A former CBC human resources employee is suing the national broadcaster claiming he was forced to leave a work environment so toxic and discriminatory there was a designated “crying room” so employees could deal with office stress. A CBC human resource staff member laughed and told him the office was the “crying room” where employees would go to cry to help cope with workplace stress, he says in his statement of claim. “I think this case exposes the very concerning toxic work culture within our national broadcaster. “It really demonstrates that there’s something very wrong and broken at CBC within their work environment that they need to fix. Johnston said the poor workplace environment led to complications to his surgical recovery, including severe pain which prevented him from sitting.

Source: National Post January 16, 2026 12:10 UTC