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>> Ian: GOOD EVENING.
I'M IAN HANOMANSING.
TONIGHT, NEW STATS CONFIRM IT.
CANADIANS WENT ON A SUMMER 
SPENDING SPREE. 
>> WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT WE'RE ON 
THE PATH TO A BIT OF RECOVERY, 
FOR SURE.
>> Ian: WE'LL LOOK AT THE CRUSH 
TO BUY CLOTHES, CARS AND HOUSES.
>>> ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
>> Ian: WITH COVID-19 CASES 
RISING, B.C. GETS TOUGH ON RULE 
BREAKERS.
>>> THE FIRST THING THAT WE WILL
HAVE IN MIND AFTER THE RESULT IS
UNITY, UNITY, UNITY.
>> Ian: TENS OF THOUSANDS OF 
CANADIAN CONSERVATIVES ARE 
CHOOSING A NEW LEADER.
PARTY INSIDERS TELL US WHAT'S AT
STAKE.
>>> AND KEEPING A STREAK ALIVE.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT, WE'RE GOING TO
BRIGHTEN UP A LOT OF HEARTS 
TODAY. 
>> Ian: PLAYING THROUGH A 
PANDEMIC TO HONOUR HISTORY.
THIS IS "THE NATIONAL."
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>>> WHEN COVID-19 HIT, MUCH OF 
CANADA'S ECONOMY SCREECHED TO A 
HALT, RETAILERS SHUTTING THEIR 
DOORS, IN SOME CASES FOR MONTHS,
BUT NEW NUMBERS SHOW HOW THAT 
DELAY CREATED DEMAND AND A BIG 
RETAIL COMEBACK, AT LEAST FOR 
NOW.
SALES IN JUNE WERE HIGHER THAN 
IN FEBRUARY, JUST BEFORE THE 
PANDEMIC WAS DECLARED.
AT $53 BILLION A NEARLY 24% GAIN
FROM MAY.
SALES OF NEW HOMES TICKED UP 
FROM JUNE TO JULY, AND JULY 
EXISTING HOME SALES JUMPED 14% 
YEAR OVER YEAR.
IN A MOMENT, AARON SALTZMAN 
LOOKS AT WHERE MANY ARE CHOOSING
TO LIVE, BUT LET'S START WITH 
AARON COLLINS AND WHAT PEOPLE 
ARE BUYING IN-STORE.
>> Reporter: AT THIS VANCOUVER 
CLOTHING STORE, SHOPPERS ARE 
BACK, BROWSING AND BUYING.
>> THIS IS MY FIRST TIME 
ACTUALLY SHOPPING FOR CLOTHES 
SINCE MARCH.
>> Reporter: SALES ARE UP HERE.
STILL, THEY ARE JUST HALF OF 
PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS.
BUT HOPE HAS RETURNED.
>> I THINK EVERY BUSINESS IS IN 
A DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCE RIGHT 
NOW, BUT WE'RE HOPEFUL.
WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT WE'RE ON THE 
PATH TO A BIT OF RECOVERY FOR 
SURE.
>> Reporter: ONTARIO AND QUEBEC 
LED CANADA'S RETAIL RESURGENCE.
CLOTHING, FURNITURE AND CARS 
WERE AT THE TOP OF CANADIAN'S 
SHOPPING LIST, BUT EXPERTS SAY 
THERE COULD STILL BE SOME BUMPY 
ROAD AHEAD FOR RETAILERS. 
>> IT'S ENCOURAGING, BUT WE'RE 
NOT OUT OF THE WOODS YET.
WE'VE SEEN SOME IMPRESSIVE GAINS
ACROSS A NUMBER OF CATEGORIES, 
VEHICLE SALES, HOME SALES, TOTAL
RETAIL SALES AND JOB LOSSES HAVE
BEEN RECOVERED, BUT WE'RE STILL 
DOWN ABOUT 1.25 MILLION JOBS 
COMPARED TO WHEN THE PANDEMIC 
FIRST STRUCK. 
>> Reporter: AT THIS CALGARY CAR
DEALER, THAT TURNAROUND IS EASY 
TO SEE. 
>> WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A 
CHEROKEE TRAIL HAWK, MID SIZED 
S.U.V., FULLY EQUIPPED, IN MY 
OPINION BEST VALUE IN THE JEEP 
LINEUP. 
>> CAN YOU KEEP THEM ON THE LOT?
>> NOT A CHANCE.
WE HAVE OUR LOT ATTENDANT 
REARRANGING DAILY TO MAKE IT 
APPEAR WE HAVE MORE INVENTORY.
THAT'S HOW MUCH WE'RE SELLING. 
>> Reporter: CAR SALES SHOT UP 
MORE THAN 50% IN JUNE, AND ON 
THIS LOT THEY THINK THEY KNOW 
WHY. 
>> IF YOU LOCK CANADIANS IN 
THEIR HOMES FOR TWO MONTHS AND 
THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO GO OUT AND 
SPEND THEIR MONEY THE WAY THEY 
USED TO, WE'RE FINDING PEOPLE 
WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO SAVE AND 
PUT AWAY, SO THEY HAVE LARGER 
DOWN PAYMENTS. 
>> Reporter: SO CANADIANS ARE 
BUYING AGAIN, BUT HOW THEY DO IT
IS SHIFTING IN THIS PANDEMIC.
ONLINE SALES HAVE INCREASED BY 
70%.
THE QUESTION NOW IS IF THAT 
SHIFT AND THIS RETAIL REBOUND 
ARE HERE TO STAY.
AARON COLLINS, CBC NEWS, 
CALGARY.
>>> I'M AARON SALTZMAN IN 
TORONTO.
AFTER YEARS OF WAITING, DARCY 
FITZPATRICK HAS JUST BOUGHT HIS 
FIRST HOME, A DETACHED 
THREE-BEDROOM IN HAMILTON, 
ONTARIO.
>> WE WERE READY TO BUY JUST 
BEFORE THE PANDEMIC HIT, AND 
THEN WE KIND OF HAD TO PUT IT ON
PAUSE BECAUSE EVERYTHING WAS 
JUST -- NO ONE KNEW WHAT WAS 
HAPPENING. 
>> Reporter: AND IT'S THAT PAUSE
BY THOUSANDS JUST LIKE HIM THAT 
LED TO EYE-POPPING REAL ESTATE 
NUMBERS THIS WEEK.
THERE WERE MORE HOMES SOLD IN 
CANADA LAST MONTH THAN IN ANY 
PREVIOUS JULY, PUSHING PRICES TO
RECORD HIGHS AS WELL.
MUCH OF THAT WAS DRIVEN BY 
PENT-UP DEMAND.
COVID-19 SHUTDOWNS IN MARCH, 
APRIL AND MAY SHOEHORNED THE 
SPRING REAL ESTATE MARKET, 
NORMALLY THE YEAR'S BUSIEST, 
INTO THE SUMMER SEASON.
BUT THERE MAY BE OTHER FACTORS 
AS WELL.
>> I SUSPECT THAT THERE IS 
PROBABLY A LOT OF FIRST-TIME 
BUYER DEMAND STILL OUT THERE AT 
THAT TIME THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN 
MORE THAN WILLING IN A VERY 
COMPETITIVE MARKET TO DO 
EVERYTHING VIRTUALLY IF THEY HAD
TO. 
>> Reporter: THE OLDEST OF THOSE
TECH-COMFORTABLE MILLENNIALS ARE
NOW PUSHING 40, WELL INTO THEIR 
PRIME HOME BUYING YEARS.
COVID-19 HAS FORCED INTEREST 
RATES TO HISTORIC LOWS, MAKING 
IT CHEAPER FOR THEM TO GET 
MORTGAGES, AND REAL ESTATE 
AGENTS SAY WORKING REMOTELY IS 
ALSO ALLOWING MANY FIRST-TIME 
BUYERS TO LOOK IN LOWER-PRICED 
AREAS, OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY'S 
PRICIEST HOUSING MARKET.
>> THEY'LL SPEND [INDISCERNIBLE]
GET A BIGGER HOUSE WITH A BIGGER
BACKYARD.
THEY WON'T MIND TO GO IN LESS 
DENSE AREA.
>> Reporter: THAT OPTION TO WORK
FROM HOME IN AN OUTLYING 
COMMUNITY WAS THE CLINCHER FOR 
DARCY FITZPATRICK.
>> I WOULDN'T HAVE MOVED TO 
HAMILTON, MY WIFE WOULDN'T HAVE 
MOVED TO HAMILTON IF WE HAD TO 
DRIVE TO WORK IN TORONTO.
>> Reporter: A LONG-AWAITED 
FOOTHOLD IN THE REAL ESTATE 
MARKET, THANKS IN PART TO A 
PANDEMIC.
AARON SALTZMAN, CBC NEWS, 
TORONTO.
>> Ian: ACROSS CANADA, NEARLY 
500 NEW COVID-19 CASES WERE 
REPORTED TODAY.
90 OF THOSE WERE ADDED IN B.C., 
ALONG WITH TWO DEATHS.
ALBERTA ALSO REPORTING TWO MORE 
DEATHS AND 144 NEW CASES.
THE PROVINCE'S HIGHEST ONE-DAY 
CASE COUNT SINCE MID JULY.
ONTARIO ADDED 131 NEW CASES, BUT
THAT INCLUDES SOME THAT WEREN'T 
REPORTED YESTERDAY BECAUSE OF A 
DATA GLITCH.
QUEBEC REPORTED 93 NEW CASES AND
ADDED THREE MORE DEATHS TO ITS 
TOTAL.
>>> THIS WEEK QUEBEC ALSO LOST 
ITS YOUNGEST COVID-19 VICTIM TO 
DATE, A 19-YEAR-OLD FROM 
MONTREAL.
AS SARAH LEAVITT EXPLAINS, HIS 
DEATH IS A PAINFUL REMINDER THAT
THIS VIRUS CAN POSE A DANGER TO 
YOUNG PEOPLE.
>> Reporter: BEAMING, DON BÉNI 
NSAPU SAT DOWN FOR A BELATED 
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION PHOTO IN 
MID JULY, AROUND THE SAME TIME 
HE STARTED TO FEEL SICK.
HE BATTLED COVID-19 FOR OVER A 
MONTH.
ON AUGUST 16, NSAPU DIED IN
HOSPITAL, THE FIRST QUEBEC 
VICTIM UNDER 20.
HIS FATHER IS GRIEF STRICKEN AND
STUNNED.
>> [ FRENCH ] 
>> Reporter: NSAPU'S FAMILY SAID
HE HAD NO KNOWN UNDERLYING 
HEALTH CONDITIONS AND JUST WHERE
HE CONTRACTED THE VIRUS IS NOT 
KNOWN.
>> PEOPLE SHOULD NOT PANIC WHEN 
THEY SEE A CASE LIKE THIS, BUT 
IT SHOULD TELL THEM THAT WE 
STILL NEED TO BE VERY CAUTIOUS. 
>> Reporter: AT THE BEGINNING OF
THE PANDEMIC, THE VIRUS RACED 
THROUGH OLDER POPULATIONS.
NOW YOUNGER PEOPLE ARE A FOCUS.
>> IF WE DON'T KEEP THE RATES IN
THIS POPULATION AS LOW AS 
POSSIBLE, EVEN RARE SERIOUS
OUTCOMES COULD OCCUR. 
>> Reporter: THE RATE, THOUGH, 
IS GOING UP IN CANADA.
THE PROPORTION OF CASES IN 
PEOPLE UNDER 30 JUMPED FROM 
16.9% ON MAY 1 TO 23.8% ON 
AUGUST 19.
IT'S PART OF A GLOBAL TREND.
THESE IMAGES OF A HUGE POOL 
PARTY HELD IN WUHAN, CHINA, THE 
ORIGINAL EPICENTRE OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, SHOCKED 
MANY.
>> I DID SEE THE PICTURE. 
>> Reporter: IT'S PROMPTED THE 
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION TO 
WEIGH IN.
>> WE ARE SEEING PEOPLE, EVEN 
YOUNG PEOPLE, WHO ARE ENDING UP 
WITH SEVERE DISEASE.
WE ARE SEEING YOUNG PEOPLE WHO 
ARE ENDING UP IN I.C.U., AND WE 
ARE SEEING YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE 
DYING FROM THIS VIRUS. 
>> Reporter: AND FOR EVERY LIFE 
LOST, LOVED ONES ARE LEFT IN 
PAIN, LIKE NSAPU'S FAMILY, 
PREPARING TO HOLD A FUNERAL 
INSTEAD OF SENDING HIM OFF TO 
COLLEGE.
SARAH LEAVITT, CBC NEWS, 
MONTREAL. 
>> Ian: B.C. HAS ANNOUNCED A NEW
FINE TO CRACK DOWN ON PARTIERS 
AS IT TOO TRIES TO STOP A RISE 
IN COVID CASES AMONG YOUNG 
PEOPLE.
TANYA FLETCHER LAYS OUT THE NEW 
PENALTIES IN STORE FOR RULE 
BREAKERS.
>> LARGE HOUSE PARTIES, 
UNSANCTIONED EVENTS ON OUR 
STREETS, ON OUR BEACHES, ENOUGH 
IS ENOUGH.
>> Reporter: THOSE WORDS AFTER 
WEEKS OF OFFICIALS FIRST ASKING 
NICELY.
>> WE KNOW WHAT SKILLS TO USE TO
DO ALL OF THESE THINGS SAFELY.
>> Reporter: THEN FORESHADOWING 
WHAT WAS TO COME.
>> STARTING WITH WARNINGS, OF 
COURSE, AND THEN GETTING INTO 
MORE SEVERE PENALTIES.
>> Reporter: NOW EFFECTIVE 
IMMEDIATELY SWEEPING NEW 
PENALTIES FOR SCENES LIKE THIS.
$2,000 FINES FOR ANYONE 
ORGANIZING AN EVENT OR HOSTING A
PARTY THAT EXCEEDS THE 50-PERSON
LIMIT, AND $200 TICKETS FOR 
ATTENDEES WHO REFUSE TO LEAVE OR
FOLLOW DIRECTIONS FROM POLICE.
>> I THINK IT WAS INEVITABLE 
THAT STRICTER MEASURES WOULD BE 
IMPLEMENTED. 
>> Reporter: STEVEN TAYLOR 
STUDIES PANDEMICS.
HE SAYS THE PROVINCE HAD TO 
SHIFT STRATEGIES BECAUSE THE 
SOFT APPROACH WASN'T CURBING THE
RISE IN CASES AMONG YOUNG 
PEOPLE.
>> THEY NEED TO SEE TICKETING IN
ACTION.
PEOPLE THAT HOST LARGE PARTIES, 
GETTING FINES, THAT NEEDS TO 
HAPPEN AND BE SEEN.
>> Reporter: AND IT'S NOT JUST 
POLICE.
THE PROVINCE HAS ALSO EMPOWERED 
LIQUOR AND CANNABIS INSPECTORS, 
EVEN CONSERVATION OFFICERS TO 
ENFORCE THE NEW PENALTIES.
THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE WILL BE 
TRYING TO MONITOR PRIVATE 
PARTIES IN PEOPLE'S HOMES. 
>> WE ARE ASKING THE PUBLIC TO 
CALL 311 IF THEY SEE ANYTHING 
THAT CONCERNS THEM.
>> Reporter: ON THE STREETS, THE
NEW APPROACH DOES NOT COME AS A 
SURPRISE.
>> NO ONE'S LISTENING TO THEM, 
SO I THINK SOMETHING HAS TO BE 
DONE. 
>> IF WE NEED TO FINE PEOPLE, 
QUITE OFTEN WE DO FOR THEM TO 
STOP HAVING PARTIES. 
>> APPARENTLY WE JUST CAN'T DO 
IT WITHOUT, YOU KNOW, BIG 
BROTHER STEPPING IN.
>> Reporter: AND IN CASE THE 
FINES AREN'T ENOUGH, A NEW 
SOCIAL MEDIA BLITZ IN YET 
ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO TARGET THE 
PROBLEM DEMOGRAPHIC.
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SO WHAT IF ALL OF THIS IS NOT 
ENOUGH?
>> WE'LL BE BACK IN LOCKDOWN IF 
THIS DOESN'T WORK. 
>> Reporter: THOSE WORDS, ABOVE 
ALL, PERHAPS THE MOST EFFECTIVE 
WAY TO HALT THE BAD BEHAVIOUR 
RIGHT IN ITS TRACKS.
TANYA FLETCHER, CBC NEWS, 
VANCOUVER.
>> Ian: MANY CANADIANS ARE 
WORRIED ABOUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN 
WHEN SCHOOLS REOPEN NEXT MONTH.
SOME PARENTS BANDING TOGETHER TO
DELIVER A KIND OF DO-IT-YOURSELF
TEACHING FOR THEIR KIDS, BUT AS
DEANA SUMANAC-JOHNSON EXPLAINS, 
IT'S NOT AN OPTION EVERYONE CAN 
AFFORD.
>> Reporter: NORTH VANCOUVER 
MOTHER ELIZABETH MAH JUST DIDN'T
FEEL SENDING HER KIDS BACK TO 
SCHOOL WAS THE RIGHT CHOICE, AND
B.C. DOESN'T HAVE ONLINE 
LEARNING AVAILABLE FOR MOST 
STUDENTS. 
>> WE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT 
WHETHER OR NOT OUR KIDS WOULD BE
ABLE TO MAINTAIN DISTANCE AND 
THEIR OWN SAFETY AND HEALTH IN 
THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, BUT WE REALLY
WANTED THEM TO BE ABLE TO HAVE 
SOCIALIZATION. 
>> Reporter: MAH IS AMONG A 
GROWING NUMBER OF CANADIANS WHO 
ARE JOINING SO-CALLED LEARNING 
PODS, FAMILIES POOLING THEIR 
MONEY AND TIME, AND IN MANY 
CASES HIRING A TEACHER, TO 
EDUCATE A SMALL GROUP OF 
CHILDREN.
BUT PODS CAN COME WITH PROBLEMS.
IF SOMEONE GETS COVID, PARENTS 
COULD BE LIABLE.
>> I WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW 
THAT HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE, WHICH
HAS COVERAGE FOR LIABILITY FOR 
BODILY INJURY, PERSONALLY, 
EXCLUDES CLAIMS ARISING FROM THE
TRANSMISSION OF COMMUNICABLE 
DISEASE.
>> Reporter: PODS CAN ALSO 
EXACERBATE INCOME DISPARITY.
>> THERE'S A LOT OF PARENTS IN 
MY COMMUNITY THAT DOES NOT HAVE 
THAT OPTION OR CHOICE, OR CAN 
AFFORD TO DO IT.
A LOT OF THEM ARE FORCED TO 
RETURN BACK TO WORK, EVEN THOUGH
THEY HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THEIR 
CHILDREN RETURNING TO SCHOOL IN 
SEPTEMBER.
SO THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO CREATE 
LEARNING PODS.
>> Reporter: ANNA-KAY BROWN SAYS
SHE DOESN'T FAULT THE PARENTS 
WHO ARE CREATING THESE PODS, BUT
THE GOVERNMENT FOR NOT PROVIDING
BETTER FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS, 
ESPECIALLY THOSE IN LOW-INCOME 
AREAS.
AND ELIZABETH MAH AGREES. 
>> THIS IS THE TIME TO MODERNIZE
AND REALLY STEP IT UP AND SEE 
HOW OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM 
LACKS -- THE PUBLIC EDUCATION 
SYSTEM LACKS RESOURCES.
>> Reporter: UNTIL THEN, PARENTS
WHO HAVE BEEN FORCED TO TAKE A 
MORE ACTIVE ROLE IN THEIR 
CHILDREN'S EDUCATION WILL 
CONTINUE TO GET CREATIVE IN THE 
FACE OF COVID.
DEANA SUMANAC-JOHNSON, CBC NEWS,
TORONTO.
>> Ian: OVERSEAS, IN BERLIN AT 
LEAST 41 SCHOOLS HAVE REPORTED 
COVID-19 CASES.
HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS AND 
TEACHERS ARE IN QUARANTINE.
BERLIN REOPENED ITS SCHOOLS 
NEARLY TWO WEEKS AGO, ONE OF THE
FIRST GERMAN CITIES TO DO THAT.
MASKS ARE MANDATORY IN COMMON 
AREAS OF THE SCHOOL AND WHEN 
ENTERING CLASSROOMS.
>>> SPAIN IS DEALING WITH A 
TROUBLING RESURGENCE IN COVID-19
INFECTIONS, THE COUNTRY 
REPORTING MORE THAN 3,000 NEW 
CASES FOR THE FOURTH DAY 
RUNNING.
NEARLY A THIRD OF THOSE IN 
MADRID WHERE SOME RESIDENTS WERE
ADVISED TO STAY HOME.
28,000 PEOPLE HAVE DIED OF 
COVID-19 IN SPAIN.
>>> THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND 
ONTARIO HAVE TEAMED UP WITH 3M 
ON A DEAL THEY SAY WILL PROVIDE 
MILLIONS OF N-95 MASKS THAT ARE 
MADE IN CANADA.
GREAT NEWS FOR HEALTH CARE 
WORKERS, BUT AS VIK ADHOPIA 
SHOWS US, THE TIMING MAY BE TOO 
LATE FOR SOME.
>> Reporter: THE N-95 IS A 
COVETED AND CRITICAL PIECE OF 
DEFENSIVE EQUIPMENT AGAINST THE 
CORONAVIRUS.
SO COVETED, CANADIAN HOSPITALS 
STRUGGLED TO IMPORT ENOUGH AT 
THE HEIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC.
EVEN TODAY, A HOSPITAL CAN STILL
USE 500 A DAY.
NOW ONTARIO AND OTTAWA ARE 
CHIPPING IN $46 MILLION SO THEY 
CAN BE MADE AT HOME BY 3M.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: THIS 
PLANT WILL DELIVER 25 MILLION 
N-95 MASKS EACH YEAR TO THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND ANOTHER 
25 MILLION TO THE PROVINCE OF 
ONTARIO.
>> Premier Doug Ford: I KNOW 
THAT ONTARIO WILL NEVER HAVE TO 
DEPEND ON ANOTHER COUNTRY FOR 
THE N-95 MASK. 
>> Reporter: WHEN 3M IS SET UP, 
IT WILL ADD TO A SMALLER SUPPLY 
OF N-95s WHICH BEGAN ROLLING OFF
THE PRODUCTION LINE THIS WEEK AT
ANOTHER CANADIAN COMPANY.
GM CANADA IS ALSO GETTING INTO 
MAKING PAPER MASKS. 
>> I DON'T THINK THAT ANYBODY IN
THE HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY IS 
GOING TO DISAGREE WITH FEELING A
LITTLE LESS ANXIETY KNOWING WE 
HAVE MORE CONTROL OVER THAT 
SUPPLY CHAIN, BECAUSE THAT WAS 
REALLY WHAT LANDED US IN THE 
PREDICAMENT THAT WE WERE IN WHEN
WE STARTED ALL OF THIS IN MARCH 
AND APRIL.
>> Reporter: THE PANDEMIC HAS 
EXPOSED THE PRECARIOUS STATE OF 
CANADA'S ACCESS TO PERSONAL 
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
TIGHT DEMAND HAS LED TO 
SUBSTANDARD, EVEN COUNTERFEIT 
PRODUCTS HITTING THE MARKET, SO 
QUALITY IS NOT ALWAYS ASSURED.
>> WE RECEIVE A BOX OF MASKS 
LIKE THIS, THIS CAME FROM WHAT'S
CALLED RADIO CITY, CHINA.
THAT DOESN'T SOUND VERY 
ENCOURAGING, BUT I ACTUALLY HAVE
NO IDEA ABOUT THE ACTUAL QUALITY
OF THESE MASKS. 
>> Reporter: THE 3M MASKS WON'T 
BE READY UNTIL THE NEW YEAR, 
WHICH RAISES SOME CONCERNS.
>> THE TIME TO ACT IS NOW.
YOU KNOW, RAMP UP THE 
PRODUCTION, FULL FORCE, RIGHT 
NOW, WHILE WE'RE UNDER CONTROL.
IF WE GET A SERIOUS SECOND WAVE 
WHERE WE GET A RAPID INCREASE IN
THE NUMBER OF COVID CASES IN THE
COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, ALL BETS 
ARE OFF.
>> Reporter: BECAUSE IF IT TURNS
OUT TO BE A BAD FLU SEASON, IT 
WON'T TAKE MUCH TO OVERWHELM 
HOSPITALS AND THEIR SUPPLIES.
VIK ADHOPIA, CBC NEWS, TORONTO.
>> Ian: THIS WAS THE LAST DAY 
FOR CONSERVATIVES TO VOTE FOR 
THEIR NEW LEADER.
THEY CAST BALLOTS IN RECORD 
NUMBERS WHILE CANDIDATES HUSTLED
FOR SUPPORT RIGHT TO THE END.
HANNAH THIBEDEAU LOOKS AT THE 
FINAL DAY OF THE RACE AHEAD OF 
SUNDAY'S BIG REVEAL.
>> I'M ABOUT TO BEFORE THE 
DEADLINE, AND THEY ARE ALL FOR 
ERIN O'TOOLE.
>> JUST DROPPING OFF A FEW 
BALLOTS. 
>> Reporter: BAGS AND BUSHELS OF
BALLOTS WERE DELIVERED IT UP TO 
THE DEADLINE. 
>> THESE ARE FOR YOU. 
>> Reporter: WITH SUCH A CLOSE 
RACE, THERE WAS A LAST-MINUTE 
PUSH TO GET VOTES.
PETER MacKAY WAS ON THE GROUND 
IN QUEBEC.
>> I'M SO VERY, VERY GRATEFUL TO
ALL OF YOU FOR THE HARD WORK, 
THE SACRIFICE, FOR THE TIME THAT
YOU PUT IN.
>> Reporter: LESLYN LEWIS PICKED
UP BALLOTS IN BRAMPTON, AND ERIN
O'TOOLE DID 300 CALLS A DAY AND 
MADE A PITCH ON SOCIAL MEDIA. 
>> THIS LEADERSHIP RACE HAS BEEN
UNLIKE ANYTHING IN CANADIAN 
HISTORY.
>> Reporter: IT HAS BEEN 
UNUSUAL.
COVID-19 FORCED THE RACE TO BE 
HELD MOSTLY ONLINE, AND OVER 
EIGHT MONTHS, IT WAS LARGELY 
ECLIPSED BY THE PANDEMIC, A 
CRASHING ECONOMY, AND THE We 
SCANDAL.
BUT OVER $8 MILLION WAS RAISED, 
AND MORE THAN 165,000 BALLOTS 
CAST, A RECORD-BREAKING TURNOUT.
>> I THINK AT THE START OF THIS 
LEADERSHIP PROCESS WE ALL COULD 
HAVE SAID, WELL, THE BIG NAMES 
DIDN'T RUN AND THERE'S A 
PANDEMIC AND I'M WORRIED IT'S 
ALL GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF 
A WASTE.
INSTEAD, WE END UP WITH BIGGEST 
FUNDRAISING EVER, BIGGEST 
MEMBERSHIP COUNT EVER, AND NOW 
IT LOOKS LIKE THE BIGGEST EVER 
LEADERSHIP CONVENTION HELD BY 
ANY PARTY IN CANADIAN HISTORY. 
>> Reporter: NOW THIS IS WHERE 
THE BALLOTS WILL BE PROCESSED, 
AND THEN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING 
THE COUNTING WILL START.
AFTER THE LEADER IS CHOSEN, MOST
CONSERVATIVES AGREE ON WHAT 
COMES NEXT.
>> THE FIRST THING THAT WE WILL 
HAVE IN MIND, AFTER THE RESULT, 
IS UNITY, UNITY, UNITY.
IF WE HAVE TO CAUSE AN ELECTION,
YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY WILL PUSH 
ASIDE THEIR DIFFERENCE AND THEY 
WILL WORK TOGETHER.
>> Reporter: WHOEVER WINS 
ALREADY KNOWS HOW TO CAMPAIGN 
DURING A PANDEMIC, SOMETHING 
THAT COULD COME IN HANDY AS 
TALKS OF A SNAP ELECTION 
PERSIST.
HANNAH THIBEDEAU, CBC NEWS, 
OTTAWA.
>> Ian: AND STAY WITH US FOR A 
DEEPER LOOK AT THE CONSERVATIVE 
LEADERSHIP CONTEST FROM TWO 
PARTY INSIDERS.
JENNI BYRNE, FORMER DEPUTY CHIEF
OF STAFF TO PRIME MINISTER 
STEPHEN HARPER AND SHAKIR 
CHAMBERS, A CONSERVATIVE 
STRATEGIST AND SENIOR CONSULTANT
FOR NAVIGATOR.
THEY WILL JOIN ME IN ABOUT HALF 
AN HOUR. 
>>> IN WASHINGTON, THE U.S. POST
MASTER GENERAL WAS IN THE HOT 
SEAT.
AS KATIE SIMPSON TELLS US, HE 
WAS GRILLED ABOUT THE 
RELIABILITY OF THE POSTAL 
SERVICE FOR DELIVERING MAIL-IN 
BALLOTS DURING A FEDERAL 
ELECTION, AND WHETHER HE'S PART 
OF A BIGGER PLAN TO GET DONALD 
TRUMP RE-ELECTED.
>> Reporter: U.S. POSTAL WORKERS
WILL BE READY FOR WHATEVER COMES
THEIR WAY THIS FALL, ACCORDING 
TO THEIR BOSS.
>> DO YOU SWEAR THE TESTIMONY --
>> Reporter: THE POSTMASTER 
GENERAL TOLD CONGRESS TODAY 
PANDEMIC-WEARY VOTERS CAN BE 
CONFIDENT THEIR MAIL-IN BALLOTS 
WILL BE DELIVERED. 
>> I WANT TO ASSURE THIS 
COMMITTEE AND THE AMERICAN 
PUBLIC THAT THE POSTAL SERVICE 
IS FULLY CAPABLE AND COMMITTED 
TO DELIVERING THE NATION'S 
ELECTION MAIL SECURELY AND ON 
TIME. 
>> Reporter: DURING AN ONLINE 
HEARING, LOUIS DEJOY ADMITTED 
HIS NEWEST COST-CUTTING MEASURES
HAVE LED TO DELIVERY DELAYS, AND
WITH MORE AMERICANS EXPECTED TO 
VOTE BY MAIL THIS YEAR THAN EVER
BEFORE, THE CHANGES LED TO 
SIGNIFICANT BACKLASH AND HAVE 
BEEN PUT ON HOLD UNTIL AFTER THE
ELECTION.
BUT DEMOCRATS SAY THIS IS ALL 
PART OF A BIGGER PLOT TO HELP 
THE PRESIDENT WIN RE-ELECTION BY
DESTABILIZING THE MAIL-IN VOTING
SYSTEM. 
>> YOU HAVE UNDERMINED ONE OF 
OUR NATION'S MOST TRUSTED 
INSTITUTIONS AND WREAKED HAVOC 
ON FAMILIES, VETERANS, SENIORS, 
RURAL COMMUNITIES AND ON PEOPLE 
ALL ACROSS OUR COUNTRY.
>> Reporter: DONALD TRUMP HAS 
REPEATEDLY SAID WITHOUT EVIDENCE
UNIVERSAL MAIL-IN VOTING LEADS 
TO FRAUD.
HIS CRITICS SAY TRUMP IS TRYING 
TO SUPPRESS THE VOTE BECAUSE 
LARGER TURNOUTS TEND TO FAVOUR 
DEMOCRATS.
>> President Donald Trump: THIS 
WILL BE ONE OF THE GREATEST 
CATASTROPHES IN THE HISTORY OF 
OUR COUNTRY.
THAT'S HOW SERIOUS IT IS.
>> Reporter: DEJOY IS A 
REPUBLICAN MEGADONOR, GIVING THE
PARTY MILLIONS OF DONORS, AND 
TRUMP PICKED HIS WIFE,
DR. ALDONA WAS TO SERVE AS 
AMBASSADOR TO CANADA.
HE INSISTS VOTING BY MAIL IS 
SAFE AND DENIES THAT POLITICS 
INFLUENCES HIS DECISIONS.
>> WHEN MOVING FORWARD -- ANY
NEGATIVE ON THE ELECTION IS AN 
OUTRAGEOUS CLAIM. 
>> Reporter: DEJOY'S ONLY BEEN 
ON THE JOB A COUPLE OF MONTHS, 
AND DEMOCRATS DON'T LIKE WHAT
THEY'VE SEEN SO FAR.
THEY CALLED A RARE WEEKEND HOUSE
SITTING TO DISCUSS LEGISLATION 
TO FURTHER PROTECT POSTAL 
SERVICES.
KATIE SIMPSON, CBC NEWS, 
WASHINGTON.
>> Ian: CALIFORNIA'S DEADLY 
WILDFIRES CONTINUE TO SPREAD 
WITH 560 NOW BURNING ACROSS THE 
STATE.
>> THESE FIRES, AGAIN, ARE 
STRETCHING OUR RESOURCES, 
STRETCHING OUR PERSONNEL.
>> Ian: DESPITE SOME 12,000 
FIREFIGHTERS ON THE GROUND, 
CALIFORNIA IS STRUGGLING.
THE GOVERNOR SAYS HE'S REQUESTED
HELP FROM CANADA AND AUSTRALIA, 
AS WELL AS TEN U.S. STATES.
AT LEAST SIX DEATHS HAVE BEEN 
LINKED TO THE FIRES.
THERE ARE MORE THAN 100,000 
EVACUEES.
>>> [INDISCERNIBLE] RIGHT NOW.
>> Ian: HERE IN BRITISH 
COLUMBIA, WILDFIRE CONTINUES TO 
THREATEN THE TOWN OF PENTICTON 
IN THE OKANAGAN.
OFFICIALS WARNING IT COULD GET 
WORSE DUE TO A SHIFT IN WIND 
CONDITIONS.
SOME RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN WARNED 
TO BE READY TO LEAVE.
FLAMES HAVE BURNED THROUGH 
ALMOST 2,000 HECTARES AND 
ALREADY FORCED HUNDREDS FROM 
THEIR HOME.
>>> RUSSIAN OPPOSITION LEADER 
ALEXEI NAVALNY WILL RECEIVE 
MEDICAL CARE IN GERMANY.
HE WAS LET OUT OF THE SIBERIAN 
HOSPITAL IN A COMA WITH 
SUSPECTED POISONING.
HIS SUPPORTERS ACCUSE THE 
KREMLIN OF TRYING TO COVER IT 
UP.
NAVALNY IS LONG-TIME OPPONENT 
AND CRITIC OF RUSSIAN PRESIDENT 
VLADIMIR PUTIN.
>>> BRITNEY SPEARS IS FIGHTING 
TO KEEP HER FATHER FROM 
CONTROLLING HER CAREER AND HER 
LIFE.
>> SEEING HOW THIS UNJUST SYSTEM
IS PLAYING OUT WITH RESPECT TO 
BRITNEY SPEARS I THINK IS WAKING
A LOT OF PEOPLE UP.
>> Ian: UP NEXT, INSIDE A SOCIAL
MEDIA MOVEMENT AND THE PUSH TO 
CHANGE MENTAL HEALTH 
CONSERVATORSHIPS. 
>>> AND LATER WE CHECK IN WITH 
CANADIANS AHEAD OF THE 
CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP RESULT. 
>> I'M LOOKING FOR, YOU KNOW, 
SOMEONE WHO IS GOING TO ACTUALLY
PORTRAY THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY 
AS AN INCLUSIVE PARTY.
>> Ian: THEIR MESSAGE FOR THE 
NEXT LEADER.
>>> PLUS, STAYING CONNECTED 
DURING THE PANDEMIC.
>> THAT'S A BINGO!
WE'VE GOT A CONFIRMED BINGO, 
WE LOVE IT!
>> Ian: HOW BALCONY BINGO IS 
BRINGING SENIORS TOGETHER, ONE 
NUMBER AT A TIME.
WE'RE BACK IN TWO.
>> Ian: LORI LOUGHLIN WILL SPEND
TWO MONTHS IN PRISON FOR HER 
ROLE IN THE U.S. COLLEGE 
ADMISSIONS SCANDAL.
THE FORMER "FULL HOUSE" STAR WAS
SENTENCED TODAY, ALONG WITH HER 
HUSBAND.
HE'LL SERVE FIVE MONTHS IN JAIL.
THE COUPLE PAID HALF A MILLION 
DOLLARS IN BRIBES TO GET THEIR 
TWO DAUGHTERS INTO THE 
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN 
CALIFORNIA AS ROWING RECRUITS.
THEY ARE AMONG NEARLY 30 
PROMINENT PARENTS, INCLUDING 
SOME CANADIANS, WHO HAVE 
ADMITTED TO CHARGES IN THE 
SCHEME.
>>> ANOTHER STAR IS IN THE MIDST
OF HER OWN LEGAL BATTLE.
BRITNEY SPEARS IS FIGHTING TO 
KEEP HER FATHER FROM ONCE AGAIN 
TAKING BROAD CONTROL OVER HER 
LIFE, AND AS ELI GLASNER SHOWS 
US, IT'S ALL SPARKED A SOCIAL 
MEDIA MOVEMENT.
*
>> Reporter: FROM MILEY CYRUS TO
ROSE McGOWAN. 
>> IT'S TIME SHE GETS TO BE 
FREE. 
>> Reporter: THIS ISN'T THE 
FIRST TIME CONCERNS OVER BRITNEY
SPEARS HAVE BUBBLED UP, BUT THIS
WEEK SHE SPOKE THROUGH HER 
LAWYER TO CHALLENGE HER FATHER'S
CONTROL OVER HER LIFE.
JAMIE SPEARS AND LAWYER SAMUEL 
-- ANDREW WALLET BECAME
BRITNEY'S CO-CONSERVATORS IN 
2008 FOLLOWING A SERIES OF 
PUBLIC INCIDENTS AND 
HOSPITALIZATIONS.
THE ROLE, ALSO KNOWN AS A 
GUARDIANSHIP, GIVES THEM MAJOR 
POWERS OVER THE POP STAR. 
>> ESSENTIALLY A PERSON IS BACK 
IN A LEGAL STATUS AS IF THEY 
WERE A MINOR.
THEY ARE UNABLE TO MAKE EVEN THE
MOST BASIC DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR
DAY-TO-DAY LIFE.
>> Reporter: LAST YEAR, SPEARS' 
FATHER RELINQUISHED CONTROL TO 
SPEARS PERSONAL CARE MANAGER DUE
TO HEALTH ISSUES.
DOCUMENTS FILED THIS WEEK SAY 
BRITNEY IS STRONGLY OPPOSED TO 
JAMES' RETURN.
>> THE MOVE INSPIRED A NEW WAVE 
OF SPECK LACE FOR THE FREE
BRITNEY MOVEMENT, FANS WHO PORE 
OVER HER INSTAGRAM LOOKING FOR 
SIGNS OF DISTRESS.
OUTSIDE THE COURTHOUSE, MANY 
SPOKE OUT.
>> THE DECISION OF RETIRING 
SHOULD BE HERS, RIGHT?
>> YES!
>> Reporter: INSIDE, ACCORDING 
TO DOCUMENTS, THE COURT EXTENDED
THE TERMS OF THE CONSERVATORSHIP
UNTIL 2021, BUT DISCUSSION 
AROUND SPEARS IS SHEDDING NEW 
LIGHT ON ALTERNATIVES. 
>> IT'S AN OLD MODEL AND WE HAVE
NEWER MODELS THAT WE SHOULD TRY.
LIKE, WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE AWAY
ALL OF SOMEONE'S LEGAL RIGHTS IN
ORDER TO HELP THEM.
>> Reporter: INSIDE THE DISABLED
COMMUNITY, THERE'S A PUSH 
TOWARDS WHAT'S CALLED SUPPORTED 
DECISIONMAKING, WHICH GIVES 
PEOPLE MORE AUTONOMY.
>> SEEING HOW THIS UNJUST SYSTEM
IS PLAYING OUT WITH RESPECT TO 
BRITNEY SPEARS I THINK IS WAKING
A LOT OF PEOPLE UP.
>> Reporter: AS FOR SPEARS, A 
LAWYER HAS UNTIL SEPTEMBER 18 TO
FILE A PETITION TO CHANGE THE 
CONSERVATORSHIP.
ELI GLASNER, CBC NEWS, TORONTO.
>> Ian: AFTER THE BREAK, THE 
MAIL-IN BALLOTS ARE IN AND THE 
COUNTDOWN TO THE NEXT 
CONSERVATIVE LEADER IS ON.
HOW DOES ALBERTA FEEL ABOUT ITS 
OPTIONS THIS TIME AROUND?
WE'LL BRING YOU THE VIEW FROM 
THAT PROVINCE NEXT.
>> Ian: WELCOME BACK.
CONSERVATIVE PARTY MEMBERS WILL 
FIND OUT WHO THEIR NEW LEADER IS
ON SUNDAY, A CHOICE THAT COULD 
REACH BEYOND THE PARTY ITSELF 
WITH THE LIBERAL GOVERNMENT 
FACING A CONFIDENCE VOTE.
THE NEW TORY LEADER COULD SOON 
BE CAMPAIGNING TO LEAD THE 
COUNTRY.
RAFFY BOUDJIKANIAN HAS THE VIEW 
FROM ALBERTA.
>> Reporter: SPEND SOME TIME IN 
DRAYTON VALLEY, YOU'LL QUICKLY 
MEET ALBERTANS WHO HAVE GIVEN UP
ON CANADA.
CHRIS BIRCH LOST HIS OIL AND GAS
JOB FIVE YEARS AGO. 
>> LOOK AT THIS TOWN.
I MEAN, HALF THE TOWN IS EMPTY 
BUILDINGS. 
>> Reporter: THE GRIM REALITY 
FOR MUCH OF ALBERTA SINCE 2015, 
PLUMMETING OIL PRICES, HIGH 
UNEMPLOYMENT AND ANGER AT OTTAWA
MEANT FOR LIBERALS WERE SHUT OUT
COMPLETELY IN LAST YEAR'S 
FEDERAL ELECTION.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: I 
WILL BE REACHING OUT TO LEADERS 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, REACHING OUT
SPECIFICALLY TO WESTERNERS.
>> Reporter: THAT'S SOMETHING 
CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP 
CANDIDATES HAVE BEEN DOING.
>> HE IS A PRINCIPLED 
CONSERVATIVE.
>> Reporter: ERIN O'TOOLE EVEN 
EARNED AN ENDORSEMENT FROM 
PREMIER JASON KENNEY EARLIER 
THIS YEAR.
O'TOOLE'S TEAM SAYS HIS SUPPORT 
FOR THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY 
MAKES HIM WELL PLACED TO QUELL 
SEPARATIST SENTIMENT. 
>> THAT KIND OF EXPERIENCE ON 
THE GROUND AND IN THE POLICY 
SIDE OF OUR ENERGY SECTOR, WHICH
IS STILL THE MOST IMPORTANT PART
OF OUR ECONOMY, I THINK IS 
IMPORTANT FOR SOMEONE AT THE 
NATIONAL LEVEL TO HAVE.
>> Reporter: WEXIT IS STILL A 
RELATIVELY SMALL MOVEMENT IN 
ALBERTA.
AND PETER MacKAY SUPPORTERS SAY 
THE PARTY MUST THINK ABOUT ALL 
OF CANADA. 
>> PETER HAS SO MANY QUALITIES 
THAT WOULD MAKE HIM MORE 
APPEALING. 
>> Reporter: RICK PETERSON WAS 
THE ONLY ALBERTA CANDIDATE IN 
THE RACE.
HE DROPPED OUT AND NOW WANTS TO 
RUN IN THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
IN THE ONLY ALBERTA RIDING THAT 
DID NOT GO TORY BLUE LAST 
OCTOBER.
>> WE WIN EDMONTON STRATHCONA AS
A PARTY, THAT MEANS WE CAN WIN 
OTHER RIDINGS THAT ARE SIMILAR 
URBAN ECLECTIC RIDINGS IN THE 
G.T.A. AND MONTREAL. 
>> Reporter: THIS POLITICAL 
SCIENTIST SAID THE RESULTS OF 
THE CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP RACE
WON'T AFFECT SEPARATIST 
SENTIMENT IN ALBERTA.
>> IT'S NOT GOING TO AMPLIFY 
WEXIT.
IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY FRINGE 
PART OF WHAT WE SEE ON CANADA'S 
POLITICAL RIGHT. 
>> Reporter: -- SAYS MANY
ALBERTANS CARE MORE ABOUT THE 
CONSERVATIVES WINNING THE NEXT 
GOVERNMENT THAN WHO ACTUALLY 
WINS ON SUNDAY.
RAFFY BOUDJIKANIAN, CBC NEWS, 
EDMONTON.
>> Ian: NOW LET'S HEAR FROM TWO 
CANADIANS WE SPOKE TO LAST YEAR 
ON "THE NATIONAL" BEFORE THE 
2019 ELECTION.
THEY TOOK PART IN OUR 
FACE-TO-FACE SEGMENT ASKING 
QUESTIONS DIRECTLY TO PARTY 
LEADERS.
WELL, TONIGHT THEY ARE SHARING 
WHAT THEY WOULD WANT AND EXPECT 
FROM A NEW CONSERVATIVE LEADER.
>> I AM 31 YEARS OLD.
I LIVE IN BRAMPTON, ONTARIO.
I'M PROUDLY WORKING IN THE 
CORPORATE RETAIL WORLD, AND I'M 
A SELF-CONFESSED POLITICAL 
ENTHUSIAST WHO LOVES TO KEEP UP 
TO DATE WITH WHAT'S GOING ON IN 
THE POLITICAL WORLD IN CANADA.
*
I DO LIKE CONSERVATIVE FISCAL 
POLICIES, HOWEVER, I'M FINDING 
IT DIFFICULT TO CAST MY BALLOT 
THIS TIME AROUND FOR THE 
CONSERVATIVES. 
>> LAST ELECTION I WAS MORE 
CONCERNED ABOUT THE INCLUSIVITY 
WITHIN THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY.
I ALWAYS FOUND THAT PEOPLE OF MY
COLOUR, PEOPLE OF MY RELIGION 
HAVE NOT ALWAYS BEEN WELL 
REPRESENTED IN THE CONSERVATIVE 
PARTY.
THAT'S REALLY WHAT I WANTED 
MR. ANDREW SCHEER TO CLARIFY.
COVID HAS DEFINITELY CHANGED MY 
OPINION ON HOW THE LEADER OF THE
COUNTRY SHOULD CREATE THE WAY 
FOR THE COUNTRY TO MOVE FORWARD.
THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY, MY 
PRIORITIES REMAIN THE SAME.
I'M LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO IS 
GOING TO ACTUALLY PORTRAY THE 
CONSERVATIVE PARTY AS AN 
INCLUSIVE PARTY. 
>> AS A BROWN MUSLIM MAN, WHERE 
DO I FIT IN THE CONSERVATIVE 
PARTY?
>> I HAVE BEEN KEEPING UP WITH 
THE LEADERSHIP RACE.
I'M SORT OF FIFTY-FIFTY AT THIS 
MOMENT.
I'M PARTICULARLY HAPPY WITH I 
WOULD SAY THREE OF THE FOUR 
CANDIDATES.
>> THERE IS SORT OF A RACIST 
RHETORIC, VERY ANTI-IMMIGRATION.
>> I HOPE THE NEW LEADER WILL 
SORT OF DO A 180 WHEN IT COMES 
TO THEIR OUTREACH TO ALL 
CANADIANS INCLUDED IN THE 
CONVERSATION.
[INDISCERNIBLE] IN POWER, A 
CONSERVATIVE PARTY PRIME 
MINISTER AND BE HAPPY 
[INDISCERNIBLE] THAT THEY ARE 
ABLE TO SPEAK FOR ALL CANADIANS.
>> I LIVE IN NEW BRUNSWICK 
[INDISCERNIBLE] CANADA.
WHAT HAVE I BEEN DOING DURING 
THE COVID CRISIS HERE IN NEW 
BRUNSWICK?
I WAS DOING A LOT OF WALKING 
ALONG THE SAINT JOHN RIVER IN MY
OFF TIME.
I'M MARRIED AND I HAVE THREE 
SONS.
WHEN I WAS SPEAKING TO ANDREW 
SCHEER LAST TIME BEFORE THE LAST
ELECTION, MY MAIN CONCERN AT 
THAT TIME WAS CLIMATE CHANGE.
*
>> FOR THE FIRST 40 YEARS OF MY 
LIFE, WE'VE HAD FOUR FLOODS.
IN THE LAST TEN WE'VE HAD SEVEN.
IF THE WATER GOES OVER THE ROAD 
NEXT YEAR, IT WILL BE FOUR IN 
FOUR.
>> THIS YEAR WE DIDN'T GET THE 
FLOOD, BUT WE GOT COVID INSTEAD.
SINCE COVID-19 STARTED, I'VE 
BEEN LUCKY TO MYSELF AND MY 
FAMILY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WORK 
THROUGHOUT.
NO ONE IN MY FAMILY HAS RECEIVED
A CERB CHEQUE OR ANY HELP FROM 
THE GOVERNMENT YET WE ARE 
EXPECTED AS MIDDLE CLASS 
CANADIANS TO CARRY OUR OWN 
WEIGHT AND THROUGH OUR TAXES 
HELP OUR FELLOW CANADIANS.
FINANCIALLY I WOULD LIKE TO SEE 
A BREAK FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS, 
AND THAT'S ONE OF THE MAIN 
CONCERNS FOR ME.
>> SHOULD YOU FORM GOVERNMENT. 
>> IN THE NEW CONSERVATIVE 
LEADER I WOULD LIKE TO SEE 
SOMEBODY WHO IS MORE CENTERED 
POLITICALLY, SOMEONE WHO IS 
POLITICALLY SAVVY AND SOMEONE 
THAT CAN TAKE ON TRUDEAU, 
ADDRESS THE ISSUES THAT HAVE 
HAPPENED AND THEN IF THEY ARE TO
FORM GOVERNMENT, MAKE THOSE 
DECISIONS, BE FISCALLY 
RESPONSIBLE, GET THE ECONOMY 
BACK, GET US THROUGH THIS COVID 
THING AND HOPE FOR BRIGHTER DAYS
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS.
>> Ian: WHEN WE COME BACK, MORE 
ON WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THIS 
SUNDAY'S CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP
RESULTS.
OUR PANEL OF PARTY INSIDERS SETS
UP THE STAKES.
AND LATER . . . 
>> LABATT PARK'S BEEN HERE SINCE
DAY ONE, AND WE WANTED TO KEEP 
THAT HERITAGE AND HISTORY GOING 
AND THE LEGACY GOING.
>> Ian: WE'LL TAKE YOU TO THE 
WORLD'S OLDEST BALLPARK FOR ITS 
FIRST PITCH OF 2020.
>> Ian: EIGHT MONTHS AFTER THE 
FEDERAL CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP 
RACE BEGAN, WE'RE ABOUT TO FIND 
OUT WHO THE WINNER IS.
A CAMPAIGN COMPLICATED BY THE 
GLOBAL PANDEMIC, AN ECONOMIC 
CRISIS AND A MINORITY GOVERNMENT
FACING A CONFIDENCE VOTE NEXT 
MONTH.
ALL OF THIS HAS PUT A SHARPER 
FOCUS ON A NEW LEADER.
PETER MacKAY IS CONSIDERED BY 
MANY TO BE THE FRONTRUNNER.
>> PEOPLE NEED TO SEE THEMSELVES
IN THIS PARTY.
IT NEEDS TO MODERNIZE. 
>> Ian: BUT VETERAN MP ERIN 
O'TOOLE IS CONFIDENT HE CAN WIN.
>> WE NEED STRONG LEADERSHIP TO 
UNITE OUR PARTY AND TAKE THE 
HYPHEN OUT OF BEING A 
CONSERVATIVE. 
>> Ian: LESLYN LEWIS HAS 
IS A POLITICAL NEWCOMER WHO HAS 
IMPRESSED A LOT OF PEOPLE.
SHE'S THE ONLY WOMAN AND PERSON 
OF COLOUR IN THE RACE.
>> I BELIEVE THAT WHEN 
CONSERVATIVES UNITE WE CAN START
THE WORK OF HEALING THIS GREAT 
NATION.
>> Ian: AND DEREK SLOAN IS A 
SOCIAL CONSERVATIVE TRYING TO 
DRUM UP SUPPORT FOR HIS VISION 
OF CANADA.
>> I WILL NEVER GIVE AN INCH TO 
POLITICAL CORRECTNESS AND THE 
ONLY CANDIDATE THAT IS COMMITTED
TO DEFUNDING THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION AND GETTING CANADA 
OUT OF THE PARIS AGREEMENT.
>> Ian: SO AS PARTY OFFICIALS 
GET SET TO COUNT THE BALLOTS AND
ANNOUNCE THE WINNER ON SUNDAY, 
WHAT CAN WE EXPECT?
JOINING US NOW ARE CONSERVATIVE 
STRATEGISTS JENNI BYRNE, FORMER 
DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF TO STEPHEN
HARPER AND SHAKIR CHAMBERS FROM 
NAVIGATOR, SENIOR CONSULTANT.
WELCOME TO BOTH OF YOU.
SHAKIR, I'LL START WITH YOU.
THE BALLOTS ARE ALL IN.
HOW DO YOU SEE THINGS ON SUNDAY 
UNFOLDING?
>> WELL, I MEAN, THERE CAN BE 
DIFFERENT SCENARIOS.
WE DO ASSUME MacKAY IS THE 
FRONTRUNNER, BUT AS WE GO 
THROUGH THIS RACE, IF WE START 
GOING TO A SECOND AND THIRD 
BALLOT, IT REALLY THROWS THINGS 
IN THE AIR.
IF MacKAY IS NOT WINNING ON A 
FIRST BALLOT, WHICH I DON'T 
THINK HE WILL, IT ESSENTIALLY 
BECOMES A MORE COMPLICATED 
SITUATION.
WHOEVER IS THE PRESUMED SECOND 
PLACE, WHICH I THINK ERIN 
O'TOOLE IS DOING PRETTY WELL 
RIGHT NOW, GETTING INTO THOSE 
SECOND BALLOTS GIVES HIM A 
STRONGER CHANCE OF COMING OUT AS
THE LEADER.
>> Ian: AND JENNI, YOUR VIEW OF 
SUNDAY?
>> I AGREE WITH SHAKIR.
I THINK MacKAY IS THE PRESUMED 
FRONTRUNNER.
THE POLITICAL GRAVE YARD IS 
LOADED WITH PEOPLE TRYING TO 
MAKE A PREDICTION ON A
WEIGHTED VOTING SYSTEM LIKE WE 
HAVE ON THE SECOND AND THIRD 
BALLOT.
I THINK IT PROBABLY WILL GO TO A
THIRD BALLOT.
WE OF COURSE WENT TO 14 LAST 
TIME, SO I THINK WE'LL SEE.
I THINK THE STORY OF THIS 
CAMPAIGN IS REALLY GOING TO BE 
LESLYN LEWIS.
I THINK SHE'S RUN A GREAT 
CAMPAIGN.
I THINK SHE'S GOT A LOT OF 
MOMENTUM.
HER CAMPAIGN JUST ANNOUNCED THAT
IT RAISED $2 MILLION IN TOTAL 
YESTERDAY, SO I THINK SHE'S 
GOING TO BE SOMEONE TO WATCH OUT
FOR.
>> Ian: WHAT SORT OF IMPACT DO 
YOU THINK, JENNI, THAT SHE WILL 
HAVE ON THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY 
GOING FORWARD?
>> I THINK SHE'S A GREAT 
CANDIDATE.
SHE'S A -- SHE'S GOT MULTIPLE 
DEGREES.
SHE'S A LAWYER THAT'S PRACTICED 
FOR OVER 20 YEARS IN TORONTO.
SHE'S GOT AN ENVIRONMENTAL PHD, 
I BELIEVE IT IS, AND SO I THINK 
IT'S -- I THINK IT'S GREAT TO 
HAVE SOME FRESH BLOOD IN THE 
CAMPAIGN, AND THERE'S A LOT OF 
PEOPLE I'VE SPOKEN TO ACROSS THE
COUNTRY WHO HAVE BEEN MEMBERS 
FOR A LONG TIME WHO WERE LOOKING
AT VOTING AND VOTED FOR LESLYN 
THIS TIME AROUND.
>> Ian: AND, SHAKIR, WHAT ABOUT 
DEREK SLOAN, WHO MANY MAY 
CONSIDER TO BE THE LEAST LIKELY 
TO WIN, I GUESS, DEPENDING ON 
HOW THEY ARE PREDICTING THINGS 
HERE.
AGAIN, I GUESS THE SAME KIND OF 
QUESTION, WHAT KIND OF IMPACT 
WILL HE HAVE ON THE PARTY AFTER 
THIS RACE?
>> WELL, I THINK YOU CAN'T JUST 
DISMISS DEREK SLOAN OR HIS 
POSITIONS OUT OF HAND.
I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING TO BE 
SAID ABOUT THIS NOTION OF BEING 
TOO POLITICALLY CORRECT, NOT 
BEING ABLE TO HAVE FREE SPEECH 
AND SAY WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND.
I THINK ULTIMATELY FOR HIM IF 
HIS CONSTITUENTS WANT HIM AS 
THEIR REPRESENTATIVE AT 
PARLIAMENT HILL, YOU HAVE TO 
ABIDE BY WHAT CONSTITUENTS SAY, 
BUT I THINK AS FAR AS 
REPRESENTING THE PARTY, THERE IS
A VOICE THERE.
THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE HE 
RESONATES WITH, AND I THINK YOU 
HAVE TO RESPECT THAT.
>> Ian: LEADERSHIP CAMPAIGNS CAN
BE A TIME OF RENEWAL OR A TIME 
OF GREAT RISK FOR A PARTY.
SHAKIR, I'LL ASK YOU THIS IN A 
SECOND, JENNI, BUT SHAKIR, ARE 
YOU NERVOUS AT ALL?
ARE YOU EXCITED HERE ON THE EVE 
OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE NEW 
LEADER?
>> I'M PRETTY EXCITED.
I WOULD SAY LOOKING AT THE 
TURNOUT RIGHT NOW I'VE HEARD 
165,000, MAYBE EVEN AS HIGH AS 
180,000 MEMBERS HAVE CAST A 
BALLOT.
THAT'S THE HIGHEST IN ANY 
LEADERSHIP RACE, AS FAR AS I'M 
AWARE.
I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF 
EXCITEMENT.
WHOEVER IS GOING TO BE OUR NEW 
LEADER WILL HAVE A LOT OF WIND 
IN THEIR SAILS.
WE'RE SEEING WHAT'S HAPPENING 
WITH THE LIBERAL PARTY RIGHT 
NOW, SCANDAL AFTER SCANDAL.
WE'RE GOING INTO A SITUATION 
WHERE PARLIAMENT HAS BEEN 
PROROGUED, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A
SPEECH FROM THE THRONE.
I THINK MEMBERS ARE ACTUALLY 
VERY EXCITED AND I THINK A LOT 
OF CANADIANS ARE PROBABLY GIVING
OUR PARTY A SECOND LOOK GIVEN 
WHAT'S HAPPENED WITH THE 
LIBERALS AND THEIR 
MISMANAGEMENT, AND THEY ARE 
SAYING IF CONSERVATIVES CAN PUT 
FORWARD A CONVINCING REASON TO 
VOTE FOR THEM, IF THEY CAN EARN 
OUR TRUST, WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE
A CONSERVATIVE GOVERNMENT IN 
POWER.
>> Ian: AND JENNI?
>> WELL, I THINK IT'S VERY 
EXCITING FOR THE PARTY, AS 
SHAKIR SAID.
THERE COULD BE UP TO 180,000 
PEOPLE VOTING, WHICH IS THE 
BIGGEST LEADERSHIP RACE IN 
CANADIAN HISTORY.
AND SO I THINK THAT TO THE POINT
THAT SHAKIR HAD, I THINK THAT 
THE LEADER IS GOING TO HAVE TO 
START OFF RIGHT AWAY, WHOEVER IS
ELECTED IS GOING TO HAVE TO 
BRING THE PARTY TOGETHER.
LEADERSHIP RACES ARE CHIPPY.
THIS ONE WAS EVEN CHIPPIER THAN 
MOST OTHERS ARE.
>> Ian: YOU MENTIONED CHIPPY.
THAT IS GOING TO BE DIFFICULT, I
THINK, TO MAKE A LOT OF PEOPLE 
WONDER HOW THE LEADER WILL BE 
ABLE TO BRING THE PARTY TOGETHER
AND, YOU KNOW, IF YOU DON'T, 
THAT'S A HUGE PROBLEM.
WE JUST SAW THAT WITH THE LAST 
LEADER.
SO JENNI, LIKE, PRACTICALLY 
SPEAKING, HOW BIG A CHALLENGE IS
THAT GOING TO BE, UNITY FOR THE 
PARTY GOING FORWARD?
>> LISTEN, I THINK IT'S -- I 
THINK THAT YOU LOOK AT LEADERS 
LIKE STEPHEN HARPER WHO BROUGHT 
THE PARTY TOGETHER, THE PARTY 
MERGED IN 2004, THE PC PARTY AND
THE ALLIANCE.
HE WON A LEADERSHIP RACE AND 
BROUGHT THE PARTY TOGETHER RIGHT
AFTER THAT, RIGHT AWAY, AND YOU 
ALSO LOOK AT DOUG FORD.
HE WON A LEADERSHIP RACE AND THE
NEXT DAY CHRISTINE ELLIOTT WAS 
APPOINTED DEPUTY LEADER AND THE 
TOP RANKING CAMPAIGN MANAGERS OF
THE OTHER LEADERSHIP CONTESTANTS
THAT RAN AGAINST DOUG WERE 
BROUGHT INTO THE WAR ROOM AND 
PART OF THE CAMPAIGN.
I THINK IT'S ABSOLUTELY DOABLE 
AND SOMETHING THAT THE PARTY IS 
GOING TO EXPECT THE NEW LEADER 
TO ACCOMPLISH AS ONE OF THEIR 
FIRST JOBS.
>> Ian: AND SHAKIR, HOW DO YOU 
FEEL ABOUT THE CHALLENGE OF 
UNITY?
>> YEAH, IT'S DEFINITELY A 
CHALLENGE.
I MEAN, EVEN WHEN YOU LOOK AT 
WHAT'S HAPPENING OUT WEST WITH 
OTHER -- IN ALBERTA WITH 
THE WEXIT MOVEMENT, IT'S GOING
TO TAKE A LOT TO ENSURE WE HAVE 
PARTY UNITY, BUT I THINK 
ULTIMATELY THE CONSERVATIVE 
PARTY IS FOCUSED ON THE CAUSE.
THE CAUSE IS TO GET INTO POWER.
THE CAUSE IS TO REMOVE JUSTIN 
TRUDEAU FROM BEING IN PARTY AND 
THE LIBERAL PARTY FROM BEING IN 
POWER, AND I THINK WE'LL ALL 
RALLY AROUND THAT CAUSE AND MOVE
FORWARD AS A UNITED FRONT TO WIN
POWER IN THE NEXT GENERAL 
ELECTION. 
>> Ian: BOTH OF YOU, OBVIOUSLY, 
ARDENT CONSERVATIVE SUPPORTERS.
YOU WILL PUT, AS YOU SHOULD, THE
MOST POSITIVE SPIN ON THIS, BUT 
LET ME FINISH BY ASKING EACH OF 
YOU THIS QUESTION.
JENNI, I'LL START WITH YOU, WHAT
DOES SUCCESS LOOK LIKE FOR YOU 
ON SUNDAY NIGHT?
>> WELL, LISTEN, I THINK SUCCESS
IS -- HAS ALREADY HAPPENED.
I THINK WE HAVE A -- THE LARGEST
MEMBERSHIP ELECTION IN CANADIAN 
HISTORY FOR ANY PARTY.
I THINK THAT CAMPAIGNS HAVE RAN 
REALLY GOOD CAMPAIGNS.
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF 
REJUVENATION, NEW MEMBERS, AND 
SO I THINK THE SUCCESS IS 
ALREADY -- I THINK THE SUCCESS 
IS ALREADY THERE.
>> Ian: SHAKIR?
>> I THINK ULTIMATELY IT'S NOT 
JUST ABOUT SUNDAY.
IT'S ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS MOVING 
FORWARD.
I THINK ULTIMATELY WE NEED TO AS
A PARTY ENSURE THAT WE HAVE 
PRACTICAL CONSERVATIVE SOLUTIONS
FOR MODERN-DAY PROBLEMS, AND 
WHOEVER THE LEADER IS, THEY NEED
TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE A 
VISION FOR WHAT A CONSERVATIVE 
COUNTRY WILL LOOK LIKE, RIGHT?
WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE LIBERALS 
ARE GOING TO HAVE THEIR AGENDA 
AND PUT FORTH WHAT THEY THINK IS
THE BEST WAY TO GOVERN CANADA.
WE NEED TO ENSURE WE HAVE A 
COUNTER TO THAT AND ENSURE THAT 
WE CAN, AGAIN, BUILD THE TRUST 
OF CANADIANS, BE THE PARTY IN 
WAITING AND BE THE NEXT 
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA.
>> Ian: REALLY NICE TALKING TO 
BOTH OF YOU.
THANKS.
>> THANK YOU. 
>> THANK YOU.
>> Ian: AND ON SUNDAY, OUR CHIEF
POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT ROSEMARY
BARTON WILL HOST SPECIAL 
COVERAGE STARTING AT 5:00 
EASTERN.
YOU CAN CATCH THE RESULTS AND 
ANALYSIS ON CBC TELEVISION, "CBC
NEWS NETWORK" AND ON GEM 
FOLLOWED BY A SPECIAL SUNDAY "AT
ISSUE" LATER ON "THE NATIONAL."
>>> AFTER THE BREAK, BASEBALL 
RETURNS TO THE OLDEST DIAMOND IN
THE WORLD.
KEEPING A TRADITION ALIVE IN THE
MIDST OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC.
THAT'S NE
>> YES!
>> LIKE THE WAY DIDN'T -- 
>> Ian: AN INCREDIBLE SHOT BY 
TORONTO RAPTORS FRED VANVLEET 
HELPING HIS TEAM TOWARD VICTORY 
AND A THREE GAME TO NONE LEAD IN
THEIR PLAYOFF SERIES AGAINST THE
BROOKLYN NETS.
THE RAPTORS HAVE A CHANCE TO 
CLINCH THE SERIES SUNDAY NIGHT.
>>> IN LONDON, ONTARIO TONIGHT, 
AN EXHIBITION BASEBALL GAME IS 
BEING PLAYED TO KEEP A STREAK 
ALIVE.
THE CITY'S LABATT MEMORIAL PARK 
IS WORLD'S OLDEST DIAMOND AND 
HAS HOSTED BALL GAMES FOR 144 
STRAIGHT YEARS.
COVID THREATENED THAT, BUT 
TONIGHT MET ITS MATCH.
DEVIN HEROUX TAKES US THERE.
>> Reporter: AN OPENING PITCH 
CARRYING THE WEIGHT OF LOCAL 
BASEBALL HISTORY.
>> IT'S LIKE WAKING UP ON THE 
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, YOU KNOW?
YOU'RE HAPPY TO BE OUT HERE.
YOU KNOW WHAT, WE'RE GOING TO 
BRIGHTEN UP A LOT OF HEARTS 
TODAY. 
>> Reporter: THIS TEAM, THIS OLD
BALLPARK FOR DECADES, THE 
HEARTBEAT OF THE COMMUNITY.
BUT THERE ARE CONCESSIONS TO 
KEEP THE STREAK ALIVE IN A 
PANDEMIC.
ABOUT 100 SPECTATORS ARE ALLOWED
IN, NOT THE USUAL THOUSANDS.
STILL, GETTING BACK ON THE FIELD
IS A FEAT.
>> THERE'S SO MANY 
BEHIND-THE-SCENES PEOPLE YOU 
WANT TO THANK, BUT JUST TO SEE 
EVERYONE COME TOGETHER, IT GIVES
ME GOOSE BUMPS, YOU KNOW. 
>> Reporter: EMOTIONS RUNNING 
HIGH GAME DAY AGAIN.
[APPLAUSE]
>> KNOCK 'EM DOWN, DRAG 'EM OUT.
I DIDN'T GIVE AN INCH TO 
ANYBODY, AND THAT'S THE WAY I 
PLAYED. 
>> Reporter: MEET BARRY BOOGNER,
A FORMER NHLER AND A MEMBER OF 
THE KIDS HELP PHONE WINNING 1975
LONDON MAJORS.
>> WELL, PROBABLY IN MY 
LIFETIME, THIS IS PROBABLY MY 
FONDEST MEMORIES.
WHEN YOU COME HERE, YOU'RE -- IN
MY OPINION, THIS IS THE MOST 
BEAUTIFUL PLACE IN LONDON, 
ONTARIO.
IT'S THE NICEST BALLPARK, 
AMATEUR BALLPARK I'VE EVER BEEN 
IN.
>> Reporter: THERE'S A TREASURE 
TROVE OF MEMORIES HERE.
THE FIRST GAME EVER PLAYED, MAY 
3, 1877, BETWEEN THE LONDON 
TECUMSEHS AND ITS JUNIOR TEAM, 
THE LONDON ATLANTICS.
BY THE MID 1920S, A POPULAR 
WOMEN'S SPORTS LEAGUE ALSO 
PLAYED HERE, AND IN THE '40S, 
THE WOMEN'S MAJOR SOFTBALL 
LEAGUE.
>> IT'S HARD TO PUT INTO WORDS 
WHAT THIS PARK MEANS TO ME, AND 
I THINK IT MEANS TO LONDON.
IT'S A JEWEL.
IT'S A GEM.
>> Reporter: BASEBALL'S 
HISTORIAN CHIP MARTIN SAYS IT'S 
ONLY FITTING GUELPH IS TAKING 
THE FIELD AGAINST LONDON. 
>> IT WAS BECAUSE OF GUELPH THIS
PARK WAS BUILT.
IT WAS THAT RIVALRY.
>> Reporter: A RIVALRY RENEWED 
TO KEEP A STREAK ALIVE, TWO 
WORLD WARS DIDN'T STOP IT, NOR 
THE SPANISH FLU, AND NOW THIS 
PANDEMIC WON'T EITHER.
A FIELD OF DREAMS BUILT ON 
SWAMPLAND, A COMMUNITY'S 
CONNECTION TO HISTORY, 144 YEARS
AND COUNTING.
DEVIN HEROUX, CBC NEWS, LONDON, 
ONTARIO.
>> Ian: THAT IS A NICE PIECE OF 
TELEVISION.
>>> UP NEXT IN OUR "MOMENT," A 
LONG DISTANCE BINGO, OF SORTS.
>> WHAT'S YOUR NAME, MA'AM?
>> KAREN. 
>> GIVE HER A SHOUT-OUT.
>> Ian: FROM THE SIDEWALK TO 
BALCONIES, HOW THE GAME HAS 
BECOME MORE THAN JUST CONNECTING
THE CHIP.
>> Ian: WELL, MAKING NOISE WITH 
POTS AND PANS BECAME A TRADITION
TO RECOGNIZE HEALTH CARE WORKERS
DURING THE PANDEMIC.
SENIORS IN THIS TORONTO 
RESIDENCE CREATED THEIR OWN 
TRADITION, BALCONY BINGO.
EVERY FRIDAY THE TENANTS COME 
OUT OF THEIR APARTMENT TO PLAY 
BINGO FROM THE COMFORT AND 
SAFETY OF THEIR OWN BALCONIES.
IT IS A CHANCE TO SOCIALIZE AND 
TO WIN PRIZES, AND THEIR FINAL 
GAME OF THE SUMMER IS OUR 
"MOMENT."
>> WE'VE GOT A CONFIRMED BINGO!
BIG WINNER!
>> TODAY WAS THE GRAND FINALE OF
BALCONY BINGO, A PROGRAM THAT 
NEIGHBOURHOOD GROUP HAS BEEN 
RUNNING HERE ALL SUMMER.
OBVIOUSLY AS THE NAME SUGGESTS, 
FOLKS OUTDOORS, ME DOWN HERE IN 
THE COURTYARD CALLING OUT THE 
NUMBERS, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT
THE RESIDENTS REALLY LOOK 
FORWARD TO. 
>> THEY CAN SEE EACH OTHER.
THEY CAN TALK TO EACH OTHER, AND
WE CAN BE ALL ENGAGED AS A GROUP
AND EVERYONE IS VERY, VERY SAFE.
>> THAT IS A RAPID FIRE BINGO 
RIGHT THERE.
CONGRATULATIONS!
>> IT'S BEEN REALLY LOTS OF FUN.
I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED IT, AND IT 
WAS NICE TO GET OUT, BEING STUCK
IN THE APARTMENT ON ACCOUNT OF 
THE COVID, YOU KNOW. 
>> WE'VE ALL HAD TO ADAPT IN OUR
DIFFERENT WAYS IN LIFE, AND 
THERE IS A REAL COMPETITIVE 
SPIRIT AROUND BINGO IN THE 
SENIORS COMMUNITY, AND SO BEING 
ABLE TO BRING THAT BACK 
THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER 
[INDISCERNIBLE] HIGHLIGHT OF 
THEIR WEEK, AND TO BE VERY 
HONEST, IT'S THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY
WEEK TOO.
>> YEAH!
ALL RIGHT, KAREN IS THE BIG 
WINNER.
WAY TO GO, KAREN.
TWO WINS!
>> Ian: YOU HEARD A COUPLE OF 
REFERENCES TO THE WORD "SAFETY,"
HOW SAFE?
WELL, THERE HASN'T BEEN A SINGLE
COVID CASE IN THAT COMPLEX, SO 
THAT'S REALLY GOOD NEWS.
THE GRAND PRIZE, BY THE WAY, FOR
THE LAST GAME OF THE SUMMER, AN 
iPAD, SO A LITTLE BIT OF OLD 
SCHOOL BINGO AND SOME RELATIVELY
NEW-SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY, AND NICE 
WAY TO TRY TO DEAL WITH WHAT 
OTHERWISE WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, 
BEING SEPARATE AND SOLITARY 
DURING THE PANDEMIC.
THAT IS "THE NATIONAL" FOR 
AUGUST THE 21ST.
SEE YOU SUNDAY.
GOOD NIGHT.
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