Episode

How a culture of silence thrived in Canadian hockey

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10/3: Canada Covered
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Feb 19, 2026
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Summary

In this special episode of 10/3, National Post's Robert Cribb sits down with award-winning journalist Rick Westhead to discuss his bestselling and deeply unsettling book, We Breed Lions. A book where Rick looks into systemic sexual abuse, toxic masculinity, and institutional failures within Canadian junior hockey — and examines how a culture built on loyalty and silence allowed harm to persist for decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices