I read Mr. Yvan Giguère’s letter (The duty, August 27) with interest and pleasure. I congratulate him for taking sides in a debate that one might think is reserved for women, and I agree with him on all counts, except perhaps the last four.
When he writes that the case of Lisa LaFlamme should serve as an example and a model for all women on screen, one would think that he means that they should not show themselves in their natural light, but use tricks to look younger.
In the face of the outcry over the dismissal of Lisa LaFlamme, I would rather say that this should be a warning to all employers who tolerate aging men without flinching, but who unceremoniously dump a woman because of gray hair, a woman Brilliant and talented, too.
If this dismissal was motivated by something other than gray hair, as some would have us believe, why were we not interviewed with Ms. LaFlamme to point out areas of disagreement to her? A dismissal presupposes that prior warning has been given in good and due form to the rightful party. The astonishment of the interested party on learning the news seems to indicate that this was not the case.
However, it is to be hoped that this outcry bears fruit and that a real investigation is carried out into the reasons and circumstances of his dismissal and that the course is corrected if necessary.
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