The case –
“
Who approved the decision to turn Lisa’s hair gray?
? “. It was the
comment
than the newly appointed
director
the news
Michael Melling
, he had made in session as soon as he had entered the service. According to the Canadian press, his
Question had been heard by all staff present during the message taping
. And again, a few weeks later, there would be a new complaint: Melling had pointed out that under the direct studio light, Lisa’s gray hair took on a “
unpleasant purple hue
“.
The controversy –
In Canada, meanwhile, the “LaFlamme question” is being discussed by many.
Everyone wonders if the decision to stop dying your hair could be a valid reason to terminate a journalist employment contract, two years before the deadline. Some, even in the United States, are calling it a “sexist” choice. “I am
shocked and sad
– said Lisa, who recently won Best News Presenter at the Canadian Screen Awards –
At 58, I still thought I had enough time to tell stories that impact our daily lives
“.
Lisa’s choice –
The decision to let her hair grow out without dying her hair, which came during lockdown due to the spread of the pandemic, had been welcomed by the public. Lisa also explained her reasons in a year-end show: “In the end I said:
Why worry about age?
I turn grey. Honestly, if I had known it could be so liberating, I would have done it a lot sooner.
The voices –
However, several witnesses add,
There was a difficult relationship between the professional and the new head of news
. And the gray hair might have been an “excuse.”
The company’s response –
is
CTv
what Director Melling has argued
The break with LaFlamme is due to “business decisions”.
and “to the changing habits of viewers” and are willing to offer the former host further forms of cooperation. However, Bell Media, CTv’s parent company, has announced that it will launch an independent investigation into allegations of discrimination.