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>> Ian: GOOD EVENING, I'M IAN 
HANOMANSING.
TONIGHT, THE TORONTO BLUE JAYS 
FIND A TEMPORARY HOME AND BEGIN 
A SHORTENED SEASON. 
>> MY GUESS IT'S JUST A BIT OF A
REMINDER OF WHAT THE GAME IS ALL
ABOUT.
>> Ian: WE LOOK AT FAN REACTION 
AS MORE LEAGUES OPEN. 
>> THERE'S BEEN SO MUCH CHANGE 
SO MUCH UNCERTAINTY.
>> Ian: WHILE AWAITING 
BACK-TO-SCHOOL PLANS, THE IMPACT
ON TEACHERS, PARENTS AND 
STUDENTS.
>>> WHAT WE'VE ALREADY SEEN IS 
UNPRECEDENTED.
>> Ian: WHAT'S BEHIND THE NEW 
TENSIONS BETWEEN THE U.S. AND 
CHINA?
>>> AND A PLOT TWIST TO THE 
WORLD'S LONGEST-RUNNING SOAP 
OPERA. 
>> WE ACTUALLY CROSS OVER INTO 
THE REALITY OF THE WORLD WE LIVE
IN.
>> Ian: IT'S CORI IN THE TIME OF
COVID.
THIS IS "THE NATIONAL."
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>>> PARTS OF NORMAL CANADIAN 
LIFE HAVE BEEN RESTORED IN 
RECENT WEEKS, THOUGH ONE AREA
THAT'S LAGGED IS PRO SPORTS.
COVID-19 SHUTTING DOWN OUR 
FAVOURITE TEAMS UNTIL NOW.
NHL HOCKEY IS NOW JUST DAYS AWAY
FROM RE-STARTING WITH THE ADDED 
BONUS OF TWO CANADIAN HUBS 
HOSTING EVERY SINGLE GAME.
TODAY OFFICIALS OUTLINED PLANS 
TO KEEP PLAYERS SAFE, AND AFTER 
DR. ANTHONY FAUCI THREW MAJOR 
LEAGUE BASEBALL'S OPENING PITCH,
TONIGHT THE TORONTO BLUE JAYS 
BEGAN THEIR 2020 SEASON, AND SO 
WE START OUR COVERAGE TONIGHT 
WITH THE JAYS.
THEY OPENED ON THE ROAD IN 
TAMPA, FLORIDA, BUT NOT BEFORE 
MAKING BIG NEWS ABOUT THE CITY 
THEY'LL BE CALLING HOME THIS 
SEASON.
FARRAH MERALI IS UP FIRST 
TONIGHT.
>> AND WE ARE UNDER WAY --
>> Reporter: THIS IS THE MOMENT 
BLUE JAYS FANS HAVE BEEN WAITING
FOR FOR MONTHS.
>> SUPER HAPPY TO BE HERE.
>> Reporter: FANS FILLED A SMALL
TORONTO PATIO TO TAKE IN OPENING
NIGHT AT A PUB RIGHT BY THE 
ROGERS CENTRE WHERE THE JAYS 
TYPICALLY PLAY, BUT THIS SEASON 
IS ANYTHING BUT TYPICAL.
>> OH, THAT ONE'S RIPPED. 
>> Reporter: UNTIL THIS MORNING,
THE JAYS DIDN'T HAVE A HOME.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REJECTED 
THE CLUB'S PLAN TO PLAY IN 
TORONTO, CITING CONCERNS OVER 
PLAYERS TRAVELLING BACK AND 
FORTH TO THE U.S. 
TODAY, A SOLUTION.
FOR 2020, HOME WILL BE BUFFALO'S
SAHLEN FIELD.
IT'S WHERE THEIR AAA AFFILIATE 
PLAYS, A MINOR LEAGUE FIELD THAT
WILL NEED SOME QUICK MAJOR 
LEAGUE UPGRADES.
BUT EVEN THEN, IT WILL BE AN 
ADJUSTMENT FOR PLAYERS.
>> THERE'S CERTAINLY A LEVEL OF 
DISAPPOINTMENT I THINK FOR 
EVERYBODY.
IT'S GOING TO BE A TOTALLY 
DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT FOR THESE 
GUYS TO PLAY IN, AND MAJOR 
LEAGUE BASEBALL IS TRYING TO GET
CREATIVE WITH A FEW DIFFERENT 
THINGS WITH THAT.
THEY ARE PIPING IN CROWD NOISE. 
>> Reporter: THAT FAKE CROWD 
NOISE BECAUSE FANS AREN'T 
ALLOWED IN STADIUMS AT ALL.
SO SOME ARE GETTING CREATIVE 
WHEN IT COMES TO WAYS TO BRING 
THE STADIUM EXPERIENCE HOME.
LIKE DELIVERING GAME DAY HOTDOGS
TO FANS.
>> WHAT'S BETTER THAN A HOTDOG 
AND A BALL GAME?
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>> Reporter: A PAIR OF FANS FROM
LONDON, ONTARIO EVEN WROTE THIS 
SONG TO RALLY FANS.
IT'S BEING PLAYED ON RADIO 
STATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY 
TONIGHT. 
>> I GUESS IT'S JUST A BIT OF A 
REMINDER ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT 
THE GAME IS ALL ABOUT. 
>> THEY CAN GET THAT GOOD 
FEELING WITHOUT THE GAME. 
>> Reporter: IT'S ALL BUILDING 
MOMENTUM. 
>> IT'S VERY STRANGE TO KNOW 
THAT THERE WON'T BE A GAME ON 
CANADIAN SOIL SINCE, YOU KNOW, 
THE JAYS STARTED IN 1977.
AT THE SAME TIME, I KIND OF LIKE
THE UNDERDOG MENTALITY, WHETHER 
THE TEAM BECOMES THE ROAD 
WARRIORS.
>> HAMMERS ONE RIGHT FIELD, DOWN
THE LINE, IT IS GONE.
>> Reporter: WHETHER THE ROAD 
WARRIORS CAN BECOME ROAD 
CHAMPIONS, WE'LL SEE SOON.
THE USUAL 162-GAME SEASON IS 
JUST 60 THIS YEAR.
FARRAH MERALI, CBC NEWS, 
TORONTO.
>> Ian: HOCKEY AND BASKETBALL 
RESUME NEXT WEEK.
LIKE BASEBALL, NO FANS IN THE 
STANDS, BUT UNLIKE THE MLB, 
THERE'S ALSO NO TRAVEL.
ALL OF THE NBA AND NHL GAMES 
WILL BE PLAYED IN FIXED 
LOCATIONS, MAKING FOR SOME 
CHALLENGING LOGISTICS.
JAMIE STRASHIN LOOKS AT HOW THE 
NHL SEES THAT WORKING.
>> Reporter: NO MORE PRACTICE.
THE NHL IS READY FOR THE REAL 
THING.
>> THIS IS GOING TO BE AN 
UNUSUAL, TO SAY THE LEAST, 
ENDEAVOUR.
IT WILL BE CHALLENGING AT TIMES.
>> Reporter: 24 TEAMS, 12 IN 
EDMONTON, 12 IN TORONTO, WILL 
BEGIN ARRIVING THIS WEEKEND FOR 
A THREE-MONTH STAY.
>> LEAVING THE BUBBLE IS JUST 
NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN 
TOLERATE.
>> Reporter: THE TEAMS' COACHES,
SUPPORT STAFF AND LEAGUE 
OFFICIALS WILL LIVE AND PLAY IN 
THESE SO-CALLED BUBBLES, 
PHYSICALLY SEPARATED BY HIGH 
FENCES FROM THE PUBLIC.
INSIDE, TEAMS COMPETING ON THE 
ICE WILL SHARE THE SAME HOTELS, 
RECREATION FACILITIES AND ABOUT 
A DOZEN RESTAURANTS IN EACH 
BUBBLE, KEEPING EVERYONE SAFE 
FROM COVID WILL NOT BE EASY.
>> WE DON'T EXPECT IT TO BE 
PERFECT.
WE EXPECT THAT WITH THE NUMBER 
OF PEOPLE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE 
SOME POSITIVE TESTS. 
>> Reporter: THE LEAGUE'S 
MEDICAL DIRECTOR INSISTS THAT 
POSITIVE TESTS WILL NOT DERAIL 
THINGS FOR THE NHL. 
>> WE STILL WILL DO CONTACT 
TRACING BECAUSE THERE'S DEGREES 
OF EXPOSURE, AND IF WE FEEL A 
DEGREE OF EXPOSURE IS UNUSUALLY 
HIGH, THEY STILL MAY BE 
QUARANTINED. 
>> Reporter: IF PLAYERS ARE 
UNCOMFORTABLE COMPETING, THEY 
CAN CHOOSE NOT TO PLAY. 
>> THE ONE THING WE CANNOT DO 
WITH PLAYERS IS PUT MASKS ON 
THEM WHEN THEY PLAY.
WE'RE MITIGATING THAT RISK BY 
DOING TESTING ON A DAILY BASIS.
>> Reporter: IN THE LAST THREE 
WEEKS, THE LEAGUE'S 800 PLAYERS 
HAVE BEEN TESTED TWICE A DAY 
WITH ONLY TWO POSITIVE RESULTS.
THE GAMES ON THE ICE, UP TO 
THREE A DAY IN EACH CITY, WILL 
BE THE SAME AS EVER.
NO SPECIAL COVID RULES TO LIMIT 
CONTACT.
>> WE HAVE NO FANS HERE, SO WE 
ARE ABLE TO WALK AROUND AN ARENA
LIKE THIS AND FIND THE PERFECT, 
MOST IDEAL POSITIONS FOR EVERY 
SINGLE ONE OF OUR CAMERAS.
>> Reporter: FANS WATCHING WILL 
NOTICE UP TO A DOZEN ADDITIONAL 
CAMERAS.
>> WE COULD BRING OUR FANS RIGHT
INSIDE THE GAME, DOWN LOW, SHOW 
THE SPEED, HEAR THE SOUNDS. 
>> Reporter: IF THE NHL CAN HOLD
THIS ALL TOGETHER, ONE TEAM WILL
HOIST THE STANLEY CUP IN 
OCTOBER.
JAMIE STRASHIN, CBC NEWS, 
TORONTO.
>> Ian: NOW ONE MAJOR CANADIAN 
SPORTING EVENT THAT WILL NOT 
SURVIVE COVID-19 THIS YEAR IS 
THE 2020 FORMULA ONE CANADIAN 
GRAND PRIX IN MONTREAL.
IT'S BEEN CANCELLED.
ORIGINALLY SET FOR JUNE, THE 
HOPE HAD BEEN TO RUN IT 
THANKSGIVING WEEKEND, BUT F1 
OFFICIALS DECIDED TRANSPORTING 
CARS TO NORTH AMERICA FOR ONE 
RACE WITH NO SPECTATORS WAS NOT 
WORTH THE EXPENSE.
>>> TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO PLAN 
AND PREPARE FOR SCHOOL IN 
SEPTEMBER, AND NOT JUST IN 
CANADA.
TOP U.S. HEALTH OFFICIAL ANTHONY
FAUCI ACKNOWLEDGING TO THE 
"WASHINGTON POST" TODAY THAT 
WE'RE ALL STILL LEARNING ABOUT 
HOW COVID-19 BEHAVES IN 
CHILDREN. 
>> AS A GROUP, DO THEY SPREAD, 
DO THEY GET ANTIBODIES, WHAT'S 
THE IN-FAMILY SPREAD OR NOT?
WE STARTED A STUDY ON MAY 1.
WE'LL GET SOME ANSWERS BY 
DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR.
>> Ian: FAUCI ALSO CITED A 
RECENT STUDY ON THE SUBJECT, 
SUGGESTING CHILDREN UNDER TEN 
SPREAD THE VIRUS AT ABOUT HALF 
THE RATE OF ADULTS, BUT CHILDREN
TEN AND OVER SPREAD COVID JUST 
LIKE ADULTS.
THIS IS A RISK THAT PROVINCES 
ARE TRYING TO MANAGE.
B.C., ALBERTA AND SASKATCHEWAN 
AND NOVA SCOTIA HAVE ALREADY 
PUBLISHED PLANS FOR A FULL 
RETURN TO THE CLASSROOM.
ONTARIO HAS BEEN CONSIDERING A 
RANGE OF OPTIONS, ITS PLAN 
EXPECTED NEXT WEEK.
DEANA SUMANAC-JOHNSON SHOWS US 
HOW SCHOOL BOARDS AND TEACHERS 
ARE SCRAMBLING TO PREPARE FOR 
ALL POSSIBLE SCENARIOS.
>> Reporter: AFTER A TRYING 
SPRING, THIS TEACHER AND 
e-LEARNING EXPERT HAS BEEN 
INTERVIEWING HER FELLOW ONTARIO 
TEACHERS ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES
FOR AN ACADEMIC STUDY.
WHAT SHE'S HEARING IS 
FRUSTRATION.
>> THEY CAN'T PLAN FOR 
SEPTEMBER.
THEY CAN'T PLAN PSYCHOLOGICALLY 
IN TERMS OF FIGURING OUT WHAT 
RISK THEY'RE GOING TO ASSUME 
WHEN THEY WALK INTO THAT 
CLASSROOM, PROVIDED WE'RE 
WALKING BACK INTO THAT 
CLASSROOM. 
>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THAT BIG 
UNKNOWN IS PUTTING STRESS ON 
EDUCATORS.
SOME PROVINCES HAVE ALREADY MADE
THE CALL TO SEND STUDENTS BACK 
TO CLASSROOMS, BUT IN ONTARIO, 
SCHOOL BOARDS ARE STILL 
PREPARING FOR THREE SCENARIOS.
FULL-TIME IN-PERSON CLASSES, 
PART-TIME IN-PERSON CLASSES 
COMBINED WITH e-LEARNING, OR 
ENTIRELY REMOTE LEARNING.
>> THERE'S BEEN SO MUCH CHANGE, 
SO MUCH UNCERTAINTY. 
>> Reporter: THIS SCHOOL BOARD 
CHAIR SAYS THAT WHILE SHE 
UNDERSTANDS ONTARIO'S 
WAIT-AND-SEE APPROACH, IT'S 
PUTTING EDUCATORS IN A TOUGH 
SPOT. 
>> WE CONTINUOUSLY HAVE AN 
EXPERIENCE WHERE THE MINISTRY IS
TELLING US THAT INFORMATION WILL
BE FORTHCOMING AND THEN IT DOES 
NOT. 
>> Reporter: SCHOOL BOARDS 
ACROSS ONTARIO ARE SUBMITTING 
THEIR PLANS TO THE PROVINCE FOR
APPROVAL, BUT EDUCATORS ALL KNOW
THERE'S ANOTHER GROUP THEY'LL 
HAVE TO PLEASE, PARENTS.
MANY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEIR 
KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL FULL TIME IF
IT'S SAFE, BUT IF IT WINDS UP 
BEING e-LEARNING, IT HAS TO GET 
BETTER, SAYS THIS PARENT. 
>> EVEN BETWEEN THE TEACHERS 
THERE WAS SO MUCH DISPARITY IN 
TERMS OF THE TYPES OF 
ASSIGNMENTS, THE VOLUMES OF 
ASSIGNMENTS THEY WOULD GIVE. 
>> Reporter: SCHOOL BOARDS SAY 
THEY ARE FACTORING IN THE 
PARENTS' FEEDBACK, BUT THIS 
PERSON HOPES ALL SIDES LISTEN TO
THE TEACHERS TOO. 
>> I WORRY ABOUT TEACHER 
RETENTION.
THEY'RE GOING TO FEEL 
DEMOTIVATED AND THEY'RE GOING TO
FEEL LIKE THEY'RE IN AN 
IMPOSSIBLE POSITION.
>> Reporter: WHILE THE STRESSFUL
LIFE CONTINUES, SOME OF THE 
UNCERTAINTY SHOULD BE GONE BY 
NEXT WEEK WHEN ONTARIO'S
EDUCATION MINISTER IS SLATED TO 
ANNOUNCE THE PLAN FOR SEPTEMBER.
DEANA SUMANAC-JOHNSON, CBC NEWS,
TORONTO.
>> Ian: FEDERAL HEALTH OFFICIALS
ARE WATCHING WITH CONCERN AS THE
NUMBER OF NEW DAILY COVID CASES
TRENDS UPWARDS AND AS THE PEOPLE
UNDER THE AGE OF 40 ACCOUNTED 
FOR 60% OF NEW CASES THIS WEEK.
>> SO I MUST URGE ALL CANADIANS,
PARTICULARLY YOUNGER ADULTS, TO 
NOT GIVE IN TO COVID-19 FATIGUE.
>> Ian: IN ONTARIO WHERE TODAY 
RESTRICTIONS EASED FURTHER IN A 
NUMBER OF REGIONS, 195 NEW COVID
CASES WERE REPORTED, 66% OF THEM
WERE PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 40.
QUEBEC ADDING 163 CASES, AN 
INCREASE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF
DAYS.
ALBERTA WITH AN ADDITIONAL 111.
IT'S BEEN IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS 
FOR A WEEK NOW.
A BIG PART OF CONTAINING THIS 
VIRUS IS KNOWING WHEN YOU'VE 
BEEN EXPOSED, AND AS JACQUELINE 
HANSEN EXPLAINS, THAT CAN BE 
PARTICULARLY TRICKY WHEN IT 
COMES TO AIR TRAVEL.
>> Reporter: SLOWLY SOME 
TRAVELLERS ARE RETURNING TO 
CANADIAN AIRPORTS, BUT THE 
THREAT OF COVID-19 REMAINS.
IN MARCH, THE NUMBER OF FLIGHTS 
THAT CARRIED SOMEONE WHO LATER 
TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS 
PEAKED, BUT EVEN NOW, WITH MORE 
SCREENING AND FAR FEWER PLANES 
IN THE AIR, CASES ARE STILL 
POPPING UP.
TODAY, THE PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY 
OF CANADA SAID RISK OF IN-FLIGHT
TRANSMISSION OF COVID-19 ON 
BOARD AN AIRCRAFT IS RELATIVELY 
LOW, BUT THIS INFECTION CONTROL 
EPIDEMIOLOGIST WANTS MORE DATA 
TO BACK THAT UP.
>> WE MIGHT THINK THAT AIRPLANES
ARE A LITTLE BIT LESS RISKY THAN
THEY LOOK, BUT WE'RE GUESSING.
>> Reporter: HE ALSO TAKES ISSUE
WITH HOW POTENTIAL EXPOSURE IS 
TRACKED.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT POSTS 
FLIGHTS WITH CONFIRMED CASES ON 
ITS WEBSITE, BUT CRITICS SAY 
THAT'S NOT ENOUGH.
>> IT'S NONSENSE TO POST THINGS 
ON A WEBSITE SOMEWHERE AND 
EXPECT PEOPLE TO WANDER OVER AND
FIND THAT. 
>> Reporter: SOME PROVINCIAL AND
LOCAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES SAY 
THEY ALSO REQUEST FLIGHT 
MANIFEST INFORMATION AND TRY TO 
CONTACT PASSENGERS DIRECTLY.
THERE IS SOME HOPE THAT WHEN THE
NATIONAL TRACING APP LAUNCHES, 
IT MAY HELP. 
>> I THINK MOST PASSENGERS WILL 
BE VERY HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT 
DATA JUST TO BE ON THE SAFE 
SIDE, SO WE'RE HOPING THAT 
APPLICATION WILL COME OUT AS 
SOON AS POSSIBLE.
>> Reporter: BUT THE N.D.P. 
HEALTH CRITIC SAYS MORE NEEDS TO
BE DONE NOW.
>> TESTING AND CONTACT TRACING 
ARE CRITICAL TO US GETTING A 
GOOD HANDLE ON THE COVID 
PANDEMIC, AND FRANKLY THE 
AIRLINE INDUSTRY, IT APPEARS 
IT'S NOT BEING DONE AT ALL. 
>> Reporter: HE WANTS THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO IMPLEMENT 
A PROACTIVE CONTACT TRACING PLAN
FOR ALL AIR PASSENGERS.
>> PARTICULARLY AS WE'RE OPENING
UP AIRLINES TO FLY INTO OTHER 
AFFECTED AREAS, LIKE THE U.S., 
IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE CLOSE THIS
GAP RIGHT AWAY. 
>> Reporter: FOR NOW, TRAVELLERS
WHO CHOOSE TO FLY SHOULD ADD 
CHECKING THE GOVERNMENT'S 
WEBSITE TO THEIR PLANS.
JACQUELINE HANSEN, CBC NEWS, 
TORONTO.
>> Ian: AN OUTSIDE INVESTIGATION
WILL DIG INTO CLAIMS OF BULLYING
AND HARASSMENT IN THE OFFICE OF 
THE GOVERNOR GENERAL.
AS ASHLEY BURKE TELLS US, WHILE 
THAT'S A RELIEF TO THOSE WHO 
CAME FORWARD, IT'S SIGN OF HOW 
VULNERABLE WORKERS AT RIDEAU 
HALL HAVE BEEN.
>> Reporter: RIDEAU HALL MAY BE 
QUIET NOW, BUT SOON EMPLOYEES 
WILL BE TALKING TO OUTSIDE 
INVESTIGATORS ABOUT WHAT IT'S 
LIKE TO WORK INSIDE THESE WALLS.
SIXTEEN SOURCES NOW ACCUSE THE 
GOVERNOR GENERAL, JULIE PAYETTE,
OF BELITTLING, BERATING AND 
PUBLICLY HUMILIATING EMPLOYEES.
MULTIPLE SOURCES, INCLUDING 
FORMER EMPLOYEES, SAY THEY ARE 
RELIEVED THE PRIVY COUNCIL IS 
HIRING A THIRD PARTY FOR AN 
EXTERNAL REVIEW.
THEY WANT TO BE PART OF IT AFTER
STAYING SILENT SO LONG.
PAYETTE'S SECOND IN COMMAND AND 
LONG-TIME FRIEND ASSUNTA DI 
LORENZO IS ALSO ACCUSED OF 
BULLYING AND CALLING EMPLOYEES 
LAZY AND INCOMPETENT. 
>> THESE STORIES ARE EXTREMELY 
SADDENING.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT ANYONE 
WHO HAS EXPERIENCED HARASSMENT 
IN THE WORKPLACE IN THAT SETTING
OR ANY OTHER SETTING NEEDS TO BE
FULLY ABLE TO TELL THEIR STORY.
>> Reporter: CANADA'S EMPLOYMENT
MINISTER SAID THE INDEPENDENT 
REVIEW SHOULD INCLUDE AS MANY 
CURRENT AND PAST EMPLOYEES AS 
POSSIBLE.
>> I WOULD ABSOLUTELY ENCOURAGE 
THEM TO BE INCREDIBLY BROAD.
>> Reporter: ONE WORKPLACE 
HARASSMENT EXPERT SAYS THE 
PROBLEMS AT RIDEAU HALL 
SHOULDN'T HAVE GONE ON THIS 
LONG, AND SHOWS THE COMPLAINT 
SYSTEM IS FLAWED.
>> AN ORGANIZATION LIKE THIS, OF
THIS CALIBRE, SHOULD HAVE LONG 
TIME AGO EVALUATED HOW THEY 
COULD IMPROVE THEIR PROCESS.
>> Reporter: SOURCES SAID 
CONCERNS TO HR AND THE OMBUDSMAN
ALL CIRCLED BACK TO DI LORENZO 
AND WENT NOWHERE.
THESE HARASSMENT CLAIMS SPAN THE
PAST THREE YEARS, PAYETTE'S 
ENTIRE MANDATE.
THAT COULD MAKE THIS REVIEW 
COMPLEX AND LENGTHY.
IN A TWEET LAST NIGHT, THE 
GOVERNOR GENERAL SAID SHE TAKES 
WORKPLACE HARASSMENT ISSUES VERY
SERIOUSLY AND NOT ONLY WELCOMES 
THE REVIEW BUT SAID SHE 
REQUESTED IT.
ASHLEY BURKE, CBC NEWS, OTTAWA.  SHE 
REQUESTED IT.
ASHLEY BURKE, CBC NEWS, OTTAWA.  SHE 
REQUESTED IT.
ASHLEY BURKE, CBC NEWS, OTTAWA. Y SHE 
REQUESTED IT.
ASHLEY BURKE, CBC NEWS, OTTAWA. S SHE 
REQUESTED IT.
ASHLEY BURKE, CBC NEWS, OTTAWA. 
>> Ian: THE LEADER OF THE 
OPPOSITION WANTS BOTH THE PRIME 
MINISTER AND THE FINANCE 
MINISTER GONE OVER THEIR 
DEALINGS WITH THE We CHARITY.
>> THAT IS PRECISELY THE REASON 
WHY THESE TWO INDIVIDUALS NEED 
TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND STEP 
ASIDE FOR THE GOOD OF THE 
COUNTRY.
WE ARE IN AN UNPRECEDENTED 
CRISIS.
THEY CHOSE TO USE THIS PANDEMIC 
AS COVER FOR THEIR ACTIONS.
>> Ian: ANDREW SCHEER SAYS 
JUSTIN TRUDEAU AND BILL 
MORNEAU'S GRANTING OF A $900 
MILLION CONTRACT TO We WHEN 
THEIR FAMILIES HAD RECEIVED 
MONEY FROM THE ORGANIZATION IS, 
IN ESSENCE, A FIREABLE OFFENCE.
BUT HE SAYS ANY DECISION TO TRY 
TO TRIGGER AN ELECTION WILL BE 
UP TO HIS SUCCESSOR.
>>> BACK TO THE COVID-19 
PANDEMIC NOW, A TROUBLING NEW 
GLOBAL RECORD WAS SET TODAY FOR 
INFECTIONS.
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 
REPORTED AN INCREASE OF MORE 
THAN 284,000 CASES IN A SINGLE 
DAY.
THE BIGGEST JUMPS WERE IN SOUTH 
AFRICA, INDIA, BRAZIL AND THE 
UNITED STATES, WHERE THE AVERAGE
OVER THE PAST SEVEN DAYS IS 
65,000 NEW CASES DAILY.
AS SALIMAH SHIVJI TELLS US, THIS
WEEK SEEMS TO HAVE SERVED AS A 
WAKE-UP CALL FOR DONALD TRUMP, 
WHETHER THE MOTIVATION IS PUBLIC
HEALTH OR POLITICS.
>> President Donald Trump: THANK
YOU.
WE'VE HAD A TREMENDOUS WEEK. 
>> Reporter: IT WAS THE MOST 
DRAMATIC REVERSAL IN A WEEK FULL
OF THEM.
>> President Donald Trump: WE 
HAVE TO BE VIGILANT.
WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL, AND WE 
ALSO HAVE TO SET AN EXAMPLE.
>> EVERYBODY SMILE NOW. 
>> Reporter: A PRESIDENT NOT 
KNOWN FOR SETTING AN EXAMPLE ON 
MASKS OR SOCIAL DISTANCING WHO 
LOVES PLAYING TO A CROWD, BUT 
DONALD TRUMP HAS NOW CANCELLED 
ONE OF THE MARQUEE ELECTION 
EVENTS OF THE YEAR, THE 
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION 
WAS TO HAVE BEEN IN FLORIDA, A 
COVID HOT SPOT. 
>> President Donald Trump: 
THERE'S NOTHING MORE CROWDED 
THAN A CONVENTION.
YOU'VE SEEN THEM. 
>> Reporter: BUT NO LONGER AFTER
THIS FROM LOCAL ELECTED 
OFFICIALS. 
>> I AM COMPELLED TO EXPRESS MY 
SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS WITH THE 
VIABILITIES OF THIS EVENT.
>> Reporter: THIS WEEK, WITH THE
RETURN OF THE VIRUS BRIEFINGS 
CAME A PRESIDENT ALONE BUT MORE 
SUBDUED, BACKING DOWN SLIGHTLY. 
>> President Donald Trump: I 
HAVE THE MASK RIGHT HERE.
I CARRY IT AND I WILL USE IT. 
>> Reporter: ON MASKS. 
>> Reporter: WHETHER YOU LIKE 
THE MASK OR NOT, THEY HAVE AN 
IMPACT.
THEY'LL HAVE AN EFFECT, AND WE 
NEED EVERYTHING WE CAN GET.
>> Reporter: AND ON HIS PUSH FOR
SCHOOLS TO REOPEN FAST, A 
SOFTENING. 
>> President Donald Trump: 
DISTRICTS MAY NEED TO DELAY 
REOPENING FOR A FEW WEEKS.
THAT'S POSSIBLE. 
>> Reporter: THE WHITE HOUSE 
SEES THE BRIEFINGS AS SMART 
STRATEGY.
>> YOU'VE GOT THE BEST 
MESSENGER, THE DULY ELECTED 
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, 
TALKING DIRECTLY TO THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE AND GETTING EXTRAORDINARY
RATINGS. 
>> Reporter: A PLAY FOR RATINGS 
IN A NUMBERS GAME.
NOT NECESSARILY THESE INFECTION 
NUMBERS, STILL RISING AT AN 
ALARMING RATE, BUT THESE ONES, 
MULTIPLE POLLS THAT SHOW TRUMP 
TRAILING JOE BIDEN BY DOUBLE 
DIGITS, IN KEY SWING STATES TOO.
THE MESSAGE READ IN THE NUMBERS,
STOP IGNORING THE CRISIS AND 
LISTEN TO THE EXPERTS.
>> HAVE HIM IN THE OVAL, GET 
BRIEFED EVERY DAY ON AN ACTION 
PLAN.
JUST DRIVE ACTION, ACTION, 
ACTION.
>> Reporter: WITH ABOUT 100 DAYS
UNTIL ELECTION DAY, THE 
CHALLENGE FOR TRUMP'S TEAM IS 
HOW LONG THEY CAN KEEP HIM 
RELATIVELY ON MESSAGE.
A PRESIDENT WHO'S WILDLY 
UNPREDICTABLE.
SALIMAH SHIVJI, CBC NEWS, 
WASHINGTON.
>> Ian: THE PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION ALSO THE BACKDROP FOR 
INCREASING HOSTILITY BETWEEN 
WASHINGTON AND BEIJING.
AFTER THE U.S. ORDERED A CHINESE
CONSULATE CLOSED, CHINA 
RETALIATED, FORCING THE CLOSURE 
OF A U.S. CONSULATE THERE.
STEVEN D'SOUZA HAS MORE ON THE 
ESCALATION.
>>[Speaking Foreign Language].
>> Reporter: A CROWD GATHERED 
TODAY OUTSIDE THE U.S. CONSULATE
IN CHENGDU AFTER THE CHINESE 
GOVERNMENT ORDERED IT CLOSED.
IN HOUSTON, WORKERS PACKED UP 
THE CHINESE CONSULATE.
IT WAS ORDERED CLOSED EARLIER 
THIS WEEK AS BOTH COUNTRIES 
TRADED ACCUSATIONS OF ESPIONAGE.
THE SITE, THE LATEST FLASHPOINT 
IN THE ESCALATING TENSIONS 
BETWEEN THE U.S. AND CHINA.
CHINA BLAMES THE U.S. FOR THE 
DETERIORATION, SAYING THEIR 
ORDER TO CLOSE THE U.S. 
CONSULATE WAS A LEGITIMATE AND 
NECESSARY RESPONSE TO 
PROVOCATION.
>> THE OLD PARADIGM, A 
BLINDING -- WITH CHINA SIMPLY 
WON'T GET IT DONE.
P
>> Reporter: IN RECENT MONTHS, 
THE U.S. HAS RAMPED UP ITS 
RHETORIC AGAINST CHINA.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE YET. 
>> SECURING OUR FREEDOMS.
>> Reporter: TO HOUSE 
REPUBLICANS USING THE PANDEMIC 
TO UNRAVEL THE RELATIONSHIP 
BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES.
>> CHINA'S DECEPTION HAS 
DIRECTLY LED TO AMERICANS' 
DEATH.
CHINA IS NO FRIEND TO THE UNITED
STATES.
>> PATRIOTIC MESSAGING. 
>> Reporter: EXPERTS SAY 
VILIFYING CHINA PLAYS INTO THE
PRESIDENT'S NATIONALIST 
RE-ELECTION STRATEGIES. 
>> WHAT WE'VE ALREADY SEEN AS A 
FAIRLY UNPRECEDENTED IN TERMS OF
THE DIPLOMATIC RELATIONSHIP 
BETWEEN THE U.S. AND CHINA. 
>> Reporter: HE EXPECTS MORE 
U.S. AGGRESSION TOWARDS CHINA IN
THE COMING MONTHS AND FOR CHINA 
TO RESPOND BUT NOT ESCALATE. 
>> THEY ARE RELUCTANT TO TAKE 
DRASTIC ACTION BECAUSE OF THE 
IMPENDING U.S. PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION, A DESIRE NOT TO RALLY 
THE U.S. POLITICAL ESTABLISHMENT
BEHIND TRUMP, AND ALSO JUST A 
RELUCTANCE TO BE SEEN AS 
INTERFERING OR INFLUENCING THE 
U.S. ELECTION.
>> Reporter: HE SAYS NEITHER 
SIDE IS LOOKING FOR ACTUAL 
CONFLICT, BUT WHEN ECONOMIC AND 
MILITARY SUPER POWERS GO HEAD TO
HEAD, THERE'S ALWAYS A DANGER 
THAT A MISCALCULATION OR 
ACCIDENT COULD BE DISASTROUS.
STEVEN D'SOUZA, CBC NEWS, NEW 
YORK.
>> Ian: WE HAVE AN UPDATE IN THE
INVESTIGATION OF THE DOWNED 
UKRAINE INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES 
FLIGHT 752.
UKRAINE'S DEPUTY FOREIGN 
MINISTER TWEETING THAT THE 
FLIGHT'S TRANSCRIPT CONFIRMS 
ILLEGAL INTERFERENCE WITH THE 
PLANE.
THE PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF THE 
BLACK BOXES WAS COMPLETED 
YESTERDAY, BUT OFFICIALS CAN'T 
SHARE SPECIFIC DETAILS YET 
BECAUSE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW.
THE JET WAS SHOT DOWN BY THE 
IRANIAN MILITARY IN JANUARY.
ALL 176 PEOPLE ON BOARD WERE 
KILLED, INCLUDING 57 CANADIANS.
>>> A DEVELOPMENT TODAY IN THE 
CASE OF HUAWEI EXECUTIVE MENG 
WANZHOU.
IN NEWLY FILED DOCUMENTS, HER 
LAWYERS CLAIM DONALD TRUMP HAS 
POISONED THE EXTRADITION 
PROCEEDINGS.
THEY WANT THE CASE THROWN OUT 
FOR ABUSE OF PROCESS.
MENG WAS ARRESTED IN DECEMBER 
2018 AND HAS BEEN UNDER HOUSE 
ARREST IN HER VANCOUVER HOME.
HER NEXT COURT APPEARANCE IS SET
FOR SEPTEMBER.
>>> THE GOAL IS TO GET 
MR. DOUCETTE TO COME OUT OF THE 
WOODS, SURRENDER TO US AND WE 
HOPE FOR A PEACEFUL RESOLUTION. 
>> Ian: POLICE IN NOVA SCOTIA 
HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR 
31-YEAR-OLD TOBIAS DOUCETTE 
SINCE MONDAY NIGHT.
HE ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTED HIS 
COMMON-LAW SPOUSE, STABBED A 
POLICE OFFICER AND A POLICE DOG.
ANYONE WHO HAS ANY INFORMATION 
IS BEING ASKED TO CONTACT THE 
RCMP.
>>> AND A CYCLIST WAS KILLED 
TODAY AFTER A VIOLENT ROLLOVER 
NORTH OF TORONTO.
POLICE SAY AN OFFICER WAS 
WATCHING FOR SPEEDERS IN THE 
AREA WHEN A CAR RACED THROUGH.
THE OFFICER CHASED THE DRIVER 
AND FOUND IT HAD CRASHED WITH 
THE BICYCLE.
THE DRIVER WAS ARRESTED, AND 
ONTARIO'S POLICE WATCHDOG IS 
INVESTIGATING.
>>> TWO FIRST NATIONS BROTHERS 
ARE SUING THE ONTARIO PROVINCIAL
POLICE. 
>> I DIDN'T STRUGGLE.
I DIDN'T TRY TO FIGHT HIM BACK.
>> Ian: UP NEXT, A VIOLENT 
ALTERCATION CAUGHT ON CAMERA.
WHY THEY SAY RACISM IS TO BLAME.
>>> PLUS, LESSONS FROM A LOST 
OLYMPIC GAMES. 
>> AND WHEN THAT'S TAKEN AWAY 
FROM YOU, IT'S REALLY, REALLY 
DIFFICULT.
>> Ian: WHAT 1980 CAN TELL US 
ABOUT 2020.
AN ATHLETE SHARES HER STORY. 
>>> AND THE WORLD'S OLDEST SOAP 
OPERA RETURNS TO TELEVISION.
>> WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
KEEP YOUR DISTANCE, NOW. 
>> Ian: WE GO BEHIND THE SCENES 
AS "CORONATION STREET" ADAPTS TO
COVID.
WE'RE BACK IN TWO.
>> Ian: TWO FIRST NATIONS 
BROTHERS HAVE LAUNCHED A LAWSUIT
ALLEGING ONTARIO PROVINCIAL 
POLICE OFFICERS RACIALLY 
PROFILED AND VIOLENTLY ASSAULTED
THEM IN 2018.
TONIGHT THEY'RE TELLING THEIR 
STORY PUBLICLY FOR THE FIRST 
TIME.
JORGE BARRERA HAS THAT AND THE 
DISTURBING VIDEO OF THE 
CONFRONTATION.
>> GET ON THE GROUND!
>> I DIDN'T STRUGGLE.
I DIDN'T TRY TO FIGHT HIM BACK.
I LET HIM DO WHAT HE WANTED TO 
ME.
>> Reporter: BROTHERS RANDALL 
MAY AND AARON KEESHIG STILL GET 
EMOTIONAL TALKING ABOUT WHAT 
HAPPENED AFTER ONTARIO 
PROVINCIAL POLICE OFFICERS 
SUDDENLY SHOWED UP AT MAY'S 
FRONT YARD IN ORILLIA IN 
SEPTEMBER 2018.
>> AND HE SAID THAT HE GOT A 
COMPLAINT ABOUT SOME NATIVE MAN 
WALKING DOWN THE ROAD, FELL OFF 
HIS BIKE.
>> Reporter: A FAMILY MEMBER 
PULLED OUT A CELLPHONE AND 
RECORDED ONE OF THE OFFICERS 
SHOVING MAY INTO THE BUSHES.
KEESHIG ARRIVED AND IS SOON 
TAKEN DOWN BY A SECOND OFFICER.
MAY SAID HE WAS REPEATEDLY 
PUNCHED AND TASERED BY TWO 
OFFICERS.
[YELLING]
>> I COULD HEAR MYSELF 
SCREAMING. 
>> Reporter: THE BROTHERS TOOK 
PHOTOS OF THEIR INJURIES FROM 
THE INCIDENT.
CHARGES OF RESISTING ARREST AND 
OPEN LIQUOR VIOLATIONS WERE 
OTHER DROPPED OR IN ONE CASE A 
CONVICTION WAS OVERTURNED.
NOW THEY'RE SUING THE OPP 
OFFICERS AND THE PROVINCE.
THEIR CLAIMS HAVE NOT BEEN 
TESTED IN COURT.
>> IF RANDY WAS A WHITE MAN, 
NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE 
HAPPENED. 
>> Reporter: THE LAWSUIT ALLEGES
RACISM PLAYED A ROLE. 
>> IT'S SO UNBELIEVABLE.
IT'S SO UNBELIEVABLE THAT A 
GROUP OF OFFICERS IN BROAD 
DAYLIGHT WOULD ATTACK A RANDOM 
INDIGENOUS MAN FOR LITERALLY NO 
REASON.
>> Reporter: THE LAWSUIT ALSO 
ALLEGES THE ONTARIO PROVINCIAL 
POLICE OFFICERS FALSIFIED NOTES 
TO JUSTIFY THEIR ACTIONS.
IN A STATEMENT TO CBC NEWS, THE 
OPP SAYS A THOROUGH INTERNAL 
INVESTIGATION FOUND THE 
ALLEGATIONS UNSUBSTANTIATED.
>> WE'RE STILL AT IT.
THAT'S GOT TO GET PAST THAT 
POINT, OR ELSE IT WILL ALWAYS BE
THE SAME.
>> Reporter: THE BROTHERS SAY 
THEY HOPE THEIR LAWSUIT WILL 
HELP BALANCE THE SCALES OF 
JUSTICE THAT THEY SAY HAVE BEEN 
TIPPED AGAINST INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
FOR TOO LONG.
JORGE BARRERA, CBC NEWS, 
ORILLIA, ONTARIO.
>> Ian: AFTER THE BREAK, MORE ON
OUR TOP STORY.
MAJOR SPORTS LEAGUES MAKING A 
COMEBACK.
LOTS OF FANS ARE EXCITED, BUT 
WHAT ABOUT OUR DOCTORS?
WE'LL TALK TO THE PANEL ABOUT 
MEASURES TO KEEP PLAYERS SAFE.
>>> AND LATER, STAYING MOTIVATED
AND MOVING THROUGH THE PANDEMIC.
THE CREATIVE SOLUTION IN ONE 
MAN'S BACKYARD.
*
>> Ian: WELCOME BACK.
AS WE'VE BEEN REPORTING, THINGS 
ARE LOOKING UP FOR SPORTS FANS.
THE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SEASON
HAS BEGUN.
THE NHL PLAYOFFS JUST EIGHT DAYS
AWAY, BUT WHAT ABOUT THOSE COVID
CONCERNS?
JOINING US NOW FROM THE TWO NHL 
HUB CITIES, THAT IS JUST A 
COINCIDENCE, INFECTIOUS DISEASE 
SPECIALIST DR. LYNORA SAXINGER 
AND DR. SUSY HOTA.
DR. SAXINGER, LET'S BEGIN WITH 
YOU.
YOU'RE IN EDMONTON.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING ABOUT THE 
SAFETY MEASURES THE NHL HAS PUT 
INTO PLACE?
>> YOU KNOW, I REALLY, FROM WHAT
I KNOW OF THEM, I REALLY THINK 
THEY'VE TRIED TO FIND THAT 
BALANCE BETWEEN HAVING SOMETHING
THAT'S WORKABLE AND AS SAFE AS 
POSSIBLE.
THERE HAD TO BE A FEW COMPRISES,
I THINK, IN TERMS OF THE LACK OF
QUARANTINE.
YOU CAN'T REALLY QUARANTINE 
PLAYERS FOR 14 DAYS AND THEN ASK
THEM TO START PLAYING 
AGGRESSIVELY, SO THEY ARE TRYING
TO FIND A REASONABLE MIDDLE 
GROUND WITH TESTING AND REALLY 
ADHERENT USE OF BUBBLES AND 
EXTRA PRECAUTIONS BEFORE COMING 
HERE.
SO I ACTUALLY THINK IT LOOKS 
REASONABLE.
I THINK IT WILL BE A GOOD TEST 
OF WHETHER IT'S POSSIBLE TO MAKE
THIS KIND OF ENDEAVOUR SAFE, 
BECAUSE I THINK THEY'VE DESIGNED
IT AS WELL AS POSSIBLE.
>> Ian: DR. HOTA, STRICTLY FROM 
A MEDICAL PERSPECTIVE, NOT FROM 
A SPORTS FAN PERSPECTIVE, LET ME
ASK YOU THIS.
IF A PLAYER OR A STAFF MEMBER 
WHO IS INSIDE ONE OF THOSE 
BUBBLES TESTS POSITIVE IN EITHER
EDMONTON OR TORONTO, WHAT WOULD 
THE IMPLICATIONS BE OF THAT?
>> WELL, I THINK THAT YOU'D HAVE
TO APPROACH THAT VERY MUCH LIKE 
YOU WOULD IN A HIGHER RISK 
SETTING, LIKE A HOSPITAL OR AN 
INSTITUTION, WHERE YOU CAN HAVE 
POTENTIALLY A PRETTY RAPID 
SPREAD.
I THINK ONE OF THE CHALLENGES 
THAT THEY CAN'T REALLY OVERCOME 
IS THAT THE PLAYERS CAN'T BE 
MASKED AT ALL TIMES, ESPECIALLY 
WHILE PLAYING.
SO IF THERE IS A POSITIVE CASE, 
YOU WOULD HAVE TO AGGRESSIVELY 
GO INTO WHAT WE CALL CONTACT 
TRACING AND TRY AND FIND ALL THE
INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE IN CLOSE 
CONTACT WITH THAT PERSON AND 
POTENTIALLY QUARANTINE THEM, 
DEPENDING WHAT THAT CONTACT WAS 
LIKE.
SO THAT'S GOING TO BE REALLY 
CRITICAL.
>> Ian: ABOUT WHAT ABOUT THE 
POSSIBILITY OF FALSE POSITIVES?
I GUESS THAT COMPLICATES HOW THE
REACTION WOULD TAKE PLACE.
>> YES, I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S 
ALWAYS A CONCERN, AND THAT RISK 
OF THE PREVALENCE OR HOW COMMON
THE DISEASE IS IN THE POPULATION
IS LOWER AS IT GOES DOWN, SO 
THERE'S ALWAYS THAT POSSIBILITY 
THAT THERE COULD BE A FALSE 
POSITIVE TEST RESULT, BUT I 
THINK TO BE CAUTIOUS, WE 
PROBABLY WANT TO DEAL WITH IT AS
THOUGH IT MAY BE A TRUE POSITIVE
AND ACT ON IT THAT WAY.
>> Ian: SO, DR. HOTA, HOCKEY IS 
GOING ON IN CANADA.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, ON THE 
OTHER HAND, WON'T BE IN CANADA.
WE KNOW THE BLUE JAYS WILL HAVE 
TO STAY IN THE UNITED STATES, 
PLAYING THEIR HOME GAMES IN 
BUFFALO.
BUT JUST GENERALLY, AS YOU 
CONSIDER WHAT MAJOR LEAGUE 
BASEBALL IS DOING WITH TEAM 
MEMBERS GOING FROM CITY TO CITY 
TO CITY, OBVIOUSLY THAT -- AND 
IN THE UNITED STATES, THAT 
PRESENTS A MUCH HIGHER LEVEL OF 
INFECTION RISK.
>> YES, THAT IS A CONCERN.
I MEAN, THANKFULLY HERE IN 
CANADA WE WON'T HAVE TO WORRY SO
MUCH ABOUT THAT, BUT FOR THOSE 
PLAYERS THAT ARE GOING FROM ONE 
AREA OF THE U.S. TO ANOTHER, 
THERE ARE VAST DIFFERENCES IN 
HOW MUCH COVID IS OCCURRING IN 
DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE U.S. 
SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE A BIG 
CONCERN OF MINE AS THEY COULD BE
TRAVELLING TO AREAS OF A REAL 
HIGH RISK, AND THEN INTO OTHER 
AREAS AND POTENTIALLY IMPORTING 
IT INTO THAT AREA AND OF COURSE 
EXPOSING THEMSELVES TO THAT 
RISK.
>> Ian: DR. SAXINGER, THESE 
SPORTING EVENTS ARE GOING TO BE 
ON TV.
OBVIOUSLY NO FANS IN THE STANDS,
BUT A LOT OF US LIKE TO WATCH 
HOCKEY GAMES AND OTHER GAMES IN 
GROUPS, BACKYARDS ON A BIG 
SCREEN, AT A PUB.
WHAT CONCERNS DO YOU HAVE ABOUT 
THAT?
>> WELL, I THINK THAT WE'RE 
SEEING THAT TRANSMISSION IN THE 
COMMUNITY RIGHT NOW, WE'RE 
SEEING A LOT MORE OUTBREAKS 
RELATED TO BARS, RESTAURANTS, 
EVEN PATIOS WHERE THEY ARE 
TRYING TO FOLLOW ALL THE RULES.
AND OUTBREAKS RELATED TO 
BACKYARD AND GARAGE PARTIES.
I THINK THAT JUST REALLY, REALLY
REINFORCES THOSE BASICS OF 
DISTANCING, THE OUTDOOR SPACES, 
MASKS IF YOU'RE NOT EATING AND 
YOU'RE INDOORS.
AND I ACTUALLY WOULD SAY THAT I 
WOULD VOTE FOR THE LARGE SCREEN 
BACKYARD AND NICELY SPACED LAWN 
CHAIR OPTION FAR ABOVE GOING TO 
A PUB.
BECAUSE I THINK THAT WE'RE STILL
TRYING TO FIND OUT THAT KIND OF 
SAFEST SPACE WHERE WE CAN GET 
SOME SOCIAL INTERACTIVITY 
WITHOUT EXCESS RISK.
AND OF COURSE THE OPTION OF JUST
WATCHING IT TOGETHER AND 
COMMUNICATING OVER ZOOM AS YOU 
WATCH OR SOME OTHER VIRTUAL 
MANNER OF KIND OF BANTERING AND 
WATCHING TOGETHER WOULD BE THE 
SAFEST ONE OF ALL, WITH TAKEOUT 
FOOD.
>> Ian: ONE LAST SPORTS-RELATED 
QUESTION I'LL ASK EACH OF YOU 
AND MAYBE 30 SECONDS EACH, AND 
THAT IS ABOUT AMATEUR SPORTS, 
THE KIND OF SPORTS WE MIGHT GET 
INVOLVED IN THIS SUMMER.
DR. SAXINGER, FIRST TO YOU, WHAT
SHOULD WE BE KEEPING IN MIND?
>> WELL, I THINK THAT ONE OF THE
BIG QUESTIONS OF SPORTS HAS BEEN
THAT IF THERE'S AN ELEMENT OF 
CONTACT, IS IT BRIEF CONTACT, 
LIKE LESS THAN 15 MINUTES, BUT 
IF YOU BUMP INTO SOMEONE PLAYING
BASKETBALL AND THEY EXHALE INTO 
YOUR FACE, IS THAT GOING TO BE A
HIGH-RISK CONTACT, AND I DON'T 
THINK WE HAVE AN ANSWER TO THAT.
SO I WOULD SUGGEST THAT PEOPLE 
FAVOUR SPORTS THAT ARE AT A 
GREATER REMOVE AND YOU'RE LESS 
LIKELY TO HAVE THAT FACE-TO-FACE
KIND OF EXHALATIONAL CONTACT, 
AND I'M STILL VERY CAUTIOUS 
ABOUT INDOOR SPORTS IN ENCLOSED 
SPACES.
BECAUSE THAT'S BEEN SHOWN TO BE 
A SOURCE OF OUTBREAKS.
PEOPLE'S BREATHING KIND OF 
DISPERSES MORE POSSIBLE KIND OF 
TRANSMISSION DROPLETS WHEN 
YOU'RE BREATHING HEAVILY IN AN 
ENCLOSED SPACE.
SO OUTDOORS IS BEST, AND YOU 
KNOW, TRACK AND FIELD WOULD BE 
EXCELLENT.
[LAUGHTER]
>> Ian: AND I'M ONLY LAUGHING 
BECAUSE I CAN'T IMAGINE MYSELF 
BEING INVOLVED IN ANY KIND OF 
TRACK AND FIELD EVENT.
AND DR. HOTA, LAST WORD TO YOU.
WHAT ELSE SHOULD WE KEEP IN MIND
IN TERMS OF OUR OWN SPORTS?
>> WELL, I THINK A COUPLE 
THINGS.
I AGREE WITH ALL THOSE THINGS AS
WELL, AND I THINK YOU MIGHT WANT
TO CONSIDER JUST HAVING A 
SMALLER POOL OF PEOPLE THAT 
YOU'RE PLAYING THESE SPORTS WITH
SO THAT YOU'RE NOT EXPOSING 
YOURSELF AND THEN TO OTHERS, A 
LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE, BEING IN
-- INSIDE IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT 
IDEA, AND MAYBE KEEP THEM AT 
PRETTY BRIEF SHORT STINTS.
>> Ian: GREAT TALKING TO BOTH OF
YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. 
>> YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> Ian: AND WE CONTINUE TO ASK 
YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT COVID-19 
HERE ON "THE NATIONAL."
YOU CAN SEND QUESTIONS DIRECTLY 
ON INSTAGRAM, @CBCTHENATIONAL OR
AN EMAIL AT COVID@cbc.ca.
>>> COVID-19 HAS TAKEN THE LIVES
OF THOUSANDS OF CANADIANS, AND 
WE'VE BEEN TELLING SOME OF THEIR
STORIES.
TONIGHT A SON REMEMBERS A FATHER
WHO'S DEVOTED TO FAMILY, HIS 
FAITH AND FOOD.
>>> MY NAME IS HARSIMAR ANAND 
AND ON MAY 2, 2020, MY DAD 
GURINDER ANAND PASSED AWAY FROM 
COVID-19.
HE WAS 57 YEARS OLD.
FOR THE PAST YEARS THEY RAN A 
RESTAURANT AND BAR IN THE HEART 
OF MONTREAL ON ST. LAURENT 
STREET.
DAD DEDICATED MUCH OF HIS LIFE 
TO COOKING AND SERVING 
TRADITIONAL PUNJABI CUISINE TO 
THE PEOPLE OF THIS CITY.
HE WAS AN INCREDIBLE CHEF.
DAD MOVED TO CANADA WITH HIS 
FAMILY WHEN HE WAS A TEENAGER.
AS THE ONLY SIKH BOY IN THE 
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL, DAD AND HIS 
BROTHERS WERE CONSTANTLY BULLIED
FOR THE WAYS THEY LOOKED.
HE WOULD OFTEN TELL ME STORIES 
OF THEM HAVING TO COME HOME 
EARLY FROM SCHOOL BECAUSE THEIR 
TURBANS HAD BEEN RIPPED OFF.
THERE WAS THIS CONCEPT OF -- IN 
OUR FAITH AND WHAT IT 
ESSENTIALLY MEANS IS THAT AS 
SIKHS OUR PURPOSE IN OUR LIFE IS
TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES, AND TO
SERVE THEM SELFLESSLY.
WHEN HEAVY RAINS CAUSED SEVERE 
FLOODING IN THE SOUTHERN REGIONS
OF QUEBEC, DAD PACKED UP THE VAN
WITH OUR STAFF AND SHOWED UP AT 
THIS SHELTER TO COOK HOT MEALS 
FOR FAMILIES THAT HAVE BEEN 
FORCED OUT OF THEIR HOMES.
THEN WHEN MONTREALERS FLOODED 
THE STREETS OF QUEBEC ON A HOT 
SUMMER DAY TO MARCH FOR THE 
ENVIRONMENT, DAD ALMOST 
IMMEDIATELY SET UP A TABLE AT 
THE FRONT OF THE RESTAURANT AND 
STARTED SERVING COLD WATER TO 
MARCHERS, EVEN IN THE MIDST OF 
THIS PANDEMIC, DAD WAS 
ORGANIZING HIS STAFF TO MAKE 
THESE BOXES OF BUTTER CHICKEN 
AND NAAN AND RICE TO SERVE TO 
DOCTORS AND NURSES WORKING ON 
THE FRONT LINES IN MONTREAL.
GROWING UP, BEING ABLE TO SPEND 
THE EVENING WITH DAD OR HAVE 
DINNER WITH HIM AT NIGHT WAS 
RARE, AND SO WHEN WE DECIDED TO 
CLOSE THE RESTAURANT DOWN IN THE
EARLY DAYS OF THE PANDEMIC, PART
OF ME WAS KIND OF EXCITED.
UNFORTUNATELY THE DAY I DECIDED 
TO COME HOME WAS THE DAY THAT HE
FELL ILL.
YOU OFTEN HEAR PEOPLE COMPLAIN 
ABOUT THE INCONVENIENCES THAT 
THIS PANDEMIC HAS CAUSED.
I WAS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT 
WAS COMPLAINING, BUT THIS 
PANDEMIC HAS ALSO GIVEN US THIS 
OPPORTUNITY TO PAUSE AND TO LOOK
AROUND US AND TO BE GRATEFUL FOR
THE PEOPLE IN OUR LIVES, AND I 
HOPE THAT CANADIANS ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY ARE SEEING THAT AND ARE 
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS TIME.
>> Ian: NEARLY 9,000 CANADIANS 
HAVE DIED AFTER CONTRACTING 
COVID-19, AND WE'VE GATHERED 
MANY OF THEIR STORIES ONLINE.
YOU CAN FIND THEM AT 
cbc.ca/REMEMBERED.
>>> WHEN WE COME BACK, 
REFLECTING ON THE DAY THAT 
SHOULD HAVE BEEN.
AN ATHLETE OPENS UP DECADES 
LATER ABOUT THE OTHER MISSED 
OLYMPIC GAMES, WHAT IT MEANT 
THEN AN
>> Ian: THE LAST TIME CANADA 
MISSED THE OLYMPICS IT WAS 1980.
IT WAS ONE OF THE LAST TO 
BOYCOTT THE MOSCOW GAMES OVER 
THE SOVIET INVASION OF 
AFGHANISTAN.
MANY ATHLETES HOPING TO COMPETE 
WAS LEFT FEELING RAW.
TONIGHT DIANE JONES KONIHOWSKI 
REFLECTS ON THAT DISAPPOINTMENT.
>> MY NAME IS DIANE JONES 
KONIHOWSKI.
>> SEEMS TO HAVE CEMENTED THE 
RUSSIAN HOLD ON AFGHANISTAN.
>> IT WASN'T A SURPRISE TO THE 
WORLD THAT RUSSIA INVADED 
AFGHANISTAN IN 1979.
>> THE 1980 MOSCOW OLYMPICS ARE 
THREATENED WITH AN AMERICAN-LED 
BOYCOTT OVER THE SOVIET PRESENCE
IN AFGHANISTAN.
>> WHEN WE HEARD THE 
ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE UNITED 
STATES WAS BOYCOTTING THE MOSCOW
GAMES, AT THE TIME I FELT VERY 
SORRY FOR MY COMPATRIOTS FROM 
THE UNITED STATES.
I COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT THEY 
WEREN'T GOING TO BE IN MOSCOW.
AND THEN ABOUT A MONTH LATER I 
GOT A CALL FROM A MEDIA PERSON, 
AND HE ASKED ME WHAT I THOUGHT 
ABOUT CANADA'S DECISION.
>> WE HAVE DECIDED THAT THE 
CIRCUMSTANCES LEAVE US NO CHOICE
BUT TO URGE THE CANADIAN OLYMPIC
ASSOCIATION TO INFORM THE 
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR THE 
1980 OLYMPICS THAT CANADIAN 
ATHLETES WILL NOT BE 
PARTICIPATING IN THE GAMES.
>> I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND IT, AND I
SPOKE OUT VERY LOUDLY AGAINST 
IT.
FOR ME, 1980 WAS MY FINAL GAMES,
MY THIRD GAMES.
I WAS NAMED TO THE TEAM, BUT WE 
DIDN'T GO, SO PSYCHOLOGICALLY 
AND PHYSICALLY I WAS VERY, VERY 
PREPARED TO STAND ON THE PODIUM,
AND WHEN THAT'S TAKEN AWAY FROM 
YOU, IT'S REALLY, REALLY 
DIFFICULT BECAUSE, UMM, THERE'S 
NO CLOSURE TO YOUR CAREER.
YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU COULD HAVE
DONE IT OR NOT.
>> THIS IS HER THIRD AND LAST.
>> I WASN'T GOING TO HANG AROUND
FOR ANOTHER FOUR YEARS.
>> LOOKED GOOD.
>> I PUT MY LIFE ON HOLD.
I PUT ON HOLD, YOU KNOW, BUYING 
A HOUSE, HAVING CHILDREN, 
STARTING A FAMILY, FINDING A 
REAL JOB, REALLY, AND SO I WAS, 
YOU KNOW, DISAPPOINTED HUGELY 
BECAUSE THIS WAS IT FOR ME. 
>> THE CANADIAN OLYMPIC 
COMMITTEE SAYS CANADIAN ATHLETES
WILL BE STAYING HOME THIS YEAR.
>> SO I COULD RELATE SIMPLY 
BECAUSE THE OLYMPICS WERE TAKEN 
AWAY.
VERY, VERY DIFFERENT 
CIRCUMSTANCE TO WHAT I WENT 
THROUGH.
MINE WAS A POLITICAL DECISION.
THIS WAS MORE OF A HEALTH 
DECISION.
FOR THE OLDER ATHLETES, I REALLY
FEEL FOR THEM, ALTHOUGH MAYBE 
SOME OF THEM WILL BE ABLE TO 
HANG ON FOR ANOTHER YEAR IF THE 
GAMES DO HAPPEN IN 2021.
NO ATHLETE WANTS TO GO TO AN 
OLYMPIC GAMES UNPREPARED, SO 
THEY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE 
THAT TIME TO TRAIN PROPERLY, TO 
GET TO THEIR PEAK SO THAT THEY 
CAN SHOW UP IN TOKYO, WHENEVER 
THAT MAY BE, AND BE AT THEIR 
BEST.
>> Ian: AND A STORY BREAKING 
TONIGHT FROM THE SPORTS WORLD.
CANADIAN SUPER BOWL CHAMP -- IS 
OPTING OUT OF THE NFL SEASON 
BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC.
HE IS THE FIRST PLAYER TO DO 
THIS.
THE OFFENSIVE LINEMAN, WHO HAS A
MEDICAL DEGREE, SPENT THE SUMMER
WORKING ON THE FRONT LINES OF 
THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19.
AND IN A STATEMENT, HE SAID THAT
IF HE'S GOING TO TAKE ANY HEALTH
RISKS, IT WILL BE TO HELP 
PATIENTS.
>>> HAS THE PANDEMIC LEFT YOUR 
KIDS CLIMBING THE WALLS?
YOU MAY WANT THEM CLIMBING 
MONKEY BARS INSTEAD, SO HERE'S 
ANDREW WITH WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
ABOUT PLAYGROUNDS.
>> Andrew: I'VE GOT TWO YOUNG 
KIDS, AND THEY HAVE BOTH SORELY 
MISSED THE PLAYGROUND, SO WITH 
MORE OF THEM REOPENING, WHAT 
SHOULD YOU EXPECT AND IS IT EVEN
SAFE TO GO BACK?
>> SO THE GOOD NEWS IS IT'S 
OUTDOORS, SO THAT MEANS 
AUTOMATICALLY YOU HAVE GOOD 
VENTILATION. 
>> Andrew: AIR FLOW, A BIG PLUS.
THE BAD NEWS, IT IS COMPLETELY 
IMPRACTICAL TO DISINFECT A 
STRUCTURE AFTER EVERY USE, SO 
TWO THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND, ONE,
HAND SANITIZER.
DOCTORS RECOMMEND THAT KIDS HAVE
CLEAN HANDS WHEN THEY ARRIVE, 
BEFORE THEY LEAVE, AND ALSO 
CERTAINLY BEFORE ANY SNACKS THAT
THEY EAT WHEN KIDS WILL 
LITERALLY BE PUTTING THEIR HANDS
IN THEIR MOUTH.
ALSO ANOTHER THING TO CONSIDER, 
HAND SANITIZER WORKS BEST WHEN 
YOUR HANDS AREN'T ALREADY DIRTY 
OR GREASY TO BEGIN WITH, SO YOU 
CAN BRING WIPES OR SOMETHING AS 
SIMPLE AS A WET FACE CLOTH 
INSIDE A RESEALABLE BAG.
YOU WIPE FIRST AND THEN YOU 
SANITIZE.
ANOTHER THING TO CONSIDER, 
MASKS. 
>> IT'S ALL JUST A MATTER OF HOW
YOU WANT TO BALANCE THE RISK 
VERSUS THE INCONVENIENCE OF 
WEARING A MASK, PARTICULARLY FOR
A CHILD. 
>> Andrew: SO ON THAT, YOU BE 
THE JUDGE.
IT WILL DEPEND IN PART ON HOW 
WELL YOUR CHILD TOLERATES 
WEARING A MASK TO BEGIN WITH, 
BUT MAYBE MORE IMPORTANTLY IT 
WILL DEPEND ON HOW MUCH 
COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION THERE IS 
WHERE YOU LIVE.
IT WILL BE RISKIER IN TORONTO 
THAN IT WILL BE IN, SAY, 
MONCTON, BUT HERE'S THE MOST 
IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION OF ALL, 
THE ONE THAT TRUMPS ALL OTHERS.
YOUR CHILD'S BEST DEFENCE 
AGAINST THIS CORONAVIRUS IS 
GOING TO BE KEEPING PHYSICAL 
DISTANCE FROM OTHER PEOPLE.
IF YOUR KIDS CAN'T KEEP TWO 
METRES AWAY FROM OTHER KIDS, 
THAT'S NOT GOOD.
SO THE FEWER KIDS THERE ARE AT 
THE PLAYGROUND, THE SAFER YOURS 
WILL BE.
>> Ian: STILL AHEAD, WHAT 
HAPPENS WHEN A FICTIONAL STREET 
RUNS INTO REALITY.
>> THE STAPLE OF A GOOD EPISODE 
IS A PUNCHUP OR A FIGHT.
CAN'T DO THAT EITHER AT THE 
MOMENT.
>> Ian: THE CHANGES COMING TO 
"CORONATION STREET" AS THE SHOW 
MAKES ITS PANDEMIC DEBUT.
>> YOU KNOW THAT I'M ALWAYS 
GOING TO BE THERE FOR YOU.
>> Ian: THE FIRST BIG AMERICAN 
SOAP WAS BACK ON THE AIR THIS 
WEEK.
"THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL" 
RESUMED WITH TEMPERATURE CHECKS 
AND PHYSICAL DISTANCING FOR CAST
AND CREW, AND FOR THOSE STEAMY 
SCENES, REAL LIFE PARTNERS OF 
THE ACTORS ARE STANDING IN.
>>> AND IN BRITAIN, TV VIEWERS 
SETTLED IN TONIGHT FOR A NEW 
EPISODE OF "CORONATION STREET," 
THE FIRST SINCE THE LOCKDOWN.
FOR CORI FANS IN CANADA, SPOILER
ALERT, YOU WON'T BE SEEING THIS 
PARTICULAR SHOW FOR A FEW WEEKS.
HERE'S RENÉE FILIPPONE.
*
>> Reporter: FOR FANS, SO MUCH 
REMAINS FAMILIAR.
BUT NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH 
HAND SANITIZER AND HEALTH SIGNS 
DECORATING THE SET, THE REALITY 
OF COVID HAS COME TO FICTIONAL 
WEATHERFIELD.
>> WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, KEEP YOUR 
DISTANCE NOW. 
>> Reporter: THE BELOVED 
CHARACTERS, LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, 
HAVE BEEN FORCED TO ADAPT. 
>> IT'S ONE OF THE VERY RARE 
OCCASIONS WHERE WE ACTUALLY 
CROSS OVER INTO THE REALITY OF 
THE WORLD WE LIVE IN AS OPPOSED 
TO THE REALITY WE CREATE IN 
"CORONATION STREET."
>> Reporter: AFTER 60 YEARS AS 
THE LONGEST-RUNNING SOAP IN THE 
WORLD, BUT THE PANDEMIC SUDDENLY
PRESENTS A NEW CHALLENGE.
THE QUEEN HAS VISITED THE SET 
AND IS BELIEVED TO TUNE IN 
HERSELF.
THE PRODUCERS SAY THERE WAS 
PRESSURE TO GET THIS RIGHT.
>> THERE IS ONE STORY WHICH 
FOCUSES AROUND A CHARACTER OF 
OURS THAT WORKS IN A HEALTH CARE
SETTING THAT WILL BE, YOU KNOW, 
THAT WILL MORE DIRECTLY DEAL 
WITH CORONAVIRUS AND THE IMPACT 
THAT HAS ON PEOPLE AND ON, YOU 
KNOW, HEALTH WORKERS AND THEIR 
FAMILIES.
>> AND ACTION.
>> Reporter: THE NEED FOR SOCIAL
DISTANCING IS A BIG CONCERN.
FILMING RESUMED IN JUNE AFTER 
BEING SHUT DOWN FOR MONTHS.
THERE ARE STRICT PROTOCOLS ON 
SET WITH LIMITED CREW AND NO 
TOUCHING.
>> THE STAPLE OF A GOOD SOAP 
EPISODE IS A PUNCHUP OR A FIGHT.
CAN'T DO THAT EITHER AT THE 
MOMENT.
>> Reporter: CREATIVE EDITING 
AND DUMMIES ARE USED TO MAKE IT 
WORK.
AND ROMANTIC MOMENTS, LIKE 
WEDDINGS, ARE A REAL CHALLENGE. 
>> "YOU MAY NOW KISS THE BRIDE" 
MOMENT, WE PLAYED THAT MOSTLY 
OFF AUDIENCE REACTIONS, SO 
TEARFUL PEOPLE IN THE 
CONGREGATION. 
>> Reporter: FOR SAFETY REASONS 
ACTORS OVER 70 AREN'T RETURNING 
TO SET YET, BUT FOR THOSE WHO 
ARE, ACTING AT A DISTANCE LEAVES
SOME SECOND GUESSING THEIR 
INSTINCTS.
>> SHOULD I MOVE OR SHOULD I NOT
MOVE?
YOU DO FEEL QUITE, LIKE, 
STATIONARY AT THE MOMENT.
YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN'T REALLY 
ROAM AROUND THE SET LIKE YOU 
WOULD DO AS AN ACTOR.
>> SHE'S ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT 
EVERYONE ELSE!
>> WELL, THAT'S MUM, ISN'T IT?
>> Reporter: FOR RYAN RUSSELL'S 
CHARACTER, MICHAEL, THE ANXIETY 
OF COVID GETS REAL RIGHT AWAY.
HIS CHARACTER'S MOTHER IS A 
NURSE WORKING ON THE FRONT 
LINES.
>> I'M WORRIED ABOUT HER.
SHE'S WORKING SO HARD, SHE'S 
DOING SO MANY SHIFTS.
>> Reporter: AND WHILE THE 
PANDEMIC HAS COME TO THE SOAP, 
THE CLASSIC DRAMATIC STORY LINES
STAY ON COURSE.
BUT NOW LIFE ON FICTIONAL 
"CORONATION STREET" LOOKS A LOT 
MORE REAL.
RENÉE FILIPPONE, CBC NEWS, 
LONDON.
>> Ian: UP NEXT IN OUR "MOMENT,"
FINDING NEW WAYS TO MOVE THROUGH
THE PANDEMIC. 
>> I HAVEN'T BEEN IN THIS GREAT 
OF SHAPE IN QUITE A WHILE. 
>> Ian: A CREATIVE SOLUTION TO 
COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS.
>> Ian: WELL, IT'S NOT YOUR 
AVERAGE GYM, BUT FOR BILL 
GELATE, IT'S HIS WAY OF STAYING 
FIT DURING THE PANDEMIC, 
TRANSFORMING HIS BACKYARD INTO A
FITNESS PLAYGROUND.
HIS GOAL IS TO GIVE HIS 
COMMUNITY A PLACE TO STAY FIT, 
AND THAT CREATIVE SOLUTION IS 
OUR "MOMENT".
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>> I DECIDED TO CREATE THIS 
BACKYARD FITNESS PLAYGROUND AS A
WAY TO JUST KEEP MOVING.
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I LOVE TEACHING, I LOVE GIVING 
PEOPLE SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO 
DO, A GREAT EXPERIENCE, AND 
ESPECIALLY DOING IT OUTDOORS.
I JUST NEED TO DO SOMETHING, 
FIRST OF ALL, TO HAVE A PROJECT 
TO WORK ON, AND EVEN BETTER, IF 
OTHER PEOPLE CAN BENEFIT FROM 
IT.
>> YOU GOT TO GET DOWN AND LOW 
TO PULL.
YOU JUST HAVE TO FIND YOUR 
TECHNIQUE.  
I JUST STARTED BUILDING AND THEN
A LOT OF THE STUFF HERE IS 
REPURPOSED, EITHER FROM THE YARD
OR KIJIJI OR I JUST ASKED 
FRIENDS.
IT'S ALL VERY SIMPLE APPARATUS, 
AND I JUST MADE SPECIFIC 
EXERCISES OUT OF IT.
I'M ALWAYS TELLING PEOPLE WHAT 
TO DO.
I LOVE IT.
I CAN ONLY HAVE TWO OR THREE 
PEOPLE IN THE YARD AT A TIME.
I HAVE TO FIND SOME WAY TO 
ENCOURAGE THEM JUST TO TRY 
SOMETHING NEW AND DIFFERENT.
I HAVEN'T BEEN IN THIS GREAT OF 
SHAPE IN QUITE A WHILE.
AS HARD AS THIS HAS ALL BEEN, 
THIS PART HAS BEEN LOVELY, THE 
PROJECT CREATION AND THE STAYING
IN SHAPE, AND KEEPING MOVING.
LIKE, YOU HAVE TO KEEP MOVING.
THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING THAT I 
TEACH PEOPLE.
>> Ian: OF COURSE, HE'S PART OF 
THE 1%, AND BY THAT I MEAN THE 
1% OF CANADIANS WHO ARE ACTUALLY
FITTER AND THINNER AND STRONGER 
NOW THAN THEY WERE AT THE 
BEGINNING OF MARCH.
I AM TRYING REALLY, REALLY HARD 
NOT TO BE ENVIOUS.
ALTHOUGH I GOT TO SAY, IF YOU 
TRIED BUYING GYM EQUIPMENT ANY 
TIME IN MARCH, YOU CAN 
UNDERSTAND WHY IF YOU WANT TO 
STAY FIT, YOU HAVE TO CREATE 
SOME KIND OF MAKESHIFT GYM IN 
THE BACKYARD.
THAT IS "THE NATIONAL" FOR JULY 
24.
I'LL SEE YOU ON SUNDAY.
GOOD NIGHT.
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