Being that I’m an early bird, I seldom watch any late night news
I search sites on the internet to get all the points of view
I try to make the effort of watching the six pm edition
Watching the eleven o’clock news to some, was a tradition
Once again I am going back to when there was just CBC or CTV
“Lloyd Robertson” or “Harvey Kirck” were the anchors for you to see
When you only had two national broadcasters, it was down to either or
Now with all the stations available there are so many more
This seemed to be a job for a seasoned veteran to hold
Every station anchor in Canada and America seemed to fit this mold
We all remember “Walter Cronkite” who did the news for CBS
His departing catchphrase “and that’s the way it is”
When they got this post, to all of them, it would appear
They were allowed to retain it until they called it a career
“Cronkite” was there for nineteen years before he said goodbye
“Harvey Kirck” spent twenty one years as CTV’s news guy
“Lloyd Robertson” holds the North American record and still is employed with CTV
Forty one consecutive years counting the ones at CBC
He was seventy seven when he did his final show
Still he reports on “W5”, how much longer can he go?
It finally did come time to find someone to fill his vacant space
“Lisa LafLamme was the chosen one selected to take his place
She got the word last week that her days doing the news was done
This would mean she would have an eleven year run
When matched against the men before her, it doesn’t even compare
The reason for her dismissal, the colour of her hair?
Since the beginning of the “Covid 19” crisis, she decided to let her hair go grey
Her contract hasn’t been renewed and she has been sent on her way
So “Lisa” has been ousted from “Bell Media’s network newscast
This has never happened to any of the other employees in the past
These men were given the luxury of calling their own shots
They were allowed to maintain their position now matter how old they got
Open letters accusing this company of “ageism” and “sexism” are starting to stack
“Lloyd Robertson” is defending her and says he has her back
The head of CTV news has gone on leave since issuing his decree
What will become of this? I guess it’s all wait and see
“Lisa” is not ready to call it quits and wants to continue through
As far as the network goes, I have no clue what they’ll do?
This is certainly looking like a solid case of abuse
“Lisa Laflamme” is now the major story in the news
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