CBC television host Travis Dhanraj announced Monday he was compelled to leave Canada’s public broadcaster after raising concerns about editorial imbalance and insufficient diversity of viewpoints within the organization.
Dhanraj, host of the national news program “Canada Tonight,” announced his departure from CBC in a post on X, saying he had “no real choice but to walk away” after his employer dismissed his concerns about internal practices.
The 20-year broadcast journalism veteran had been on leave since February, when his show was abruptly replaced by “Hanomansing Tonight.” CBC confirmed at the time that Dhanraj was on leave but provided no additional details.
In communications to staff and on social media, Dhanraj characterized the broadcaster as suffering from “systemic issues” and being dominated by “a small group of insiders on air and in management” who emphasized “spin over substance.”
“It’s about voices being sidelined, hard truths avoided, and the public being left in the dark about what’s really happening inside their national broadcaster,” he wrote.
CBC strongly disputed Dhanraj’s claims in a statement from spokesperson Kerry Kelly, calling them a “public attack on the integrity of CBC News.”
“This morning Travis Dhanraj, a unionized employee of CBC/Radio-Canada who is currently on leave, sent internal notes making serious allegations. While we are limited in what we can say in response due to privacy and confidentiality considerations, CBC categorically rejects the accusations made about CBC News, our staff and management,” she said in a statement.
Dhanraj’s lawyer, Kathryn Marshall, confirmed that her client intends to sue the broadcaster and plans to file a complaint with the Canadian Human Rights Commission.
This controversy comes as CBC faces ongoing political scrutiny over its funding and editorial independence.
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Dhanraj began his career at CBC as a general assignment reporter in Edmonton and Toronto before working at CP24, CTV News, and Global News, where he served as Queen’s Park bureau chief. He returned to CBC in 2021 as a senior parliamentary reporter.
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