CBC exec fired over Ghomeshi affair launches lawsuit

TORONTO – A former CBC executive who was dismissed in the wake of the Jian Ghomeshi issue is suing the public broadcaster for more than $700,000.A National Post report says that Todd Spencer, who was executive director of human resources and industrial relations, filed a lawsuit in Ontario Superior Court that accuses CBC of publicly shaming and “sacrificing” him “to send a message to the Canadian public that the CBC takes matters of workplace harassment seriously.”In a formal defence, the CBC denies Spencer’s claims and alleges he merely “purported to commence” an investigation, then “deliberately misled” them about what he...