Hockey Canada's board chair and her predecessor have been summoned to appear before the Commons Canadian Heritage committee Tuesday to face questions about multi-million dollar payouts to victims of sexual abuse.
The embattled governing body has faced a torrent of criticism for its secretive use of player registration fees and other investments to compensate sexual assault complainants.
This summer, after a number of news outlets, including CBC News, broke stories about the existence of these funds, Hockey Canada revealed it has paid out $8.9 million in settlements to 21 complainants with sexual misconduct claims since 1989.
Some of that money was funnelled through the body's National Equity Fund, with much of it going to settlements related to Graham James, a former junior hockey coach convicted of sexually assaulting young hockey players.