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Casgrain is new CBC chair

OTTAWA – Seven months after former CBC chairman Guy Fournier "flushed himself" out of the job, the Corp. has a new chairman of the board.Heritage Minister Bev Oda announced the appointment of Timothy W. Casgrain on Friday afternoon. It's fair to say he is a complete outsider. "The credentials Mr. Casgrain brings to the CBC will provide strong leadership," said Minister Oda in her release. "I am confident that his experience and sound judgement will greatly benefit the CBC." Casgrain (pictured) is currently chair of charter airline Skyservice Investments. Prior to that position, he served as executive vice-president of Brascan...