CBC "acted improperly" by firing a reporter who leaked to a news site that the network forced him to take down a tweet criticizing broadcaster Don Cherry, an arbitrator has ruled. "Consequently, my conclusion is that the CBC acted improperly by dismissing him for cause," Slotnick wrote. Meanwhile, in a statement, CBC restated that its actions against Khan "were not related to his tweet regarding Don Cherry." When CBC management learned of Khan's tweet, he was told it violated the policy on reporters expressing opinions, according to Slotnick's ruling. Ahmar Khan was told to take down a tweet in which he criticized broadcaster Don Cherry for being xenophobic.

Source: CBC News January 15, 2021 01:46 UTC