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    CBC Ombudsman: True or False—There aren’t always absolutes

    By Esther Enkin for the CBC The complainant, Stephen Birch, took issue with a Metro Morning interview with Finance Minister Bill Morneau. He said the minister had made a false statement about how Canadians are taxed and it was the responsibility of the program host to challenge it. It is not at all clear that…

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    CBC Ombudsman: Who said that? The use of paraphrase and direct quotes

    By Esther Enkin, CBC ombudsman The complainant, Greg Hunter, was suspicious of statements attributed to the Syrian government and to Vladimir Putin. He thought it unlikely they had actually said what Carol Off attributed to them in the course of an interview on As It Happens. He questioned the accuracy. There was no violation of…

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    CBC Ombudsman: Trump and the Republican Party

    By Esther Enkin, CBC ombudsman The complainant, Steve Cherry thought it inappropriate for Neil Macdonald to refer to creationism as superstition in a column he wrote about challenges facing the Republican policy in the face of a Trump candidacy for President. Expressing opinion is prohibited by CBC policy and even this passing reference did not…
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    CBC Ombudsman: Balancing Act

    By Esther Enkin for the CBC The complainant Silvana Goldemberg thought a strong statement from a filmmaker about one of the messages of his documentary needed to be balanced with an opposing view. He referred to Israel as an apartheid state. Balance is achieved over time and the interview was not about Israel. In this…
  • Bonnie Brownlee, executive director of communications, marketing, brand and research, speaks at the CBC upfronts on May 26 at the CBC building in Toronto. Photo courtesy Steph Wechsler.

    CBC doubling down on digital strategy and investigative news in 2016-2017

    By Steph Wechsler The CBC has set itself a challenge for the 2016-17 season—to be seen as leaders in both breaking and investigative news online as well as in broadcasting. On May 26, CBC announced its programming for the fall at the CBC building in downtown Toronto, which will feature original primetime entertainment, short-form digital…
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    Memo: CBC responds after Jian Ghomeshi apology and Kathryn Borel’s statement

    The following memo was sent to CBC staff from Hubert T. Lacroix, President and CEO, and Josée Girard, Vice-President, People and Culture, on May 11, 2016.

  • Toronto's Old City Hall court, where the Ghomeshi trial took place. Photo courtesy Taxiarchos228/CC 2.0 Generic.

    Ghomeshi’s accuser says peace bond ‘clearest path to the truth’

    Kathryn Borel, a former CBC employee, says she agreed to a peace bond over a trial because “it seemed like the clearest path to the truth.”

  • CBC’s Definitely Not the Opera will end its 22-year run on May 14. Screenshot by J-Source.

    Why Definitely Not the Opera is signing off CBC Radio after 22 years

    The popular storytelling show will broadcast for the last time on May 14.

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    CBC Ombudsman: Service Dogs or Support Dogs: Getting the definition right

    The complainant, Andrew Sprague, said that CBC News wrongly identified the status of an emotional support dog that was banned from an Edmonton base.

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    CBC Ombudsman: Power & Politics: Equal opportunity questioning

    The complainant, Ray Gribeauval, thought the program host was pushing the Conservative party line in a story about fiscal update.

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