Oct 16, 2026 · 54 min · 11 segments
For over a decade, Lisa LaFlamme was the anchor of the CTV National News. She earned the trust of Canadians through dedication and relentless reporting. Then her grey hair led to a firestorm over…
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Lisa LaFlammeGuest
Christy ClarkHost
Female politicians, female journalists, so much is, of it is about the way we look.
W- w- kind of like when you're young, younger, it, this sort of starts with, "Oh, wow, she's hot."
And then when you're older, it sort of starts with, "Oh, sorry, I didn't see you standing there."
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You can easily see that women over 50 really are disappearing from the workforce, and it's, uh...
That's a hell of a lot of knowledge that is just vanishing, and really, I, I don't know.
I don't see that changing right now, although I see women like you and I talking about it, and I think-
I, I have so many women come up to me and say, "Oh, you know, it was great when you were in politics," blah, blah, blah.
And the conversation that almost inevitably follows from that is, "You know, you l- you look exactly the same.
Female politicians, female journalists, so much is, of it is about the way we look.
W- w- kind of like when you're young, younger, it, this sort of starts with, "Oh, wow, she's hot."
And then when you're older, it sort of starts with, "Oh, sorry, I didn't see you standing there."
You can easily see that women over 50 really are disappearing from the workforce, and it's, uh...
That's a hell of a lot of knowledge that is just vanishing, and really, I, I don't know.
I don't see that changing right now, although I see women like you and I talking about it, and I think-
I, I have so many women come up to me and say, "Oh, you know, it was great when you were in politics," blah, blah, blah.
And the conversation that almost inevitably follows from that is, "You know, you l- you look exactly the same.
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