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>> Ian: GOOD EVENING, I'M IAN 
HANOMANSING.
TONIGHT, CANADIANS GATHER, MARCH
AND FALL SILENT TO PROTEST 
ANTI-BLACK RACISM.
IT'S ABOUT BREAKING THE SYSTEM 
AND REBUILDING IT BACK IN A WAY 
THAT SUPPORTS EVERYBODY.
>> Ian: WE'RE WITH PEOPLE IN 
CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
>>> THE RESPONSIBILITY OF 
KEEPING SAFE IS NOT JUST ON THE 
PROTESTERS.
IT'S ALSO ON THE POLICE.
>> Ian: HOW A PANDEMIC PLAYS 
INTO PUBLIC PROTESTS.
>>> THE RECOVERY IS LEAVING 
WOMEN BEHIND TO A GREATER 
EXTENT.
>> Ian: SURPRISINGLY GOOD NEW 
JOB NUMBERS, BUT NOT FOR 
EVERYONE.
>>> AND OPENING UP HOSPITAL 
VISITS.
>> I CAN TELL YOU THAT OUR STAFF
ARE VERY HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO 
START TO WELCOME MORE FAMILIES. 
>> Ian: HOW IT WILL WORK AND HOW
MANY WILL GET IN.
THIS IS "THE NATIONAL."
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>>> A MOMENT OF SILENCE IN THE 
NATION'S CAPITAL AS THOUSANDS 
KNEEL, A SOLEMN CALL FOR RACIAL 
JUSTICE THAT BEGAN IN THE UNITED
STATES.
IT WAS TRIGGERED WHEN GEORGE 
FLOYD DIED AFTER A MINNEAPOLIS 
POLICE OFFICER KNEELED ON HIS 
NECK FOR NEARLY NINE MINUTES.
THAT RAGE, SORROW AND 
DETERMINATION QUICKLY TRAVELLED 
NORTH, AND TONIGHT WE FOLLOW IT 
IN CITIES FROM COAST TO COAST TO
COAST.
>> BLACK LIVES MATTER!
[ Chanting ]
>> BLACK LIVES MATTER, BLACK 
LIVES MATTER!
>> Ian: THERE WERE PROTESTS FROM
P.E.I. TO B.C. AND NEARLY EVERY 
PROVINCE IN-BETWEEN.
AND AS FAR NORTH AS IQALUIT, ALL
CALLING FOR AN END TO ANTI-BLACK
VIOLENCE AND POLICE BRUTALITY.
AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF PANDEMIC
MASKS THAT LEAD TO EVERYWHERE, 
PHYSICAL DISTANCING, THOUGH, 
PROVED DIFFICULT.
AS DAVID COMMON SHOWED US, IT 
WAS POWER IN NUMBERS.
>> Reporter: FIRST THING THIS 
MORNING, LARGE SWATHS OF 
TORONTO'S DOWNTOWN CORE BOARDED 
UP WITH SPECULATION OF VIOLENCE 
SWEEPING SOCIAL MEDIA.
BUT THE MAIN EVENT WAS CALM.
AND LARGE.
OCCUPYING SEVERAL CITY BLOCKS.
>> THE MOMENT RIGHT NOW IS GOING
TO STAND IN MY HISTORY FOR HERS 
ALL TIME.
ONE DAY WHEN I HAVE KIDS, I WANT
THEM TO KNOW THAT RACISM DOESN'T
[INDISCERNIBLE] OR ANYWHERE IN 
THIS WORLD.
>> THIS IS FOR ALL OF OUR 
BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
THIS IS FOR EVERYONE WHO'S 
FIGHTING OPPRESSION AND 
DISCRIMINATION, SOCIAL 
INJUSTICE.
>> Reporter: EVEN THE ORGANIZERS
AT THIS MARCH IN DOWNTOWN 
TORONTO DIDN'T EXPECT THE 
THOUSANDS WHO TURNED OUT.
THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF 
WHAT IS EXPECTED TO BE A WEEKEND
OF DEMONSTRATIONS.
>> TAKE A KNEE!
TAKE A KNEE!
>> Reporter: THE CITY'S POLICE 
CHIEF TOOK A KNEE WITH 
PROTESTERS.
>> GOD BLESS YOU. 
>> Reporter: OF COURSE, CHANGING
AN ENTRENCHED SYSTEM, WHETHER 
POLICE OR SOCIETAL, TAKES MUCH 
MORE THAN SYMBOLISM.
>> LET'S TAKE THAT MOMENT, EIGHT
MINUTES AND 46 SECONDS.
>> Reporter: IN OTTAWA, ANOTHER 
MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THE MANY 
PEOPLE OF COLOUR KILLED BY 
POLICE AROUND THE WORLD AND IN 
CANADA.
AMONG THE CROWD, THE PRIME 
MINISTER, WELCOMED BY SOME WHILE
OTHERS WANT ACTION, ALONG WITH 
HIS WORDS.
>> GO HOME, BLACK FACE!
>> BLACK LIVES MATTER!
>> Reporter: AS LARGE AS 
TORONTO'S PROTEST BECAME, IT WAS
NOT THE WORK OF THE CITY'S MOST 
ORGANIZED ACTIVISTS, SOME OF 
WHOM HAD WORRIED ABOUT ITS 
OUTCOME.
IN THE END, A DIVERSE GROUP CAME
OUT, EXPECTING CHANGE.
>> RIGHT NOW, WE'RE FIGHTING FOR
THEM.
WE'RE ADVOCATING FOR THEM 
BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T HAD JUSTICE
FOR SO LONG. 
>> Reporter: A CLEAR MESSAGE 
UNLEASHED ACROSS CANADA.
THERE HAVE LONG BEEN PROBLEMS 
HERE TOO, AND THOSE 
DEMONSTRATING HOPE THIS WILL ALL
BE THE IMPETUS FOR CHANGE.
DAVID COMMON, CBC NEWS, TORONTO.
>> Ian: ELLEN MAURO SHOWS US 
THAT FOR MANY MARCHING TODAY IT 
WAS BOTH POLITICAL AND PERSONAL,
AND THE DIVERSITY AND PASSION OF
THOSE ON THE STREETS WAS A CAUSE
FOR HOPE.
>> BLACK LIVES MATTER!
>> Reporter: POURING RAIN AS THE
MARCH ENDED DID LITTLE TO DAMPEN
THE MESSAGE.
IT'S TOO IMPORTANT, SAYS THIS 
WOMAN, WHO CAME WITH HER THREE 
CHILDREN.
>> BLACK LIVES MATTER, THAT, YOU
KNOW, BLACK BOYS MATTER, THAT 
THEIR LIVES MATTER, AND THAT 
THEY DESERVE TO GROW UP AND TO 
BECOME FATHERS, TO BECOME 
LEADERS.
>> Reporter: THE MARCH, A FAMILY
AFFAIR TOO FOR THIS FATHER AND 
SON.
NINE-YEAR-OLD JARON ASKED HIS 
DAD TO BE HERE.
>> I'M JUST SICK AND TIRED OF 
BLACK PEOPLE GETTING KILLED.
I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
>> IT'S IMPORTANT THAT 
ESPECIALLY THE YOUNG KIDS GET 
INVOLVED BECAUSE HIS LIFE IS THE
ONE THAT'S GOING TO BE AFFECTED.
>> Reporter: A BETTER FUTURE, AN
END TO SYSTEMIC RACISM, THE 
SHARED GOAL OF THIS 
THOUSAND-STRONG CROWD, PEACEFUL 
BUT FED UP.
>> WE'RE STANDING UP FOR ALL 
BLACK LIVES MATTER, WE'RE 
STANDING UP FOR EQUALITY, EQUAL 
RIGHTS.
WE DEMAND JUSTICE FOR GEORGE 
FLOYD. 
>> I FEEL LIKE I'M ANGRIER THAN 
I'VE EVER BEEN.
>> Reporter: AND SO SHE 
PROTESTED FOR THE FIRST TIME. 
>> IT'S HIGH TIME A REVOLUTION 
HAPPENED.
I FEEL LIKE WE'VE BEEN CRYING 
FOR OUR RIGHTS SINCE THE 
BEGINNING OF TIME.
2020, NOTHING'S CHANGED.
>> Reporter: BUT SO MANY 
GALVANIZED, THERE'S A SENSE 
CHANGE CAN HAPPEN NOW, BUT THAT 
OPTIMISM IS GUARDED.
>> BUT I THINK IT'S A LOT OF 
WORK THAT HAS TO BE DONE TO MAKE
THIS CHANGE.
IT'S ABOUT BREAKING THE SYSTEM 
AND REBUILDING IT BACK IN A 
BETTER WAY THAT SUPPORTS 
EVERYBODY, NOT JUST ONE PERSON. 
>> Reporter: THAT MEANS 
SUPPORTING EACH OTHER, LIKE 
THESE HIGH SCHOOL BEST FRIENDS.
YAZMINE JACKO SAYS CANADA IS NOT
IMMUNE TO THE PROBLEMS SOUTH OF 
THE BORDER. 
>> WE STILL NEED TO FIGHT FOR 
WHAT WE BELIEVE IN HERE IN 
CANADA.
IT'S STILL A PROBLEM.
WE STILL NEED TO SPEAK UP. 
>> Reporter: SPEAK UP, THEY SAY,
FOR THOSE WHO NO LONGER CAN.
ELLEN MAURO, CBC NEWS, TORONTO.
>> Ian: AS WE MENTIONED, THERE 
WERE SOLIDARITY MARCHES IN 
CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY TODAY.
LATER WE'LL HEAR FROM OUR 
REPORTERS AND THOSE ATTENDING IN
WINNIPEG, EDMONTON AND 
VANCOUVER.
THAT'S IN ABOUT 30 MINUTES.
>>> OF COURSE, ALL OF THIS IS 
HAPPENING AS A HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS
VIRUS REMAINS ALIVE.
BUT THAT HASN'T STOPPED 
DEMONSTRATORS AROUND THE WORLD.
CHRISTINE BIRAK LOOKS AT HOW 
THEY'RE TRYING TO KEEP 
THEMSELVES SAFE.
>> Reporter: PROTESTING RACISM 
IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC.
THE STAKES ARE DANGEROUSLY HIGH.
AND THIS DEMONSTRATOR FEELS IT.
>> PERSONALLY IT'S SCARY.
I LIVE WITH MY GRANDMOTHER, AND 
I'M SANITIZING UP TO MY ELBOWS 
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT HER TO BE 
EXPOSED TO SOMETHING THAT I 
MIGHT BRING HOME.
>> Reporter: HEALTH OFFICIALS 
HAVE MADE IT CLEAR, THE 
CORONAVIRUS THRIVES IN LARGE 
GATHERINGS, BUT NOT ALL DOCTORS 
VIEW THIS MOMENT IN TIME THE 
SAME WAY.
>> YOU CAN'T HELP BUT SEE ANY 
CROWD ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD 
TODAY AND NOT HAVE A CONCERN 
ABOUT COVID-19 IN THAT GROUP.
>> IT'S FAR MORE COMPLICATED 
THAN SAYING THIS IS THE WRONG 
DECISION BECAUSE IT WILL 
INCREASE THE RISK OF SPREAD OF
COVID-19.
>> Reporter: SOME DEMONSTRATORS 
ARE TAKING PRECAUTIONS.
IN CITIES AROUND THE WORLD, 
PEOPLE ARE WEARING MASKS.
THEY ARE OFFERING UP HAND 
SANITIZER, HANDING OUT GLOVES 
AND, WHERE POSSIBLE, SOME ARE 
TRYING TO MAINTAIN PHYSICAL 
DISTANCE, WHILE OTHERS ARE GOING
EVEN FARTHER, TO RAISE THEIR 
VOICES FROM A SAFE DISTANCE.
AFTER HER SHIFT, THIS DOCTOR 
BROKE CURFEW IN NEW YORK CITY TO
PROTEST.
>> I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT AND DO IT AT
ANY HOUR OF THE DAY PEACEFULLY.
>> THE RESPONSIBILITY OF KEEPING
SAFE IS NOT JUST ON THE 
PROTESTERS.
IT'S ALSO ON THE POLICE.
>> Reporter: IN A PANDEMIC, SOME
ARE QUESTIONING THE WISDOM OF 
USING TEAR GAS AND PEPPER SPRAY,
CHEMICALS THAT LEAVE PEOPLE 
SNEEZING AND COUGHING DROPLETS 
THAT COULD SPREAD THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
>> HAND OUT THE MASKS AND 
SANITIZERS TO THE PROTESTERS.
MAKE A POINT THAT AS OFFICERS OF
PUBLIC SAFETY, THAT YOU ARE 
CONCERNED ABOUT KEEPING PEOPLE 
SAFE AS WELL.
>> Reporter: PROTECTING 
PROTESTERS WHO'VE ALREADY 
DECIDED THEY'RE WILLING TO RISK 
THEIR OWN HEALTH TO HELP SAVE 
THOSE AROUND THEM.
CHRISTINE BIRAK, CBC NEWS, 
TORONTO.
>> Ian: THERE WAS A DISTURBING 
ENCOUNTER CAUGHT ON VIDEO DURING
PROTESTS IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK 
THAT LEFT AN ELDERLY MAN 
SERIOUSLY INJURED AND ONCE AGAIN
RAISED SERIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT 
POLICE CONDUCT.
>> MOVE!
>> Ian: YESTERDAY, AS OFFICERS 
ADVANCED DOWN THE STREET, A 
75-YEAR-OLD MAN APPROACHED THEM 
AND WITHIN SECONDS WAS SHOVED TO
THE GROUND, HITTING HIS HEAD 
WITH A CRACK.
>> OH!
>> Ian: CLEARLY INJURED, ONE 
OFFICER INVOLVED APPEARS TO LEAN
DOWN TO CHECK ON HIM BEFORE 
BEING URGED ON BY HIS SUPERIOR.
THE MAN IS IN SERIOUS BUT STABLE
CONDITION.
THE INITIAL STATEMENT FROM 
BUFFALO POLICE WAS THAT HE 
TRIPPED AND FELL.
THE OUTRAGE ONLINE ECHOED TODAY 
BY NEW YORK'S GOVERNOR.
>> IT'S JUST FUNDAMENTALLY 
OFFENSIVE AND FRIGHTENING.
IT'S JUST FRIGHTENING.
YOU SAY, LIKE, WHO ARE WE?
>> Ian: TWO OF THE OFFICERS WERE
INVOLVED SUSPENDING AN 
INVESTIGATION, BUT ALL 57 
MEMBERS OF THE RIOT SQUAD HAVE 
STEPPED DOWN IN SUPPORT OF THEM.
AND THERE'S ANOTHER LAYER TO 
THIS.
THE OFFICER WHO APPEARED TO URGE
HIS COLLEAGUE TO WALK ON WAS 
SEEN NEGOTIATING WITH PROTESTERS
ON WEDNESDAY.
>> I CAN MEET WITH YOU GUYS. 
>> Ian: AND KNEELING WITH THEM 
IN A GESTURE OF APPARENT 
SOLIDARITY.
>>> IN MINNEAPOLIS, CITY 
OFFICIALS HAVE AGREED TO END THE
USE OF CHOKEHOLDS BY POLICE.
THE NEW RULES REQUIRING OFFICERS
TO INTERVENE IF THEY SEE A 
COLLEAGUE USING A CHOKEHOLD AND 
TO IMMEDIATELY REPORT IT TO A 
SUPERIOR.
* HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU  
[APPLAUSE]
>> Ian: IN TORONTO TODAY, AT 
ANOTHER PROTEST ON BOTH SIDES OF
THE BORDER, PEOPLE SANG HAPPY 
BIRTHDAY TO BREONNA TAYLOR, THE 
FIRST RESPONDER FROM LOUISVILLE,
KENTUCKY, WOULD HAVE TURNED 27 
TODAY, EXCEPT SHE WAS KILLED IN 
HER HOME IN MARCH BY POLICE 
EXECUTING A SEARCH WARRANT.
NO OFFICERS HAVE BEEN CHARGED.
>>> THE NFL COMMISSIONER 
RELEASED A VIDEO TONIGHT 
CONDEMNING RACISM, ADMITTING THE
LEAGUE FAILED TO LISTEN TO 
CONCERNS FROM ITS PLAYERS.
>> WE, THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL 
LEAGUE, ADMIT WE WERE WRONG FOR 
NOT LISTENING TO NFL PLAYERS 
EARLIER AND ENCOURAGE ALL TO 
SPEAK OUT AND PEACEFULLY 
PROTEST.
>> Ian: SO GOODELL SAID THE 
LEAGUE WILL REACH OUT TO 
PLAYERS, BUT DIDN'T MENTION 
COLIN KAEPERNICK.
THE FORMER QUARTERBACK HASN'T 
PLAYED SINCE 2017 AFTER 
PROTESTING ANTI-BLACK RACISM BY 
POLICE.
TODAY'S NFL VIDEO WAS RELEASED 
ALMOST A DAY AFTER A GROUP OF 
PLAYERS CALLED ON THE LEAGUE TO 
TAKE ACTION.
>> WHAT I WAS GEORGE FLOYD. 
>> IF I WAS GEORGE FLOYD. 
>> WHAT IF I WAS GEORGE FLOYD. 
>> IF I WAS GEORGE FLOYD. 
>> IF I WAS GEORGE FLOYD
>> Ian: 18 PLAYERS, INCLUDING 
SUPER STARS PATRICK MAHOMES AND 
DESHAWN WATSON TOOK PART IN THE 
VIDEO.
>>> AS PROTESTS RAGE ACROSS THE 
UNITED STATES, THE CAPITAL CITY 
HAS BEEN A FLASHPOINT, NOT LEAST
BECAUSE OF DONALD TRUMP AND HOW 
HE'S RESPONDED TO THIS CRISIS.
HERE'S KATIE SIMPSON WITH 
TODAY'S VISUAL AND PROVOCATIVE 
DEVELOPMENT.
>> Reporter: THE HEAVY POLICE 
AND MILITARY PRESENCE ISN'T AS 
NOTICEABLE, BUT WASHINGTON STILL
HAS A LONG WAY TO GO BEFORE IT 
STARTS LOOKING LIKE WHAT IT 
NORMALLY LOOKS LIKE.
EVEN IN THE RAIN, PROTESTERS 
GATHERED HERE NEAR THE WHITE 
HOUSE FOR A SEVENTH STRAIGHT 
DAY, ARRIVING TO FIND THIS AREA 
COMPLETELY AND FOREVER 
TRANSFORMED TO MARK THE URGENCY 
BEHIND THESE DEMONSTRATIONS.
IN A COLOUR SO BRIGHT IT CAN'T 
BE MISSED, THE MAYOR OF 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ORDERED THE 
STREETS BE PAINTED TO SEND A 
MESSAGE, THAT BLACK LIVES 
MATTER.
THE WORDS, STRETCHING WELL 
BEYOND A FULL CITY BLOCK ON A 
STREET THAT LEADS TO THE FRONT 
DOOR OF THE WHITE HOUSE.
>> WE WANT TO CALL ATTENTION 
TODAY TO MAKING SURE OUR NATION 
IS MORE FAIR AND MORE JUST.
>> Reporter: ALONG WITH THOSE 
BOLD WORDS, THIS PROTEST 
GATHERING POINT ALSO GOT A NEW 
NAME.
THE PRESIDENT DID NOT 
ACKNOWLEDGE THE MESSAGE.
INSTEAD, HE CELEBRATED THE 
UNEXPECTEDLY POSITIVE JOBS 
REPORT, SHOWING THE UNEMPLOYMENT
RATE DROPPED BY MORE THAN 1% AS 
2.5 MILLION AMERICANS RETURNED 
TO WORK.
TO MARK THE OCCASION, HE USED 
THE MEMORY OF GEORGE FLOYD TO 
CONGRATULATE HIMSELF.
>> President Donald Trump: 
HOPEFULLY GEORGE IS LOOKING DOWN
RIGHT NOW AND SAYING THERE'S A 
GREAT THING THAT'S HAPPENING FOR
OUR COUNTRY.
THERE'S A GREAT DAY FOR HIM, 
IT'S A GREAT DAY FOR EVERYBODY.
>> Reporter: TRUMP'S WORDS 
SPARKED IMMEDIATE OUTRAGE. 
>> GEORGE FLOYD'S LAST WORDS "I 
CAN'T BREATHE, I CAN'T BREATHE,"
HAVE ECHOED ALL ACROSS THIS 
NATION.
FOR THE PRESIDENT TO TRY TO PUT 
ANY OTHER WORDS IN THE MOUTH OF 
GEORGE FLOYD I FRANKLY THINK IS 
DESPICABLE.
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT FACED
A BACKLASH FROM A FORMER 
ALLY.
>> I THINK WE SHOULD LOOK AT 
PEOPLE RUNNING FOR OFFICE AND 
PUT THEM THROUGH A FILTER.
WHAT IS THEIR CHARACTER LIKE?
WHAT IS THEIR -- WHAT ARE THEIR 
ETHICS?
>> Reporter: GENERAL JOHN KELLY 
AGREES WITH FORMER DEFENCE 
SECRETARY JIM MATTIS THAT
TRUMP IS A DIVIDER AND A DANGER 
TO THE CONSTITUTION.
TRUMP IGNORED THAT, BUT HE 
COULDN'T RESIST A JAB AT 
WASHINGTON'S MAYOR.
IN A TWEET HE DESCRIBED HER AS 
INCOMPETENT, SAYING SHE HAS A 
BUDGET THAT IS TOTALLY OUT OF 
CONTROL AND IS CONSTANTLY COMING
BACK TO US FOR HANDOUTS.
A SHOT THE MAYOR TOOK IN STRIDE.
>> Reporter: CAN YOU ADDRESS THE
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 
PUBLICLY CALLING YOU 
INCOMPETENT?
>> YOU KNOW THE THING ABOUT THE 
POT AND THE KETTLE?
[LAUGHTER]
>> Reporter: THERE IS SOME 
FRUSTRATION THAT THE PRESIDENT 
DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE INTERESTED 
IN ADDRESSING THE UNDERLYING 
PROBLEMS THESE PROTESTERS ARE 
RAISING.
ORGANIZERS WILL TRY TO GET THEIR
POINT THROUGH TO THE PRESIDENT 
AGAIN TOMORROW.
THERE IS A MAJOR RALLY PLANNED 
HERE, AND ORGANIZERS HOPE UP TO 
A MILLION PEOPLE WILL ATTEND.
BUT WITH THE PANDEMIC, THEY MAY 
NOT GET THE NUMBERS.
KATIE SIMPSON, CBC NEWS, 
WASHINGTON.
>> Ian: AND WE JUST HEARD KATIE 
MENTION EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS IN 
THE UNITED STATES.
WELL, THERE WAS GOOD NEWS ON 
THAT FRONT HERE IN CANADA AS 
WELL.
NEARLY 300,000 JOBS LAST MONTH.
BUT AS JACQUELINE HANSEN SHOWS 
US, THE BENEFIT ISN'T 
DISTRIBUTED EQUALLY.
>> Reporter: WHERE THE COUNTRY 
IS REOPENING, EMPLOYERS ARE 
RE-HIRING.
GRADUALLY.
>> NORMALLY I'D HAVE ABOUT 45 
PEOPLE.
I PROBABLY HAVE ABOUT 18 PEOPLE 
BACK ON THE ROSTER RIGHT NOW.
>> Reporter: THREE OF JOHN 
CROOK'S SIX RESTAURANTS IN B.C. 
ARE NOW OPEN, BUT PHYSICAL 
DISTANCING MEANS HE CAN ONLY 
SERVE HALF AS MANY PEOPLE.
>> THAT'S GOING TO BE THE ONLY 
THING THAT HOLDS BACK THE 
ECONOMY A LITTLE BIT FROM THE 
HOSPITALITY SECTOR, IF WE LIMIT 
OURSELVES TO 50% CAPACITY. 
>> Reporter: WHILE SALES ARE 
STILL DOWN, CROOK IS USING THE 
FEDERAL WAGE SUBSIDY TO HELP 
BRING HIS EMPLOYEES BACK ON TO 
THE PAYROLL.
IN MAY, THE COUNTRY REGAINED 
ABOUT 10% OF THE JOBS LOST IN 
THE PREVIOUS TWO MONTHS.
>> AND IT MAY INDICATE THAT SOME
OF THE EFFORTS TO KEEP 
BUSINESSES AND HOUSEHOLDS 
FINANCED TO BRIDGE THROUGH THE 
SHUTDOWN TO THE REOPENING HAVE 
WORKED A LITTLE BETTER THAN WE 
ANTICIPATED THEY WOULD.
>> Reporter: MOST OF THE JOBS 
ADDED WERE IN QUEBEC.
OUTSIDE OF MONTREAL, PUBLIC 
HEALTH RESTRICTIONS WERE RELAXED
BEFORE STATISTICS CANADA DID ITS
SURVEY.
AND MORE PEOPLE RETURNED TO WORK
IN INDUSTRIES SUCH AS 
CONSTRUCTION AND MANUFACTURING, 
WHERE PHYSICAL DISTANCING IS 
EASIER.
BUT ECONOMISTS POINT OUT THAT'S 
RESULTING IN MORE MEN GOING BACK
TO WORK THAN WOMEN.
>> THE SHE-CESSION CONTINUES, 
NOT ONLY DID WE SEE A BIGGER 
IMPACT ON WOMEN UP FRONT, BUT 
THE RECOVERY IS LEAVING WOMEN 
BEHIND TO A GREATER EXTENT.
>> Reporter: CROOK SAYS HE WOULD
REHIRE MORE PEOPLE IF HE COULD 
EXPAND HIS PATIO TO FIT MORE 
TABLES.
>> WE NEED TO BE CREATIVE ON HOW
WE'RE DOING THINGS, BECAUSE 
THINGS AREN'T GOING TO CHANGE.
YOU NEED THAT SIX FEET OF 
DISTANCING RIGHT NOW. 
>> Reporter: A FULL RECOVERY IS 
STILL FAR AWAY, AND FAR FROM 
CERTAIN.
BUT IT APPEARS CANADA IS MOVING 
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
JACQUELINE HANSEN, CBC NEWS, 
TORONTO.
>> Ian: WHEN THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED THE CANADA 
EMERGENCY RESPONSE BENEFIT, OR 
CERB, THE OFFICIAL OPPOSITION 
WAS CONCERNED IT MIGHT DISSUADE 
PEOPLE FROM GOING BACK TO WORK.
NOW WEEKS LATER NOVA SCOTIA IS 
REOPENING, AND BUSINESSES SAY 
THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE 
SEEING IN SOME CASES.
HERE'S TOM MURPHY.
>> Reporter: AT THIS HALIFAX 
HOTEL, THERE ARE BEDS TO BE 
MADE, BATHROOMS TO BE CLEANED, 
BUT MOST OF THE STAFF ARE STILL 
AT HOME, IN NO RUSH TO COME BACK
TO WORK.
>> THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT MAKING
ALMOST AS MUCH MONEY -- WELL, A 
FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS LESS, TO 
STAY AT HOME UNDER THAT PROGRAM,
AND SO IT TAKES A LITTLE BIT OF 
ENCOURAGEMENT TO GET THEM BACK.
>> Reporter: THAT PROGRAM IS 
CERB, THE CANADA EMERGENCY 
RESPONSE BENEFIT, MEANT TO HELP 
LAID OFF WORKERS DURING THE 
PANDEMIC.
BUT PLENTY OF INDUSTRIES LIKE 
AGRICULTURE, FOR EXAMPLE, WHICH 
ONCE HERALDED THE PROGRAM FOR 
ITS LOW-WAGE WORKERS, NOW SAY 
CERB IS HAVING AN UNINTENDED 
CONSEQUENCE.
THIS FARMER ALREADY FACED 
PROBLEMS GETTING ENOUGH MIGRANT 
WORKERS INTO THE COUNTRY, AND HE
SAYS THE LOCALS DON'T WANT THE 
WORK.
>> AND RIGHT TODAY THEY ARE 
GETTING FEDERAL MONEY TO SIT 
HOME AND DO NOTHING, AND THAT'S 
WHAT THEY'RE HAPPY TO DO. 
>> Reporter: HE SAYS HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF HIS 
STRAWBERRIES COULD GO TO WASTE 
BECAUSE OF HIS PREDICAMENT.
THE CANADIAN FEDERATION OF 
INDEPENDENT BUSINESS SAYS A 
THIRD OF ITS MEMBERS HAVE THE 
SAME PROBLEM,
STRUGGLING TO FILL JOBS DESPITE 
DEPRESSION-LEVEL UNEMPLOYMENT. 
>> IT'S DIFFICULT.
I THINK THERE'S A COUPLE OF 
THINGS, ASIDE FROM THE ECONOMIC 
ONE, THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE 
GENUINELY NERVOUS ABOUT GOING 
BACK TO WORK AND EXPOSING 
THEMSELVES TO COVID-19. 
>> Reporter: OTHERS WANT THE 
PROGRAM MODIFIED TO CREATE AN 
INCENTIVE FOR WORKERS TO GO BACK
ON THE JOB. 
>> I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENT TO ALLOW
THOSE BUSINESSES TO OPERATE BUT 
AT THE SAME TIME NOT 
DISADVANTAGE THE WORKER BUT AT 
THE SAME TIME ASSIST THE 
EMPLOYERS IN GETTING THEIR 
EMPLOYEES BACK TO WORK. 
>> Reporter: OTTAWA HAS ALREADY 
EXTENDED ITS WAGE SUPPLEMENT 
PROGRAM TO HELP EMPLOYERS PAY 
WORKER SALARIES SO THEY'LL HAVE 
JOBS TO GO BACK TO.
AND IT'S CONSIDERING OTHER 
CHANGES.
BUT FOR NOW, BACK AT THE HOTEL, 
IT'S ALL HANDS ON DECK TO TRY TO
RAMP UP BUSINESS.
IT'S JUST THAT THERE ARE FEWER 
HANDS TO DO THE WORK.
>> RIGHT NOW I'M CLEANING FLOORS
AND MAKING BEDS.
[LAUGHTER]
>> Reporter: TOM MURPHY, CBC 
NEWS, HALIFAX.
>> Ian: THE PRIME MINISTER HAS 
ANNOUNCED ECONOMIC AID FOR 
ANOTHER GROUP OF CANADIANS.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: 
ONE-TIME NON-TAXABLE PAYMENT OF 
UP TO $600 FOR CANADIANS WITH 
DISABILITIES.
>> Ian: THE PAYMENT IS EXPECTED 
TO BENEFIT ONE AND A QUARTER 
MILLION PEOPLE.
CRITICS HAVE ACCUSED THE TRUDEAU
GOVERNMENT OF TAKING TOO LONG 
WITH THIS HELP.
>>> STARTING TUESDAY, NEW 
BRUNSWICKERS WILL HAVE TO WEAR A
FACE COVERING TO ENTER PUBLIC 
BUILDINGS.
NOW ONCE INSIDE THEY CAN TAKE IT
OFF IF THEY CAN MAINTAIN 
PHYSICAL DISTANCING.
IT'S THE FIRST PROVINCE TO MAKE 
SUCH USE MANDATORY AND COMES A 
DAY AFTER THE PROVINCE REPORTED 
ITS FIRST COVID-19-RELATED 
DEATH.
>>> YOU HEARD SO MANY 
HEARTBREAKING STORIES OF PEOPLE 
WHO DIED OUT THE COMFORT OF 
FAMILY DURING THIS PANDEMIC.
NOW SASKATCHEWAN AND MANITOBA 
ARE GETTING READY TO EASE 
VISITORS' RESTRICTIONS AT 
HOSPITALS AND LONG-TERM CARE 
HOMES.
THE CBC'S BONNIE ALLEN SHOWS US 
WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE.
>> Reporter: HEIDI LINDSAY 
WORKED HARD TO KEEP HER FATHER 
ALIVE, VISITING HIM EVERY DAY 
INSIDE HIS CARE FACILITY.
PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS LOCKED HER
OUT, AND HE DIED A FEW DAYS 
LATER.
NOW SHE SITS ON A TASK FORCE 
THAT'S BEEN HAMMERING OUT NEW 
VISITOR RULES IN SASKATCHEWAN.
>> I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO QUESTION
IN MY MIND THAT I COULD HAVE 
CONTINUED TO CARE FOR HIM AND 
NOT BE ANY GREATER RISK THAN THE
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT WORK 
HERE EVERY DAY. 
>> Reporter: UNTIL NOW, VISITS 
HAVE ONLY BEEN ALLOWED FOR 
PEOPLE WHO ARE DYING, HAVING A 
BABY, OR UNDERGOING MAJOR 
SURGERY.
NOW MOST HOSPITAL PATIENTS WOULD
QUALIFY FOR AT LEAST ONE SUPPORT
PERSON.
THOSE VISITORS WILL BE SCREENED.
THIS EPIDEMIOLOGIST SAYS 
PHYSICAL DISTANCING SHOULD ALSO 
BE ENFORCED.
>> WHEN YOU GO TO SEE SOMEBODY 
IN THE HOSPITAL, THE FIRST THING
YOU DO IS YOU LEAN IN, YOU WANT 
TO TOUCH THEM, YOU WANT TO FIX 
THEIR HAIR, FIX THEIR GOWN, 
THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.
>> ACTUALLY, I'M WORKING IN A 
CRITICAL CARE UNIT.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT OUR STAFF 
ARE VERY HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO 
START TO WELCOME MORE FAMILIES 
INTO THE HOSPITAL, AND I THINK 
THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT 
OF HAPPY PEOPLE WITHIN LONG-TERM
CARE AS WELL.
>> Reporter: SOME LONG-TERM CARE
RESIDENTS WILL BE ALLOWED TWO 
VISITORS INSIDE IF AND ONLY IF 
THEIR NEEDS ARE NOT BEING MET.
THAT'S A VAGUE CRITERIA THAT 
OFFICIALS ADMIT COULD CREATE 
CONFUSION AND TURN SOME FAMILIES
AWAY.
BRENDA MOFFAT'S 85-YEAR-OLD 
MOTHER HAS DEMENTIA. 
>> THE PHONE CALLS THAT YOU GET 
BECAUSE SHE'S SO CONFUSED.
>> Reporter: SHE SAYS CHOOSING 
WHO GETS TO VISIT WILL BE 
DIFFICULT.
>> LIKE, HOW DO YOU PRIORITIZE 
WHO IS MOST IMPORTANT IN HER 
LIFE?
>> HI, MISS YOU!
>> Reporter: OUTSIDE VISITS, 
LIKE THIS ONE FOR THIS CANCER 
PATIENT WILL BECOME MORE COMMON 
IN BOTH MANITOBA AND 
SASKATCHEWAN.
PATIENT SAFETY EXPERTS SAY 
GIVING FAMILIES MORE ACCESS WILL
IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES.
HEIDI LINDSAY AGREES. 
>> MY DAD SHOULD SERVE AS A 
WARNING FOR THAT. 
>> Reporter: BECAUSE FAMILIES 
CAN HELP SAFEGUARD THEIR LOVED 
ONES.
BONNIE ALLEN, CBC NEWS, REGINA.
>> Ian: SOME OTHER STORIES WE'RE
FOLLOWING TONIGHT ON "THE 
NATIONAL."
BOMBARDIER ANNOUNCING IT WILL 
LAY OFF 2500 WORKERS FROM ITS 
PLANE-MAKING DIVISION STARTING 
THIS MONTH.
THE QUEBEC COMPANY BLAMING IT ON
A REDUCED DEMAND FOR BUSINESS 
JETS DURING THE PANDEMIC.
>>> OTTAWA SAYS IT'S DELAYING AN
AUCTION OF A 5G WIRELESS 
SPECTRUM BECAUSE OF COVID-19.
THESE ARE CRITICAL TO THE 
DEPLOYMENT OF 5G NETWORKS IN THE
COUNTRY.
THE AUCTION SCHEDULED TO START 
IN DECEMBER IS NOW POSTPONED 
UNTIL NEXT SUMMER.
>>> A LIBERAL MEMBER OF 
PARLIAMENT WITHDREW FROM THE 
PARTY CAUCUS TODAY AFTER 
CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST HIM 
CAME TO LIGHT.
ASHLEY BURKE HAS THE DETAILS.
>> Reporter: EIGHT WEEKS AFTER 
MARWAN TABBARA WAS ARRESTED, HIS
CONSTITUENTS ARE JUST NOW 
LEARNING ABOUT IT.
>> UNFORTUNATELY IT IS QUITE 
SHOCKING, TO SAY THE LEAST. 
>> I WASN'T TOO HAPPY ABOUT IT, 
JUST BECAUSE I KNOW HIM 
PERSONALLY, FROM EXPERIENCE, SO 
IT'S DISAPPOINTING TO SEE.
>> HE NEEDS TO BE TREATED LIKE 
EVERYBODY ELSE.
>> I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE -- 
>> Reporter: TABBARA IS THE 
LIBERAL MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR
KITCHENER SOUTH IN ONTARIO.
AS A CHILD, HE FLED VIOLENCE IN 
LEBANON AND HAS BUILT A CAREER 
FIGHTING FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN 
CANADA AND ABROAD. 
>> WHAT IS CANADA DOING TO HELP 
THE SYRIAN PEOPLE?
>> Reporter: BUT IN APRIL, 
TABBARA WAS CHARGED WITH TWO 
COUNTS OF ASSAULT, PLUS BREAK 
AND ENTER AND HARASSMENT.
SOURCES SAY IT INVOLVED A 
PARTNER OR FORMER PARTNER.
IN A STATEMENT, TABBARA WROTE: 
"I CONTINUE TO RECEIVE 
COUNSELLING AND TREATMENT FOR 
ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION, WHICH I 
HAVE BEEN LIVING WITH FOR SOME 
TIME.
EVERY INCIDENT OF VIOLENCE IS 
UNACCEPTABLE AND INEXCUSABLE.
IT WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE FOR ME
TO COMMENT FURTHER WHILE THIS 
MATTER IS BEFORE THE COURT."
IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME THE 
LIBERALS HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH 
ALLEGATIONS OF MISCONDUCT.
JUSTIN TRUDEAU HAS TAKEN A ZERO 
TOLERANCE APPROACH TO 
HARASSMENT, AND HE -- M.P.S FROM
HIS CAUCUS OVER IT.
IN A STATEMENT TONIGHT, THE 
LIBERAL PARTY SAYS THAT IT TAKES
THIS VERY SERIOUSLY.
TABBARA SAYS HE IS STEPPING AWAY
FROM THE LIBERAL CAUCUS BUT WILL
CONTINUE HIS WORK AS AN M.P.
ASHLEY BURKE, CBC NEWS, OTTAWA.
>> Ian: SOME ALBERTANS VISITING 
PROPERTY IN B.C. SAY THEY ARE 
GETTING A STRONG MESSAGE: STAY 
OUT. 
>> THE NOTES, YOU KNOW, IT'S THE
PLACE, RIGHT?
>> Ian: UP NEXT, THE BORDER 
CROSS-PROVINCE COVID SPAT.
>>> AND WHERE ARE YOU PUTTING 
YOUR DISCARDED P.P.E.?
THE MADE-IN-CANADA SOLUTION TO 
KEEP YOUR MASK AND GLOVES GREEN.
>>> AND ON THE GROUND WITH 
PROTESTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
>> THIS IS A MOVEMENT THAT, YOU 
KNOW, WE SHOULD BE PART OF. 
>> Ian: WHY THEY MARCH.
WE'RE BACK IN TWO.
>> Ian: PEOPLE ON VANCOUVER 
ISLAND HAVE REASON TO CELEBRATE.
THE LAST COVID PATIENT HAS BEEN 
SENT HOME FROM HOSPITAL.
THERE ARE NOW NO KNOWN CASES ON 
THE ENTIRE ISLAND.
THERE WERE 130, 125 PEOPLE HAVE 
RECOVERED, AND FIVE HAVE DIED.
IN BRITISH COLUMBIA'S INTERIOR, 
THEY HAVE FLATTENED THE CURVE, 
AND PEOPLE THERE WANT TO KEEP IT
THAT WAY, BUT THAT'S LED SOME 
RESIDENTS TO TURN ON THEIR 
ALBERTAN NEIGHBOURS.
BRIAR STEWART HAS THAT STORY.
>> Reporter: ALONG THE 
TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY IN B.C.'S 
INTERIOR, NO FRONT PLATE ON A 
VEHICLE MEANS THE ONE ON THE 
BACK LIKELY READS ALBERTA.
NOW SOME WITH THAT RED LETTERING
HAVE BECOME TARGETS, TOLD TO GO 
HOME OR, WORSE, LIKE MATT GRAHAM
IN REVELSTOKE, WHO GOT THIS NOTE
ON HIS CAR, ALONG WITH A LARGE 
SCRATCH.
>> THAT'S KIND OF WHEN I PUT THE
TWO AND TWO TOGETHER, THAT THE 
KEYING AND THE NOTES, YOU KNOW, 
IT'S THE PLATES, RIGHT?
>> Reporter: SOME ALBERTANS HAVE
EVEN PUT UP THEIR OWN NOTES, 
PLEADING FOR THEIR VEHICLES NOT 
TO BE DAMAGED.
THE VANDALISM, WHILE NOT 
WIDESPREAD, HAS GOT PEOPLE'S 
ATTENTION.
>> I WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS, BUT I
HAVE SO MUCH FAMILY OUT HERE, 
AND WHERE I'M STAYING EVERYONE 
IS ALBERTANS.
>> Reporter: ALBERTAN TAYLOR 
MCKAY IS WORKING IN SICAMOUS, 
B.C.
IT'S A LAKESIDE COMMUNITY 
HALFWAY BETWEEN VANCOUVER AND 
CALGARY.
IN THE SUMMER ITS POPULATION CAN
GROW BY FIVE TIMES.
A BIG REASON, ALL OF THE 
ALBERTANS AND THEIR SEASONAL 
PROPERTIES, BUT THE FEW LARGE 
COVID-19 OUTBREAKS IN SOUTHERN 
ALBERTA HAVE RAISED CONCERNS 
ABOUT INTERPROVINCIAL TRAVEL.
THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS AROUND
GOING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE
TWO PROVINCES, BUT HEALTH 
OFFICIALS ARE STILL ADVISING 
AGAINST ALL NON-ESSENTIAL 
TRAVEL.
ON TOP OF THAT, THERE ARE SOME 
DESTINATIONS WHERE ONLY 
RESIDENTS ARE ALLOWED.
LIKE PROVINCIAL CAMPGROUNDS, 
PRIVATE SITES LIKE THIS ONE CAN 
WELCOME WHOMEVER THEY WANT, BUT 
THE OWNER SAYS MANY ALBERTANS .  
PRIVATE SITES LIKE THIS ONE CAN 
WELCOME WHOMEVER THEY WANT, BUT 
THE OWNER SAYS MANY ALBERTANS 
ARE CANCELLING, IN PART BECAUSE 
THEY HEARD ABOUT SOME OF THE 
VEHICLE VANDALISM.
>> PEOPLE ARE AFRAID TO COME, SO
THAT ADDS ANOTHER ELEMENT OF 
FEAR.
>> Reporter: AS FOR THE MAYOR OF
SICAMOUS, HE SAYS HE'LL LEAVE 
THE TRAVEL ADVISORIES UP TO THE 
HEALTH OFFICIALS.
BUT THERE'S A DIFFERENT MESSAGE 
HE WANTS TO SEND.
>> IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT WE 
CONSIDER THE SITUATION UNDER 
COVID-19 AND BE KIND TO PEOPLE.
AND NO BULLYING.
>> Reporter: BECAUSE RIGHT NOW 
IT'S DIFFICULT ENOUGH WITHOUT 
HAVING PEOPLE TURN ON THEIR 
NEIGHBOURS.
BRIAR STEWART, CBC NEWS, 
SICAMOUS, B.C. 
>> Ian: ALL THOSE DISPOSABLE 
GLOVES, MASKS AND WIPES THAT 
PEOPLE ARE USING TO PROTECT 
THEMSELVES AGAINST COVID-19 HAVE
CREATED A WASTE PROBLEM.
THEY ARE WINDING UP IN PLACES 
THEY SHOULDN'T BE.
AS GREG RASMUSSEN EXPLAINS, A 
MADE-IN-CANADA SOLUTION IS IN 
THE WORKS.
>> Reporter: IF YOU FLUSH 
SOMETHING YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED 
TO, THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO END
UP DEALING WITH IT.
>> IT LOOKED LIKE I SAW A FEW 
MASKS COMING UP AS WE WERE 
WATCHING IT.
>> Reporter: THIS SEWAGE PLANT 
IS DEALING WITH A SURGE IN ITEMS
THAT DON'T BIODEGRADE, CATCHING 
THEM IN THESE GIANT SCREENS. 
>> WHETHER THOSE ARE WIPES, 
WHETHER THEY ARE MASKS, WHETHER 
THEY ARE RUBBER GLOVES, ALL OF 
THOSE THINGS CAN'T BE TREATED IN
THE SEWAGE SYSTEM AND, IN FACT, 
DAMAGE OUR EQUIPMENT.
WHAT WE'RE FINDING NOW WITH 
COVID IS THAT THOSE NUMBERS ARE 
INCREASING.
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, IT CAN TOTAL
OVER $250 MILLION A YEAR IN 
INCREASED MAINTENANCE COSTS.
>> Reporter: THE PLASTIC-BASED 
FIBRES ARE PROCESSED, DRIED. 
>> THAT'S A BIG PILE. 
>> Reporter: AND SENT TO 
LANDFILL.
AROUND THE WORLD, BILLIONS OF 
MASKS, ALMOST ALL MADE FROM 
ARTIFICIAL FIBRES, ARE SUDDENLY 
BEING USED AND DISCARDED.
>> BUT THE PERSISTENCE OF WASTE 
OR LITTER IS INCREDIBLY LONG 
LASTING, HUNDREDS IF NOT 
THOUSANDS OF YEARS.
AND THAT'S WHY IT'S REALLY 
IMPORTANT THAT THE END-OF-LIFE 
PHASE IS FULLY THOUGHT OUT.
THE SEA IS SORT OF DOWNHILL FROM
EVERYWHERE, AND SO THERE'S A 
TENDENCY FOR MATERIALS TO 
ACCUMULATE THERE, CARRIED BY 
RIVERS OR CARRIED BY WIND.
>> Reporter: A HUGE PROBLEM, AND
THESE SCIENTISTS ARE WORKING ON 
A MADE-IN-CANADA FIX. 
>> IT'S ALL BASED ON WOOD 
FIBRES. 
>> Reporter: WOOD FIBRE CAN BE 
SHAPED INTO EVERYTHING FROM 
SIMPLE FACE MASKS TO MEDICAL 
GRADE RESPIRATORS, ALL 
BIODEGRADABLE OR RECYCLABLE. 
>> PEOPLE ARE VERY CONSCIOUS 
ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY, SO THIS IS
REALLY -- THIS IS VERY HIGH IN 
PEOPLE'S MIND.
AND IF WE MATCH THAT INTEREST 
WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF WOOD 
FIBRE, I THINK WE HAVE A WINNER.
>> Reporter: THE KEY IS CREATING
A CONCOCTION THAT BREAKS DOWN 
NATURALLY AND STILL FILTERS OUT 
VIRUSES.
RESEARCHERS SAY MANUFACTURERS 
ARE INTERESTED, ALL WITH THE 
GOAL OF REDUCING THE GROWING 
PILE OF WASTE.
GREG RASMUSSEN, CBC NEWS, STHE GROWING 
PILE OF WASTE.
GREG RASMUSSEN, CBC NEWS, OMTHE GROWING 
PILE OF WASTE.
GREG RASMUSSEN, CBC NEWS, ETHE GROWING
PILE OF WASTE.
GREG RASMUSSEN, CBC NEWS,  OF THE 
GROWING 
PILE OF WASTE.
GREG RASMUSSEN, CBC NEWS, PILE OF WASTE.
GREG RASMUSSEN, CBC NEWS, 
VANCOUVER.
>> Ian: NEXT ON "THE NATIONAL," 
WE TAKE YOU TO PROTESTS IN 
WINNIPEG, EDMONTON AND 
VANCOUVER.
WHY PEOPLE THERE HAVE TO MAKE 
THEIR VOICES HEARD.
>>> PLUS, AFTER A WOMAN CALLED 
POLICE ON A BLACK MAN BIRD 
WATCHING, IT'S BLACK BIRD 
WATCHERS WEEK.
WE'LL TELL YOU ONE OF THE 
REASONS THAT MATTERS.
>> GEORGE FLOYD!
[ Chanting ]
>> Ian: HUNDREDS GATHERED 
OUTSIDE HALIFAX CITY HALL FOR A 
VIGIL TO REMEMBER GEORGE FLOYD, 
AS WELL AS OTHER BLACK LIVES 
LOST AT THE HANDS OF POLICE.
SIMILAR ANTI-BLACK RACISM 
PROTESTS TOOK PLACE ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY TODAY.
FROM P.E.I. 
>> BLACK LIVES MATTER!
>> Ian: TO MONCTON, QUEBEC CITY 
AND REGINA.
>> I CAN'T BREATHE!
>> Ian: THOUSANDS OF CANADIANS 
ECHOING CALLS FOR JUSTICE AND 
CHANGE.
AND TONIGHT WINNIPEG HOSTED ITS 
OWN ANTI-RACISM RALLY.
THOUSANDS GATHER IN FRONT OF THE
LEGISLATURE WHILE ORGANIZERS HAD
A MESSAGE FOR OFFICIALS IN THAT 
CITY.
HERE'S CAMERON MacINTOSH.
>> Reporter: IN THE RALLY HERE 
IN WINNIPEG JUST WRAPPING UP, 
AND THIS IS ONE OF THE LARGEST 
DEMONSTRATIONS WE'VE SEEN IN 
MANITOBA IN QUITE SOME TIME.
SEVERAL THOUSAND PEOPLE PACKED 
IN PRETTY TIGHT.
IN FACT, PHYSICAL DISTANCING HAS
BEEN NEAR IMPOSSIBLE.
WE'VE SEEN THE BLACK COMMUNITY.
WE'VE SEEN WHITE PEOPLE.
WE'VE SEEN THE INDIGENOUS 
COMMUNITY.
MANY FAMILIES COMING OUT 
BRINGING YOUNG CHILDREN, PEOPLE 
OF ALL BACKGROUNDS COMING HERE 
TO SHARE IN A MESSAGE OF 
ANTI-RACISM.
HOWEVER, THE ORGANIZERS OF THIS 
EVENT, JUSTICE FOR BLACK LIVES 
WINNIPEG, HAVE A MORE TARGETED 
MESSAGE, SAYING THAT VIOLENCE 
AGAINST BLACK PEOPLE ISN'T JUST 
AN AMERICAN PROBLEM.
IT HAPPENS HERE IN CANADA, AND 
IT HAPPENS HERE IN WINNIPEG.
THEY ARE POINTING TO NUMEROUS 
INCIDENTS IN THE PAST WHERE THE 
POLICE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN 
LETHAL ALTERCATIONS OF MEMBERS 
OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY, IN THE 
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY.
THEY WANT THOSE CASES REOPENED 
AND RE-INVESTIGATED.
THEY ARE ALSO CALLING FOR THE 
ULTIMATE DEFUNDING AND 
DISMANTLING OF THE WINNIPEG 
POLICE SERVICE ITSELF.
WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY RESPONSE YET 
FROM THE CITY OR THE PROVINCE ON
THAT, BUT THE WINNIPEG POLICE 
DID COME OUT BEFORE THIS AND 
TWEETED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE 
PRESENT AT THIS RALLY.
THEY WOULD NOT BE VISIBLE HERE, 
AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN.
IN FACT, SECURITY IS BEING DONE 
BY CORRECTIONS OFFICERS RIGHT 
NOW HERE AT THE MANITOBA 
LEGISLATURE.
AS FOR THE POLICE, THOUGH, THEY 
DID CALL FOR UNITY AND PEACE 
BEFORE THIS RALLY, AND SO FAR 
THAT'S WHAT WE'VE SEEN HERE IN 
WINNIPEG.
IAN?
>> Ian: THERE ARE ALSO CALLS FOR
CHANGE IN EDMONTON TONIGHT, AND 
AGAIN DEMONSTRATORS CHOSE TO 
GATHER IN FRONT OF THE 
PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE, AND 
THAT'S WHERE RAFFY BOUDJIKANIAN 
IS.
>> Reporter: IAN, THERE ARE 
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HERE 
TONIGHT.
THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF 
SMALLER RALLIES IN EDMONTON 
LEADING UP TO TODAY, BUT PEOPLE 
WERE IMPATIENT.
THEY HAVE SHOWN UP IN DROVES.
I'M HERE WITH THE AKOUM FAMILY.
THEY WANTED TO SHOW THEIR 
SUPPORT TO THE BLACK LIVES 
MATTER MOVEMENT.
VICTORY AKOUM IS STANDING HERE 
WITH ME.
VICTORY, YOU WERE TALKING TO ME 
ABOUT HOW SHOCKED YOU WERE WHEN 
YOU HEARD HOW GEORGE FLOYD DIED.
WHAT WAS GOING THROUGH YOUR MIND
WHEN YOU HEARD THAT STORY?
>> I COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT 
BRUTAL MURDERS WERE STILL 
HAPPENING IN THIS TIME IN BROAD 
DAYLIGHT WITH MULTIPLE WITNESSES
AND CAMERAS OUT.
AND I COULDN'T BELIEVE AFTER HOW
LONG IT TOOK TO GET THEM 
CONVICTED AND, LIKE, PUT IN 
JAIL, AS THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN 
IMMEDIATELY.
>> Reporter: AND YOU'RE HERE 
BECAUSE YOU'RE HOPING FOR 
CHANGE, YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE 
HERE BECAUSE OF THAT.
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?
>> WE'RE LOOKING AT ALLIES, ALL 
NON-BLACK PEOPLE, CAN HELP US 
AMPLIFY OUR VOICES THROUGH ALL 
OF THE LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, AND
TO HEAR OUR STORIES, TO HEAR OUR
EXPERIENCES, AND TO BE 
UNDERSTANDING.
>> Reporter: THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH, VICTORY.
AND IAN, THAT'S REALLY THE KIND 
OF MESSAGE WE'VE BEEN HEARING 
FROM SPEAKERS TODAY AS WELL.
A FEW HIGHLIGHTED SYSTEMIC 
RACISM.
ONE GENTLEMAN POINTING OUT HOW 
HE WAS ONE OF ONLY THREE BLACK 
PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN ELECTED AS 
AN MLA IN ALBERTA'S LEGISLATURE.
>> Ian: OKAY, THANK YOU, RAFFY.
LET'S TURN OUT NOW TO VANCOUVER.
THOUSANDS CAME OUT EARLIER THIS 
WEEK TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT FOR 
GEORGE FLOYD, AND THIS EVENING 
ANOTHER DEMONSTRATION, THIS TIME
WITH A FOCUS ON RACISM IN 
CANADA.
AND LAURA LYNCH IS THERE.
LAURA?
>> Reporter: HI, IAN.
THIS RALLY, DEMONSTRATION, 
PROTEST IS NOW INTO ITS THIRD 
HOUR, AND JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU 
A SENSE OF WHAT THE CROWD IS 
LIKE.
HAVE A LOOK AT THE MANY, MANY 
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE 
COME OUT TO THIS PLAZA IN THE 
CENTRE OF THE CITY AND ARE ALSO 
SPILLING OUT ON TO THE STREETS 
BEYOND IT.
AND FOR THE LAST TWO AND A HALF 
HOURS THEY HAVE BEEN LISTENING 
TO PERSONAL, PASSIONATE STORIES 
OF PEOPLE'S EXPERIENCES WITH 
RACISM.
AT TIMES DIFFICULT TO LISTEN TO.
BUT ALL IN THE SERVICE OF TRYING
TO SEND OUT A MESSAGE THAT THERE
IS RACISM IN THIS COUNTRY THAT 
ALSO NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
TO THAT END, I SPOKE WITH ONE OF
THE ORGANIZERS EARLIER WHO 
TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT IT 
ISN'T JUST RACISM, THERE ARE 
OTHER THINGS THAT NEED TO BE 
ADDRESSED AS WELL.
>> RACISM DOESN'T ONLY JUST 
HAPPEN IN CANADA.
IT HAPPENS IN DIFFERENT SYSTEMS 
THROUGHOUT CANADA, IN YOUR 
SCHOOLS, IN YOUR HOUSEHOLDS, IN 
YOUR WORKPLACES, AND WE WANT TO 
SHOW OUR EMPLOYERS AND TEACHERS 
HOW THEY CAN ADDRESS THAT, HOW 
WE CAN MOVE FORWARD AND HOW WE 
CAN BETTER OURSELVES FOR THE 
FUTURE GENERATION.
>> Reporter: HE ALSO WANTS TO 
MAKE SURE THAT THIS MESSAGE THAT
THEY ARE TRYING TO BRING OUT 
TONIGHT IN THIS PROTEST IS NOT 
FORGOTTEN IN THE NEXT NEWS 
CYCLE, AS HE SAID TO ME, THAT IS
NOT FORGOTTEN IN THE NEXT DAYS 
OR WEEKS OR MONTHS.
THEY WANT THIS TO SIGNIFY REAL 
CHANGE FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW 
AND GENERATIONS TO COME.
IAN?
>> Ian: ALL RIGHT, LAURA, THANK 
YOU.
>>> EARLIER WE SHOWED YOU THE 
TORONTO MARCH ATTENDED BY 
THOUSANDS.
ONE WOMAN AGREED TO TAKE US WITH
HER, IN A SENSE, TO SHOW AND 
TELL WHY IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR 
HER AND HER FRIENDS TO BE THERE.
HERE SHE IS, IN HER OWN WORDS 
AND VIDEO.
>> OKAY, SO WE JUST GOT TO 
KENNEDY STATION.
WE ARE GOING DOWNTOWN FOR THE 
RALLY, AND THESE ARE SOME OF THE
FRIENDS WE WILL BE GOING WITH.
[ Chanting ]
HAPPY FOR SO MUCH SUPPORT AND 
WE'RE ALL UNITED RIGHT NOW, 
MARCHING, AND LOTS OF ENERGY.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
>> YEAH, IT'S SO GREAT.
>> WE'RE HONESTLY BLESSED TO BE 
HERE.
FIGHTING FOR OUR RIGHTS.
>> BLACK LIVES MATTER!
>> SO MANY PEOPLE HERE.
>> BLACK LIVES MATTER!
>> MY NAME IS CHELSI, I'M 18 
YEARS OLD, AND I WENT TO THE 
MARCH TODAY BECAUSE IT'S 
IMPORTANT THAT WE ACTUALLY SHOW 
THAT WE CARE FOR THE BLACK 
COMMUNITY, THAT WE FIGHT AGAINST
RACISM, THAT WE FIGHT AGAINST 
OPPRESSION.
>> ISN'T THAT INSPIRING?
>> YEAH
>> REALLY GREAT TURNOUT.
ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT A GREAT REASON
WHY WE'RE HERE MARCHING, IT'S 
STILL POWERFUL. 
>> WE'RE HERE AND THAT'S ALL 
THAT MATTERS. 
>> EXACTLY.
>> IT'S NICE TO SEE EVERYBODY, 
LIKE, ALL TOGETHER.
>> YEAH.
IT'S -- AND WHAT I LIKE IS THAT 
IT'S SUCH A DIVERSE GROUP OUT 
HERE.
YOU KNOW THERE'S HOPE WHEN 
THERE'S PEOPLE LIKE THIS AROUND.
THAT'S IMPORTANT. 
>> YEAH, DEFINITELY.
>> IT'S ACTUALLY POURING RIGHT 
NOW.
I BELIEVE WE'VE COME TO THE END 
OF THE MARCH.
SOMEONE IS SPEAKING UP THERE.
[ Crowd Noise ]
>> WE ARE ON OUR WAY BACK HOME.
IT WENT REALLY WELL.
I WAS IN THE RAIN AT THE END, 
LIKE, EVERYONE WAS -- IT WAS SO 
LOUD.
POSITIVE ENERGY.
>> IT WAS GREAT.
SO MANY PEOPLE SUPPORTED IT.
SO MANY PEOPLE.
>> ALL COLOURS, ALL RACES, ALL 
AGES.
IT WAS GREAT
>> IT WAS FANTASTIC.
>> Ian: WE'LL HAVE SOME MORE 
VOICES FROM THE STREETS AHEAD IN
THE PROGRAM, BUT FIRST, A MOMENT
WHEN VOICES JOINED IN SONG IN 
REGINA TODAY.
* ONCE WAS LOST, BUT NOW I'M 
FOUND *
* WAS BLIND BUT NOW I SEE  
 >> Ian: AS PEOPLE ACROSS CANADA
AND THE UNITED STATES CONFRONT 
ISSUES OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION,
EDMONTON POLICE ARE 
INVESTIGATING A POSSIBLE HATE 
CRIME.
IT TAKES THE SHAPE OF A DECAL 
THAT SHOWS AN INDIGENOUS 
PROTESTER BEING HIT BY A TRAIN.
RAFFY BOUDJIKANIAN LOOKS AT THE 
IMPACT IT'S HAVING.
>> Reporter: IT WAS A NORMAL, 
EVERYDAY STOP AT A COFFEE SHOP.
UNTIL ASHLEY CALLINGBULL'S 
FATHER FOUND THIS, JUST FIVE 
MINUTES FROM THEIR HOME ON ENOCH
CREE NATION. 
>> I JUST KEPT ASKING HIM OVER 
AND OVER LOOKING AT IT SAYING IS
THIS REAL?
FOR CALLINGBULL, THERE'S A CLEAR
LINK BETWEEN THE STICKER AND 
OPPOSITION TO ANTI-PIPELINE 
PROTESTS ACROSS CANADA THIS 
WINTER.
>> YOU'RE MAKING A MESS OF MY 
COUNTRY.
>> IT'S A REALLY SENSITIVE TIME,
AND FOR PEOPLE TO STILL BE 
MAKING THESE GRAPHIC IMAGES, 
GETTING THEM DISTRIBUTED AND 
PUTTING THEM IN PLACES THAT ARE 
DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM MY RESERVE 
IS EXTREMELY HURTFUL.
>> Reporter: SUREWAY 
CONSTRUCTION SAYS IT HAS NOTHING
TO DO WITH THEM AND HAS 
APOLOGIZED.
IT SAYS THE DECALS HAVE TURNED 
UP ELSEWHERE IN EDMONTON AND IN 
SASKATCHEWAN.
THE COMPANY HAS LODGED A POLICE 
COMPLAINT.
>> IT'S BEING PLACED WITH AN 
INTENT TO INCITE THINGS, AND 
WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING.
IT'S JUST NOT ACCEPTABLE.
>> Reporter: OFFENSIVE STICKERS 
AREN'T NEW TO ALBERTA.
IN MARCH ONE STICKER DREW 
INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION FOR 
DEPICTING THE SEXUAL ASSAULT ON 
CLIMATE ACTIVIST GRETA THUNBERG
>> THAT'S MISOGYNY, PURE AND 
SIMPLE. 
>> Reporter: BUT THE RCMP SAID 
IT BROKE NO LAW. 
>> IF THEY FOUND OUT THE PERSON,
POSSIBLY COULD BE PUBLIC 
PROPERTY DAMAGE.
I DON'T KNOW, VANDALISM, MAYBE, 
BECAUSE YOU'RE PUTTING A STICKER
ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. 
>> Reporter: THIS CRIMINOLOGIST 
SAYS IT COULD BE TOUGH TO MEET 
THE HIGHER THRESHOLD OF A HATE 
CRIME AND ACKNOWLEDGES THESE 
STICKERS SEEM TIED TO STRONG 
SUPPORT TO THE OIL AND GAS 
SECTOR.
>> THERE'S VERY STRONG SYMBOLIC 
THERE THAT WE SEE HAPPENING IN 
OUR PROVINCE THAT KIND OF, 
AGAIN, UNDERPINS THOSE OVERT AND
DISCRETE AND SYSTEMIC FORMS OF 
DISCRIMINATION.
>> Reporter: ASHLEY CALLINGBULL 
HOPES WHOEVER IS BEHIND THIS 
DECAL IS FOUND. 
>> IT SAYS THAT RACISM IS ALIVE 
AND WELL IN CANADA. 
>> Reporter: RAFFY BOUDJIKANIAN,
CBC NEWS, EDMONTON.
>> Ian: NEXT ON "THE NATIONAL," 
AFTER A VIRAL VIDEO SHOWED A 
WOMAN IN NEW YORK THREATENING TO
CALL THE POLICE ON A BLACK MAN 
WHILE BIRD WATCHING, AN ACT OF 
SOLIDARITY FROM THE BLACK BIRD 
WATCHING COMMUNITY
>> I HOPE THAT WE CAN ALL KIND 
OF COME TOGETHER AND MAKE THIS 
SPACE INCLUSIVE BECAUSE NATURE 
IS INCLUSIVE.
>> Ian: REPRESENTATION IN 
NATURE, SCIENCE, AND BIRD 
WATCHING.
NEXT.
[aggressive scratching]
>> Ian: THE DAY THAT GEORGE 
FLOYD DIED YOU MAY REMEMBER 
ANOTHER VIDEO GOING VIRAL OF A 
DIFFERENT RACIST INCIDENT IN 
CENTRAL PARK.
>> THERE'S AN AFRICAN AMERICAN 
MAN THREATENING MY LIFE.
>> Ian: IT SHOWED A WHITE WOMAN 
CALLING THE POLICE ON AN AFRICAN
AMERICAN MAN WHO HAD SIMPLY 
ASKED HER TO FOLLOW PARK RULES 
AND PUT HER DOG ON A LEASH.
THE MAN BEHIND THE CELLPHONE WAS
A BIRD WATCHER NAMED CHRISTIAN 
COOPER.
AS TASHAUNA REID TELLS US, HIS 
EXPERIENCE SPARKED THE IDEA FOR 
BLACK BIRDERS WEEK.
>> Reporter: IN A DOCUMENTARY 
LAST YEAR, CHRISTIAN COOPER 
SHARED HIS PASSION FOR BIRD 
WATCHING.
NOW HE'S PART OF A GLOBAL 
CONVERSATION ABOUT ANTI-BLACK 
RACISM.
>> FOR FAR TOO LONG, BLACK 
PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES HAVE
BEEN SHOWN THAT OUTDOOR 
EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS 
BIRDING, ARE NOT FOR US. 
>> Reporter: COOPER'S 
EXPERIENCE, A CATALYST FOR AN 
ONLINE CALL TO ACTION, FOR BLACK
BIRD WATCHERS, SCIENTISTS AND 
NATURE ENTHUSIASTS, TO SHARE 
THEIR EXPERIENCES USING A SIMPLE
HASHTAG, BLACK BIRDERS WEEK.
CORINA NEWSOME IS A CO-FOUNDER. 
>> AN OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF 
BLACK PEOPLE SHARED PHOTOS OF 
THEM, EVERYTHING FROM 
RECREATIONAL OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES 
TO SCIENTISTS STUDYING BIRDS AND
OTHER WILDLIFE.
I REMEMBER WAKING UP AND, LIKE, 
SCROLLING THROUGH TWITTER FIRST,
AND I JUST STARTED BAWLING. 
>> Reporter: NEWSOME, WHO 
STUDIES AVIAN ECOLOGY, SAYS 
UNFORTUNATELY COOPER'S 
EXPERIENCE ISN'T ISOLATED. 
>> THIS ACTUALLY IS AN ISSUE 
THAT IS ROOTED OUT IN OUR 
CULTURE THAT NEEDS TO BE DUG UP.
>> Reporter: AROUND THE WORLD, 
THOUSANDS HAVE SHARED THEIR 
POSTS IN SUPPORT, INCLUDING 
JACQUELINE SCOTT. 
>> LOOK AS IT'S RIDING THE AIR 
CURRENTS. 
>> Reporter: SCOTT, A UNIVERSITY
OF TORONTO PHD STUDENT 
RESEARCHES AND WRITES ABOUT 
BLACK INCLUSIVITY IN THE 
OUTDOORS.
>> YOU STILL FACE THE DAILY 
RACISM AS IN HERE YOU ARE, 
YOU'RE BIRD WATCHING, YOU'RE 
HIKING, BUT IT'S NEVER WITH THE 
COMPLETE FREEDOM, THE COMPLETE 
RELAXATION. 
>> Reporter: AS A GROUP HIKE 
LEADER IN THE CITY, AND AVID 
BIRD WATCHER, SHE'S HAD HER OWN 
EXPERIENCES. 
>> YOU'RE IN THE CAMPSITE OR 
YOU'RE HIKING THE TRAILS AND YOU
SEE PEOPLE, OH, WHAT ARE YOU 
DOING HERE?
>> Reporter: THAT QUESTION IS 
FAMILIAR TO JUDITH KASIAMA IN 
VANCOUVER.
IT'S WHY SHE FOUNDED COLOUR THE 
TRAILS, AN OUTDOOR GROUP FOR 
PEOPLE OF COLOUR IN THE CITY. 
>> I HOPE THAT WE CAN ALL KIND 
OF COME TOGETHER AND MAKE THIS 
SPACE INCLUSIVE, BECAUSE NATURE 
IS INCLUSIVE.
>> Reporter: AS THE MOVEMENT 
TAKES FLIGHT, A HOPE FROM THE 
BLACK COMMUNITY THAT THIS 
AWARENESS WILL CREATE CHANGE.
TASHAUNA REID, CBC NEWS, 
TORONTO.
>> Ian: NEXT ON "THE NATIONAL," 
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAND A 
SIX-YEAR-OLD A MEGAPHONE?
>> BLACK LIVES MATTER!
>> BLACK LIVES MATTER!
>> Ian: THE STORY BEHIND THIS 
MOMENT IS OUR "MOMENT."
>> BLACK LIVES MATTER!
>> BLACK LIVES MATTER!
>> BLACK LIVES MATTER!
>> BLACK LIVES MATTER!
>> Ian: SIX-YEAR-OLD REYA 
BERNARD WAS HANDED A MEGAPHONE 
AT A MARCH FOR RACIAL JUSTICE, 
AND SHE USED IT TO SHARE A 
FAMILIAR AND POWERFUL MESSAGE.
SHE AND HER MOM TALKED TO OUR 
CHRIS ENSING, EXPLAINING WHAT 
THAT MOMENT WAS LIKE FOR THEM.
>> BLACK LIVES MATTER!
>> BLACK LIVES MATTER!
>> BLACK LIVES MATTER. 
>> BLACK LIVES MATTER!
>> I WAS AFFECTING, LIKE, ABOUT 
A HUNDRED OR JUST PEOPLE.
IT MADE ME FEEL A LITTLE SHY, 
BUT HAPPY.
>> REYA KIND OF CAUGHT ON, AND 
SHE WAS LIKE, I CAN SAY THIS.
LIKE, WE CAN YELL THIS.
LIKE, SAYING THIS IS GOING TO 
HELP.
>> WHAT'S HIS NAME?
>> GEORGE FLOYD. 
>> SAY HIS NAME. 
>> GEORGE FLOYD. 
>> IT WAS PRETTY OVERWHELMING 
BECAUSE I DIDN'T EXPECT THAT 
MANY PEOPLE, AND THEN TO HEAR 
ALL OF US TOGETHER MADE ME FEEL 
MORE POWERFUL.
>> SOME THINGS THAT I LEARNED IS
TO STAND UP FOR MYSELF, AND I 
JUST THINK THAT I COULD BE PRIME
MINISTER BECAUSE, LIKE, I WANT 
TO CHANGE THE WORLD.
>> Ian: ON THIS WEEK OF SO MUCH 
ANGER AND DESPAIR AND PESSIMISM 
ON THE PART OF MANY PEOPLE, 
THAT'S A NICE NOTE TO END ON.
OPTIMISM, A YOUNG GIRL WHO HOPES
ONE DAY TO BE PRIME MINISTER, 
AND AT THE VERY LEAST A 
FANTASTIC TEACHABLE MOMENT FOR 
HER TO EVEN BE THERE AND TAKING 
PART.
THAT IS "THE NATIONAL" FOR 
FRIDAY, JUNE 5.
