Melissa Grelo (born June 30, 1977) is a

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television personality, best known as a co-host of ''

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''"CP24 opens a new front in breakfast TV wars". ''

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'', March 27, 2009. and the moderator of '' The Social''. Since August 2016, Grelo has been a co-host of CTV's national morning show ''

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'', along with

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. Melissa has also recently launched marQ, a gender neutral, kids clothing line named after her daughter, Marquesa. Her other roles have included coanchoring CTV's ''Olympic Morning'' during the

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, and Toronto's annual

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. Originally a teacher,"One-month-old baby Marquesa rules on social media". ''

'', March 31, 2014. Grelo studied broadcast journalism at

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after deciding to pursue a change of career. She subsequently worked as a reporter for CKVR-TV and

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before becoming cohost of ''CP24 Breakfast'' in 2009. Grelo is of

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and

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descent. With her husband Ryan Gaggi, Grelo gave birth to a girl, Marquesa, in 2014.

Personal life

Grelo's interests include travelling, reading, fitness training and horseback riding.

Controversies

On August 13, 2021, during an episode of The Social, Grelo participated to a controversial debate on the status of French in Canada. Among the other participants was

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, also known for her past controversial comments on French Canadians. The latter notably stated "I think Quebeckers as a tribe" during the panel. Many clichés, stereotypes and false informations were shared by the panelists, including Grelo. She notably stated that the Académie française is a kind of "language police," referring to the institution's rules on the appropriate uses of words. She has also stated that the institution is in France and not Canada. She has also claimed that French is not "dying, because there is about 300 million French speakers in the world". Critics of Grelo's statement point that while French might not be a dying language internationally, French specifically used in Quebec is declining as of 2021.

References

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