CBC cans Evan Solomon (host of Power and Politics) after allegations he used CBC connections to brok

[wickedplayer494]

[url]http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/cbc-ends-relationship-with-evan-solomon-1.2414699[/url]

[quote=CTV]CBC News has "ended its relationship" with Power and Politics host Evan Solomon after a Toronto Star report alleged he facilitated sales of art to wealthy Canadians.

In a statement released on Tuesday, CBC confirmed the news.

The Star report alleged that Solomon used his CBC connections to broker high-end arts, and collect hundreds of thousands of dollars in commission.[/quote]

[theevilldeadII]

suck's for him there goes a good job for him.

[sloppy_joes]

[QUOTE=theevilldeadII;47918501]suck's for him there goes a good job for him.[/QUOTE]

[quote]The Star found Solomon has been brokering the sale of paintings and masks owned by a flamboyant Toronto-area art collector to rich and famous buyers.

Over the next two years, Balsillie purchased numerous art pieces from Bailey. Documents obtained by the Star show that Solomon was earning a commission on each sale, [B]to a total of about $300,000 over two years[/B] Balsillie said he paid Bailey directly for the paintings and [B]had no idea the CBC host was taking a cut.[/B]

"Hey Bruce, hope all is well today. Jim called me this morning and he is coming to Ottawa on Monday and wants to get together and he wants to talk art. So I think we should finalize our arrangement and get going as he wants to move fast. [B]I've drawn up an agreement here based on your idea of 10 per cent,"[/B] Solomon wrote.[/quote]

[URL]http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/06/09/cbc-host-evan-solomon-took-secret-cut-of-art-deals.html[/URL]

emphasis mine. sounds like a scumbag, literally a ten percent cut of all the sales for simply introducing two people.

[DaCommie1]

Man, first Gomeshi and now this? CBC is having some bad luck with big names recently. Next we're gonna find out Peter Mansbridge is a pedophile or something.

[MIPS]

[QUOTE=DaCommie1;47918840]Man, first Gomeshi and now this? CBC is having some bad luck with big names recently. Next we're gonna find out Peter Mansbridge is a pedophile or something.[/QUOTE]

Please don't jinx it. I'd hate to see them Can the Man.

[theevilldeadII]

[QUOTE=sloppy_joes;47918802][URL]http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/06/09/cbc-host-evan-solomon-took-secret-cut-of-art-deals.html[/URL]

emphasis mine. sounds like a scumbag, literally a ten percent cut of all the sales for simply introducing two people.[/QUOTE]

I agree with you..