The network has officially acknowledged the public demand and moved to reverse their decision regarding his contract. We achieved the reversal we sought and I am now shifting focus to monitoring how they handle future internal personnel policies.
June 30, 2015
Final supporters
On Tuesday June 9th, the national broadcaster in Canada decided to end it's relationship with Evan Solomon in the face of allegations that he compromised his journalistic integrity.
Solomon has hosted the flagship broadcast for the CBC, Power and Politics, and has been with the network for more than 25 years. During his tenure with CBC he has challenged politicians on both sides of the political spectrum and has been a staunch advocate for democracy.
His firing comes in the wake of a great deal of controversy surrounding the CBC with scandals around Amanda Lang, Peter Mansbridge, Rex Murphy and Jian Ghomeshi. Many of these personalities have faced similar allegations without the same type of recrimination. Solomon has become a scapegoat for the bad optics of CBC.
Therefore, we, the citizens of Canada and the stakeholders of the public broadcaster, ask the CBC to reconsider its decision to ends its relationship with Solomon. In this time of political strife in Canada we need Evan, so we ask: bring back Evan.
http://www.nationalobserver.com/2015/06/10/opinion/why-was-evan-solomon-fired-and-not-amanda-lang
Hashtags: #SaveSolomon #BringBackEvan
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Updates
June 12, 2015
The response has reached five hundred signatures. I am currently reaching out to CBC management to request a formal meeting regarding their decision process.
Reached 500 supporters
June 11, 2015
June 11, 2015
The volume of support has secured us a formal meeting with representatives from the broadcaster to discuss their internal review process. We are currently finalizing the documented concerns we intend to present during that session.
Reached 100 supporters
June 10, 2015
June 7, 2015
We are approaching the one hundred signature mark which serves as the primary benchmark for requesting a formal meeting with CBC management. I am currently drafting a letter to the network brass and need this petition to reflect a clear mandate before I submit the request.
416 Comments
I have always considered Evan to be incredibly knowledgeable and fair in his political analysis. I don't care if he sells art on the side or if he has business interests outside of CBC unless you can prove to me that it has tainted his impartiality.
At the very least, he should have been suspended rather than fired while things are being investigated. Since it appears the CBC has known about his dealings for a long time, it seems he's just being made an example of unnecessarily.
How is it that Solomon cannot use his contacts to personal advantage, but John Baird can use his to land a lucrative job so he can LEAVE politics where he may well have implemented policies to ENSURE his welcome into the business world?
This is ludicrous. I am an avid watcher of P&P and CBC in general. I see book covers with CBC casters on them and am CERTAIN their positions at CBC help them sell covers. This is a Joke. I will boycott CBC news if this is not reversed.
Solomon's reporting style made news accessible. Democracy doesn't function without similar checks and balances. Despite any alleged misstep, it's difficult to doubt his ethics or the benefit his reporting offers Canadian's.
Evan was an excellent host that always showed a balanced approach. It is in my opinion that his personal life did not influence his performance as a host.
He's a straight shooter when not many are available in the news world.
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The network has officially acknowledged the public demand and moved to reverse their decision regarding his contract. We achieved the reversal we sought and I am now shifting focus to monitoring how they handle future internal personnel policies.
June 30, 2015
Final supporters
On Tuesday June 9th, the national broadcaster in Canada decided to end it's relationship with Evan Solomon in the face of allegations that he compromised his journalistic integrity.
Solomon has hosted the flagship broadcast for the CBC, Power and Politics, and has been with the network for more than 25 years. During his tenure with CBC he has challenged politicians on both sides of the political spectrum and has been a staunch advocate for democracy.
His firing comes in the wake of a great deal of controversy surrounding the CBC with scandals around Amanda Lang, Peter Mansbridge, Rex Murphy and Jian Ghomeshi. Many of these personalities have faced similar allegations without the same type of recrimination. Solomon has become a scapegoat for the bad optics of CBC.
Therefore, we, the citizens of Canada and the stakeholders of the public broadcaster, ask the CBC to reconsider its decision to ends its relationship with Solomon. In this time of political strife in Canada we need Evan, so we ask: bring back Evan.
http://www.nationalobserver.com/2015/06/10/opinion/why-was-evan-solomon-fired-and-not-amanda-lang
Hashtags: #SaveSolomon #BringBackEvan
Please like, repost and share to social media.
Updates
June 12, 2015
The response has reached five hundred signatures. I am currently reaching out to CBC management to request a formal meeting regarding their decision process.
Reached 500 supporters
June 11, 2015
June 11, 2015
The volume of support has secured us a formal meeting with representatives from the broadcaster to discuss their internal review process. We are currently finalizing the documented concerns we intend to present during that session.
Reached 100 supporters
June 10, 2015
June 7, 2015
We are approaching the one hundred signature mark which serves as the primary benchmark for requesting a formal meeting with CBC management. I am currently drafting a letter to the network brass and need this petition to reflect a clear mandate before I submit the request.
416 Comments
This is way too over the top for what Solomon has done. Firing him seems more like a deliberate weakening of CBC's ability to contront the govt just in time for the election. And another hypervigilant and ham-handed rush to duck criticism.
I have always considered Evan to be incredibly knowledgeable and fair in his political analysis. I don't care if he sells art on the side or if he has business interests outside of CBC unless you can prove to me that it has tainted his impartiality.
At the very least, he should have been suspended rather than fired while things are being investigated. Since it appears the CBC has known about his dealings for a long time, it seems he's just being made an example of unnecessarily.
How is it that Solomon cannot use his contacts to personal advantage, but John Baird can use his to land a lucrative job so he can LEAVE politics where he may well have implemented policies to ENSURE his welcome into the business world?
This is ludicrous. I am an avid watcher of P&P and CBC in general. I see book covers with CBC casters on them and am CERTAIN their positions at CBC help them sell covers. This is a Joke. I will boycott CBC news if this is not reversed.
Solomon's reporting style made news accessible. Democracy doesn't function without similar checks and balances. Despite any alleged misstep, it's difficult to doubt his ethics or the benefit his reporting offers Canadian's.
Evan was an excellent host that always showed a balanced approach. It is in my opinion that his personal life did not influence his performance as a host.
He's a straight shooter when not many are available in the news world.
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This is way too over the top for what Solomon has done. Firing him seems more like a deliberate weakening of CBC's ability to contront the govt just in time for the election. And another hypervigilant and ham-handed rush to duck criticism.