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Not even a mention? Handling of complaints re: sexual harassment

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Should this article not at least mention the CBC's handling of sexual harassment complaints, re: Jian Ghomeshi? CBC has been the focus of much media coverage in this respect, most recently yesterday.

e.g.

Kathryn Borel just destroyed Ghomeshi’s and the CBC’s efforts to rescue their reputations http://business.financialpost.com/fp-comment/kathryn-borel-just-destroyed-ghomeshis-and-the-cbcs-efforts-to-rescue-their-reputations

Kathryn Borel emerges from anonymity with a scathing indictment of Ghomeshi and CBC http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/jian-ghomeshi-peace-bond

"The relentless message to me from my celebrity boss and the national institution we worked for were that his whims were more important than my humanity or my dignity." Speaking on the CBC News Network, Thompson said the corporation takes "full responsibility" for what happened and has taken steps to ensure a "safe and respectful" workplace. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/cbc-apology-kathryn-borel-ghomeshi-peace-bond-1.3577223

From the Kathryn Borel article: Borel was critical of the CBC for its handling of her initial complaint about Ghomeshi's behavior. "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.[14] The CBC apologized to Borel publicly, on May 11, the second such apology by the Corporation. In a statement, head of public affairs Chuck Thompson said, "What Ms. Borel experienced in our workplace should never have happened and we sincerely apologize...".[15] Peter K Burian (talk) 13:24, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

Be WP:BOLD and add a short discussion. I would argue that you might want to read WP:RECENT and WP:NPOV, but a paragraph should be added. Walter Görlitz (talk) 14:41, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for your note; I have added a section about the criticism of the CBC's handling of sexual harassment complaints. Peter K Burian (talk) 19:31, 12 May 2016 (UTC)