Talk:Evan Solomon

Assessment

I have assessed this article as a Stub, as it only contains the basic information on the subject, and of low importance, as I do not feel that many people outside of Canada would be familiar with the subject of this article. Cheers, CP 17:30, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 June 2015

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/06/09/cbc-host-evan-solomon-took-secret-cut-of-art-deals.html JBell1000 (talk) 23:19, 9 June 2015 (UTC)

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. --I am k6ka ^{Talk to me!} _{See what I have done} 01:56, 10 June 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 June 2015

Need to change the article so as not to imply a truth when it has not been proven.... so:

"On June 9, 2015, Solomon was fired from CBC for allegedly taking secret commissions for brokering art sales of items owned by his friend and art collector Bruce Bailey to people he was connected to through his CBC position.[5] This allegation has yet to be proven." VeeJee33 (talk) 20:42, 10 June 2015 (UTC) VeeJee33 (talk) 20:37, 10 June 2015 (UTC)

Done Stickee (talk) 22:35, 10 June 2015 (UTC)

Media

Why is the media not giving the real people on the ground in Ottawa proper coverage. It’s pretty sad when independent media is covering the real story while ctv and cbc protect the PM who has caused all of Canadians problems. Only interested in his own agenda. I get that they pay the bills. The truth is what Canadians want. Justin has done all of this. Please cover the real story and trying to make it a conservative problem when in fact it is the liberal problem across Canada. Where is our PM and our leader of all people in Canada. We are all immigrants in this country. Only First Nations are the only Canadians. Yet he spends money around the world while our citizens suffer. How will we pay the debt. Oh I know More Tax. I’m saddened as I see how the media can control what the public see. Thank god for social media and independent media. Freeze the finds on go fund me for this. Mean while cities in the states were brined looted and police officers were killed and go fund me gave them all the money raised for BLM. Come on Evan I used to believe in you. Not so sure anym 142.165.139.164 (talk) 21:57, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

Protest

Hi Evan, I feel that I need to tell you this. First of all let me tell you about myself, I am a recently retired police officer in Ontario of 31 years. I appreciate the work you have done with fair investigative journalism. I cannot say that about other journalists on your network or others. I watched you for most of the day on Friday in Ottawa. First off, I believe it was time for the trucks to leave, however in saying that, the number one tactic in policing is to be proactive. Yet our PM decided not to be proactive and discuss anything with anyone, instead he opted to hide out, throw insults at law abiding Canadians and ultimately invoked the emergencies act. How this person can accuse anyone of being racist, misogynist, nazi sympathizer is beyond me. He has demonstrated in the past all of the despicable traits, yet he hides like the coward he is. Today I was embarrassed to be a retired police officer, not for the actions of the officers but for the actions of the federal and provincial leaders in this province, who have done zero to even try and alleviate this protest / occupation. Thank you Jeff Evans 72.53.246.15 (talk) 23:10, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

Evan

I am an avid news watcher, I maybe dismissed as just another supporter, anti vax person or whatever. My grammar may not appear to be to your standard. But you sir , have done awesome in your quest to get answers from our leaders has been great. However , the lack of coverage from you and others until the end of the so named freedom convoy is a huge dissatisfaction to your listeners. I in my opinion see that you only take the action of real reporter duties only resulted in today’s events. You had lots of options to report on this story from the ground before today Speak to people , show real stories of people and so on I will never watch this channel again 2604:3D08:3586:E000:8969:AA69:CA98:F50C (talk) 08:34, 19 February 2022 (UTC)

Ottawa

Thank you for ur true professionalism in your reporting. I've been a fan for years and ur proof that mainstream media is not all bad thx again a fan. Terry Carrothers 184.146.178.112 (talk) 22:19, 19 February 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 October 2022

The lede is wrong by saying Solomon is "leaving broadcast journalism". He will continue in broadcast journalism as a "special correspondent" for CTV News. Canadian Press reports "CTV’s owner Bell Media said Solomon will continue to “report regularly” on Canadian politics and global affairs as a special correspondent for the network."[ https://toronto.citynews.ca/2022/10/03/evan-solomon-ctv/]

1) Please change: "Before leaving broadcast journalism at the end of 2022 for a publishing position with GZERO Media in New York City," to: "Until October 2022, when he moved to New York City to accept a publishing position with GZERO Media,"

2) and please add a new paragraph to the end of the lede:

"Solomon continues with CTV News as a "special correspondent" reporting on Canadian politics and global affairs." 199.119.233.164 (talk) 12:07, 6 October 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: The page's protection level has changed since this request was placed. You should now be able to edit the page yourself. If you still seem to be unable to, please reopen the request with further details. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 16:25, 6 October 2022 (UTC)

References

Semi-protected edit request on 6 October 2022 (2)

Please change: "He has been the host of CTV's political affairs program Question Period since September 2016"

to

"He was host of CTV's political affairs program Question Period from September 2016 to October 2022" 199.119.233.164 (talk) 12:22, 6 October 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: The page's protection level has changed since this request was placed. You should now be able to edit the page yourself. If you still seem to be unable to, please reopen the request with further details. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 16:42, 6 October 2022 (UTC)

Language used: "fired from the CBC"

As this WP bio stood for some years, a phrase used in the article was "Solomon was fired from [the] CBC..." This was changed on April 21,2025 to "CBC ended its relationship with Solomon...". This language (use of the word "fired") was in the headline of the Toronto Star article cited and in the news article itself -- i.e., it factually described that he was fired from the CBC. The same language was used by other media outlets at the time.

As we are in the final week of a federal election and as Solomon is running as a candidate, this type of editorialized softening of language is inappropriate. Even without Solomon's candidacy in the election, this type of word laundering to downplay negative events should not be used in WP biographies.

There was another statement that was removed by the same editor involving a suggestion from a reporter that Solomon received up to $300,000 in commissions in the incident for which he was fired by the CBC. The news item cited was not from a major Canadian news outlet and might or might not be regarded as rumour. For these reasons, I've allowed this deletion to stand. If another WP editor can find evidence from reputable news sources that this $300,000 figure is credible, please edit the article or discuss further here. Ross Fraser (talk) 02:38, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

It is described as $300k in the Guardian as well as the NYT 142.114.11.186 (talk) 00:41, 10 September 2025 (UTC)

For further clarity, the CBC itself describes firing Evan Solomon: "His candidacy announcement comes nearly a decade after CBC fired the then host of Power & Politics and The House, following reports he was brokering art deals with people he interviewed as a journalist — including Carney." See https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/evan-solomon-liberals-carney-1.7488590?cmp=rss

Solomon is a serious and credible candidate in his riding who stands a very good chance of being elected. Neither he nor the Canadian electorate need low-key WP word manipulation to assess candidates and their characters and if appropriate, forgive--or at least look beyond--old indiscretions. Ross Fraser (talk) 03:04, 22 April 2025 (UTC)