most Canadians say they are angered by revelations that Hockey Canada maintained a fund, funded by player fees, for unsecured payments, including but not limited to sexual assault claims, according to a new Nanos survey. Research.
The survey, commissioned by CTV News and The Globe and Mail, shows that 73 per cent of Canadians are upset about the situation, with 14 per cent saying they feel disinterested, around two per cent feeling satisfied and 11 percent who say they are not sure.
Women were more likely to say they felt angry at 81 percent, compared to men at 65 percent.
The sentiments come after it was revealed in May that Hockey Canada reached a settlement with a woman who claimed she was sexually assaulted by multiple members of the Canadian junior hockey team in London, Ontario, in 2018.
In June, the federal government froze its funding Hockey Canada and major sponsors, such as Scotiabank and Telus, also pressed pause in your financial support.
Since then, another allegation of group sexual assault involving members of the Canadian World Junior Hockey Team in 2003.
On Thursday, Hockey Canada announced that a former Supreme Court justice would lead an independent review of the organization’s governance.
Meanwhile, Hockey Canada has said it would no longer use its National Equity Fund, the reserve funded by registration fees, to settle sexual assault lawsuits.
Nanos poll shows most Canadians oppose (71 per cent) or somewhat oppose (13 per cent) Hockey Canada using part of hockey registration fees to pay settlements for sexual assault allegations . Four percent support it, while five percent support it somewhat.
In light of the Hockey Canada allegations, most Canadians now have a negative view of the sport in general, according to Nanos.
Forty-one percent of those surveyed by Nanos say that allegations of sexual assault involving members of the world junior team have had a negative impact on their impression of hockey, while 24 percent say the allegations have had a somewhat negative impact.
Fifty-eight percent say they currently lack confidence in Hockey Canada’s leadership, and 59 percent said they see sexual misconduct as a potential cultural issue in the player development leagues that feed into the National Hockey League. Hockey.
Forty-seven percent say sexual misconduct is a possible cultural issue in the NHL, according to Nanos.
At the recreational level, 32 per cent of Canadians surveyed said they see sexual misconduct as a potential cultural problem, while 28 per cent said they do not.
Women were more likely to see sexual misconduct as a problem compared to men, according to the survey.
Sixty-three per cent of Canadians also see sexual assault in hockey as part of a larger cultural problem, compared to 26 per cent who say it is isolated to a handful of players. Twelve percent were not sure.
On whether parents would allow their children to play hockey, Nanos reports that 55 percent said the Hockey Canada allegations have had no impact.
Forty-nine percent of women with children say their children are less likely to play hockey compared to 31 percent of men, according to the survey.
METHODOLOGY
Nanos conducted a hybrid RDD dual frame (landline and cellular) random online and telephone survey of 1,038 Canadians, aged 18 and over, between July 29 and August 2, 2022, as part of an omnibus survey. Participants were randomly recruited by phone using live agents and administered an online survey. The sample included both land lines and cell phones throughout Canada. Results were statistically verified and weighted for age and sex using the most recent census data, and the sample was geographically stratified to be representative of Canada. Individuals who randomly called using random digit dialing with a maximum of five callbacks.
The margin of error for this poll is 3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20. This study was commissioned by CTV News and the Globe and Mail, and the research was conducted by Nanos Research.
With archives from CTV News and The Canadian Press