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>> Adrienne: GOOD EVENING, I'M 
ADRIENNE ARSENAULT.
ANDREW IS AWAY.
TONIGHT, WHAT THE END OF THE 
CERB PROGRAM WILL MEAN FOR 
MILLIONS OF CANADIANS. 
>> THIS MIGHT BE THE FALL WHERE 
THEY HAVE TO DROP OUT OF SCHOOL 
BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE 
MONEY TO GO BACK.
>> Adrienne: AFTER QUITE A WEEK 
FOR THE LIBERALS, "AT ISSUE" IS 
HERE.
>>> I THINK IT STARTS AT THE 
TOP.
>> Adrienne: WHAT'S AT STAKE FOR
CONSERVATIVES AS THEY PICK A NEW
LEADER.
>>> REMEMBER, ALL THE MONEY YOU 
GIVE GOES TO BUILDING THE WALL.
>> Adrienne: ANOTHER FORMER 
TRUMP ADVISOR FACES CRIMINAL 
CHARGES.
>>> AND BASEBALL LESSONS.
>> MOMENTS LIKE THIS REPRESENT 
REMINDERS THAT WE HAVEN'T DONE 
ALL OF THE WORK.
>> Adrienne: WILL AN ON-AIR 
HOMOPHOBIC SLUR PROMPT REAL 
CHANGE?
THIS IS "THE NATIONAL."
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>>> AFTER SHUFFLING THE CABINET 
AND PROROGUING PARLIAMENT, THE 
LIBERAL GOVERNMENT IS KEEPING 
BUSY, TODAY ANNOUNCING NEW 
COVID-19 RELIEF SPENDING AS THE 
CERB PROGRAM PHASES OUT AND EI 
EXPANDS.
>> CANADIANS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO
AN ADDITIONAL FOUR WEEKS OF CERB
FOR A TOTAL OF 28 WEEKS.
>> WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT EASIER
FOR CANADIANS TO GET E.I.
>> Adrienne: THE $37 BILLION 
PLAN INCLUDES THREE NEW AID 
PROGRAMS.
OF COURSE IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE 
GOVERNMENT SURVIVING A 
CONFIDENCE VOTE WHEN PARLIAMENT 
RESUMES NEXT MONTH.
SO STILL LOTS OF UNCERTAINTY FOR
MILLIONS OF CANADIANS WHO RELIED
ON CERB BENEFITS DURING THE 
PANDEMIC.
ASHLEY BURKE STARTS OUR COVERAGE
WITH A CLOSER LOOK AT THE 
DETAILS.
>> IT'S BEEN VERY -- A VERY, 
VERY SAD TIME. 
>> Reporter: AS A CLASSICAL 
GUITARIST, ANDREW MAH IS USED TO
NOT HAVING A REGULAR PAYCHEQUE, 
BUT COVID DRIED UP EVERYTHING 
FROM HIS PERFORMANCES TO 
TEACHING GIGS TO HIS SIDE HUSTLE
AS A SOUND ENGINEER.
NOW THE CANADA EMERGENCY 
RESPONSE BENEFIT, WHICH HELPED 
HIM PAY THE BILLS, IS COMING TO 
AN END SOON. 
>> BEFORE CERB IT WAS A LIFE OF 
TERROR FOR A WHILE THERE.
I THINK NOW AT THIS POINT IT'S 
GETTING A LITTLE BIT TERRIFYING 
AGAIN.
>> Reporter: THE GOVERNMENT DID 
PROVIDE MORE CERTAINTY TODAY, 
ANNOUNCING THAT MOST CERB 
RECIPIENTS WOULD MIGRATE OVER TO
E.I. 
>> WE'RE DOING OUR VERY BEST TO 
SUPPORT ALL CANADIAN WORKERS AND
LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND. 
>> Reporter: THE GOVERNMENT ALSO
REVEALED THREE NEW TEMPORARY 
BENEFITS FOR THOSE WHO DON'T 
QUALIFY FOR E.I., HELP FOR THE 
SELF-EMPLOYED AND THOSE IN THE 
GIG ECONOMY.
PAID SICK LEAVE FOR THOSE WHO 
FALL ILL OR WHO MUST 
SELF-ISOLATE, AND A CHILD 
SUPPORT SUBSIDY FOR THOSE FORCED
TO STAY HOME WITH KIDS BECAUSE 
THEIR SCHOOL OR DAYCARES CLOSED.
>> AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS 
CRISIS, OUR GOVERNMENT PROMISED 
TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO 
SUPPORT CANADIAN WORKERS AND TO 
SUPPORT CANADIAN BUSINESSES.
THAT IS WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY.
>> Reporter: BUT THE NEW 
PROGRAMS ARE CONTINGENT ON THE 
GOVERNMENT ADOPTING A NEW BILL.
WITH PARLIAMENT PROROGUED, THAT 
CAN'T HAPPEN UNTIL THE END OF 
SEPTEMBER. 
>> BY EFFECTIVELY PROROGUING 
PARLIAMENT AND SHUTTING DOWN AND
LOCKING DOWN PARLIAMENT, WE'RE 
UNABLE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE REAL 
DISCUSSIONS.
>> I THINK ONCE AGAIN THEY ARE 
PUTTING CANADIANS IN A DIFFICULT
POSITION NOT KNOWING WHAT IS 
GOING TO BE THE CASE AND WHERE 
THE MONEY THAT PAYS THE RENT IS 
GOING TO BE COMING FROM.
>> Reporter: MAH'S HAPPY ABOUT 
THE NEWS.
IT MEANS HE COULD RECEIVE A $400
WEEKLY BENEFIT AND START WORKING
AGAIN, BUT SAYS WITHOUT A START 
DATE, HE'S STILL STUCK IN LIMBO.
>> AND IT'S A LITTLE CONFUSING 
ON, YOU KNOW, LIKE HOW 
AGGRESSIVELY WE CAN -- LIKE, WE 
NEED TO BE TO WHEN WE START, YOU
KNOW, START TRYING TO WORK 
AGAIN.
>> Reporter: ALL HE WANTS IS 
SOME CERTAINTY DURING SUCH AN 
UNCERTAIN TIME.
ASHLEY BURKE, CBC NEWS, OTTAWA.
>> Adrienne: NOW FOR ALL THE 
HELP THAT $37 BILLION CAN 
PROVIDE, SOME CANADIANS ARE 
WONDERING IF THESE BENEFITS WILL
BE ENOUGH, EVEN IF THEY GET 
THEM.
CAROLYN DUNN HAS THAT PART OF 
THE STORY.
>> THERE'S NO DENYING THAT THE 
CANADA EMERGENCY RESPONSE 
BENEFIT HAS HELPED MILLIONS OF 
CANADIANS.
>> Reporter: LIKE SO MANY OTHER 
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, SPENCER 
JULIAN WAS WATCHING, HOPING TO 
HEAR A GOOD-NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT 
ABOUT FEDERAL SUPPORT.
HIS CERB BENEFITS ARE COMING TO 
AN END SOON, AND WORK PROSPECTS 
ARE SPORADIC AT BEST.
>> IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT THE 
GOVERNMENT HASN'T ACCEPTED THE 
REALITY OF MANY STUDENTS, THAT 
THIS MIGHT BE THE FALL WHERE 
THEY HAVE TO DROP OUT OF SCHOOL 
BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE 
MONEY TO GO BACK.
ARTIST SAVANNAH HARVEY HAS 
CONCERNS ABOUT WHETHER COVID-19 
WILL OUTLAST BENEFITS SHE HOPES 
SHE DOESN'T NEED TO COLLECT.
EVEN THOUGH HER MAXIMUM MONTHLY 
SUPPORT WOULD DROP BY $400 A 
MONTH, SHE'S GRATEFUL TO KNOW 
IT'S THERE.
>> I'M VERY FORTUNATE.
IT DOES LOOK LIKE I'LL BE ABLE 
TO TRANSITION FROM THE CERB 
PROGRAM ON TO THE RECOVERY 
BENEFIT PROGRAM, SO I DO HAVE 
THAT SORT OF PLAN B THAT I CAN 
FALL BACK ON.
>> Reporter: FOR MONTHS, THE 
$2,000 MONTHLY CERB CHEQUE HAS 
BEEN KEEPING MILLIONS OF 
CANADIANS AFLOAT.
NOW ENHANCED E.I. AND OTHER 
BENEFITS WILL BE EXTENDED, EVEN 
TO PEOPLE WHO DON'T NORMALLY 
QUALIFY.
AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT THE 
ECONOMY FOR UN- AND 
UNDER-EMPLOYED CANADIANS IS NOT 
NEAR NORMAL, AND WON'T BE FOR 
SOME TIME.
THIS EMPLOYMENT RECRUITER IS 
EXPECTING A RUSH OF JOB SEEKERS 
AS THE CERB WINDS DOWN.
HER COMPANY IS SHIFTING PART OF 
ITS FOCUS TO HELP THEM FIGURE IT
OUT. 
>> THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT 
THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE LEFT
IN A PINCH WHEN THIS TRANSITION 
HAPPENS IF THEY ARE NOT 
PREPARING FOR IT ALREADY.
>> Reporter: A PINCH FOR 
MILLIONS OF CANADIANS JUST 
TRYING TO GET BY.
CAROLYN DUNN, CBC NEWS, CALGARY.
>> Adrienne: THIS WAS THE FINAL 
NIGHT OF THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION, AN ALL-VIRTUAL 
AFFAIR, AND THE CENTRAL MESSAGE 
TO AMERICANS WAS CLEAR.
YOU NEED TO VOTE. 
>> WE MUST BE THE HEROES OF OUR 
GENERATION.
OUR VOTES CAN BE OUR VOICE.
>> Adrienne: BUT ON NIGHT FOUR, 
THE BIG MOMENT WAS SAVED FOR THE
END.
JOE BIDEN ACCEPTING THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S PRESIDENTIAL 
NOMINATION.
SUSAN ORMISTON IS IN WILMINGTON,
DELAWARE WHERE JOE BIDEN SPOKE 
TONIGHT.
SUSAN, THIS MAJOR MOMENT FOR 
BIDEN, THIS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT
SPEECH, HOW DID HE DO?
>> Reporter: YEAH, IN 47 YEARS 
OF HIS POLITICAL CAREER, THIS 
WAS THE NIGHT, ADRIENNE, AND HE,
MANY WOULD SAY, MET THE MOMENT 
IN THAT HE DID WHAT HE WAS ASKED
TO DO.
HE HAD A VERY INSPIRING SPEECH.
HE SAID THAT AMERICANS CAN AND 
WILL DO BETTER.
HE ASKED THEM TO BANISH THE FEAR
AND DARKNESS AND GO WITH HOPE 
AND INGENUITY, AND HE SAID THAT 
THE BASIC CHARACTER OF PEOPLE IS
REALLY WHAT'S ON THIS BALLOT.
>> CHARACTER IS ON THE BALLOT, 
COMPASSION IS ON THE BALLOT, 
DECENCY, SCIENCE, DEMOCRACY.
THEY ARE ALL ON THE BALLOT.
WHO WE ARE AS A NATION, WHAT WE 
STAND FOR, MOST IMPORTANTLY WHO 
WE WANT TO BE, THAT'S ALL ON THE
BALLOT.
THE CHOICE COULD NOT BE MORE 
CLEAR.
>> Adrienne: A LITTLE TASTE OF 
IT THERE, BUT REALLY HOW HARD 
DID HE TAKE ON HIS OPPONENT, 
DONALD TRUMP?
>> Reporter: WELL, YOU KNOW, IF 
YOU LISTENED CAREFULLY TO WHAT 
HE JUST SAID, CHARACTER IS ON 
THE BALLOT, HE'S TALKING ABOUT 
THE POSITIVE CHARACTER OF 
AMERICAN PEOPLE INSTEAD OF THE 
NEGATIVE CHARACTER THAT MANY 
PEOPLE BELIEVE IS DONALD TRUMP.
SO FOR A LONG TIME DEMOCRATS 
HAVE BEEN HAMMERING SAYING THAT 
DONALD TRUMP IS ON THE BALLOT.
THAT'S WHAT HAS TO BE DECIDED, 
BUT HE FLIPPED THAT.
HE SAID WE CAN TAKE THAT BACK.
WE CAN CONTROL THAT.
HE SAID THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS 
FAILED THE AMERICAN PEOPLE IN 
ONE SIGNIFICANT WAY, AND THAT IS
TO PROTECT THEM, THAT 
CORONAVIRUS HAS KILLED HUNDREDS 
OF THOUSANDS IN THIS COUNTRY AND
THAT IT HAS TO BE BANISHED.
SO HE WENT AFTER DONALD TRUMP 
FOR FAILING ON THAT PURPOSE.
>> WE KNOW ABOUT THIS PRESIDENT,
IS THAT HE'S GIVEN FOUR MORE 
YEARS TO BE WHAT HE'S BEEN FOR 
THE LAST FOUR YEARS.
PRESIDENT TAKES NO 
RESPONSIBILITY, REFUSES TO LEAD,
BLAMES OTHERS, COSIES UP TO 
DICTATORS AND FANS THE FLAMES OF
HATE AND DIVISION.
>> Reporter: ADRIENNE, A LOT OF 
PEOPLE WERE LOOKING TO SEE 
WHETHER JOE BIDEN WOULD EXECUTE 
THIS SPEECH FLAWLESSLY.
HE DID.
WHETHER HE WOULD APPEAR STRONG 
IN HIS CONVICTIONS.
HE SEEMED TO DO THAT.
AND HE ALSO HAD SOME VERY TENDER
MOMENTS WHERE HE TALKED ABOUT, 
OF COURSE, THE PERSONAL LOSS IN 
HIS FAMILY, LOSING HIS WIFE AND 
DAUGHTER AND THEN HIS SON IN THE
COURSE OF HIS LIFETIME, AND HE 
SAID SOMETHING -- HE SAID 
THROUGH PAIN AND LOSS AND GRIEF 
WHAT HE FOUND IS THE BEST WAY IS
PURPOSE, AND HE RELATED THAT TO 
ALL THE AMERICANS WHO LOST 
PEOPLE TO THIS HORRIBLE 
PANDEMIC.
SO HE SEWED UP ALL THESE IDEAS.
PEOPLE LOOKED TO HIM.
HE WAS FIRM.
HE WAS EMPATHETIC, WHICH MANY 
PEOPLE HAVE SAID IS PART OF HIS 
CHARACTER, AND I THINK DEMOCRATS
WOULD SAY THAT THIS WAS A VERY 
SUCCESSFUL NIGHT THAT LAUNCHES 
HIM INTO THE 2020 CAMPAIGN WHICH
WILL BE BRUTAL AND NASTY, AND 
THERE WERE LOTS OF TRUMP 
SUPPORTERS HERE WITH THEIR 
TRUCKS, AND LOTS OF BANNERS 
TONIGHT, SO THIS REALLY KICKS 
OFF 2020 WITH THE REPUBLICAN 
CONVENTION STARTING NEXT WEEK, 
ADRIENNE, AND YOU CAN BE SURE 
THAT THERE WILL BE SOME FIRING 
BACK FROM PRESIDENT DONALD 
TRUMP, ADRIENNE.
>> Adrienne: ALL RIGHT, SUSAN 
ORMISTON IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
TONIGHT.
THANKS, SUSAN.
>>> BUILD THAT WALL.
THAT WAS A RECURRING CHANT AT 
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION BACK 
IN 2016.
NOW THE PRESIDENT'S ONE-TIME 
ADVISOR IS ACCUSED OF USING THAT
IDEA TO DEFRAUD PEOPLE.
AS PAUL HUNTER TELLS US, STEVE 
BANNON AND THREE OTHERS 
ALLEGEDLY POCKETED HUNDREDS OF 
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS DONATED TO 
BUILD THE WALL.
>> Reporter: THE ARREST CAME 
ON-BOARD THIS MASSIVE 
MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR YACHT OFF 
THE COAST OF CONNECTICUT.
HOURS LATER, A HANDCUFFED STEVE 
BANNON, FORMER CHIEF STRATEGIST 
TO DONALD TRUMP, PLEADED NOT 
GUILTY TO FRAUD AND MONEY 
LAUNDERING.
>> WHERE'S THE MONEY!
>> Reporter: THEN RELEASED ON $5
MILLION BAIL.
>> THIS ENTIRE FIASCO SHOULD --
>> LIVE ON THE U.S. 
MEXICO-BORDER IN EL PASO, TEXAS.
IT'S THE WE BUILD THE WALL 
WALL-A-THON.
>> Reporter: THE ALLEGATION 
AGAINST BANNON AND THREE OTHERS 
INVOLVED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, 
RAISED OSTENSIBLY FOR A 
PRIVATELY BUILT WALL ON THE 
U.S.-MEXICO BORDER. 
>> IT'S MEANT TO AUGMENT WHAT 
PRESIDENT TRUMP AND THE 
GOVERNMENT IS DOING. 
>> WE GOT $100,000 JUST NOW.
THIS IS INCREDIBLE.
>> Reporter: BUT AUTHORITIES SAY
THE PUSH FOR DONATIONS WAS A 
SCAM.
SOME FENCING WENT UP, BUT ALL 
KINDS OF MONEY WAS HIVED OFF, 
THEY SAY, FOR JEWELLERY AND 
OTHER LUXURIES, EVEN COSMETIC 
SURGERY.
>> YOU REMEMBER ALL THE MONEY 
YOU GIVE GOES TO BUILDING THE 
WALL, GOES TO SITUATIONS LIKE 
THIS.
>> Reporter: ON ELECTION NIGHT 
2016, BANNON WAS IN TRUMP'S 
INNER CIRCLE, ON STAGE THAT 
NIGHT AT TRUMP HEADQUARTERS.
A FIXTURE IN THE PRESIDENT'S 
EARLY DAYS IN THE WHITE HOUSE, 
HE WAS SEEN AS A KEY FACTOR IN 
TRUMP'S RISE TO POWER.
LATER DISMISSED BY TRUMP, THOUGH
JUST LAST YEAR DONALD TRUMP JR. 
SEEMED ALL GOOD WITH BANNON'S 
WALL PROJECT.
>> THIS IS PRIVATE ENTERPRISE AT
ITS FINEST. 
>> President Donald Trump: I 
THINK IT'S A VERY SAD THING FOR 
MR. BANNON.
I THINK IT'S SURPRISING.
>> Reporter: SAID THE PRESIDENT
TODAY, HE'S NOT DEALT WITH 
BANNON IN A LONG TIME. 
>> President Donald Trump: I 
KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE PROJECT 
OTHER THAN I DIDN'T LIKE -- WHEN
I READ ABOUT IT, I DIDN'T LIKE 
IT. 
>> Reporter: BANNON JOINS A 
LENGTHY LIST OF FORMER TRUMP 
INSIDERS NOW INDICTED OR 
CONVICTED OR IN JAIL OR FACING 
JAIL ON A VARIETY OF CRIMES.
TRUMP HAS DISTANCED HIMSELF FROM
ALL OF THEM.
PAUL HUNTER, CBC NEWS, 
WASHINGTON.
>> Adrienne: ALEXEI NAVALNY
HAS SPENT YEARS FIGHTING 
CORRUPTION IN RUSSIA.
WELL, TONIGHT HE IS FIGHTING FOR
HIS LIFE.
THE PROMINENT OPPOSITION LEADER 
IS IN A COMA AFTER AN APPARENT 
POISONING ATTACK.
RENÉE FILIPPONE TAKES US THROUGH
WHAT HAPPENED.
>> Reporter: IN A VIDEO RECORDED
BY FELLOW PASSENGERS, ALEXEI 
NAVALNY CAN BE HEARD MOANING IN 
PAIN.
[MOANING] 
THE PLANE MADE AN EMERGENCY 
LANDING IN SIBERIA.
HE WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO 
HOSPITAL.
HIS SUPPORTERS BELIEVE HE WAS 
POISONED, DRINKING THIS CUP OF 
TEA BEFORE BOARDING.
>>[Speaking Foreign Language]
>> Reporter: POISON IS BEING 
CONSIDERED AS ONE OF THE 
POSSIBLE CAUSES, SAYS THE DEPUTY
CHIEF DOCTOR AT THE HOSPITAL.
BUT THERE ARE MANY OTHER 
POSSIBLE CONDITIONS.
A SPOKESPERSON FOR NAVALNY SAYS 
HE'S BEING TRANSFERRED TO 
ANOTHER CLINIC.
IT'S UNCLEAR WHERE.
THE KREMLIN SAYS DOCTORS ARE 
DOING ALL THEY CAN AND WISH HIM 
A SPEEDY RECOVERY.
NAVALNY IS KNOWN FOR EXPOSING 
CORRUPTION IN RUSSIA.
HE'S BEEN ARRESTED MORE THAN A 
DOZEN TIMES AND HAD HIS OFFICES 
RAIDED BY POLICE.
LAST YEAR WHILE IN PRISON HE WAS
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WITH A 
SUSPECTED CASE OF POISONING.
RUSSIAN-CANADIAN OPPOSITION 
ACTIVIST PYOTR VERZILOV SAYS HE 
WAS THE VICTIM OF AN APPARENT 
POISONING IN 2018, AND THAT HIS 
SYMPTOMS ARE SIMILAR TO WHAT'S 
BEING REPORTED ABOUT NAVALNY.
>> I STARTED LOSING MY EYESIGHT,
MY COORDINATION, MY ABILITY TO 
WALK.
>> Reporter: HE SAYS IF 
NAVALNY'S CONDITION DOESN'T 
IMPROVE, THERE WILL BE OUTRAGE 
FROM HIS MILLIONS OF SUPPORTERS.
>> PEOPLE WILL DEFINITELY TAKE 
TO THE STREETS AND WILL 
DEFINITELY DEMAND JUSTICE AND 
DEMAND THE GOVERNMENT TO DO 
EVERYTHING THAT IS POSSIBLE TO 
AT LEAST FIND THE PEOPLE WHO 
HAVE ORDERED THIS OPERATION.
>> Reporter: AT THIS POINT 
THERE'S NO OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION
HE WAS POISONED, BUT IF IT TURNS
OUT TO BE THE CASE, IT WILL 
AGAIN THROW THE SPOTLIGHT ON 
OTHER ATTACKS OF HIGH-PROFILE 
CRITICS OF RUSSIA.
RENÉE FILIPPONE, CBC NEWS, 
LONDON.
>> Adrienne: LET'S TURN NOW TO
CANADA'S FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19.
THE COUNTRY MARKED 383 NEW CASES
TODAY, MOST IN ALBERTA, 103.
86 IN QUEBEC AND 80 IN BRITISH 
COLUMBIA, 76 NEW INFECTIONS WERE
REGISTERED IN ONTARIO, THOUGH 
SOME OF ITS HEALTH UNITS SAY A 
GLITCH PREVENTED THEM FROM 
REPORTING FIGURES.
CANADA HAS NEARLY 4500 ACTIVE 
CASES.
>>> CBC NEWS HAS LEARNED THAT 
MANUFACTURING GIANT 3M WILL 
START MAKING N-95 RESPIRATORS IN
ONTARIO.
OTTAWA, THE PROVINCE AND THE 
COMPANY WILL SPLIT THE $70 
MILLION COST OF EXPANDING 3M'S 
BROCKVILLE FACILITY.
THE GOAL IS TO START PRODUCTION 
BY NEXT YEAR.
CANADA HAS NO DOMESTIC SUPPLY OF
THESE CRITICAL MASKS.
>>> OTTAWA HAS SPENT BILLIONS 
DURING THIS PANDEMIC UNDER MUCH 
PUBLIC SCRUTINY, BUT CBC NEWS 
HAS LEARNED DETAILS ABOUT ONE 
LITTLE-PUBLICIZED PROGRAM, 
RENTING HOTEL ROOMS TO HELP 
CERTAIN TRAVELLERS QUARANTINE.
TARA CARMAN EXPLAINS.
>> Reporter: AFTER SPENDING TEN 
YEARS IN PERU, WHEN COVID-19 
HIT, JEFF GEAUVREAU KNEW HE 
NEEDED TO GET HOME.
IN EARLY APRIL HE LANDED AT 
TORONTO'S PEARSON AIRPORT, 
UNSURE WHERE HE COULD SAFELY 
SPEND HIS FIRST TWO WEEKS. 
>> MY FATHER'S NEARLY 90 YEARS 
OLD AND MY BROTHER-IN-LAW IS A 
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL, SO I 
COULDN'T STAY THERE.
>> Reporter: HE SAYS QUARANTINE 
OFFICERS WHISKED HIM BY PRIVATE 
SHUTTLE TO A HOTEL TEN MINUTES 
AWAY.
A NURSE SHOWED HIM UP TO HIS 
ROOM, AND THAT'S WHERE HE 
STAYED, FOR 14 DAYS.
>> THERE WAS ONE PERSON THAT WAS
KIND OF GOING STIR CRAZY DOWN 
THE HALL.
HE WASN'T TAKING IT TOO WELL, 
GOING IN QUARANTINE.
>> Reporter: GEAUVREAU SAYS HE 
WAS GIVEN THREE MEALS A DAY, 
TWICE DAILY HEALTH CHECKUPS ALL 
PAID FOR BY THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT.
CBC NEWS HAS LEARNED 
GEAUVREAU IS IN FACT ONE OF MORE
THAN 3,000 PEOPLE OTTAWA HAS PUT
UP ACROSS THE COUNTRY SINCE THE 
PANDEMIC HIT, PAYING A TAB THAT 
BY THE END OF JULY HAD ALREADY 
TOPPED $37 MILLION.
ACCORDING TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH 
AGENCY OF CANADA, THERE ARE 11 
DESIGNATED HOTEL QUARANTINE 
SITES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
OTTAWA WON'T SAY WHICH HOTELS 
FOR PRIVACY REASONS.
EARLIER THIS WEEK, MORE THAN 250
PEOPLE WERE BEING QUARANTINED IN
ROOMS SCATTERED ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY AT OTTAWA'S EXPENSE.
>> HEY, GUYS, THIS IS VIJAY. 
>> Reporter: VIJAY YALAVARTHI 
WAS PUT UP IN A ROOM AFTER 
ARRIVING IN CANADA AS A 
PERMANENT RESIDENT FROM INDIA.
>> THE FOOD IS REALLY GOOD.
>> Reporter: HE TOOK VIDEO OF 
HIS STAY AND KNOWS IT MAY RAISE 
QUESTIONS FOR SOME ABOUT WHY 
TAXPAYERS ARE ON THE HOOK.
>> I WILL BE PAYING TAXES TO THE
GOVERNMENT.
END OF THE DAY, I WILL PAY TAXES
TO THE GOVERNMENT.
>> Reporter: IT'S NOT KNOWN HOW 
MUCH WAS BUDGETED OR IF THERE'S 
A HARD END DATE, BUT AS LONG AS 
THE 14-DAY QUARANTINE LAW IS IN 
PLACE FOR ARRIVALS, THE 
GOVERNMENT IS STILL OFFERING 
HELP FOR THOSE IN A BIND, THOUGH
IT'S STRESSING THE HOTEL ROOMS 
ARE ONLY A LAST RESORT FOR 
PEOPLE WHO TRULY HAVE NO OTHER 
OPTIONS.
TARA CARMAN, CBC NEWS, 
VANCOUVER.
>> Adrienne: A PROMISING NEW 
TEST BEING DEVELOPED FOR 
COVID-19 DOESN'T REQUIRE A LONG 
PROBE UP YOUR NOSE.
IT LOOKS TO BE SIMPLER AND 
QUICKER, EVEN IF IT'S NOT YET 
AVAILABLE HERE.
CHRISTINE BIRAK EXPLAINS.
>> Reporter: IT'S BEING CALLED 
GROUNDBREAKING, A SALIVA TEST 
FOR COVID-19, NO SWABS REQUIRED.
INSTEAD, IT CAN DETECT THE VIRUS
IN A TUBE OF SPIT.
FUNDED IN PART BY THE NBA, 
SALIVA DIRECT HAS BEEN GRANTED 
EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION BY 
THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG 
ADMINISTRATION.
THE RESULTS AREN'T INSTANT.
THEY STILL TAKE 24 HOURS, BUT 
THOSE RAPID TESTS COULD BE THE 
KEY TO MAKING SCHOOLS AND 
WORKPLACES SAFER.
IN THE UNITED STATES, ACCESS TO 
THOSE SALIVA TESTS IS STILL 
LIMITED, BUT HERE IN CANADA, 
THEY'RE NOT AVAILABLE AT ALL.
HEALTH CANADA SAYS AN AMERICAN 
COMPANY HAS SUBMITTED AN 
APPLICATION TO REVIEW ITS SALIVA
TESTS.
IT HASN'T BEEN ACCEPTED YET, BUT
THE AGENCY SAYS IT'S WORKING ON 
IT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
>> YOU KNOW, IT'S BROKEN DOWN SO
MANY BARRIERS. 
>> Reporter: YALE RESEARCHERS 
WHO HAVE DEVELOPED THIS LATEST 
SALIVA TESTING METHOD SAY THEIR 
RESULTS RIVAL OTHER PROVEN 
TESTS, AND IT'S CHEAPER.
BUT THE SPIT STILL NEEDS TO BE 
SENT TO A LAB.
>> [INDISCERNIBLE] GONNA HELP US
GET INTO THIS REALM OF, YOU 
KNOW, [INDISCERNIBLE] AT-HOME 
TESTS. 
>> Reporter: ONE OF THOSE 
AT-HOME TESTS MAY COME FROM THE 
UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA.
>> THE IDEA IS TO GET THE 
RESULTS IN 15, 20 MINUTES. 
>> Reporter: CHEMIST ALEX BROLO 
DEVELOPED A QUICK PREGNANCY-TYPE
TEST FOR ZIKA VIRUS.
NOW FOR COVID-19, THE STRIP 
CHANGES COLOUR IF IT DETECTS THE
CORONAVIRUS IN A SPIT SAMPLE. 
>> WE HOPE TO GET THE SALIVA 
PROOF OF CONCEPT BY THE END OF 
THE SUMMER.
THEN IN THE FALL WE STILL NEED 
VALIDATION AND APPROVAL. 
>> I THINK IT'S REALLY EXCITING.
>> Reporter: INFECTIOUS DISEASE 
EXPERTS ARE NOW EAGER TO HEAR 
FROM HEALTH CANADA.
>> ONCE TESTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED
BY HEALTH CANADA, PROVINCES HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO SCALE UP TESTING 
PRETTY RAPIDLY. 
>> Reporter: ALL TESTS HAVE 
LIMITATIONS, BUT A SAFE, 
EFFECTIVE SALIVA TEST CAN'T COME
FAST ENOUGH.
CHRISTINE BIRAK, CBC NEWS, 
TORONTO.
>> Adrienne: THOUSANDS OF YUKON 
STUDENTS HEADED BACK TO SCHOOL 
TODAY.
THEY ARE SOME OF THE FIRST IN 
CANADA TO START THE NEW SCHOOL 
YEAR IN THIS PANDEMIC.
AMONG THE CHANGES SOME SCHOOLS 
HAVE MADE, DESKS SET AT A 
DISTANCE FROM EACH OTHER, 
PLASTIC BINS REPLACING LOCKERS 
TO KEEP HALLWAYS CLEAR, AND IN 
ONE SCHOOL, CLEAR SHOWER 
CURTAINS ACTING AS DIVIDERS.
YUKON CURRENTLY DOES NOT HAVE 
ANY ACTIVE COVID CASES.
>>> THE TORONTO DISTRICT SCHOOL 
BOARD APPROVED SOME MAJOR 
CHANGES TO ITS BACK-TO-SCHOOL 
PLAN TODAY.
CLASS SIZES WILL BE REDUCED IN 
AREAS THAT HAVE A HEIGHTENED 
RISK OF COVID-19.
MORE THAN 300 ADDITIONAL 
TEACHERS ARE BEING HIRED, ALL 
STUDENTS AND STAFF WILL NEED TO 
WEAR FACE COVERINGS, AND THE 
SCHOOL YEAR WILL LIKELY BE 
DELAYED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 15 WITH 
A STAGGERED START.
>> Adrienne: THOUSANDS OF 
CALIFORNIANS ARE OUT OF THEIR 
HOMES, FLEEING FAST-GROWING 
WILDFIRES THAT HAVE ALREADY 
KILLED TWO PEOPLE.
UP NEXT, BATTLING THICK SMOKE, A
GRUELLING HEAT WAVE, AND A 
PANDEMIC.
>>> PLUS, JUST A FEW DAYS UNTIL 
THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY HAS A NEW
LEADER.
WHAT VOTERS IN KEY RIDINGS ARE 
LOOKING FOR. 
>> WE NEED TO ENCOMPASS WHAT ALL
CANADIANS FEEL SOCIALLY.
>> Adrienne: PLUS, A SLUR OVER A
HOT MIC GETS AN MLB COMMENTATOR 
TOSSED OUT. 
>> I MADE A COMMENT EARLIER 
TONIGHT THAT I GUESS WENT OUT 
OVER THE AIR.
>> Adrienne: WE HEAR FROM THOSE 
TRYING TO CHANGE THE GAME.
WE'RE BACK IN TWO.
>> Adrienne: WELCOME BACK.
A NEW STUDY SAYS GREENLAND LOST 
A RECORD AMOUNT OF ICE LAST 
YEAR.
MORE THAN 530 BILLION METRIC 
TONNES MELTED OFF THE FROZEN 
ISLAND.
THAT'S A MILLION TONNES A 
MINUTE, MORE THAN TWICE THE 
ANNUAL AVERAGE SINCE 2003.
NEARLY HALF WAS LOST IN JULY 
DURING AN UNUSUAL HEAT WAVE.
>>> A LARGE WILDFIRE IN BRITISH 
COLUMBIA'S OKANAGAN HAS GROWN TO
AN ESTIMATED 20 SQUARE 
KILOMETRES.
WIND, ROCKY TERRAIN AND HEAVY 
SMOKE ARE MAKING IT HARDER FOR 
FIREFIGHTERS.
MORE THAN 300 PROPERTIES HAVE 
ALREADY BEEN EVACUATED, AND 
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE ON 
ALERT.
>>> AND CALIFORNIA FINDS ITSELF 
IN THE MIDST OF TWO CRISES.
RAGING WILDFIRES AMID THE GLOBAL
PANDEMIC.
THOUSANDS HAVE BEEN FORCED FROM 
THE SAFETY OF THEIR HOMES AS 
FAST-MOVING FLAMES RIP THROUGH 
THE COMMUNITIES.
A GRUELLING HEAT WAVE MAKING 
THINGS WORSE, CHALLENGING THE 
RESOURCE-STRAPPED STATE.
NEARLY 370 FIRES ARE BURNING 
WITH THE LARGEST AND THE MOST 
CONCERNING BEING TWO CLUSTERS IN
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WHICH HAVE 
ALREADY TORCHED MORE THAN 1,000 
SQUARE KILOMETRES.
AS BRIAR STEWART SHOWS US, THE 
DUELLING CRISES HAVE OFFICIALS 
ON THE GROUND SCRAMBLING.
>> Reporter: EVEN IN A STATE 
THAT ROUTINELY SEES DANGEROUS, 
EVEN DEADLY, WILDFIRES, THE 
SCALE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW IS
BEING CALLED UNPRECEDENTED.
HUNDREDS ARE BURNING ACROSS 
CALIFORNIA, IGNITED BY LIGHTNING
STRIKES AS THE STATE ENDURES A 
STIFLING HEAT WAVE.
THOUSANDS HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO 
LEAVE.
>> TIME TO GO!
>> IT WAS TOO HOT TO DRIVE IN.
GOD SAVE ME, I DON'T THINK I 
WOULD HAVE MADE IT.
>> Reporter: BUT A FEW HAVE 
STAYED, TRYING TO PROTECT THEIR 
HOMES WITH WHATEVER THEY HAVE, 
HOPING FOR THE BEST.
>> THIS MORNING THEY CAME IN 
ABOUT 4:00 AND SAID IT'S TIME TO
GO, TIME TO GO, SO WE ARE JUST 
GOING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
>> Reporter: A HELICOPTER PILOT 
DIED, ALONG WITH A UTILITY 
WORKER WHO WAS HELPING FIRST 
RESPONDERS.
IN CALIFORNIA'S WINE COUNTRY, 
MORE THAN 100 HOMES HAVE BEEN 
DESTROYED.
LOCAL FIRE CREWS WARN OF BEING 
OVERWHELMED.
>> THIS IS A VERY LARGE FIRE.
IT'S ONE OF MANY IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, AND HONESTLY, OUR 
RESOURCES ARE STRETCHED VERY 
FAR.
>> Reporter: CALIFORNIA HAS 
ASKED FOR HELP FROM OTHER 
STATES.
NORMALLY MORE THAN 10,000 PRISON
INMATES ARE ON-HAND TO HELP FIRE
CREWS, BUT THIS YEAR LESS THAN 
HALF ARE AVAILABLE BECAUSE OF 
COVID-19 AND QUARANTINE ORDERS.
>> WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS 
WORK WITH LOCAL HOTELS. 
>> Reporter: THE PANDEMIC IS 
ALSO AFFECTING HOW EVACUATION 
CENTRES ARE BEING MANAGED.
>> WE KNOW WE CAN'T PUT 500 
PEOPLE INTO A HIGH SCHOOL 
GYMNASIUM, SO WE HAVE TO MAKE 
SURE THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH 
WHAT THE C.D.C. TELLS US. 
>> Reporter: EVEN THOSE NOT IN 
THE FIRE'S PATH HAVE BEEN 
SUFFERING THROUGH EXTREME HEAT 
AND POWER BLACKOUTS.
ALL THE SMOKE HAS LED TO AIR 
QUALITY WARNINGS THROUGHOUT MUCH
OF THE STATE, AND CREWS BATTLING
THE FIRES WON'T GET MUCH HELP 
FROM THE WEATHER, BECAUSE MORE 
HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE 
EXPECTED IN THE DAYS AHEAD.
BRIAR STEWART, CBC NEWS, 
VANCOUVER.
>> Adrienne: AFTER A BUSY WEEK 
IN POLITICS, THE ACTION KEEPS 
GOING THIS WEEKEND.
THE CONSERVATIVES ARE CHOOSING A
NEW LEADER.
>> WE NEED TO KEEP SOCIAL 
CONSERVATIVES IN THE 
CONVERSATION, BUT WE NEED TO 
ENCOMPASS WHAT ALL CANADIANS 
FEEL SOCIALLY.
>> Adrienne: NEXT, WHO'S SHAKING
UP THE RACE.
PLUS . . . 
THIS IS A PERFECT NIGHT FOR "AT 
ISSUE."
ROSIE AND THE CREW ON THE NEW 
FINANCE MINISTER, PROROGUING 
PARLIAMENT AND THE RACE TO LEAD 
THE OFFICIAL OPPOSITI
 >> Adrienne: THE CONSERVATIVE 
LEADERSHIP RACE IS WINDING DOWN.
MAIL-IN VOTES ARE DUE TOMORROW, 
AND THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED
ON SUNDAY.
THERE ARE FOUR NAMES ON THE 
BALLOT, INCLUDING A POLITICAL 
NEWCOMER, BUT SHE'S REALLY GOT 
THE PARTY TALKING.
REGARDLESS OF WHETHER LESLYN 
LEWIS WINS, THE EXCITEMENT ABOUT
HER CANDIDACY HAS SHAKEN UP THE 
RACE.
AS CATHERINE CULLEN EXPLAINS, 
THE FUTURE OF THE PARTY COULD 
HINGE ON HER SUCCESS.
>> Reporter: THEY MAY BE THE 
CLEAR FRONTRUNNERS, BUT A 
POLITICAL ROOKIE HAS RAISED SOME
INTERESTING QUESTIONS ABOUT 
WHERE THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY IS 
GOING. 
>> WE ARE THE PARTY THAT 
BELIEVES IN EQUALITY OF OUTCOME.
>> Reporter: LESLYN LEWIS HAS 
PROVED POPULAR WITH PEERS. 
>> I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO 
BE ARGUING TOO MUCH HERE, 
LESLYN. 
>> I AGREE WITH YOU, DR. LEWIS. 
>> I VERY MUCH ASSOCIATE WITH 
WHAT DR. LEWIS HAS SAID.
>> Reporter: AND RAISED A 
SURPRISING $1.8 MILLION FROM 
PARTY MEMBERS.
>> GENERALLY SPEAKING, SHE'S NOT
WHAT YOU EXPECT FROM A 
CONSERVATIVE POLITICIAN.
>> Reporter: CONSERVATIVE 
STRATEGIST SHAKIR CHAMBERS SAYS 
THAT'S IN PART BECAUSE SHE'S A 
BLACK WOMAN, BUT ALSO BECAUSE OF
HER APPROACH TO POLITICS. 
>> I THINK THAT ONE OF THE 
STRENGTHS OF HER IS SHE IS VERY 
AUTHENTIC.
SHE DIDN'T COME INTO THIS RACE 
TRYING TO BE SOMEBODY SHE 
WAS NOT. 
>> Reporter: AND IF THE PARTY 
HOPES TO GROW, IT DOES HAVE TO 
CHALLENGE SOME PEOPLE'S 
IMPRESSIONS, SAYS THIS POLLSTER.
>> FOR THOSE WHO DON'T VOTE 
CONSERVATIVE, THE PARTY I THINK 
STRUGGLES.
IT'S SEEN AS OLD, TRADITIONAL, 
CLOSE-MINDED.
SOME EVEN DESCRIBE IT AS RACIST.
>> Reporter: THE CONSERVATIVES 
DID GET MORE VOTES THAN THE 
LIBERALS IN THE LAST ELECTION, 
BUT TO GET THE SUPPORT NEEDED TO
WIN, THEY NEED TO REACH OUT TO 
NEW AUDIENCES, HE SAYS. 
>> THE CHALLENGE STILL IS, 
PARTICULARLY ON A GENERATIONAL 
LEVEL, THAT THE PARTY HASN'T 
REALLY I THINK TRIED TO APPEAL 
TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF 
VOTERS.
>> Reporter: THEN THERE ARE THE 
QUESTIONS ABOUT SOCIAL ISSUES 
THAT DOGGED THE LAST LEADER. 
>> HOW HAS YOUR OPINION OF GAY 
MARRIAGE EVOLVED?
>> DO YOU FEEL THAT CEMENT 
MARRIAGE IS JUST AS MORALLY 
EQUIVALENT AS TRADITIONAL 
MARRIAGE?
>> CAN YOU POINT TO A SINGLE 
POLICY IN YOUR PLATFORM THAT YOU
BELIEVE SHOWS THAT YOU DO 
SUPPORT WOMEN'S RIGHTS?
>> Reporter: IT CREATED SOME 
HEATED DEBATE IN THE PARTY ABOUT
WHETHER SOCIALLY CONSERVATIVE 
VIEWS HAVE HELD THE 
CONSERVATIVES BACK, OR WHETHER 
IT WAS SIMPLY HOW ANDREW SCHEER 
HANDLED THE QUESTIONS. 
>> SOCIAL CONSERVATISM IS A 
VERY, VERY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR
PARTY.
>> Reporter: LEWIS WANTS TO 
LIMIT ACCESS TO ABORTION AND 
MEDICAL AID IN DYING, BUT SHE'S 
STILL ONE RESPECT FROM SOME WHO 
CRITICIZE SCHEER'S HANDLING OF 
SOCIAL ISSUES.
>> THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY 
INCLUDES SOCIAL CONSERVATIVES.
THERE'S NO DENYING THAT, AND TO 
HAVE A LEADER WHO CAN 
COMMUNICATE ABOUT IT 
THOUGHTFULLY IS SOMETHING THAT 
IS BETTER -- THAT MAKES THE 
PARTY, FRANKLY, PARTY OFF.
>> Reporter: IT'S HIGHLY 
UNLIKELY LEWIS WILL BECOME THE 
NEXT LEADER, BUT QUESTIONS 
AROUND MODERNIZING THE PARTY AND
THE ROLE OF SOCIAL CONSERVATIVES
ARE WAITING FOR THE WINNER.
>> THERE'S A HUGE OPPORTUNITY 
HERE FOR WHOEVER IS THE NEXT 
CONSERVATIVE LEADER, AND THAT'S 
TO TALK ABOUT A VISION, A NEW 
DIRECTION FOR CANADA.
BECAUSE IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THE
LIBERALS ARE DOING ALL THAT 
WELL, AND THIS PROVIDES AN 
OPPORTUNITY FOR A PEDESTAL TO DO
BETTER.
>> Reporter: AND THE PRESSURE 
WILL BE ENORMOUS, BECAUSE WHAT 
THE VAST MAJORITY OF 
CONSERVATIVES REALLY WANT MOST 
OF ALL IS FOR THE NEXT LEADER TO
DEFEAT JUSTIN TRUDEAU.
CATHERINE CULLEN, CBC NEWS, 
OTTAWA.
>> Adrienne: THE ONTARIO RIDING 
OF MILTON WAS A CONSERVATIVE 
STRONGHOLD UNTIL LAST YEAR, SO 
PARTY MEMBERS SAY THEY KNOW 
WHAT'S AT STAKE WITH THE CHOICE 
OF A NEW LEADER, SOMEONE WHO CAN
GET THE RIDING BACK INTO THE 
FOLD.
JAMIE STRASHIN EXPLAINS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
>> Reporter: WITH DAYS TO GO 
BEFORE THE FEDERAL CONSERVATIVES
CHOOSE THEIR NEW LEADER, SADIR 
SHAW IS WORKING TO GET OUT THE 
VOTE. 
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> Reporter: HE'S CRISS-CROSSING
MILTON, A TORONTO SUBURB WITH A 
SMALL-TOWN FEEL, A RIDING THE 
CONSERVATIVES HELD FOR YEARS 
BEFORE THE LIBERALS DEFEATED 
HIGH-PROFILE CONSERVATIVE STAR 
LISA RAITT IN THE LAST ELECTION.
>> THE 2020 CONSERVATIVE 
LEADERSHIP ELECTION.
>> THE FUTURE OF CANADA.
>> Reporter: LESS THAN A YEAR 
LATER, LOCAL CONSERVATIVES ARE 
FOCUSED ON THE FOUR-WAY RACE TO 
PICK A NEW PARTY LEADER. 
>> WE NEED TO KEEP SOCIAL 
CONSERVATIVES IN THE 
CONVERSATION, BUT WE NEED TO 
ENCOMPASS WHAT ALL CANADIANS 
FEEL SOCIALLY. 
>> Reporter: THIS YOUTH 
ORGANIZER PROMISES TO PUT HIS 
ENERGY BEHIND WHOEVER WINS. 
>> WE NEED SOMEONE WHO WILL LAY 
OUT REAL COMPREHENSIVE POLICY
MONTHS BEFORE THE ELECTION SO WE
CAN TELL PEOPLE WHAT OUR PARTY 
AND THE SOUL AND THE FABRIC OF 
CONSERVATIVES ARE REALLY ABOUT.
>> I THINK IT STARTS AT THE TOP.
>> Reporter: LIFELONG MILTON 
RESIDENT IS A NEW PARTY MEMBER 
HELPING CHOOSE A LEADER FOR THE 
FIRST TIME.
SHE'S SUPPORTING POLITICAL 
OUTSIDER LESLYN LEWIS. 
>> SHE DIDN'T KNOW FRENCH AND 
SHE LEARNED FRENCH WITHIN FIVE 
WEEKS AND DID A FRENCH DEBATE, 
AND I THINK THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES 
ABOUT HER WORK ETHIC. 
>> NOT ONCE HAVE I THOUGHT TO 
MYSELF, OH, I WISH I WAS BACK IN
OTTAWA. 
>> Reporter: LISA RAITT IS NOW 
IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, BUT STILL
VERY INVOLVED.
SHE HELPED MODERATE THE 
LEADERSHIP DEBATES.
RAITT SAYS THE LAST ELECTION 
DEMONSTRATED THE NEED FOR 
FLEXIBLE THINKING AT THE TOP. 
>> WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE 
TAKE TO HEART WHAT COMMENTS 
WE'RE GETTING BACK, AND WE FEED 
THEM UP THE FOOD CHAIN SO THAT 
THE LEADER CAN PIVOT IF THERE'S 
SOMETHING HAPPENING ON THE 
GROUND. 
>> Reporter: SHE ALSO SAYS THE 
WINNER HAS TO PRESENT A 
CONSERVATIVE VISION PALATABLE TO
MOST CANADIANS. 
>> THE TRANSLATION OF 
CONSERVATIVE VALUES TO THE 
GENERAL POPULACE IS A REALLY 
IMPORTANT SKILL THAT THE NEXT 
LEADER'S GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE.
>> Reporter: THAT NEXT LEADER 
WILL BE REVEALED SUNDAY WHEN ALL
THOSE BALLOTS ARE COUNTED.
JAMIE STRASHIN, CBC NEWS, 
MILTON, ONTARIO.
>> Adrienne: AND WE HAVE SPECIAL
COVERAGE OF THE LEADERSHIP RACE 
THIS WEEKEND, INCLUDING A 
CONSERVATIVE STRATEGY PANEL 
TOMORROW NIGHT ON "THE 
NATIONAL," AND ON SUNDAY, CHIEF 
POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT ROSEMARY
BARTON WILL HOST FULL COVERAGE 
STARTING AT 5 P.M. EASTERN 
FOLLOWED BY MORE SPECIAL 
COVERAGE ON "THE NATIONAL."
>>> OKAY, WITH ALL THAT COMING 
UP THIS WEEKEND, AND AFTER A 
WILD WEEK IN OTTAWA, IT IS THE 
PERFECT NIGHT FOR "AT ISSUE."
>> Rosemary: ADRIENNE, IT WAS 
THE PRIME MINISTER'S FIRST WEEK 
BACK FROM VACATION, AND IT TURNS
OUT IT WAS A BUSY ONE.
FROM A RESIGNATION TO A CABINET 
SHUFFLE, PROROGUING PARLIAMENT 
AND NOW A LOOMING CONFIDENCE 
VOTE, WE'LL BREAK IT ALL DOWN 
WITH CHANTAL, ANDREW AND ALTHIA 
AFTER THIS.
*
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: WE 
HAVE A CHOICE TO MAKE.
WE CAN DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD 
INSTEAD OF RETURNING TO THE 
STATUS QUO.
WE CAN CHOOSE TO EMBRACE BOLD 
NEW SOLUTIONS TO THE CHALLENGES 
WE FACE AND REFUSE TO BE HELD 
BACK BY OLD WAYS OF THINKING.
AS MUCH AS THIS PANDEMIC IS AN 
UNEXPECTED CHALLENGE, IT IS ALSO
AN UNPRECEDENTED OPPORTUNITY.
>> Rosemary: SOME OF THE 
MESSAGING WE CAN EXPECT TO HEAR 
MORE OF IN NEXT MONTH'S THRONE 
SPEECH AS THE GOVERNMENT PRESSES
RE-SET AND OUTLINES ITS 
PRIORITIES FOR A POST-PANDEMIC 
RECOVERY, BUT WILL IT BE ENOUGH 
TO GAIN THE CONFIDENCE OF THE 
HOUSE?  
WAS PROROGUING PARLIAMENT THE 
RIGHT MOVE?
IT'S THURSDAY SO WE HAD TO CALL 
BACK "AT ISSUE" AFTER THIS VERY 
BUSY WEEK.
CHANTAL HEBERT, ANDREW COYNE AND
ALTHIA RAJ.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE I FEEL LIKE 
MONDAY WAS LIKE TWO WEEKS AGO 
WHEN WE LAST TALKED AND BILL 
MORNEAU HAD QUIT, BUT LOTS HAS 
HAPPENED SINCE MONDAY.
LET'S START WITH THE 
PROROGATION, THE DECISION TO 
SHUT DOWN PARLIAMENT UNTIL 
SEPTEMBER 23.
ALTHIA, I'LL START WITH YOU.
WAS THIS POLITICS OR WAS THIS A 
LEGITIMATE MOVE TO RE-SET?
WAS THIS BOTH?
>> I THINK THERE IS A NEED TO 
RE-SET FROM THE GOVERNMENT'S 
POINT OF VIEW, BUT THIS IS 
ABSOLUTELY ABOUT POLITICS.
THERE IS NO REASON THEY COULD 
NOT HAVE PROROGUED THE HOUSE ON 
SEPTEMBER 22 AND ALLOWED THE 
COMMITTEES TO CONTINUE THEIR 
WORK AND, FRANKLY, THE 
LEGISLATION THEY INTRODUCED ON 
THURSDAY, TODAY, EXTENDING CERB 
AND MOSTLY MAKING CHANGES TO THE
E.I. SYSTEM, THEY COULD HAVE 
INTRODUCED THOSE THIS MONTH, IN 
AUGUST.
AND INSTEAD BASICALLY MILLIONS 
OF CANADIANS ARE BEING HELD 
HOSTAGES, POSSIBLY, ON THIS IDEA
OF A CONFIDENCE VOTE THAT THE 
LIBERALS MAY BE POSSIBLY TRYING 
TO ENGINEER THEIR OWN DEFEAT.
YOU KNOW, THE OTHER KIND OF 
CURVEBALL IN THIS IS THAT WE ARE
IN COVID-19 PANDEMIC, AND THE 
LIBERALS AND THE CONSERVATIVES 
AND THE N.D.P. AND THE BLOC HAVE
AGREED TO A SPECIFIC NUMBER OF 
M.P.s IN THE CHAMBER.
NOW DOES THAT AGREEMENT HOLD?
DO THE LIBERALS SEND IN MORE 
PEOPLE?
DO THEY SEND IN FEWER PEOPLE?
DO THE OPPOSITION SEND IN FEWER 
PEOPLE?
THE NUMBER OF GAMES COULD BE 
VERY INTERESTING CURVEBALL THAT 
WOULD NORMALLY NOT BE THE CASE 
IF IT WASN'T A PANDEMIC.
>> Rosemary: HOW SHOULD WE VIEW 
THE PROROGATION, ANDREW?
HOW SHOULD REGULAR CANADIANS SEE
THAT?
WHAT SHOULD THEY MAKE OF IT?
>> FIRST POINT, THERE'S NOTHING 
WRONG AS PROROGATION IN 
PRINCIPLE.
SOMETIMES IT'S PRESENTED AS IF 
IT'S A DIRTY TRICK ON ITS OWN, 
BUT THE CONTEXT MATTERS.
AS ALTHIA SAID, IF IT WAS JUST A
MATTER OF A RE-SET, QUOTE 
UNQUOTE, OR PRESENTING A NEW 
AGENDA, AND IT'S TRUE THAT A LOT
HAS CHANGED SINCE THE LAST 
THRONE SPEECH, AND IT WOULD BE 
IN ORDER, BUT IT'S ABSOLUTELY 
COULD BE THE CASE THAT YOU COULD
PROROGUE ON SEPTEMBER 22 AND 
COME BACK ON SEPTEMBER 23.
THE REASON WHY THERE IS THIS 
MONTH DELAY IS TO SHUT DOWN THE 
FOUR COMMITTEES THAT ARE LOOKING
INTO THE EVER METASTASIZING We 
SCANDAL, AND THAT MAKES THEM 
LOOK A LOT LIKE THE GOVERNMENT 
THEY REPLACED.
THIS IS NOT QUITE AS BAD AS THE 
FIRST PROROGATION THAT STEPHEN 
HARPER DID, WHICH WAS THE -- TO 
GET OUT OF A CONFIDENCE VOTE 
THAT HE WAS LIKELY TO LOSE, BUT 
IT LOOKS A WHOLE LOT LIKE THE 
SECOND ONE, TO SHUT DOWN ANOTHER
PARLIAMENTARY INVESTIGATION THAT
WENT INTO THE AFGHAN DETAINEE 
CONTROVERSY, AND THAT WAS THE 
GOVERNMENT THAT CAME IN SAYING 
WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT 
ANYMORE.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO PLAY THOSE 
KINDS OF TRICKS WITH IT.
SO ONCE AGAIN WE'RE SEEING THIS 
GOVERNMENT, YOU KNOW, NEW BOSS, 
MEET THE NEW BOSS, SAME AS THE 
OLD BOSS. 
>> Rosemary: WHAT DOES THAT TELL
US, CHANTAL, ABOUT THE PRIME 
MINISTER, AND IF ANYTHING ABOUT 
HOW HE HAS EVOLVED OR MAYBE THIS
WAS ALWAYS THE WAY.
I DON'T KNOW.
>> IT TELLS US THAT THE LIBERALS
ARE WILLING TO FIGHT AN ELECTION
IN THE FALL IF THEY NEED TO.
I DON'T BELIEVE THEY WILL NEED 
TO.
WHAT THIS MOVE ACCOMPLISHED, 
IT -- THE We SUSPENSION, TRUE 
ENOUGH, THEY COULD HAVE NOT DONE
IT, I WOULD ARGUE THAT IF THIS 
STORY REALLY HAS LEGS, IT'S 
GOING TO COME BACK WITH A 
VENGEANCE.
THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT'S HAPPENING
WITH THE SPONSORSHIP ISSUE, WITH
PARLIAMENT PROROGUED AND THEN 
PAUL MARTIN COMING BACK, AND IT 
ONLY REMAINED AS A CLOUD THAT 
EVENTUALLY TURNED OUT THE 
GOVERNMENT'S EFFORTS ON EVERY 
OTHER FRONT.
SO YES THERE IS POLITICS 
INVOLVED, BUT WHAT JUSTIN 
TRUDEAU HAS ALSO DONE, AND IT 
WAS WITHIN HIS PURVIEW, I'M NOT 
SURE THAT I TOTALLY DISAGREE 
WITH THE NOTION THAT HE CHANGED 
THE TERMS OF ENGAGEMENT.
HE HAD THE BLOC QUÉBECOIS SAYING
WE CAN'T WAIT TO COME BACK TO 
THE HOUSE OF COMMONS TO PUT IN A
NON-CONFIDENCE MOTION ON ETHICS.
THE GOVERNMENT COULD FALL AND 
WE'RE READY TO GO IN AN 
ELECTION, ALBEIT WE DON'T WANT 
ONE.
THE ANSWER IS, WELL, IF YOU WANT
AN ELECTION, YOU CAN HAVE ONE, 
BUT IT'S GOING TO BE ON WHAT YOU
WANT TO HAVE AS A POLICY GOING 
FORWARD.
>> Rosemary: YEAH, RIGHT.
OKAY, WE HAVE SO MUCH TO TALK 
ABOUT, BUT LITTLE TIME, AND I 
WANT TO MAKE SURE WE AT LEAST 
ADDRESS THE CONSERVATIVE 
LEADERSHIP RACE ONCE BEFORE YOU 
-- WE GET TO SUNDAY, AND YOU 
WILL ALL BE BACK ON SUNDAY.
BUT DO YOU THINK THAT THE EVENTS
OF THIS WEEK, THE PAST WEEK, 
CHANGE ANYTHING IN TERMS OF THE 
DYNAMICS OR THE PRESSURE OR THE 
FOCUS FOR THE NEW LEADER, 
WHOEVER THAT IS OUT OF THE FOUR 
CANDIDATES?
IS IT NOW A MORE-IMPORTANT 
MOMENT FOR THE CONSERVATIVE 
PARTY, ALTHIA?
>> THE NEW LEADER HAS TO BE 
THINKING ABOUT THE NEXT ELECTION
ON MONDAY IS REALLY WHAT IT 
COMES DOWN TO.
IT IS TOO LATE IN THE GAME TO 
CHANGE THE CALCULUS IN YOUR MIND
IF YOU WERE TRYING TO SEND A 
SIGNAL TO THE PARTY WITH YOUR 
CHOICE AS A LEADER TO CHANGE 
YOUR BALLOT.
BASICALLY THE BALLOTS HAVE TO BE
IN BY 5:00 I THINK IT IS 
TOMORROW, AT LEAST TOMORROW IS 
THE DEADLINE.
SO IT'S REALLY TOO LATE TO MAKE 
AN -- TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE 
RACE, BUT IT DOES CHANGE I THINK
IT CRYSTALLIZES FOR THE NEW 
LEADER THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE 
TO GO HEAVY ON CANDIDATE 
RECRUITMENT.
THEY NEED TO DECIDE WHAT THE 
PARTY PLANS TO TALK ABOUT, WHAT 
WILL MAYBE NOT BE A POLICY 
CONVENTION BEFORE WE HAVE 
ANOTHER ELECTION.
SO IT BASICALLY, FRANKLY, GIVES 
A LOT OF CARDS TO THE NEW 
LEADER.
>> Rosemary: IT GIVES A LOT OF 
CARDS, BUT THAT SEEMS TO BE A 
LOT OF PRESSURE TOO, ANDREW, TO 
HAVE TO COME UP WITH NEW IDEAS 
PERHAPS ON A TIMELINE THAT YOU 
MAYBE WEREN'T EXPECTING.
>> WELL, ABSOLUTELY.
THIS IS A PARTY THAT HAS BOTH
HISTORICALLY AND IN RECENT 
HISTORY HAS HAD TROUBLE DEFINING
ITSELF.
IT HAS TROUBLE STANDING UP FOR 
WHAT IT BELIEVES AFTER IT HAS 
DEFINED IT, AND NONE OF THESE 
LEADERS ARE PARTICULARLY GOING 
TO LIGHT THE HOUSE ON FIRE IN 
TERMS OF BRINGING IN NEW 
THOUGHTS ABOUT WHERE WE'RE 
GOING, IN PARTICULAR IN THE 
ECONOMY.
THE LIBERALS ARE SIGNALLING THEY
ARE GOING TO TAKE A MAJOR TURN 
TO THE LEFT.
WHAT IS GOING TO BE THE 
CONSERVATIVE RESPONSE TO THAT?
THEY HAVE VERY LITTLE TIME AND 
NOT A GREAT TRACK RECORD.
>> Rosemary: YEAH, AND WE 
ALREADY SAW THE PRIME MINISTER 
SORT OF SPEAKING ABOUT THAT THE 
OTHER DAY, CHANTAL, WHEN HE 
TALKED ABOUT OTHER PARTIES WILL 
WANT TO, YOU KNOW, RESTRAIN 
FUNDING AND THEY'LL WANT TO MAKE
CUTS, AND OBVIOUSLY AS ANDREW 
SAID, THE LIBERALS ARE PREPARING
TO TURN ON THE TAPS HERE.
>> WELL, EVEN TODAY'S 
ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE CERB AND 
GOING FORWARD ON E.I., I CAN'T 
EVEN IMAGINE HOW THE N.D.P. 
COULD WANT TO DEFEAT THE 
GOVERNMENT ON ISSUES LIKE THAT.
>> Rosemary: YEAH.
>> SO IF ANYONE WHO WINS ON 
SUNDAY BELIEVES THAT PROSECUTING
JUSTIN TRUDEAU AND HIS 
GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO DO THE 
TRICK, THAT PERSON HOPEFULLY FOR
THE CONSERVATIVES WOULD NOT BE 
THEIR LEADER BECAUSE WHEN THE 
ELECTION COMES, IT'S GOING TO BE
ABOUT THE WAY FORWARD.
THE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE TOO 
RADICALLY DIFFERENT FROM 
ANYTHING WE'VE KNOWN TO BELIEVE 
THAT YOU CAN WIN AN ELECTION 
JUST BY HAVING THE GOVERNMENT 
DEFEAT ITSELF.
IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT MORE 
COMPLICATED THAN THAT.
AND IN AN ENVIRONMENT, 
PANDEMICALLY RELATED, THAT WE 
DON'T REALLY KNOW ALL THAT MUCH 
ABOUT YET.
>> Rosemary: AND IS THERE 
SOMEONE BETTER SUITED, ANDREW, 
TO NOT BE JUST PROSECUTING THE 
LIBERALS AND THE GOVERNMENT BUT 
ACTUALLY TO BE ADVANCING AN 
AGENDA THAT WOULD MAKE SENSE 
POST-PANDEMIC OR INTO THE NEXT 
PHASE OF IT. 
[LAUGHTER]
DO YOU LIKE HOW I DID THAT?
>> THEY ARE NOT IN THIS RACE.
IS IT MARK CARNEY?
BUT THAT'S THE TROUBLE IS -- AND
I -- I GUESS I'LL GO BACK AND 
SAY I THINK STEPHEN HARPER IS 
PARTLY TO BLAME FOR THAT, FOR 
NOT RECRUITING AND PROMOTING 
PEOPLE SO THAT YOU HAVE A RICHER
FIELD OF CANDIDATES WHEN THE 
TIME CAME.
SO YOU'RE STUCK WITH THE PEOPLE 
WHO ARE RUNNING NOW, AND THAT'S 
PARTLY ALSO A STATEMENT ABOUT 
WHERE THE PARTY IS.
THEY HAVE NOT WRAPPED THEIR 
MINDS AROUND A LOT OF THE MAJOR 
ISSUES, EVEN BEFORE THE PANDEMIC
THAT IS FACING US, AND THEY NEED
TO DO SOME OF THAT HEAVY 
THINKING. 
>> Rosemary: CHANTAL, AND THEN 
QUICKLY ALTHIA.
YEAH, CHANTAL.
>> I THINK EITHER ERIN O'TOOLE 
OR PETER MacKAY WOULD BE ABLE, 
THERE'S ENOUGH STRENGTH AND 
INTELLECTUAL STRENGTH LEFT IN 
THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY FOR 
EITHER OF THEM TO GET DOWN TO 
PRESENTING THE COUNTRY WITH AN 
ALTERNATIVE VISION THAT WOULD 
MAKE SENSE.
I'M NOT SURE THAT THAT'S THE 
ADVICE THAT EITHER OF THEM WOULD
BE GETTING.
>> Rosemary: YEAH.
>> BUT I AM MINDFUL THAT EVERY 
TIME THAT A LEADER HAS BEEN 
ELECTED TO THE ALTERNATIVE 
PARTY, EVERYONE HAS SAID, WELL, 
WHOEVER'S RUNNING IS NOT UP TO 
THE JOB.
>> MM-HM.
>> Rosemary: LAST WORD TO YOU, 
ALTHIA, ON THAT.
>> AND MOST OF THEM WEREN'T!
>> I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE KIND OF 
ASKING US TO SAY WHO WE THINK 
SHOULD BE THE LEADER. 
>> Rosemary: YES, I AM!
>> AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO.
>> I WOULD JUST SAY I THINK 
THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF 
PRESSURE WITH REGARDS TO THE 
U.S. ELECTION AS WELL, AND 
THE -- LIKE, LET'S NOT FORGET 
THERE'S GOING TO BE AT LEAST TWO
CONFIDENCE VOTES.
THERE'S THE VOTE ON THE SPEECH 
FROM THE THRONE, AND THEN THERE 
WILL BE THE VOTE ON THE BUDGET.
EVEN IF THEY SURVIVE THE SPEECH 
FROM THE THRONE, THE OPPOSITION 
HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEFEAT 
THEM ON THE BUDGET.
THE WAY THINGS ARE GOING,
I'M SURE JUSTIN TRUDEAU WOULD 
MUCH RATHER RUN AN ELECTION WITH
DONALD TRUMP STILL IN OFFICE 
THAN HE WOULD WITH JOE BIDEN.
>> Rosemary: I TRIED MY BEST, 
BUT YOU ARE ALL TOO WILEY FOR 
ME.
THANK YOU ALL AND I'LL SEE YOU 
ON SUNDAY FOR THE LEADERSHIP 
RESULTS AND LATER "THE NATIONAL"
THAT NIGHT.
THANK YOU ALL.
APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.
NOW LET'S GO BACK TO ADRIENNE IN
TORONTO.
>> Adrienne: ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP,
A BROADCASTER GETS THE BOOT 
AFTER SAYING A HOMOPHOBIC SLUR 
ON THE AIR. 
>> I ALWAYS THINK OF THAT, YOU 
KNOW, 12, 13, 14-YEAR-OLD KID 
WHO'S HEARING THIS.
>> Adrienne: NEXT, HOW ADVOCATES
ARE WORKING TO CHANGE THE GAME.
>> Adrienne: WELCOME BACK.
A LONG-TIME BROADCASTER FOR THE 
CINCINNATI REDS BASEBALL TEAM 
HAS BEEN SUSPENDED AFTER HE USED
A HOMOPHOBIC SLUR LIVE ON AIR 
YESTERDAY.
DEVIN HEROUX HAS THE STORY.
>> Reporter: IT ALL STARTS JUST 
BEFORE THE TOP OF THE SEVENTH 
INNING, THE FIRST GAME OF A 
DOUBLE HEADER.
OUT OF COMMERCIAL, HERE'S WHAT 
THE AUDIENCE HEARD.
>> WHAT A [BEEP] CAPITALS OF THE
WORLD.
>> Reporter: AND THEN HE DIDN'T 
MISS A BEAT.
CONFIRMATION THOM BRENNAMAN 
DIDN'T KNOW HIS MIC WAS ON CAME 
IN THE FIFTH INNING OF THE 
SECOND GAME WHEN HE ADDRESSED 
IT.
>> I MADE A COMMENT EARLIER 
TONIGHT THAT I GUESS WENT OUT 
OVER THE AIR THAT I AM DEEPLY 
ASHAMED OF.
>> Reporter: HE WENT ON FOR MORE
THAN A MINUTE.
>> AS THERE'S A DRIVE INTO DEEP 
LEFT FIELD.
>> Reporter: EVEN CALLING A HOME
RUN AS HE APOLOGIZED. 
>> I AM VERY, VERY SORRY, AND I 
BEG FOR YOUR FORGIVENESS. 
>> Reporter: THE NEXT INNING, HE
WAS GONE.
REACTION WAS SWIFT.
THE TEAM SAID IT WAS DEVASTATED 
BY THE HORRIFIC HOMOPHOBIC 
REMARK MADE THIS EVENING AND WAS
TRULY SORRY TO ANYONE WHO HAS 
BEEN OFFENDED.
REDS PITCHER AMIR GARRETT 
TWEETED: TO THE LGTBQ COMMUNITY,
JUST KNOW I AM WITH YOU, AND 
WHOEVER IS AGAINST YOU IS 
AGAINST ME.
>> LOOK, CULTURAL CHANGE IS 
HARD, AND WE NEVER ASSUMED THAT 
EVERYBODY WAS GOING TO STOP 
USING SLURS OR BE COMPLETELY 
TOLERANT AND/OR ACCEPTING.
>> AT "YOU CAN PLAY," WE BELIEVE
THAT SPORTS ARE FOR EVERYBODY. 
>> Reporter: "YOU CAN PLAY" HAS 
SPENT THE LAST DECADE TRYING TO 
EDUCATE ATHLETES, COACHES AND 
THOUSANDS MORE INVOLVED IN 
SPORTS ABOUT THE POWER OF WORDS 
AND THE WEIGHT HOMOPHOBIC SLURS 
CARRY. 
>> YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS THINK OF 
THAT 12, 13, 14-YEAR-OLD KID 
WHO'S HEARING THIS AND SOMEHOW 
THINKS THAT HE OR SHE IS LESS 
THAN AND NOT ACCEPTED IN SPORTS 
BECAUSE OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU 
HEAR FROM ATHLETES OR 
BROADCASTERS.
>> Reporter: BRENNAMAN HAS BEEN 
SUSPENDED.
THE REDS SAY NEWS ABOUT THEIR 
BROADCASTING CREW WILL COME IN 
THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
DEVIN HEROUX, CBC NEWS, TORONTO.
>> Adrienne: NEXT ON "THE 
NATIONAL," OUR "MOMENT."
SHE'S THE FIRST FROM HER SMALL 
FIRST NATION TO WIN A BASKETBALL
SCHOLARSHIP.
SHE WANTS TO MAKE SURE SHE'S NOT
THE LAST.
>> Adrienne: GROWING UP, EMILY 
MANDAMIN DREAMT OF BEING ABLE TO
PLAY BASKETBALL IN FRONT OF A 
BIG CROWD.
NOW SHE IS RIDING A FULL 
SCHOLARSHIP TO THE STATES TO DO 
JUST THAT.
MANDAMIN IS FROM A SMALL FIRST 
NATION IN NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO, 
AND SHE'S THE FIRST FROM HER 
COMMUNITY OF AROUND 300 PEOPLE 
TO GET A BASKETBALL SCHOLARSHIP,
AND THIS IS OUR "MOMENT" 
TONIGHT.
>> WOW, IT WAS INSANE, 
BREATHTAKING.
I'VE ALWAYS -- EVERY SINGLE 
TIME, EVER SINCE I WAS YOUNGER, 
I WOULD ALWAYS DREAM ABOUT 
GETTING TO PLAY COLLEGE 
BASKETBALL IN FRONT OF A HUGE 
CROWD AND BEING ABLE TO GO TO 
SCHOOL FOR FREE.
I GOT INTO BASKETBALL JUST 
BECAUSE IT WAS A REALLY 
LOW-INCOME SPORT.
IT WAS REALLY EASY AND 
ACCESSIBLE.
THERE WAS A COURT PROBABLY ABOUT
A TWO-MINUTE WALK FROM MY HOUSE.
THIS IS THE THING I WORKED FOR.
THIS IS WHAT ALL THE LATE NIGHTS
AND EARLY MORNINGS ARE FOR.
IT'S JUST EVERYTHING I'VE DREAMT
OF AND MORE.
THE SUPPORT, THE LOVE AND 
EVERYTHING I'VE HAD IS AMAZING.
LIKE, THERE'S NOTHING LIKE IT.
I REALLY WANT TO BECOME A SOCIAL
WORKER AND I JUST WANT TO LEARN 
ABOUT HOW THE WORLD WORKS AND 
HOW PEOPLE WORK BECAUSE I REALLY
WANT TO START MY OWN CHARITY AND
MY OWN FOUNDATION SO I CAN -- SO
I CAN SPONSOR KIDS TO GO TO 
UNIVERSITY, PLAY ATHLETICS, DO 
SPORTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
JUST KIND OF HELPING OUT 
WHEREVER I COULD BECAUSE GROWING
UP I ASKED FOR HELP AND 
FINANCIAL DONATIONS, SO I WANT 
TO BE THAT PERSON TO HELP THESE 
KIDS OUT IF THEY FEEL THEY DON'T
HAVE ANYWHERE TO GO, THEY CAN 
COME TO ME.
>> Adrienne: OKAY, WOW, EMILY, 
YOU HAVE A HUGE FUTURE ON AND 
ESPECIALLY OFF THE COURT.
ALREADY EMILY IS IN ILLINOIS.
CLASSES START VERY SOON.
GAMES DON'T START UNTIL JANUARY,
SO BE CAREFUL, HAVE FUN.
THAT IS "THE NATIONAL" FOR 
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20.
GOOD NIGHT.
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