Former host Pascale Nadeau has reached an amicable settlement with Radio-Canada, which she sued in civil court following her departure in the summer of 2021. Pascal Nadeau, who has been on the public broadcaster’s antenna for 33 years, asked him for $350,000. , alleging, among other things, that his reputation was tarnished by what he described as constructive dismissal.
The circumstances that led to the departure of Pascal Nadeau, who had anchored the evening weekend news for several years, remain unclear to this day.
Radio-Canada first announced the journalist’s retirement. Later, published in an open letter the sunPascale Nadeau noted that she was pushed to quit: she felt she was the victim of a “discipline collapse” following an “anonymous” complaint.
Six months before his official departure from Radio-Canada, Pascal Nadeau actually went on disability leave following a complaint filed against him; The journalist never returned to air after that. In February 2022, a jury ruled in favor of Radio-Canada, ruling that Pascal Nadeau was not forced to resign.
Then, in August 2022, Mr. Nadeau filed the civil suit for $350,000, for which Radio-Canada announced an amicable settlement today. A government agency also entered into an agreement with the M unionme Nade filed a complaint on his behalf.
In a brief press release sent out Thursday, Radio-Canada said the parties would not comment.
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