WE Charity is suing the CBC for defamation in response to false and misleading reporting by journalists @cbcmarkkelley and @HarveyCashore.
The legal filing provides more than 450 pages of detailed allegations supported by evidence. Read the statement: https://t.co/Vv9xRK8ms8
@MarcoOved Person who brought Radius Financial offer WE Charity said to @torontostar “Like any other party, Radius Financial was provided the opportunity to submit their offer through the proper bidding process.”
@MarcoOved@marcooved article today omitted on-the-record statements disputing his reporting from (a) Colliers which handled the sale process (b) the person who brought the Radius financial offer to WE Charity.
@MarcoOved Global real estate firm, JLL, did an independent assessment of the properties and told @torontostar “In our opinion, WE did not undersell the properties based on our valuation.” Material Fact omitted by @marcooved
@MarcoOved If @marcooved had included all the facts in his story, he would not have been able to report his highly misleading headline and article. @torontostar
@MarcoOved@TorontoStar And “To the best of my knowledge no further bids were submitted”. This was confirmed by Colliers. Material fact omitted by @marcooved
@MarcoOved@TorontoStar Person who brought Radius Financial offer WE Charity said to @torontostar “Like any other party, Radius Financial was provided the opportunity to submit their offer through the proper bidding process.”
@TorontoStar Person who brought Radius Financial offer WE Charity said to @torontostar “Like any other party, Radius Financial was provided the opportunity to submit their offer through the proper bidding process.”
@TorontoStar@marcooved article today omitted on-the-record statements disputing his reporting from (a) Colliers which handled the sale process (b) the person who brought the Radius financial offer to WE Charity.
@TorontoStar Global real estate firm, JLL, did an independent assessment of the properties and told @torontostar “In our opinion, WE did not undersell the properties based on our valuation.” Material Fact omitted by @marcooved
@TorontoStar If @marcooved had included all the facts in his story, he would not have been able to report his highly misleading headline and article. @torontostar
@MarcoOved@TorontoStar@marcooved article today omitted on-the-record statements disputing his reporting from (a) Colliers which handled the sale process (b) the person who brought the Radius financial offer to WE Charity.
@MarcoOved@TorontoStar Global real estate firm, JLL, did an independent assessment of the properties and told @torontostar “In our opinion, WE did not undersell the properties based on our valuation.” Material Fact omitted by @marcooved
Unethical actions taken by CBC @cbcmarkkelley, @HarveyCashore.and the Fifth Estate had real human costs.
From Robin Wiszowaty, Kenya Project Director for WE Charity:
“Decisions made by the CBC have needlessly jeopardized the future for thousands of women and children who have...
.. counted on the generosity of donors.
I personally invited @cbcmarkkelley and @HarveyCashore to Kenya to see the structures, meet the children, and learn from the communities about our development model.
Over and over, the CBC made false and damaging allegations.
WE is suing the CBC to set the record straight for the thousands of children its donors set out to help. Using the documentary record, WE will prove that the CBC pursued a false narrative despite clear evidence.
WE Charity’s lawsuit against the CBC is supported by extensive evidence showing that the CBC knowingly or recklessly disregarded the truth in its reporting.
Below are some of the inaccurate and damaging claims made by the CBC.
WE Charity did not deceive its donors, as the CBC claimed based on interviews with 2 former donors.
Meanwhile, over 100 major donors told the CBC their reporting was wrong and that WE had clearly explained the funding model for Kenya projects. Their voices were ignored.