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“It’s not uncommon for people to develop personal relationships through work and this industry is no exception to that rule. CBC employees who are involved with someone within the industry must recuse themselves from any decision-making regarding projects that include their partner,” the statement adds.

Catto has served with the CBC in various senior capacities since 2001, when she took on the role of executive in charge of drama production. She was named general manager of programming in 2014. (Catto briefly left for 12 months in parts of 2011-2012 to work in a senior role at Cineflix.)

Between 2008 and 2014, while Catto served in various executive director roles at CBC Television, a production company co-owned by her husband, Angus Fraser, Fraser Prodco and Gang of 2 Productions, were alleged by a complainant to have received at least eight contracts — six development deals and two pilot orders — from the public broadcaster. Documents obtained by the National Post under an access to information request confirm approval of the deals and reveal a ninth contract for Gang of 2 was approved by CBC brass in December 2014, although all financial terms were redacted.

While Catto was at the CBC, Fraser’s companies received a series development deal for The Cult, a production order for a series pilot for The Cult, a series development deal for 100 Things, a development deal for Fancy, a production order for a series pilot for Fancy, a development deal for After, a development deal for Gangland, a development deal for Floorwalker, and a development deal for an untitled World War I project.