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File No. 703613 · Adjudicated
Lloyd Robertson
TV Host — Canadian journalist and former news anchor
Born
1934
Birthplace
STRATFORD, ONTARIO
Citizenships
CA
Canadianness Score
🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
5.0/ 5
Weighted across 2 scored criteria
Designation
Bleeds Maple Syrup 🍁Born, raised, and still says “out for a rip” unironically.
Scorecard
Path A — born on Canadian soilI. Origin
Born on Canadian soil — yes
STRATFORD, ONTARIO
Canadian parentage — not scored
No Canadian parents on record
Citizenship on record — not scored
Automatic by birth
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — yes
Raised — Ontario
Lived in Canada by choice — not scored
Residency on record as an adult
Worked or filmed in Canada — not scored
Credits filed north of the 49th
III. Cultural evidence — not scored
Section III is recorded for the file only. Birth on Canadian soil already settles the matter.
Publicly claims to be Canadian — not scored
Says so, out loud
Canada claims them back — not scored
Claimed, enthusiastically
Fun fact
Received the Order of Canada in 2003 for his contributions to Canadian journalism and broadcasting
The verdict
The trusted voice of Canadian news for over six decades, Robertson anchored CTV National News from 1984 to 2011, becoming one of the most recognizable figures in Canadian broadcasting history. Small-town Ontario kid made good, eh? Canadians trusted him to deliver the news more than they trust their own weather app.
Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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References — en.wikipedia.org