Gillian Findlay is a

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who has worked for the CBC and ABC. She studied

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and

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and she holds a

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from the

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. In the 90s, Findlay worked as a foreign correspondent for CBC and later ABC, in countries such as former Yugoslavia, Somalia, Russia, South Africa, and Israel. She also worked as a Middle East correpsondent for ABC. She has been seen in such programs as '' CBC News: Disclosure and'' '' The Fifth Estate,'' and was a guest host on

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's journalism series ''

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''. In July 2020, Findlay responded to allegations by former CBC producer Dexter Brown that she had used the

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in meetings in April 2019 whilst discussing the screening of a documentary about racial issues. Ms. Findlay issued a statement that she had no recollection of using the n-word, but apologized in the event she had done so. On April 14, 2023, Findlay stated on her

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account that, after more than 30 years, she would be leaving the CBC. In a letter to friends and colleagues, she wrote: "I am leaving the CBC because I have been unable to negotiate a remote work arrangement that is acceptable to me or in keeping with arrangements afforded peers." Finlay was scheduled to retire at the end of July 2023.

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CBC profile of Gillian Findlay
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Archived former profile

Findlay on Twitter
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