09/23/2026
After a decade of walking alongside victims and survivors, I have seen the gap between a process being finished and people feeling safe, supported, and able to trust again. That is why I believe accountability and making amends must reach beyond the courtroom and into the everyday actions of the institutions and communities people rely on for safety and support.
The players in the Hockey Canada trial were acquitted, and Hockey Canada has concluded its separate disciplinary process; what I keep coming back to is the responsibility that public facing institutions and our communities each carry forward to what happens next.
For me, accountability (the mindset) means making those responsibilities clear, challenging misogyny and harmful “locker room” attitudes, and demonstrating lasting change that people can see and rely on. How we respond to sexualized violence—what we challenge, what we excuse and what we allow to continue—can influence whether someone feels safe enough to seek help, come forward or continue participating in the criminal justice system.
Making amends (the action) means listening to the people affected, recognizing the cumulative harm they may carry, and understanding that rebuilding trust takes continued action by all of us —including how we show up for people whose experiences cannot simply be put behind them when a trial ends.
Ula-Erin Chauvet
Police and Court Support
Sendero Centre
