58-year-old Canadian LaFlamme has hosted a popular news program.
In Canada and the United States, a fierce debate has arisen about the firing of the host of a popular television current affairs program.
LaFlamme has received a lot of support both in Canada and the United States, local media companies write
LaFlamme has changed the title of his own Twitter account to former host. In the kicking video he attached, he says that he is grateful for the wide support he has received.
Bell Media, the owner of the CTV company, has said that the presenter’s departure is due to the need to respond to changes in viewers’ media use. The company has not responded directly to numerous accusations that it is about gray hair and possible gender and age discrimination.
Bell Media intends to investigate the discrimination accusations with an external party.
In place of LaFlamme, 40-year-old Omar Sachedina will continue as the host of the program. He has more than 15 years of experience in news activities.
The uproar around the firings has sparked a lively debate about the appearance pressures on women, especially aging women, in the workplace, reports, for example, the British newspaper The Guardian.