Friday April 17th, 2015 – 10am
Posted Apr 17, 2015 12:49:00 PM.
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10:00 – Religion in council
John Milloy, assistant professor of public ethics and co-director of the Centre for Public Ethics, Waterloo Lutheran Seminary
Ontario cities have responded swiftly to a Supreme Court of Canada ruling that prayers cannot be recited before municipal council meetings in a Quebec community. Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson has suspended prayers at city council meetings pending a review of the decision. Windsor and Belleville also say they’ll do away with the Lord’s Prayer in the wake of the ruling. But the mayor of Oshawa says the city will not immediately put an end to the practice.
10:30 – Ghomeshi Update
Cassandra Szklarski, Reporter, The Canadian Press
A scathing report in the wake of Jian Ghomeshi’s alleged inappropriate workplace behaviour – and a profuse apology from CBC President, Hubert Lacroix, who offered his sincere apology to employees and to Canadians. Findings of a 52-page report were revealed yesterday, including allegations that the disgraced Ghomeshi belittled colleagues, played cruel pranks, and, in a small number of cases, sexually harassed them. The report also concluded that Ghomeshi’s managers knew about inappropriate behaviour but failed to act or hold the former Q host accountable. Outside investigator Janice Rubin interviewed 99 people over five months to prepare the report, which proposed nine recommendations that include a confidential hotline for employees and a task force with the union to support younger workers who might be vulnerable. The investigation was launched after CBC fired Ghomeshi in October, saying there was graphic evidence” he had caused physical injury to a woman.
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