CBC fires Evan Solomon over art sales

CBC has fired marquis host Evan Solomon after Torstar News Service reported that he was taking secret commission payments related to art sales involving people he dealt with as a host.
“I regret to inform you that CBC News has ended its relationship with Evan Solomon,” executive Jennifer McGuire said in a brief statement issued late Tuesday, shortly after Torstar News Service presented the findings of its investigation to the network.
Solomon, 47, is the Ottawa-based host of Power and Politics on television and The House on CBC radio. He is one of the people touted to replace Peter Mansbridge on The National when the veteran newsman retires.
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