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Poll result: Richmond News readers want change at Hockey Canada

Almost half of Richmond News readers who replied to the poll wanted the board to be replaced
Alan Campbell
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Lawyer Andrew Winton sits alongside witnesses Scott Smith, Hockey Canada President and Chief Operating Officer and Hockey Canada Chief Financial Officer Brian Cairo, as they appear at the standing committee on Canadian Heritage in Ottawa on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, looking into how Hockey Canada handled allegations of sexual assault and a subsequent lawsuit. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

The board at the beleaguered Hockey Canada finally decided to step down on Monday morning.

Last week, we asked Richmond News readers what they think should happen in the wake of the recent scandal.

Richmond News polled 184 Richmond News readers and asked the question: What should happen to Hockey Canada?

The poll ran from 10/7/2022 to 10/11/2022. Of the 184 votes, we can determine that 58 are from within the community. The full results are as follows:

Tear it up and start again 50.00 % local, 36.41 % total    
Replace the board/chief execs 43.10 % local, 47.28 % total    
Nothing 6.90 % local, 16.30 % total    
  Local   Total

Results are based on an online study of adult Richmond News readers that are located in Richmond. The margin of error - which measures sample variability - is +/- 7.22%, 19 times out of 20.

Richmond News uses a variety of techniques to capture data, detect and prevent fraudulent votes, detect and prevent robots, and filter out non-local and duplicate votes.