CTV News and Bell Media remove Canadian TV journalist Lisa LaFlamme's bio from website. Know why

Canadian TV journalist Lisa LaFlamme was fired from CTV News after 35 years of long service. Of course, on CTV she can't mock a top-notch pro, who has made few mistakes in 35 years. But there are some takers among the media who took the bait, even though they had to bend backward to turn journalism violations into hanging crimes.

One major misstep that (temporarily) sidelined Brampton mayor’s political career in 2018 was the return of the defamation lawsuit he filed against CTV News over the network's coverage of sexual misconduct allegations against him, which had some flaws and LaFlamme got involved in it.

Patrick Brown's lawsuit was settled in March. In retrospect, dismantling LaFlamme and going to war on LaFlamme after three months is a weak endorsement.




LaFlamme reportedly earned $350,000 as salary. To be honest, we find that number to be surprisingly low for a national moderator and editor-in-chief.

You can add another zero if you are working on a US network. CTV dropped its mainstay anchor who had been crucially tied to the network's solid reputation for news programming but has ranted about business decisions and adapted to a digital-centric news environment to steer itself in a different direction.

Will anchor jobs ultimately be run by artificial intelligence? It doesn't bode well for the new person taking over, the channel's state correspondent who is set to take over the head responsibilities on Labor Day. Omar Sachedina would be a great successor to LaFlamme but even he understands that the timing and circumstances are not right under which he is taking over the roles and responsibilities.

Meanwhile, CTV has removed Lisa’s biography and byline (including references to her awards and laurels) from its website. They aren’t reporting one of the biggest news stories in the country as a news story. Sources say that Social, a network talk program for women, was not allowed to debate it. Also, her company phone, which contained all of her original contact numbers, was deactivated.