Hockey Quebec says it has lost confidence in Hockey Canada and will not transfer funds to the national organization.

The provincial federation confirmed to The Canadian Press that its board of directors adopted a motion Tuesday night saying it does not believe Hockey CanadaB次元官网网址檚 current structure can change hockey culture. The resolution was first reported by La Presse.

Hockey Quebec has also decided to keep the portion of registration fees normally handed over to the national organization, which amounts to $3 per sign-up.

Hockey Canada continues to vigorously defend its leadership amid criticism over the handling of alleged sexual assaults and the way money was paid out in lawsuits.

The revelations include an admission by Hockey Canada that it drew on minor hockey registration fees to pay for uninsured liabilities, including sexual abuse claims.

Hockey Quebec blamed the national federation for its handling of two of the most recent cases, which allegedly involve players from the 2003 and 2018 Canadian world junior teams.

Hockey CanadaB次元官网网址檚 interim chair Andrea Skinner and former chair Michael BrindB次元官网网址橝mour appeared before MPs in Ottawa on Tuesday to testify about alleged sexual assaults in the sport and how money was paid out in lawsuits.

Skinner defended the national federation and said hockey shouldnB次元官网网址檛 be made a B次元官网网址渟capegoatB次元官网网址� for a toxic culture that exists elsewhere in society.

Hockey QuebecB次元官网网址檚 move received support from Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge, who has called for a leadership change at Hockey Canada.

B次元官网网址淚t also sends the message to the leaders at the organization that are holding on to their jobs that Hockey Canada doesnB次元官网网址檛 belong to them. It also belongs to their members, and they want change. They want a change of culture and they want to fight against sexual violence,B次元官网网址� St-Onge told reporters in Ottawa.

B次元官网网址淪ince the leaders of Hockey Canada are holding on to their jobs, the voting members need to clean the house.B次元官网网址�

Hockey Canada has been under fire since May when it was revealed the organization settled a lawsuit with a woman who alleged she was sexually assaulted by eight players from the 2018 junior menB次元官网网址檚 hockey team at a June gala event in London, Ont., that year.

The allegation is the subject of three active investigations being conducted by London police, the National Hockey League and Hockey Canada.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it B次元官网网址渂oggles the mind that Hockey Canada is continuing to dig in its heelsB次元官网网址� as more Canadians lose faith in the national sports body.

B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 no surprise that provincial organizations are questioning whether or not they want to continue supporting an organization that doesnB次元官网网址檛 understand how serious a situation it has contributed to causing,B次元官网网址� Trudeau said Wednesday.

Sports marketing expert Tom Mayenknecht said the national bodyB次元官网网址檚 defensive posture has raised the level of difficulty for Hockey Canada to assert itself as worthy of both public and corporate trust.

B次元官网网址淭his is such a series of bad decisions and bad handling, in my view, that IB次元官网网址檓 not sure if Hockey Canada hasnB次元官网网址檛 already crossed that line, again, given some of the public sentiment and even membership sentiment that IB次元官网网址檓 hearing at the grassroots level,B次元官网网址� Mayenknecht told The Canadian Press. B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檓 not so sure that they can fully regain the trust without doing a lot more than they already have.B次元官网网址�

It was revealed in July that Hockey Canada paid out $7.6 million in nine settlements related to sexual assault and sexual abuse claims since 1989.

The figure didnB次元官网网址檛 include this yearB次元官网网址檚 payout of an undisclosed sum to the London plaintiff, who had sued for more than $3.5 million. None of the allegations were tested in court.

Since Hockey CanadaB次元官网网址檚 settlement became public in the spring, Halifax police were asked to investigate an alleged sexual assault by members of the 2003 junior menB次元官网网址檚 team.

Between June 22-29, the organization had its federal funding frozen, in addition to losing sponsorship money from a number of corporations.

In spite of calls for change in leadership, BrindB次元官网网址橝mour stated that president and CEO Scott Smith has B次元官网网址渢he necessary qualities to do something positive for the organization.B次元官网网址� Skinner, meanwhile, stated that Hockey Canada could turn things around while maintaining its leadership group.

While acknowledging more needs to be done outside of new leadership, director and professor of Western UniversityB次元官网网址檚 school of kinesiology Laura Misener said Hockey CanadaB次元官网网址檚 reluctance to alter its organizational structure displays a lack of understanding for whatB次元官网网址檚 needed while attempting to shield the sport.

B次元官网网址淚 think thereB次元官网网址檚 two things going on there: one, there is a level of protectionism. Wanting to protect the sport that they believe in, that they really strongly, truly value that there is something important about protecting that sport. And so, I think that thatB次元官网网址檚 happening on one hand and why they want to stay in their positions,B次元官网网址� she said.

B次元官网网址淭wo, I think thereB次元官网网址檚 a real misunderstanding of what culture shifting (and) culture change requires. And so often leaders think that they can be part of that change and we hear that lingo, that rhetoric used often, B次元官网网址楤e part of the change,B次元官网网址� without really understanding the meaning behind that requires them to give up their levels of power, their positions of power, and the culture and understanding that they have had for so long within the sport. So, I think thatB次元官网网址檚 part of what the secrecy is about. ItB次元官网网址檚 just an uncertainty of what the future will look like if theyB次元官网网址檙e not involved.B次元官网网址�