This is the end of the saga between Pascale Nadeau, her union and Radio-Canada. More than two years after the “disguised dismissal” of the former anchor, the parties have reached an amicable agreement, announces Radio-Canada.
“Radio-Canada, Ms. Pascale Nadeau and her union have chosen to settle their differences amicably, following the grievances filed by the union on behalf of Ms. Nadeau and the civil action filed by her against Radio-Canada,” writes the state-owned company in a brief press release published Thursday.
The parties, it is specified, will not make any comments.
In February 2021, Pascale Nadeau was suspended after being the subject of an anonymous denunciation for “inappropriate behavior”. The Union of Radio-Canada Workers (STTRC) filed a first grievance. That summer, Radio-Canada announced the retirement of Pascale Nadeau, which the main party described as a “disguised dismissal”.
It was only in February 2022 that the union filed a second grievance for constructive dismissal, damage to reputation and defamation, but it was registered beyond the limitation period provided for by the collective agreement. Pascale Nadeau had filed a complaint against her union, believing she had been represented unfairly, but the complaint was rejected by the Canadian Industrial Relations Board.
In the summer of 2022, a year after her departure, Pascale Nadeau filed a civil suit for $350,000 against her former employer for “false and defamatory comments”.
Pascale Nadeau, 63, was a notable figure for Radio-Canada. Daughter of journalists Pierre Nadeau and France Nadeau, she successively hosted Montreal tonightin the 1990s, the news bulletins at the Information Network, in the early 2000s, the Téléjournal Montreal from 6 p.m., then, from 2008 to 2021, The 10 p.m. TV news the weekend.