Donovan and Foucher were charged after allegedly sexually assaulting a student at Lakehead University in February of 2014.
Hockey players
The University of Ottawa, and its president Allan Rock, have filed a notice of motion seeking to strike the $6-million lawsuit of former U of O hockey players, according to the Ottawa Sun.
The University of Ottawa is refusing to release two investigative reports into the events surrounding the suspension of the men’s hockey team, admitting that the documents were prepared as part of a pre-emptive legal defence.
A lawyer representing former members of the University of Ottawa men’s hockey team announced they are filing a class-action lawsuit seeking a total of $6 million in damages from the university and its president Allan Rock.
As numerous post-secondary institutions across Canada commit to creating comprehensive sexual assault policies, updates to the University of Ottawa’s policy have been pushed to the end of January.
Progress has been slow in the case of two former members of the University of Ottawa men’s hockey team, which had its third court proceeding on Dec. 2.
