Sports anchor fired over true marriage tweet taking Rogers to human rights tribunal
Damian Goddard, the sports anchor fired by Rogers Sportsnet last month after tweeting his support for true marriage, is set to take the broadcaster before a human rights tribunal. Damian Goddard “I am taking my case against Rogers Communications Inc. to a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ,” he told LifeSiteNews in an e-mail Wednesday. The former host of “Connected” had tweeted May 10th his support of Burlington hockey agent Todd Reynolds, who created a stir when he criticized New York Rangers hockey star Sean Avery for shooting a TV ad backing gay “marriage.” “I completely and wholeheartedly support Todd Reynolds and his support for the traditional and TRUE meaning of marriage,” Goddard tweeted. He also voiced support for U.S. Olympic gold medalist Peter Vidmar , who resigned as chef de mission for the 2012 U.S. Olympic team after homosexual activists created a controversy over his support for true marriage. Sportsnet had distanced themselves from the comments on th...