Marcel Aubut resigned as president of the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) on Saturday, three days after stepping aside pending an investigation into an allegation that he sexually harassed a female colleague.
The committee said it had received a complaint against Aubut, 67, last week and had retained a former chief justice of the Quebec Superior Court to head up an independent investigation.
However, “in light of his resignation and based on the wishes of the complainant,” that investigation has now ended, the committee said in a statement.
“The independent third-party process investigating any other complaints will continue uninterrupted. We hope that anyone who has concerns will contact us,” the committee said.
“The events of the past week are deeply concerning to us... The COC has clear policies that include measures to address harassment of any kind in the workplace,” it said.
“Having a workplace environment that is healthy and safe for all of our employees and those attached to the Olympic movement is critical to our organization,” it added.
Aubut, a lawyer and former co-owner of the National Hockey League’s Quebec Nordiques franchise until it relocated in 1995, was a strong advocate for Toronto to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The city ultimately decided against a bid.
Later on Saturday, the committee announced that four-time Olympian Tricia Smith would replace Aubut as interim president.
“I live the values embodied in sport and take very seriously my role in helping spearhead change for the betterment of the Olympic movement in this country,” Smith said.
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