The president of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation doesn’t live in the capital of the nation for which it claims to be the “public broadcaster.” As it turns out, she doesn’t even live in the same country. Instead, the CBC president lives in a multi-million house in New York City, a media report says..Catherine Tait and her husband live in a $5.4M (CAD) brownstone she owns in the Boerum Hill neighbourhood of Brooklyn, Canadaland is reporting..The website said she has flown between New York and Ottawa to work on CBC business..“Government appointment records list Brooklyn as Tait’s residence and put her salary within the range of $390,300 to $459,100 per year. According to CBC spokesperson Chuck Thompson, Tait moved to Ottawa when her term began in July 2018, and began splitting her time between her two homes in late March, after the pandemic began,” Canadaland reported..Even though Canadian authorities have told people to avoid unessesary foreign travel, Thompson told Canadaland Tait has received no special exemptions. He said Tait voluntarily quarantined for 14 days when she returned..Thompson said Tait has been caring for her husband, who he said has a health condition “which makes him extremely vulnerable to the virus.” . Mossleigh pub briefly opens before authorities move in .But it appears Tait did break internal CBC pandemic travel rules..“According to the CBC’s COVID-19 employee policy, all non-essential business travel is suspended. In a section titled ‘I am thinking of travelling outside Canada for personal reasons?’ the policy states ‘as instructed by the Government of Canada, we strongly recommend that you refrain from travelling abroad,'” Canadaland said..The site reported Tait remained in New York throughout April and May, returning to Canada on June 8. She flew back to New York on November 13 and has been running the CBC from her Brooklyn home since then..Tait’s reign as head of CBC has suffered several controversies including the cancelling of regional dinner-time news broadcasts and current a staff revolt over a decision to offer sponsored content..NDP MP Charlie Angus said it is ridiculous for the head of CBC to live outside the country..“I guess someone who lives in a mansion in Brooklyn might think its a great idea to sell the @CBCRadioCanada logo as “branded” content to corporations. This is why our CBC president should live in Canada. Don’t you agree @s_guilbeault? please explain this,” he tweeted..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694
