Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

=== Fallout over the Ghomeshi affair ===
In 2015, after allegations that CBC Radio host [[Jian Ghomeshi]] had harassed colleagues, Ghomeshi was placed on leave; his employment was terminated in October when the CBC indicated that they had "graphic evidence" that he had injured a female employee.<ref name=hasham>{{cite news |last=Hasham |first=Alyshah |date=January 29, 2016 |title=CBC fired Jian Ghomeshi after seeing 'graphic evidence': internal memo |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/10/31/cbc_fired_jian_ghomeshi_after_seeing_graphic_evidence_internal_memo.html |newspaper=Toronto Star |location=Toronto |access-date=May 12, 2016 |archive-date=June 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609222921/https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/10/31/cbc_fired_jian_ghomeshi_after_seeing_graphic_evidence_internal_memo.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The corporation commissioned an independent investigation. The resulting report by Janice Rubin, a partner at the law firm Rubin Thomlinson LLP, discussed employee complaints about Ghomeshi that were not seriously considered by the CBC. Rubin concluded that CBC management had "failed to take adequate steps" when it became aware of Ghomeshi's "problematic behaviour".<ref name=jggn>{{cite web |url=http://globalnews.ca/news/1942580/cbc-apologizes-for-inappropriate-behaviour-in-wake-of-jian-ghomeshi-report/ |title=CBC management condoned Jian Ghomeshi's behaviour: report |last=Armstrong |first=James |date=April 16, 2015 |website=Global News |publisher=Corus Entertainment Inc. |access-date=May 12, 2016 |quote=The fallout from the downfall of one of CBC's biggest stars hit the corporation hard on Wednesday. An independent report found managers at the CBC knew about Jian Ghomeshi's abusive behaviour at work, but did nothing to stop it. |archive-date=May 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503123637/http://globalnews.ca/news/1942580/cbc-apologizes-for-inappropriate-behaviour-in-wake-of-jian-ghomeshi-report/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Ghomeshi was charged by police with multiple counts of sexual assault but was found not guilty of all but one of these in March 2016. He was to be tried in June on the last remaining charge, relating to a complainant who had also worked at CBC; her name was later revealed to be [[Kathryn Borel]]. On May 11, 2016, however, the Crown withdrew the charge after Ghomeshi signed a peace bond (which does not include an admission of guilt) and apologized to Borel.<ref name=apology>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/jian-ghomeshi-trial-peace-bond-1.3575912 |title=Jian Ghomeshi trial: Former CBC radio host signs peace bond, Crown drops sex assault charge |last=Fraser |first=Laura |date=May 11, 2016 |publisher=CBC News |access-date=January 3, 2020 |quote="No workplace friendship or creative environment excuses this sort of behaviour, especially when there's a power imbalance as there was with Ms. Borel", Ghomeshi told the court. |archive-date=June 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613050125/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/jian-ghomeshi-trial-peace-bond-1.3575912 |url-status=live }}</ref> Borel was critical of the CBC for its handling of her initial complaint about Ghomeshi's behaviour. "When I went to the CBC for help, what I received in return was a directive that, yes, he could do this and, yes, it was my job to let him", she told the assembled media representatives.<ref name=blacbc>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/cbc-apology-kathryn-borel-ghomeshi-peace-bond-1.3577223 |title=CBC apologizes to Kathryn Borel over handling of Jian Ghomeshi complaint |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=May 11, 2016 |publisher=CBC News |access-date=January 3, 2020 |quote=Circumstances around Ghomeshi complaint 'should never have happened', CBC says |archive-date=June 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612151135/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/cbc-apology-kathryn-borel-ghomeshi-peace-bond-1.3577223 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The CBC apologized to Borel publicly on May 11 in a statement by the head of public affairs Chuck Thompson. "What Ms. Borel experienced in our workplace should never have happened and we sincerely apologize&nbsp;...", he stated.<ref name=ct680>{{cite web |url=https://www.680news.com/2016/05/11/full-text-cbc-statement-on-kathryn-borel-and-ghomeshi-scandal/ |title=Full text: CBC statement on Kathryn Borel and Ghomeshi scandal |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=May 11, 2016 |website=680 News |publisher=Rogers Digital Media |access-date=January 3, 2020 |quote=We've revised our process for capturing the details of bullying and harassment complaints. We are responding to complaints with renewed discipline and rigour, and learning from the data to improve prevention and early resolution. |archive-date=January 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103080814/https://www.680news.com/2016/05/11/full-text-cbc-statement-on-kathryn-borel-and-ghomeshi-scandal/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The corporation has also maintained that it had accepted Rubin's report and had "since made significant progress" on a revised policy of improved training and methods for handling bullying and harassment complaints.<ref name=":4">{{cite news |last=Gallant |first=Jacques |date=May 11, 2016 |title=Much more change seen as needed at CBC in Jian Ghomeshi's wake |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2016/05/11/much-more-change-seen-needed-at-cbc-in-jian-ghomeshis-wake.html |newspaper=Toronto Star |location=Toronto |access-date=May 12, 2016 |quote=Corporation says culture shift about workplace harassment is underway, but outsiders are dubious. |archive-date=May 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513101445/https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2016/05/11/much-more-change-seen-needed-at-cbc-in-jian-ghomeshis-wake.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Rubin report "contained several recommendations on how the CBC can change its workplace culture. One of those recommendations included the creation of a work and human rights ombudsperson whom employees could use to raise concerns about the workplace." The CBC also severed its relationship "with two top executives, Chris Boyce, the former head of CBC Radio, and Todd Spencer, the head of human resources for English services".<ref name=jggn/>

In a ''[[Toronto Star]]'' article by Jacques Gallant from May 11, 2016, public relations expert Martin Waxman spoke of a "damning indictment" of the CBC which included the following comment. "Yes, they did their inquiry, but if I were the CBC, I would think strongly about what is wrong with the culture and what they can do to repair it", he said.<ref name=":4" /> ''The Star'' also quoted employment lawyer [[Howard Levitt]] stating that "harassment has not been fully addressed at the CBC" in his estimation. Levitt called the Rubin report a "whitewash" and reiterated his suggestion that a federal commission should conduct a more detailed inquiry into workplace issues at the public broadcaster.<ref name=":4" />