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CBC’s new strategic plan was good time for leadership change: Lacroix

TORONTO – CBC president Hubert Lacroix tried to quell speculation and set the record straight after last week’s surprise departure of executive vice-president, English services Richard Stursberg. In a post on the Corp’s blog, Lacroix scoffed at rumours that Stursberg was escorted from the building, and said that the creation of a new strategic plan was “a good time to review the leadership of CBC.”"The decision to change leadership was not a sudden decision triggered by any specific incident”, Lacroix wrote.  “It was, rather, the culmination of a very long reflection on the future of the Corporation, the culture it...