'Nothing new' in CBC Ghomeshi report, says employment lawyer
Today, CBC severed ties with two senior managers, apologized, and promised to do better.
But, employment lawyer Howard Levitt tells As It Happens he's not impressed with the release of the independent report into how the public broadcaster handled workplace complaints regarding former 'q' host Jian Ghomeshi.
"I don't think there's anything in this report that we didn't already know," he says.
The report concluded that Mr. Ghomeshi's behaviour was "considered to create an intimidating, humiliating, hostile or offensive work environment."
The report's author -- lawyer Janice Rubin -- also wrote that management knew about his behavior, and even condoned it, in some cases. Read the report.
Before the report was released, CBC announced that two senior managers -- Radio Executive Chris Boyce and Human Resources executive Todd Spencer -- had left the corporation.
In a teleconference call, Executive Vice-President of English Services Heather Conway said she accepted the report's findings.
* CBC management refused to speak with As It Happens. We were told only two interviews were being granted to CBC-TV and radio news reporters. That means no interviews for any CBC Current Affairs shows, in the department where Jian Ghomeshi worked.
