>> Adrienne: GOOD EVENING, I'M
ADRIENNE ARSENAULT.
>> Andrew: AND I'M ANDREW
CHANG.
TONIGHT, CANADA'S FINANCE
MINISTER SUDDENLY RESIGNS.
>> The Hon. Bill Morneau: IT'S
THE RIGHT TIME FOR A NEW FINANCE
MINISTER.
>> Andrew: UNDER PRESSURE
AFTER THE "WE" CONTROVERSY AND
AFTER REPORTED DISAGREEMENTS
WITH THE PRIME MINISTER, BILL
MORNEAU STEPS DOWN.
ROSEMARY AND "AT ISSUE" ARE
STANDING BY.
>> Adrienne: NEW ALLEGATIONS
AGAINST THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL.
SOURCES TELL CBC NEWS THAT SHE'S
EVADING HER SECURITY, TAKING
UNNECESSARY RISKS AND IT'S
COSTING CANADIANS.
>> COSTS CAN ADD UP
DISPROPORTIONATELY IF YOU HAVE
SOMEBODY THAT'S NOT COOPERATING.
>> Adrienne: EXCLUSIVE NEW
DETAILS.
>> Andrew: TEACHERS GIVE
BACK-TO-SCHOOL PLANS A FAILING
GRADE.
>> OUTRAGE FIRST.
DISAPPOINTMENT.
UM, FEAR.
>> Andrew: THE BIGGEST
CLASSROOM CONCERNS FOR
SEPTEMBER.
>> Adrienne: THE CFL SEASON
SIDELINED.
>> MIXED EMOTIONS RIGHT NOW.
>> Adrienne: WHERE IT LEAVES
THE PLAYERS, THE FANS AND THE
LEAGUE.
>>> THIS IS "THE NATIONAL."
(*)
>>> AFTER WEEKS OF SPECULATION,
A SUDDEN AND MAJOR DEPARTURE
FROM THE LIBERAL GOVERNMENT
TONIGHT.
>> Andrew: BILL MORNEAU
HAS ANNOUNCED THAT HE IS OUT AS
FINANCE MINISTER, A DECISION
THAT HE CALLS HIS OWN.
>> The Hon. Bill Morneau: LIKE
ANY JOB, THERE'S THE TIME WHEN
YOU'RE THE APPROPRIATE PERSON IN
THE ROLE AND THE TIME THAT YOU
HAVE TO DECIDE THAT YOU'RE NOT
THE APPROPRIATE PERSON IN THE
ROLE.
SINCE I'M NOT RUNNING AGAIN,
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE PRIME
MINISTER HAS BY HIS SIDE A
FINANCE MINISTER WHO HAS THAT
LONGER TERM VISION.
>> Andrew: THERE HAVE BEEN
REPORTS OF TENSION BETWEEN
MORNEAU AND THE PRIME MINISTER
FOR WEEKS.
BILL MORNEAU HAS BEEN A KEY PART
OF THIS GOVERNMENT, IN THE
POSITION SINCE THE LIBERALS
FIRST TOOK POWER BACK IN 2015.
BUT NOW HIS DEPARTURE RAISES
MANY QUESTIONS, INCLUDING WHO
WILL TAKE OVER THE JOB OF
GUIDING A STRUGGLING ECONOMY IN
THE MIDST OF A PANDEMIC.
>> Adrienne: PRESSURE ON
MORNEAU HAD BEEN BUILDING FOR
WEEKS, BUT WHAT LED TO THE
SUDDEN MOVE TONIGHT?
DAVID COCHRANE BEGINS OUR
COVERAGE.
>> Reporter: THIS IS HOW IT
ENDS, THE FINANCE MINISTER
RESIGNS AS THE GOVERNMENT PLOTS
AN ECONOMIC RECOVERY FROM A
PANDEMIC.
>> The Hon. Bill Morneau: I'LL
BE STEPPING DOWN AS FINANCE
MINISTER AND AS A MEMBER OF
PARLIAMENT FOR TORONTO CENTRE.
>> Reporter: BILL MORNEAU HAS
BEEN THE FINANCE MINISTER SINCE
DAY ONE OF THE TRUDEAU
GOVERNMENT.
[Applause]
AND IT SEEMED ALMOST CERTAIN
THAT HE WOULD STAY.
BUT NOW A POLITICAL DIVORCE.
>> The Hon. Bill Morneau:
SINCE I'M NOT RUNNING AGAIN, AND
SINCE I EXPECT THAT WE WILL HAVE
A
LONG AND CHALLENGING RECOVERY, I
THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT
THE PRIME MINISTER HAS BY HIS
SIDE A FINANCE MINISTER WHO HAS
THAT LONGER TERM VISION.
>> Reporter: THE MOVE COMES
AFTER A WEEK OF STORIES QUOTING
ANONYMOUS SOURCES, SPEAKING
BLUNTLY ABOUT THE GROWING RIFT
BETWEEN THE TWO.
A SERIES OF ARTICLES THAT MADE
MORNEAU'S DEPARTURE INEVITABLE.
>> WERE YOU ASKED BY THE PRIME
MINISTER TO RESIGN?
>> The Hon. Bill Morneau: NO,
TONYA.
THIS MORNING I WENT TO THE PRIME
MINISTER AND I TENDERED MY
RESIGNATION.
>> Reporter: FRANK TALK OF THE
DIFFERENCES CAME AFTER IT WAS
REVEALED THAT FORMER BANK OF
CANADA AND FORMER BANK OF
ENGLAND GOVERNOR MARK CARNEY WAS
ADVISING THE PRIME MINISTER ON
THE PANDEMIC RESPONSE.
>> The Hon. Bill Morneau:
TODAY I WROTE A CHEQUE IN
PAYMENT OF $41,366.
>> Reporter: AND AFTER MORNEAU
COMPOUNDED THE DAMAGE FROM THE
"WE" CONTROVERSY, BY REVEALING
THAT HE FAILED TO PAY FOR A TRIP
THAT HE TOOK WITH HIS FAMILY TO
ECUADOR ON THE CHARITY'S DIME.
THE PRIME MINISTER DIDN'T SAY
WHO WOULD REPLACE MORNEAU, BUT
ISSUED A STATEMENT THANKING HIM
FOR HIS SERVICE, AND PROMISING
TO SUPPORT MORNEAU IN HIS NEXT
MOVE, BECAUSE THERE'S YET
ANOTHER TWIST.
>> The Hon. Bill Morneau: I
STILL INTEND TO CONTINUE TO
SERVE, AND HAVE DECIDED TO PUT
MY NAME FORWARD TO BECOME THE
NEXT SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE
ORGINISATION FOR ECONOMIC
COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT.
>> Reporter: GONE FROM THIS
JOB, ALREADY CAMPAIGNING FOR THE
NEXT.
DAVID COCHRANE, CBC NEWS,
OTTAWA.
>> Adrienne: ALL RIGHT, SO
LET'S BRING IN CBC'S CHIEF
POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT ROSEMARY
BARTON.
SO, ROSIE, AN EXTRAORDINARY MOVE
AND CLEARLY EXTRAORDINARY
TIMING?
>> Rosemary: YEAH,
EXTRAORDINARY TIMING AND A
LITTLE STRANGE TOO, LET'S BE
HONEST.
IT WAS WIDELY KNOWN THAT BILL
MORNEAU PROBABLY WASN'T GOING TO
RUN AGAIN IN THE NEXT ELECTION.
SO WHILE THE GOVERNMENT MAY WANT
TO MOVE AHEAD WITH A DIFFERENT
ECONOMIC AGENDA THAN BILL
MORNEAU WANTED TO DO, THERE'S,
OF COURSE, OTHER FACTORS HERE.
AND THAT WOULD BE PRIMARILY THE
PRESSURE AROUND BILL MORNEAU ON
THE "WE" CONTROVERSY AND THE
FACT THAT HE DIDN'T DISCLOSE AND
DIDN'T PAY BACK INITIALLY THAT
TRAVEL MONEY UNTIL HE APPEARED
IN FRONT OF COMMITTEE.
THAT WAS A LOT OF PRESSURE
BUILDING ON HIM.
AND AS DAVID WELL ILLUSTRATED
THERE IN HIS STORY, IT HAD
BEGUN TO SPILL OUT INTO THE
PUBLIC.
AND THAT WASN'T SOMETHING THAT
WAS GOING TO BE TENABLE MUCH
LONGER.
BUT THIS LEAVES, OBVIOUSLY, A
BIG PROBLEM FOR THE GOVERNMENT
AT A VERY CRITICAL MOMENT.
>> Adrienne: WELL, YEAH, BUT
NOT JUST ANY DEPARTURE.
THE HOLE HE LEAVES IS HUGE FOR
THE MIDDLE OF THE LIBERAL
GOVERNMENT?
>> Rosemary: YEAH, BECAUSE
BILL MORNEAU, REMEMBER, CAME TO
THIS JOB NOT AS A POLITICIAN.
AND MAYBE THAT WAS ONE OF THE
PROBLEMS IF HIS TENURE HERE, BUT
HE HAD A LOT OF FINANCIAL AND
ECONOMIC EXPERIENCE.
AND HE USED THAT TO DO IMPORTANT
THINGS IN IMPLEMENTING THE
GOVERNMENT'S AGENDA.
NOW THEY HAVE TO FIND SOMEONE
ELSE WHO CAN EITHER DO IT ON AN
INTERIM BASIS, OR SOMEONE WHO
CAN DO IT
PERMANENTLY.
A FEW CONTENDERS OUT THERE,
CHRYSTIA FREELAND,
FRANÇOIS-PHILIPPE CHAMPAGNE
WOULD BE ANOTHER, BUT THEY NEED
TO DO IT QUICKLY BECAUSE THE
RECOVERY IS AROUND THE CORNER
AND THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO MAKE
SOME BIG POLICY DECISIONS AND
IT NEEDS TO MAKE THEM QUICKLY.
>> Adrienne: OUR CORRESPONDENT
ROSEMARY BARTON, THANK YOU.
AND STICK AROUND, YOU KNOW THAT
WE HAVE TO CALL IN "AT ISSUE"
TONIGHT.
ANDREW, CHANTAL AND ALTHIA WILL
JOIN ROSIE IN LESS THAN 20
MINUTES.
>> Andrew: WE DO HAVE
EXCLUSIVE NEW DETAILS ABOUT A
RIFT BETWEEN THE
GOVERNOR-GENERAL JULIE PAYETTE
AND THE RCMP OFFICERS ASSIGNED
TO PROTECT HER AT AN ANNUAL COST
OF MORE THAN $7 MILLION.
THAT COST IS HIGHER THAN FOR
PREVIOUS GOVERNORS GENERAL, IN
PART BECAUSE OF PAYETTE'S
BEHAVIOUR.
ASHLEY BURKE SHOWS US WHY.
>> Reporter: SHE'S A SYMBOL OF
CANADA THAT POLICE ARE MANDATED
TO PROTECT.
BUT RCMP SOURCES SAY THAT JULIE
PAYETTE HAS MADE HER DISDAIN
WELL KNOWN.
THEY CLAIM THAT SHE'S TRIED TO
EVADE HER PROTECTIVE DETAIL AND
THAT HAS PUSHED UP COSTS.
>> THOSE COSTS CAN ADD UP
DISPROPORTIONATELY, IF YOU'VE
GOT
SOMEBODY THAT IS NOT
COOPERATING.
>> Reporter: ON FOREIGN TRIPS,
SAYS AN RCMP SOURCE, SHE SLIPPED 
OUT OF HER HOTEL ROOM AT DAWN TO
WORK OUT ALONE.
MOUNTIES HAD TO ASSIGN AN
ADDITIONAL MEMBER TO GUARD HER
HOTEL DOOR OVERNIGHT.
ONE POLICE FORCE ESTIMATES THAT
COST AN EXTRA $4,000 TO $15,000
PER WEEK.
THIS FORMER RCMP COMMISSIONER
SAID THAT KIND OF BEHAVIOUR
WOULD REQUIRE AROUND-THE-CLOCK
MONITORING.
>> WHAT WOULD APPEAR TO BE
FRUSTRATING FOR THE RCMP
OFFICERS INVOLVED IS THE FACT IF
SHE'S PLAYING A CAT-AND-MOUSE
GAME, THIS WOULD CREATE
POTENTIALLY EMBARRASSING
SITUATION FOR BOTH THE
GOVERNOR-GENERAL, THE RCMP, AND
IT COULD POTENTIALLY PUT THE
GENERAL PUBLIC AT RISK AS WELL.
>> Reporter: SOURCES SAY THAT
PAYETTE HAS ALSO ROUTINELY KEPT
THE RCMP IN THE DARK ABOUT HER
PLANS.
ONLY THEN TO SUBMIT LAST-MINUTE
REQUESTS.
THAT MEANS ADDITIONAL OVERTIME,
HOTEL ROOMS AND COMMERCIAL
FLIGHTS AT TRIPLE THE COST.
>> THESE LAST-MINUTE THINGS
CREATE ALL KINDS OF SORT OF
CAUSING THE RCMP TO OPERATE IN A
STATE OF FLUX.
THEY HAVE TO REACT RATHER THAN
TO BE PLANNED, WHICH ALSO
CREATES A HEIGHTENED LEVEL OF I
WOULD THINK SECURITY ISSUES.
>> Reporter: SOURCES SAY THAT
THE RCMP HAS HAD TO APOLOGISE
FOR PAYETTE'S TREATMENT OF
FOREIGN SECURITY.
THEY SAY THAT SHE'S YELLED AT
LOCAL POLICE FOR GETTING TOO
CLOSE, CRITICIZED THEIR DRIVING,
AND EVEN HAD ONE MEMBER REPLACED
BECAUSE HE WAS TOO TALL AND
STOOD OUT.
PAYETTE'S PRESS SECRETARY SAYS
THAT THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL HAS
TREMENDOUS RESPECT FOR THE RCMP
AND COST-SAVING MEASURES ARE AT
THE HEART OF ALL DECISIONS.
SHE ADDED THAT PAYETTE'S
SECURITY COSTS ARE IN LINE WITH
THOSE OF HER PREDECESSORS DURING
WHAT HAS BEEN A BUSY TWO YEARS.
ASHLEY BURKE, CBC NEWS, OTTAWA.
>> Andrew: WE HAVE MORE
DETAILS TONIGHT ABOUT THE
CYBERATTACKS ON FEDERAL ACCOUNTS
THAT COMPROMISED THE PERSONAL
INFORMATION OF THOUSANDS OF
CANADIANS.
AS ALISON NORTHCOTT EXPLAINS,
THEY HIT NEARLY TWICE AS MANY
ACCOUNTS AS ORIGINALLY THOUGHT.
>> AND WHEN I WAS LOOKING
THROUGH I NOTICED THAT MY
BANKING INFORMATION HAD CHANGED.
>> Reporter: JENNIFER FINK IS
ONE OF THOUSANDS OF CANADIANS
TARGETED IN A STRING OF RECENT
CYBERATTACKS.
INITIALLY 5,500 FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTS WERE THOUGHT 
TO HAVE BEEN HACKED.
TODAY OFFICIALS SAID THAT NEARLY
11,000 WERE AFFECTED.
>> THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA HAVE
TAKEN ACTION TO RESPOND TO
ATTACKS CALLED CREDENTIAL
STUFFING.
>> Reporter: THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT SAYS THAT THE ATTACKS
TARGETED THE
CANADA REVENUE AGENCY AND AN
ONLINE PORTAL THAT CANADIANS USE
TO ACCESS GOVERNMENT SERVICES
LIKE IMMIGRATION APPLICATIONS
AND VETERANS' BENEFITS.
>> THIS IS NOT AN ATTACK WHERE A
HACKER IS TRYING TO GO THROUGH
THE BACK DOOR.
THEY ARE GOING INTO THE SYSTEM
JUST LIKE NORMAL USERS.
THEY ARE APPLYING CREDENTIALS
JUST LIKE NORMAL USERS.
SO IT'S VERY HARD TO DETECT THAT
PATTERN.
>> Reporter: HE SAYS THAT
HACKERS EXPLOITED A
VULNERABILITY IN SECURITY TO
BY-PASS SECURITY QUESTIONS AND
THAT USER NAMES AND PASSWORDS
STOLEN IN PREVIOUS BREACHES FROM
THIRD PARTIES WERE ALSO USED TO
ACCESS ACCOUNTS.
AS FOR WHO IS BEHIND THIS, THE
GOVERNMENT SAYS THAT IS NOW PART
OF AN RCMP INVESTIGATION.
>> THOSE HACKERS BET ON THE FACT
THAT PEOPLE MOST OF THE TIME ARE
REUSING THE SAME PASSWORD OVER
AND OVER AGAIN.
>> Reporter: IT'S WHY EXPERTS
SAY THAT USER NAMES AND
PASSWORDS SHOULD BE UNIQUE AND
CHANGED OFTEN AND YOU SHOULD
WATCH FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS
CLOSELY.
BUT SOME SAY THAT THE GOVERNMENT
NEEDS STRONGER SECURITY
MEASURES.
>> WELL, IN REALITY, THIS SHOULD
NEVER HAVE HAPPENED IN THE FIRST
PLACE.
AND C.R.A. OWES ALL CANADIANS AN
EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THEIR
PERSONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
HAS NOT BEEN KEPT SAFE AND
SECURE.
>> Reporter: THE GOVERNMENT
SAYS THAT ANYONE WHOSE ACCOUNT
WAS AFFECTED WILL GET A LETTER
IN THE MAIL WITH INSTRUCTIONS ON
WHAT TO DO NEXT.
ALISON NORTHCOTT, CBC NEWS,
MONTRÉAL.
>> Adrienne: THIS IS A BIG
NIGHT IN AMERICAN POLITICS.
NIGHT ONE OF FOUR FOR THE
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.
BUT IT'S A DRAMATICALLY CHANGED
EVENT BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC.
SUSAN ORMISTON TAKES US TO
MILWAUKEE WHERE THE CONVENTION
WAS SUPPOSED TO BE TAKING OVER
RIGHT ABOUT NOW.
>> Reporter: BARRICADED
STREETS, BUT ALMOST NO ONE IS
HERE.
THE CASH COW OF A DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION IN MILWAUKEE
EVAPORATED WITH COVID.
POLICE STARING DOWN EMPTY
STREETS.
POTENTIALLY $200 MILLION LOST
FROM RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS IN
THE CITY.
>> PEOPLE ARE NOT WORKING, AND
FOLKS ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO
THIS WEEK, NOT ONLY TO LOG THOSE
HOURS THAT THEY NEED TO BE ABLE
TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE FOR
THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES,
BUT ALSO TO PUT A SPOTLIGHT ON
THIS CITY.
>> Reporter: AT FIRST 50,000
PEOPLE WERE SUPPOSED TO COME TO
THE FORUM, THE HOME OF THE
MILWAUKEE BUCS AND CO-OWNED BY
THE LASRY FAMILY.
>> IT SUCKED, THERE'S REALLY NO
OTHER WAY TO SAY IT.
>> Reporter: ALEX LASRY AND A
TEAM WORKED A
YEAR AND A HALF TO LURE THE
DEMOCRATS HERE.
>> IT'S JUST A GUT PUNCH AND
IT'S DISAPPOINTMENT.
AND IT'S A BIT OF A LETDOWN,
BECAUSE WE
WORKED SO HARD AND WE WERE SO
EXCITED TO SHOW THE WORLD WHY
MILWAUKEE WAS CHOSEN.
>> Reporter: SO HOW DOES ALL
OF THIS TURN INTO THE EXCITING
POLITICAL SCHMOOZE FEST OF THE
PAST?
(*)
TYPICALLY CONVENTIONS ENERGIZE
POLITICAL JUNKIES FOR THE LONG
CAMPAIGN SLOG AHEAD AND CATCH A
BOUNCE FOR THE PARTY.
>> REVEREND LEAH DAUGHTERY.
>> Reporter: SHE RAN TWO OF
THE LAST CONVENTIONS.
>> WILL IT BE THE SAME AS A
BALLOON DROP FOR THE FIRST
AFRICAN AMERICAN VICE
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE?
NO, IT WON'T.
BUT I THINK THAT THEY'LL COME
PRETTY CLOSE.
>> Reporter: THIS YEAR THE
WISCONSIN CENTRE IS JUST A
PRODUCTION HUB FOR A VIRTUAL
EVENT LIVESTREAMED OVER FOUR
NIGHTS.
>> HOW ARE YOU GOING TO BE
WATCHING THE DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION?
>> Reporter: ON MULTIPLE
SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND TV,
SPEECHES WILL BE PRE-TAPED OR
LIVE, BUT REMOTELY.
>> WE'VE GOT GREAT PRODUCERS,
WE'VE GOT NEARLY ALL OF
HOLLYWOOD ON THE DEMOCRATIC
SIDE.
>> Reporter: BUT JUST TO STICK
IT TO THE DEMS, TRUMP MADE A
PITSTOP TODAY IN WISCONSIN.
>> President Donald Trump: I
WONDER IS JOE BIDEN TAPING HIS
SPEECH TOO?
BECAUSE IF HE IS, I THINK THAT
I'LL TAPE MINE.
>> Reporter: MILWAUKEE'S TIME
TO SHINE ON LAKE MICHIGAN IS
UPENDED, ALONG WITH EVERYTHING
ELSE.
>> SAD, BECAUSE THERE WAS SO
MUCH HYPE FOR THIS CITY AND IT
WAS SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE
MILWAUKEE'S YEAR.
>> Reporter: NOT TO BE.
>> Adrienne: SO, SUSAN, A LOT
OF BIG NAMES TAKING PART
TONIGHT.
MICHELLE OBAMA WAS AMONG THEM.
WHAT WAS HER MESSAGE?
>> Reporter: A BACKYARD GARDEN
IN MILWAUKEE, ADRIENNE, THE
FUNCTION OF COVID AND THE
CANCELLATION OF THE IN-PERSON
CONVENTION.
IT'S JUST WRAPPING UP AND THEY
WERE LISTENING TO MICHELLE OBAMA
WHO TALKED ABOUT BIDEN'S
CHARACTER -- HE LISTENS AND
TELLS THE TRUTH AND HE'LL BE A
GOOD MANAGER.
SHE HAD THIS TO SAY ABOUT THE
CURRENT PRESIDENT --
>> DONALD TRUMP IS THE WRONG
PRESIDENT FOR OUR COUNTRY.
HE HAS HAD MORE THAN ENOUGH TIME
TO PROVE THAT HE CAN DO THE JOB
BUT HE IS CLEARLY IN OVER HIS
HEAD.
HE CANNOT MEET THIS MOMENT.
HE SIMPLY CANNOT KNOW WHO WE
NEED HIM TO BE FOR US.
>> Reporter: ADRIENNE, THIS IS
NIGHT ONE OF FOUR FOR THE
DEMOCRATS.
YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO BE TOUGH
FOR THEM TO KEEP PEOPLE TUNING
IN FOR EIGHT HOURS OF CONVENTION
COVERAGE AND SPEECHES WITHOUT
THE HIJINKS AND THE HYSTERIA
THAT YOU KNOW ALL TOO WELL FROM
THE CONVENTION FLOOR.
SO IT'S ALL LIVESTREAMED THIS
TIME.
THIS IS THE KICKOFF FOR CAMPAIGN
2020, ADRIENNE, BUT IT REALLY
DOESN'T FEEL THAT WAY YET.
>> Adrienne: WELL, WHAT A
DIFFERENT WORLD.
THANK YOU, SUSAN.
SUSAN ORMISTON IN MILWAUKEE
TONIGHT.
>> Andrew: CANADA TOO WILL GET
A TASTE OF POLITICAL CAMPAIGNING
DURING A PANDEMIC.
TODAY NEW BRUNSWICK'S PREMIER
SET SEPTEMBER 14th AS ELECTION
DAY IN THAT PROVINCE.
HARRY FORESTELL SHOWS US THE
VOTER RELUCTANCE THAT IS JUST
ONE SYMPTOM OF COVID-19.
>> Reporter: PREMIER BLAINE
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR TODAY WAS
PURE TRADITION.
THE ELECTION THAT IT TRIGGERS
HE PROMISED, WILL BE ANYTHING
BUT.
>> THIS WILL BE AN ELECTION
LIKE NONE OTHER IN NORTH AMERICA
THAT HAS BEEN HELD IN THE PAST.
>> Reporter: WHILE STILL IN
THE GRIP OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH
CRISIS, NEW BRUNSWICK HAS
WEATHERED COVID-19 BETTER THAN
MOST PROVINCES.
EVEN SO, OPPOSITION LEADERS
CRITICIZED HIGGS' MOVE AS
RECKLESS AND UNNECESSARY.
>> THE PREMIER OF NEW BRUNSWICK
CHOSE POLITICAL OPPORTUNISM
INSTEAD OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY
OF OUR CITIZENS.
>> WE ALL UNANIMOUSLY AGREED TO
WITHHOLD AND
POSTPONE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
WE DID IT BECAUSE OF THE
PANDEMIC.
SO DESPITE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
BEING PUT ON HOLD, NOW IT SEEMS
OKAY TO HAVE A PROVINCIAL
ELECTION.
IT'S VERY ALARMING THAT THE
PREMIER HAS CALLED AN ELECTION
DURING THE PANDEMIC WHEN PEOPLE
ARE SO CONCERNED WITH THEIR
HEALTH, WITH THE HEALTH OF THEIR
CHILDREN, THE HEALTH OF THEIR
ELDERS.
>> Reporter: HIGGS MADE NO
APOLOGIES, SAYING THAT HE HAD
ALREADY CLEARED THE VOTE WITH
THE PROVINCE'S TOP DOCTOR.
>> CAN WE DO IT SAFELY?
ABSOLUTELY.
ARE WE GOING TO CHANGE HOW WE DO
IT?
MOST CERTAINLY.
>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE
NEW BRUNSWICK
CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER, MOST OF
THOSE
CHANGES WILL BE NOTICEABLE AT
THE POLLS.
>> WE'RE GOING TO ASK THEM TO
WEAR MASKS.
THERE'S GOING TO BE PHYSICAL
DISTANCING, MARKERS ON THE
FLOOR.
>> Reporter: BUT WITH COVID-19
STILL A THREAT AND JUST WEEKS
BEFORE SCHOOLS REOPEN, THE NEWS
OF THIS SEPTEMBER ELECTION DREW
MIXED REACTIONS.
>> IT'S WEIRD TO BE HAVING AN
ELECTION DURING A GLOBAL
PANDEMIC.
>> I PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE ONE OF
THE FIRST ONES TO RUSH OUT AND
TO GO VOTE.
>> THE VOTE SHOULD KEEP MOVING.
>> Reporter: THERE ARE OTHER
CHANGES THAT VOTERS MIGHT FIND
MORE APPEALING.
HIGGS SAYS THAT HE'LL FORBID
PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE
CANDIDATES FROM KNOCKING ON
DOORS AND HANDING OUT CAMPAIGN
BROCHURES.
IT IS NOT CLEAR IF OTHER PARTIES
WILL FOLLOW SUIT.
HARRY FORESTELL, CBC NEWS,
FREDERICTON.
>> Adrienne: CANADA'S COVID
CASE COUNT JUMPED TODAY AFTER
BOTH B.C. AND ALBERTA REPORTED
THREE DAYS' WORTH OF CASES AT
ONCE.
BRITISH COLUMBIA ADDED 236 NEW
CASES, AND NOW HAS THE MOST
ACTIVE CASES IT'S EVER HAD.
ALBERTA WENT EVEN HIGHER, ADDING
359 NEW CASES.
NEARLY HALF OF THOSE WERE
CONFIRMED ON FRIDAY.
IT ALSO ADDED THREE NEW DEATHS.
MANITOBA ADDED 38 NEW CASES AS
IT TRIES TO PUSH BACK AGAINST A
RECENT SURGE.
>> Andrew: NEWFOUNDLAND AND
LABRADOR WILL MAKE MASKS
MANDATORY IN INDOOR PUBLIC
SPACES STARTING NEXT MONDAY.
TODAY PARENTS ALSO LEARNED
STUDENTS IN GRADE SEVEN AND UP
AND SCHOOL STAFF AS WELL WILL
HAVE TO WEAR MASKS IN COMMON
AREAS WHEN SCHOOL RETURNS.
BUS CAPACITY IS ALSO BEING CUT,
MEANING ABOUT 6,000 STUDENTS
WILL HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER WAY TO
SCHOOL.
>> IT'S AN ADDITIONAL LAYER OF
PROTECTION IN ADDITION TO THE
OTHER LAYERS OF PROTECTION BUILT
INTO THE SAFETY PLAN.
>> Andrew: BRITISH COLUMBIA
ALSO ANNOUNCED A NEW MASK POLICY
TODAY FOR STUDENTS.
MIDDLE AND SECONDARY STUDENTS
WILL NOW NEED TO WEAR THEM IN
PLACES LIKE HALLWAYS WHERE
PHYSICAL DISTANCING IS MUCH
HARDER TO MAINTAIN.
>>> NOW WITH DIFFERENT COVID-19
PROTOCOLS IN DIFFERENT
PROVINCES, PARENTS
AREN'T THE ONLY ONES CONCERNED
ABOUT SCHOOL.
AS KAREN PAUL TELLS US, TEACHERS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE WORRIED
TOO ABOUT THE RISK FOR
THEMSELVES, THEIR STUDENTS, AND
THEIR OWN KIDS.
>> Reporter: LAUREN HOPE SAYS
MANITOBA'S RETURN-TO-SCHOOL
BLUEPRINT FALLS SHORT OF
EXPECTATIONS.
>> HAD I GIVEN THIS ASSIGNMENT
TO MY STUDENTS AND GIVEN THEM
FIVE MONTHS TO COME UP WITH A
PLAN, I WOULD FAIL ALL OF THEM
ON WHAT THEY CAME BACK WITH.
>> Reporter: IN MANITOBA,
MASKS ARE ONLY MANDATORY ON
SCHOOL BUSES FOR STUDENTS IN
GRADE FIVE AND UP.
SCHOOLS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
PROPER VENTILATION AND
SCHEDULING SMALL STUDENT
COHORTS.
>> OUTRAGE, FIRST.
DISAPPOINTMENT.
UM, FEAR.
>> Reporter: HOPE'S SOCIAL
MEDIA POSTS HAVE PROMPTED AN
ADVOCACY GROUP, INSPIRED BY A
SAFE SEPTEMBER RALLY IN NOVA
SCOTIA LAST WEEK.
>> I CAN'T THINK OF A DAY THAT
HAS GONE BY IN THE PREVIOUS 14
YEARS OF MY CAREER WHERE I
HAVEN'T BEEN AT EYE LEVEL WITH
A STUDENT SITTING AT A DESK.
>> Reporter: CHRISTINE
EMBERLEY IS A HALIFAX HIGH
SCHOOL TEACHER AND A SAFE
SEPTEMBER ORGANIZER.
>> IT'S REALLY NICE TO SEE THE
SUPPORT ACROSS THE COUNTRY BUT
ALSO IT TELLS US THAT THIS IS
NOT UNIQUE TO OUR PROVINCE.
IT TELLS US THAT THE GOVERNMENTS
HAVEN'T YET BEEN LISTENING TO
THE FULL BREADTH OF CONCERNS
THAT WE HAVE ABOUT SENDING OUR
KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL NEXT MONTH.
>> Reporter: IN ONTARIO, SAFE
SEPTEMBER IS FUNNELING ANGER
OVER CLASS SIZES, NO MASKS
MANDATED FOR STUDENTS GRADE
THREE AND UNDER, AND INADEQUATE
VENTILATION.
>> THERE HAS NOT BEEN ADEQUATE
MONEY PROVIDED TO SCHOOL BOARDS
SINCE THE LATE 1990s TO EVEN
PROPERLY MAINTAIN THE BUILDINGS.
AND NOW WE'RE PAYING FOR IT.
CERTAINLY, TEACHERS AND MANY
PARENTS HAVE BEEN SAYING FOR
YEARS WE NEED SMALLER CLASS
SIZES, AND NOW WITH THE HEALTH
AND SAFETY CONCERNS.
>> Reporter: AND TEACHERS SAY
A THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH.
KAREN PAULS, CBC NEWS, WINNIPEG.
>> Adrienne: A COVID-19 ALERT
HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHERN
B.C. AFTER THOSE WHO WENT TO A
PRAYER MEETING TESTED POSITIVE.
THE "IT IS TIME" CONFERENCE
HAPPENED BETWEEN
JULY 30-AUGUST 2 IN DEADWOOD,
ALBERTA.
HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THAT THERE
ARE 17 CASES, MOST OF THEM IN
THE FORT SAINT JOHN
AREA, BUT THE PUBLIC EXPOSURE
ADVISORY APPLIES TO ALL OF
NORTHEASTERN B.C.
>>> COUNT THE CFL'S 2020 SEASON
AMONG THE PANDEMIC'S ECONOMIC
CASUALTIES.
IT'S BEEN SIDELINED AFTER A BID
FOR FEDERAL AID WAS TURNED DOWN.
AND AS DEVIN HEROUX EXPLAINS,
THAT HAS PLAYERS WONDERING ABOUT
THE LEAGUE'S ABILITY TO RETURN
TO THE FIELD.
>> THE BLUE BOMBERS, 2019 GREY
CUP CHAMPIONS!
>> Reporter: THERE WAS A SMALL
GLIMMER OF HOPE THAT THE GREY
CUP WOULD BE HOISTED IN 2020, A
SHORTENED SEASON STARTING IN
SEPTEMBER, WITH WINNIPEG AS A
HOST HUB CITY.
THAT WAS THE PLAN.
TODAY THOSE GREY CUP DREAMS WERE
DASHED FOR HUNDREDS OF PLAYERS
AND THOUSANDS OF FOOTBALL FANS.
>> WE ARE ABSOLUTELY COMMITTED
TO OUR FOCUS ON THE 2021 SEASON
AND BEYOND AND A BRIGHT FUTURE
FOR THE CANADIAN FOOTBALL
LEAGUE.
>> Reporter: IT COMES JUST A
DAY AFTER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
DENIED THE CFL A $30 MILLION
INTEREST-FREE LOAN, LEAVING THE
LEAGUE AND ITS PLAYERS WONDERING
WHAT NEXT.
>> AND THE 2021 SEASON IS THE
HOPE.
>> Reporter: IN THE GYM TRYING
TO STAY MOTIVATED, JORDAN REEVES
IS A DEFENSIVE LINEMAN IN THE
HEARTLAND OF FOOTBALL --
SASKATCHEWAN, WHERE THE
CFL THRIVES.
FOR MONTHS PLAYERS WANTED THE
ANSWERS ABOUT THIS SEASON,
FEELING
SHUT OUT FROM THE CONVERSATION
AND NOT GETTING PAID.
>> I'M GETTING A LOT OF MIXED
EMOTIONS RIGHT NOW, BUT THE
GENERAL EMOTIONS WERE JUST THAT,
YOU KNOW,
I LOVE FOOTBALL FOR THE
CAMARADERIE.
I LOVE THE LOCKER ROOM AND ALL
OF THE GUYS ARE MY FAMILY.
>> A LOT OF GUYS WILL HAVE TO
FIND WORK ELSEWHERE TO MAKE UP
THE LOSS OF THE FINANCES.
THE GUYS WILL BE MISSING THIS
SEASON.
AND IT SHOULD BE A WAKE-UP CALL
FOR A LOT OF US.
>> Reporter: AND A WAKE-UP
CALL FOR THE LEAGUE TOO.
>> PART OF WHAT WE HAVE TO FACE
IS
THE DISAPPOINTMENT THAT WE'RE
ALL GOING TO ENDURE.
AND I AM THINKING TODAY ABOUT
OUR PLAYERS AND FEELING FOR
THEM.
>> Reporter: THE CANCELLED
SEASON MEANS THE GREY CUP WILL
NOT BE AWARDED FOR THE FIRST
TIME SINCE 1919.
DEVIN HEROUX, CBC NEWS, TORONTO.
>> Adrienne: WHEN WE COME BACK
WE HEAD TO OTTAWA FOR SPECIAL
COVERAGE OF BILL MORNEAU'S
RESIGNATION.
>> The Hon. Bill Morneau: I'LL
BE STEPPING DOWN AS FINANCE
MINISTER AND MEMBER OF
PARLIAMENT FOR TORONTO CENTRE.
>> Adrienne: UP NEXT ROSIE AND
"AT ISSUE" ON THE EXIT OF THE
FINANCE MINISTER.
>> Andrew: PLUS, AS
CONSERVATIVES GET SET TO ELECT A
NEW PARTY LEADER THIS WEEKEND WE
TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT THE
CANDIDATES.
>> Adrienne: AND THE RAPS ON
THE ROAD TO REPEAT, BOOSTED BY
MAGIC MESSAGES FROM FAMILY FAR
AWAY.
>> SAY, GO, DADDY.
>> GO, DADDY!
(*)
(*)
>> The Hon. Bill Morneau: IT'S
THE RIGHT TIME FOR A NEW FINANCE
MINISTER TO DELIVER ON THAT PLAN
FOR THE LONG AND CHALLENGING
ROAD AHEAD.
THAT'S WHY I'LL BE STEPPING DOWN
AS FINANCE MINISTER AND AS
MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR TORONTO
CENTRE.
>> Rosemary: A BIG SHAKEUP IN
OTTAWA TONIGHT.
BILL MORNEAU HAS RESIGNED AS
FINANCE MINISTER AND FROM HIS
SEAT AS M.P., SO WHAT WAS THE
BREAKING POINT AND WHO IS UP
NEXT FOR THE JOB?
WE HAD TO CALL IN "AT ISSUE" FOR
THIS.
THEY DON'T EVER GET A GREAT.
-- GET A BREAK.
CHANTAL HEBERT IS IN MONTRÉAL,
ANDREW COYNE IN TORONTO AND
ALTHIA RAJ IS HERE IN OTTAWA.
THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING BACK.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME
BACK FOR THE CONSERVATIVE
LEADERSHIP TOO.
BUT LET'S START WITH TODAY.
CHANTAL, WHEN WE LAST TALKED
ABOUT THIS A COUPLE WEEKS BACK
YOU SEEMED TO BELIEVE THAT BILL
MORNEAU WAS NOT LONG FOR HIS JOB
AND HERE WE ARE.
WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THE REASONS
THAT HE GAVE TONIGHT AND WHAT
DO YOU THINK THAT THEY REALLY
ARE?
>> WHEN I TOLD YOU THAT TWO
WEEKS AGO, I HAD NOT YET
WITNESSED WHAT WE ALL WITNESSED,
WHICH WAS THE FINANCE MINISTER
LEFT HANGING IN THE WIND IN THE
MEDIA FOR THE BETTER PART OF
THAT TIME.
AND WHAT LED TO THAT?
I DON'T ACTUALLY BELIEVE THAT
IT'S JUST THE "WE" STUFF AND THE
TRIP.
I THINK THAT BILL MORNEAU AND
THE PRIME MINISTER HAVE
BECOME -- AND THAT'S BECOMING A
FAMILIAR STORY WITH THIS
GOVERNMENT -- THAT THE PRIME
MINISTER BECOMES DETACHED,
DISCONNECTED FROM HIS MINISTERS
AND AT SOME POINT -- IF IT HAD
BEEN ME INSTEAD OF BILL MORNEAU
WATCHING THE COVERAGE AND THE
SOURCES SAYING THIS AND THAT --
I GUESS THAT I WOULD HAVE
DECIDED THAT SOMEONE THE WANTED
ME TO RESIGN.
>> Rosemary: AND THE WAY THAT
THIS HAPPENED, ANDREW, THIS BID
FOR THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE
OECD, HOW SHOULD WE READ THAT DO
YOU THINK?
>> IT'S A RIDICULOUS COVER STORY
THAT YOU WOULD LEAVE AS G7
FINANCE MINISTER IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE WORST ECONOMIC CRISIS IN
A CENTURY WHEN HUGE DECISIONS
ARE BEING MADE TO HAVE A "MAYBE"
"POSSIBLE" SHOT AS THE SECRETARY
GENERAL OF OECD, WHICH IS NOT A
PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT POST,
FRANKLY.
I THINK THAT THE ONLY REASON
THEY HIT ON THAT STORY IS TO
MAKE THE PHILOSOPHICAL COVER
STORY TO SEEM MORE PLAUSIBLE BY
COMPARISON.
BUT I DON'T FIND IT PARTICULARLY
CREDIBLE EITHER THAT SUDDENLY
THERE'S A HUGE GULF AND FISSURE
BETWEEN THE FINANCE MINISTER AND
THE PRIME MINISTER THAT SUDDENLY
BILL MORNEAU, WHO PRESIDED OVER
LARGER AND LARGER DEFICITS YEAR
AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR, HAS
SUDDENLY RECASTED THIS SKINFLINT
WHO SOMEHOW IS STANDING IN THE
WAY OF THE PRIME MINISTER'S
VISION.
NONE OF THAT MAKES SENSE EITHER.
SO I'M MORE IN THE CAMP THAT
SAID THAT THIS WAS A DIGNIFIED
WAY TO THROW MR. MORNEAU
OVERBOARD WITHOUT HAVING TO
RAISE UNCOMFORTABLE QUESTIONS AS
TO WHY THAT THE PRIME MINISTER
SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WALK THE
PLANK FOR THE SAME SINS.
>> Rosemary: ALTHIA, WHAT DO
YOU MAKE OF THE REASONING OR THE
EXPLANATIONS THAT MR. MORNEAU
GAVE TODAY?
>> WELL, I THINK THAT ON THIS
PANEL WE ALL AGREE THAT THE
PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE
BASICALLY ENGINEERED BILL
MORNEAU'S WAY OUT OF OFFICE.
THE "WE" STORY, IF THEY HAD
FOCUSED ON THAT, WOULD ONLY CAST
ATTENTION ON THE FACT THAT THE
PRIME MINISTER WAS UNWILLING TO
RESIGN FOR THE VERY SAME
OFFENSES THAT THEY WERE SAYING
THAT MR. MORNEAU HAD TO GO.
THE DIFFERENCE IS IN IDEOLOGY
BETWEEN MR. MORNEAU AND
MR. TRUDEAU HAVE BEEN WELL KNOWN
FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
HE WAS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH
THE LEVEL OF FEDERAL LARGESS,
SHALL WE SAY, THAT WAS IN THE
VERY FIRST BUDGET.
AND AT THE TIME THERE WERE OTHER
PEOPLE IN THE CABINET WHO ALSO
SHARED HIS VIEWS, LIKE
MR. BRIXMAN, FOR EXAMPLE, AND WE
DID NOT HEAR AT THE TIME FROM
MR. MORNEAU.
MR. MORNEAU HAS NOT BEEN THE JIM
FLAHERTY OF THE TRUDEAU
GOVERNMENT.
HE HAS NOT TRIED TO LET IT BE
KNOWN BEHIND THE SCENES THAT HE
DISAGREES WITH
MR. TRUDEAU ON THESE THINGS.
HE'S BEEN FIERCELY LOYAL.
AND FOR THAT LOYALTY HE HAS BEEN
REWARDED WITH BASICALLY LIKE A
SMEAR CAMPAIGN OF SORTS THAT
MR. TRUDEAU COULD HAVE PUT AN
END TO IF HE HAD WANTED TO.
AND HE CHOSE NOT TO.
>> Rosemary: OKAY, SO,
CHANTAL, YOU CAN GO OFF OF THAT
IF YOU WANT, BUT WE'RE NOW AT
THE END OF A FIRST WAVE OF A
PANDEMIC.
I'M NOT SURE THAT WE EVER IN
THIS COUNTRY HAVE BEEN IN A
RECESSION, DEPRESSION, WITHOUT A
FINANCE MINISTER.
WHO SHOULD WE EXPECT?
HOW SOON SHOULD WE EXPECT IT?
PROBABLY TOMORROW I'M THINKING.
BUT WHAT IS YOUR SENSE OF THE
URGENCY AROUND THAT?
>> WELL, THERE IS -- IT WOULD BE
UNHEARD OF TO HAVE AN INTERIM
FINANCE MINISTER, SO, YES, THE
EXPECTATION THAT WE WILL HAVE A
FINANCE MINISTER TOMORROW MAKES
A LOT OF SENSE.
THOSE WHO STILL BELIEVE THAT
SOMEONE LIKE MARK CARNEY IS
ABOUT TO STEP ON TO THE SCENE
AND RUN IN A BY-ELECTION,
EVERYTHING THAT WE HEAR TONIGHT
IS THAT THAT IS NOT HAPPENING.
SO EXPECT SOMEONE WHO IS
CURRENTLY IN CABINET TO BECOME
THE FINANCE MINISTER.
THAT'S THE GENERAL EXPECTATION.
WHETHER THAT WILL REASSURE
CANADIANS WHO ARE INCREASINGLY
WORRIED ABOUT THE MANAGEMENT,
NOT OF THE PANDEMIC, BUT OF THE
FISCAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE
PANDEMIC, IS VERY MUCH AN OPEN
QUESTION.
TO HAVE A ROOKIE FINANCE
MINISTER WHO EVEN IS SOMEONE WHO
IS ACTUALLY IN CABINET AT A TIME
LIKE THIS IS -- IT'S NOT ONLY
PARTICULARLY CHALLENGING, BUT
NOT A GOOD IDEA.
>> Rosemary: AND THE
CHALLENGES THAT FINANCE MINISTER
HAS TO ENCOUNTER, VERY QUICKLY,
ANDREW, EVEN IF THEY'VE BEEN
AROUND THE CABINET TABLE ALREADY
ARE -- I MEAN, IT WILL REMAIN
UNPRECEDENTED, EVEN IN THE
MONTHS AHEAD.
>> YEAH, AND THE BIGGEST
CHALLENGE IS THAT THE PRIME
MINISTER IS THE REAL FINANCE
MINISTER.
HE RAN THE TABLE WITH
MR. MORNEAU, FRANKLY, OVER THE
YEARS AS HIS PEOPLE WERE
BOASTING ABOUT BEHIND THE SCENES
IN THESE ANONYMOUS LEAKS OF THE
LAST FEW DAYS.
SO WHOEVER COMES IN THERE, IT'S
A THANKLESS JOB, BECAUSE YOUR
JOB AS FINANCE MINISTER IS TO
SAY, NO, TO BE THE SKEPTIC, TO
BE ASKING THOSE KIND OF
QUESTIONS.
AND IF IT'S CLEAR THAT THE PRIME
MINISTER NOW VIEWS A
$343 BILLION DEFICIT AS NOT
NEARLY ENOUGH, AND THAT WE NEED
TO GO INTO MUCH GRANDER LEVELS
OF DEBT, THAT'S A PRETTY
THANKLESS ASSIGNMENT.
>> Rosemary: ALTHOUGH, ALTHIA,
IF YOU APPOINT SOMEONE WHO YOU
KNOW THAT IS SORT OF ON THE SAME
PAGE AS YOU, PERHAPS YOU HAVE
REMOVED THE OBSTACLES AND THE
CHALLENGES THAT YOU WOULD
PRESUMABLY ENCOUNTER WITH BILL
MORNEAU?
>> WELL, YOU HAVE TO PAUSE FOR A
SECOND AND THINK, DO YOU WANT A
CABINET WITH
ONLY MEMBERS THAT AGREE WITH YOU
OR HAVE REAL POLICY
DISCUSSIONS -- AND YOU KIND OF
NEED THAT BACK AND FORTH.
AND I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS
INTERESTING TODAY WHEN I ASKED
MINISTER MORNEAU WHAT SKILLSET
THAT HE THOUGHT THAT THE NEXT
FINANCE MINISTER SHOULD HAVE AND
HE SAID THAT'S NOT UP TO ME TO
DECIDE, IT'S UP TO THE PRIME
MINISTER.
AND YOU COULD HAVE EASILY MADE
AN ARGUMENT FOR MARK CARNEY WHO
I'M TOLD THAT DEFINITELY IS NOT
GOING TO BE THE FINANCE
MINISTER.
BUT, YOU KNOW, THE GOVERNMENT
LIKES TO VIRTUE SIGNAL AND SAY
SO AND SO, THE FIRST FEMALE
FINANCE MINISTER, LET'S SAY,
APPOINTED AS MANY OF US EXPECTED
IT TO BE CHRYSTIA FREELAND.
BUT IF YOU HAD TO PUT A WHITE
MAN IN THAT JOB, YOU COULD HAVE
SAID, WELL NO ONE REALLY HAS THE
CREDENTIALS THAT MARK CARNEY
HAS.
BUT THERE'S NOBODY AT THE
CABINET TABLE AT THE MOMENT THAT
HAS THE FINANCIAL
CREDENTIALS THAT ARE BETTER THAN
MR. MORNEAU'S.
SO IT'S UP TO THEM TO EXPLAIN
THAT DECISION.
>> Rosemary: I JUST HAVE A
COUPLE MINUTES.
I WON'T ASK YOU ABOUT AN
ELECTION, BECAUSE I
DON'T THINK THAT IS WHAT IT IS,
BUT WHAT DOES THIS DO TO THE
GOVERNMENT'S ATTEMPT TO TRY TO
END THE TALK AROUND "WE," THE
"WE" CONTROVERSY, AND TO TURN
THE PAGE AND MOVE TO OTHER
THINGS?
DOES IT HELP, DOES IT HURT,
CHANTAL?
>> WELL, IF YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE
A CONTROVERSY THAT FOR MANY
CANADIANS REMAINS A SMALL
CONTROVERSY, AND CHANGE THE
CHANNEL TO A BIGGER CONTROVERSY,
WHICH IS DO WE HAVE A TEAM THAT
IS EQUIPPED TO DEAL WITH WHAT
MAY BE COMING DOWN THE ROAD WITH
THE PANDEMIC -- THAT'S, YOU
KNOW, ONE WAY TO CHANGE THE
CHANNEL, I GUESS, TO LOSE YOUR
FINANCE MINISTER IN THE MIDDLE
OF A HUGE CRISIS.
AS TO ALTHIA'S POINT ABOUT
HAVING PEOPLE AROUND THE CABINET
TABLE THAT CAN NOT ALWAYS BE
"YES" PEOPLE, I THINK THAT WE
MAY BE WAY PAST THAT IN THE CASE
OF THIS GOVERNMENT.
CONSIDERING THE LIST OF PEOPLE
WHO HAVE LEFT WHO CAME WITH
JUSTIN TRUDEAU TO CABINET IN THE 
2015.
>> Rosemary: INTERESTING.
ANDREW, QUICKLY
ON WHETHER YOU THINK THAT THE
REMARKS -- OBVIOUSLY IT'S A
TURNING POINT -- BUT WHETHER
IT'S THE ONE THAT THE GOVERNMENT
WANTS OR NOT.
>> I CAN'T SEE THIS QUIETING THE
TALK OF THE "WE" CONTROVERSY
WHEN THE FINANCE MINISTER IS THE
MOST VISIBLE AND PROMINENT
VICTIM.
YOU KNOW, WE KEEP HAVING THESE
SCANDALS THAT LIBERAL PARTISANS
DISMISS AS NOTHING BURGERS THAT
RESULT IN HIGH-LEVEL
RESIGNATIONS.
THAT'S NOT GOING TO PARTICULARLY
MAKE THIS GO AWAY.
>> Rosemary: ALTHIA?
>> I AGREE WITH THAT.
AND USUALLY THE ETHICS
COMMISSIONER CONTINUES REPORTS,
WHETHER OR
NOT YOU HAVE RESIGNED, SO WE
SHOULD EXPECT A PRONOUNCEMENT ON
MR. MORNEAU'S ETHICAL FAILINGS,
ALLEGED ETHICAL FAILINGS, AS
WELL AS THE PRIME MINISTER'S,
SHORTLY -- PERHAPS IN TIME FOR
AN ELECTION.
>> Rosemary: THIS IS A
REMARKABLE DAY, RIGHT?
THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT WE
HAVE SEEN -- I MEAN, WE HAVE
SEEN IT BEFORE, BUT NOTHING LIKE
THIS AM I WRONG, CHANTAL?
>> NO, BUT THEN REMEMBER THAT WE
SPENT AN ENTIRE WEEKEND NOT
BEING ABLE TO SAY WHETHER PAUL
MARTIN WAS BEING FIRED OR
RESIGNED.
AND THE LOSS OF PAUL MARTIN WAS
A SERIOUS HIT.
THAT JIM FLAHERTY
CUT THE LEGS FROM UNDER STEPHEN
HARPER'S TOP CAMPAIGN ECONOMIC
PROMISE, FISCAL PROMISE, AND
THAT WAS ON INCOME SPLITTING ON
HIS WAY OUT.
SO IT IS NOT UNHEARD OF FOR
PRIME
MINISTERS AND MINISTERS THAT CAN
BECOME ESTRANGED.
THEY TEND TO NOT BE DOING THAT
LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER THE
ELECTION AND IN THE MIDDLE OF A
HUGE CRISIS.
>> Rosemary: OKAY, THANK YOU
ALL.
I APPRECIATE YOU ALL COMING IN.
AND PLEASE STAY BY YOUR PHONES,
I'M LIKELY TO CALL YOU SOON.
CHANTAL AND ANDREW AND ALTHIA.
AT LEAST I GET TO STAY HOME AND
DO IT.
ALL RIGHT,
THAT IS "AT ISSUE" FOR TODAY.
BACK TO YOU, ANDREW AND
ADRIENNE, IN TORONTO.
>> Adrienne: ALL RIGHT,
THANKS, ROSIE.
>>> WHEN WE COME BACK THE
PRESIDENT OF BELARUS DIGS IN AND
SO DO THE PROTESTERS.
>> [CHANTS]
>> Adrienne: BOOED BY WORKERS
AT WHAT HE THOUGHT WOULD BE A
FRIENDLY RALLY.
AS PROTESTERS CONTINUE TO FLOOD
THE STREETS, WHAT OPTIONS ARE
LEFT A WEEK INTO THE TURMOIL?
>> Andrew: PLUS, THE TORONTO
RAPTORS' PLAYOFF DREAMS START ON
A HIGH NOTE -- DREAMS OF A
REPEAT AHEAD.
(*
>> Andrew: WELCOME BACK.
A $16.5 MILLION SETTLEMENT WAS
REACHED IN THE CLASS-ACTION
LAWSUIT OVER MASS ARRESTS AT THE
G20 SUMMIT IN TORONTO 10 YEARS
AGO.
>> SHAME!
SHAME!
SHAME!
>> Andrew: TORONTO POLICE
ARRESTED ABOUT 1,100 PEOPLE
DURING THAT SUMMIT.
THE DEAL SAYS THAT EACH IS
ENTITLED TO COMPENSATION BETWEEN
$5,000 AND $25,000.
FOR THOSE WRONGFULLY ARRESTED
WILL ALSO HAVE THEIR POLICE
RECORDS WIPED.
>> Adrienne: OVERSEAS THE
POLICE CRACKDOWN ON PROTESTERS
IN BELARUS ONLY SEEMS TO FUEL
THE
MOVEMENT.
TODAY A NATIONWIDE STRIKE
STEPPED UP THE PRESSURE FOR
ALEXANDER LUKASHENKO TO RESIGN.
AND AS MARGARET EVANS TELLS US,
THE LONG-TIME PRESIDENT WAS
EVEN HECKLED IN PUBLIC.
>> Reporter: THE PEOPLE VERSUS
THE STRONGMAN, DAY EIGHT.
IN THE AIR, ALEXANDER LUKASHENKO
ARRIVING AT A TRACTOR FACTORY.
ON THE GROUND THE PROTESTERS
THAT HE WANTED TO AVOID,
DEMANDING HE STEP DOWN.
BUT HE MISCALCULATED IF HE
THOUGHT THAT THE WORKERS INSIDE,
ONCE PART OF HIS TRADITIONAL
BASE, WERE GOING TO GIVE HIM A
FREE PASS.
>> [Speaking Foreign Language]
>> Reporter: "YOU'VE ALWAYS
SUPPORTED THE PRESIDENT," HE
TOLD THEM BUT THEY CONTRADICTED
HIM, SHOUTING "NO, NO."
WHEN FINISHED SPEAKING THEY SAID
THAT THEY COULD CARRY ON
SHOUTING, AND THEY DID.
HE LEFT THE STAGE TO CHANTS OF
"RESIGN."
>> [Speaking Foreign Language]
>> Reporter: IT'S INCREASINGLY
DIFFICULT TO SEE HOW HE CAN
AVOID IT WITHOUT A LIFELINE FROM
RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN
OR A RETURN TO THE FORCE THAT HE
EMPLOYED SO BRUTALLY LAST WEEK,
ARRESTING THOUSANDS OF THOSE WHO
ACCUSED HIM OF STEALING THEIR
ELECTION.
MANY SAY THAT THEY WERE BEATEN
AND TORTURED.
MARIA KOLESNIKOVA IS ONE OF THE
FEW OPPOSITION FIGURES NOT
JAILED.
>> [Speaking Foreign Language]
>> Reporter: "THANK YOU FOR
NOT BEING AFRAID," SHE'S SAYING
TO THE CROWD, "WE'RE NOT THE
LITTLE PEOPLE.
WE'RE THE NATION."
TODAY ANOTHER OPPOSITION LEADER
SVIATLANA TSIKHANOUSKAYA WHO
FLED TO LITHUANIA, CALLED ON
BELARUSIAN SECURITY FORCES TO
STAND DOWN.
>> [Speaking Foreign Language]
>> Reporter: "IF YOU DECIDE TO
NOT CARRY OUT YOUR ILLEGAL
ORDERS AND SWITCH TO THE SIDE OF
THE PEOPLE," SHE SAID, "THEY
WILL FORGIVE YOU."
THE EUROPEAN UNION CALLED A
VIRTUAL MEETING FOR WEDNESDAY TO
DISCUSS POTENTIAL SANCTIONS
AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT.
ON THE STREET, THE PROTESTERS
SEEMED TO BE ADDING TO THEIR
NUMBERS WITH EACH PASSING DAY.
BUT LUKASHENKO, DUBBED EUROPE'S
LAST DICTATOR, HAS CLUNG TO
POWER FOR 26 YEARS.
HE HASN'T GIVEN UP YET.
MARGARET EVANS, CBC NEWS,
LONDON.
>> Adrienne: STILL AHEAD ON
"THE NATIONAL," ROUND ONE, GAME
ONE.
>> AND THEY TAKE GAME NUMBER
ONE.
>> Adrienne: A GREAT START FOR
THE DEFENDING CHAMPIONS, THE NBA
PLAYOFFS ARE ON.
WE'LL TAKE YOU TO ORLANDO NEXT.
>> Andrew: PLUS, ANOTHER
BATTLE UNDERWAY, THE
CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP RACE
RIGHT AFTER THIS.
WE WILL CONTINUE OUR SERIES
>> WE WILL WIN WHEN WE BOLDLY
CONFRONT THE LIBERALS AND OFFER
A POSITIVE, PRINCIPLED
CONSERVATIVE ALTERNATIVE FOR OUR
COUNTRY.
>> Andrew: THAT WAS ERIN
O'TOOLE BACK IN JUNE MAKING HIS
PITCH TO CONSERVATIVE PARTY
MEMBERS THAT HE CAN LEAD THEM TO
VICTORY AGAINST THE TRUDEAU
LIBERALS.
WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THE FOUR
CANDIDATES FOR THAT LEADERSHIP
ROLE AHEAD OF THE FINAL RESULTS
EXPECTED ON SUNDAY.
HERE'S VASSY KAPELOS, THE HOST
OF "POWER & POLITICS," WITH A
SNAPSHOT OF ERIN O'TOOLE.
(*)
>> Reporter: IS THIRD TIME THE
CHARM FOR ERIN O'TOOLE?
>> THE COUNTRY NEEDS A STRONG
CONSERVATIVE PARTY.
>> Reporter: O'TOOLE FIRST
SOUGHT TO BE THE INTERIM
CONSERVATIVE PARTY LEADER AFTER
STEPHEN HARPER LOST THE 2015
ELECTIONS AND RESIGNED AS
LEADER.
>> [CHANTING]
>> Reporter: BUT RONA AMBROSE
WON THAT ROUND.
>> HAVE YOU MADE A DECISION YET?
>> I'M TALKING TO MY COLLEAGUES
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
>> Reporter: TWO YEARS LATER
O'TOOLE RAN FOR THE LEADERSHIP
AGAIN.
>> WE NEED TO BUILD ON THE
STRENGTHS AND THE SUCCESSES OF
OUR PAST, WHILE ACTIVELY SEEKING
OPPORTUNITIES TO WIN BACK THE
TRUST OF CANADIANS.
>> THE NEXT PRIME MINISTER OF
CANADA...
[Cheers and Applause]
>> Reporter: BUT LOST THAT
RACE TO ANDREW SCHEER.
>> ERIN!
ERIN!
ERIN!
>> Reporter: O'TOOLE WAS FIRST
ELECTED IN 2012 IN DURHAM, A
RIDING IN THE 905 AREA THAT
SURROUNDS TORONTO.
LIKE HIS MAIN RIVAL, PETER
MacKAY, O'TOOLE IS ALSO THE
SON OF A POLITICIAN.
>> THIS IS ANOTHER BROKEN
PROMISE FOR THE REGION OF
DURHAM.
>> Reporter: JOHN O'TOOLE
REPRESENTED THE REGION
PROVINCIALLY IN THE ONTARIO
LEGISLATURE FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS.
>> TO SERVE OUR VETERANS.
>> Reporter: A VETERAN
HIMSELF, A FORMER AIR FORCE
NAVIGATOR, O'TOOLE BECAME
MINISTER
OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS AT THE
TAILEND OF THE HARPER
GOVERNMENT.
>> WE HAVE TO SHOW THAT WE WILL
FIGHT FOR JOBS AND OPPORTUNITY
FOR ALL CANADIANS.
>> Reporter: AS HE SEEKS TO
LEAD THE PARTY ONCE AGAIN,
O'TOOLE WANTS IT TO RUN IN ONE
LANE ONLY.
>> WE NEED STRONG LEADERSHIP TO
UNITE OUR PARTY, TO TAKE THE
HYPHEN OUT OF BEING A
CONSERVATIVE.
>> Reporter: AND TO PUT ITSELF
ON A WAR FOOTING.
>> JOIN OUR FIGHT, LET'S TAKE
BACK CANADA.
>> Reporter: FOR WHAT IS ON
O'TOOLE'S THIRD AND PERHAPS
FINAL
FIGHT FOR THIS LEADERSHIP PRIZE.
VASSY KAPELOS, CBC NEWS, OTTAWA.
>> Andrew: WE'LL HAVE MORE ON
THE CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP RACE
ALL WEEK.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE
OTHER CANDIDATES AND WHAT'S AT
STAKE FOR THE PARTY.
ALL LEADING UP TO NEXT SUNDAY.
OUR CHIEF POLITICAL
CORRESPONDENT ROSEMARY BARTON
WILL HOST SPECIAL COVERAGE ON
CBC TELEVISION, CBC NEWS
NETWORK, AND CBC GEM.
WE'LL HAVE THE RESULTS AND
ANALYSIS THROUGHOUT THE EVENING,
FOLLOWED BY A SPECIAL "AT ISSUE"
PANEL RIGHT HERE ON "THE
NATIONAL."
>> Adrienne: WHEN WE COME
BACK, THE ROAD TO REPEAT.
THE TORONTO RAPTORS BEGAN THEIR
PLAYOFF JOURNEY IN ORLANDO
TODAY.
BUT, FIRST, WE WANTED TO SHOW
YOU A FEW SPECIAL MOMENTS THAT
HAPPENED BEFORE THE GAME.
PLAYING IN THE NBA BUBBLE, AWAY
FROM FANS AND FAMILY ISN'T EASY.
BUT TODAY BEFORE THE BIG GAME,
THE PLAYERS GOT A LITTLE
MESSAGE.
>> NUMBER 33, MY DADDY MARC
GASOL.
>> NUMBER 43!
PASCAL SIAKAM!
LET'S GO, RAPTORS.
>> Adrienne: THE RAPS'
STARTING LINEUP SHOUTED OUT BY
THEIR OWN PERSONAL HYPE TEAM,
FAMILIES CHEERING THEM ON.
>> NUMBER 23, FRED VANVLEET.
>> Adrienne: YOU CAN SEE ON
THE FACES JUST HOW MUCH THOSE
MESSAGES OF SUPPORT MEAN COMING
FROM SO FAR AWAY.
>> SAY, GO, DADDY.
>> GO, DADDY!
* FROM FAR AND WIDE 
* O CANADA 
>> Adrienne: WELL, IT MIGHT BE
THE COOLEST RENDITION OF THE
NATIONAL ANTHEM IN RAPTORS'
HISTORY.
A TORONTO NATIVE JESSIE REYEZ
KNEELING ATOP THE C.N. TOWER TO
LAUNCH THE BACK-TO-BACK NBA
CHAMPIONSHIPS QUEST.
>> * FOR THEE 
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>> Adrienne: WELL, THAT'S AN
UNFORGETTABLE START FOR A
PLAYOFF RUN UNLIKE ANY OTHER.
AS JAMIE STRASHIN SHOWS USES,
BOTH THE DEFENDING CHAMPS AND
THEIR FANS WILL HAVE SOME
CHANGES TO GET USED TO.
>> CANADA, THE NBA TITLE IS
YOURS!
>> Reporter: WHAT A DIFFERENCE
A YEAR MAKES.
ONE YEAR AFTER AN ENTIRE CITY
AND COUNTRY CHEERED EVERY
SHOT --
>> IS THIS IT?
>> Reporter: AND A BIG MOMENT
OF THE RAPTORS' CHAMPIONSHIP
SEASON --
>> THE RAPTORS AND NETS --
>> Reporter: THIS YEAR'S
PLAYOFFS ARE A LOT DIFFERENT AND
A LOT QUIETER.
THE RAPTORS STARTED THEIR TITLE
DEFENCE THIS AFTERNOON AGAINST
THE BROOKLYN NETS INSIDE THE
NBA'S ORLANDO BUBBLE.
>> YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY IS SAYING
WELL, HOME COURT DOESN'T MATTER,
AND I'M NOT SO SURE THAT'S NOT
THE CASE.
>> Reporter: COACH NICK NURSE
SAYS WITH THE RAPTORS' LOGO ON
THE FLOOR AND THE VIRTUAL FANS
IN THE STANDS IT KIND OF FEELS
LIKE HOME.
>> I KNOW THAT THE FANS ARE
THERE VIRTUALLY, BUT THERE ARE
STILL SOME FAMILIAR PEOPLE THAT
YOU SEE.
THEY'RE CERTAINLY IN THE
COLOUR OF THE JERSEYS.
AND, YOU KNOW, SHOWING SOME LOVE
FOR THE RAPS.
>> THE BIGGEST THING THAT I OWN
THAT SHOWS THAT WE'RE THE
CHAMPION --
>> Reporter: JAY ROSALES, THE
HOST OF THE POPULAR "THAT'S A
RAP" PODCAST SAYS THAT WITHOUT
THE ABILITY TO ATTEND GAMES OR
GATHER IN PLACES LIKE JURASSIC
PARK, FANS ARE ADJUSTING.
>> PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE
SCREAMING THE ROOFS OFF OF THEIR
HOUSES.
SO IT IS DEFINITELY GOING TO BE
DIFFERENT BUT FROM A RAPTORS'
FAN PERSPECTIVE, ALL IN ALL THE
SAME.
>> Reporter: NOT QUITE
JURASSIC PARK BUT THIS JURASSIC
PARKING LOT JUST ONE VENUE HERE
IN TORONTO WHERE THE FANS ARE
DESPERATELY TRYING TO RECREATE
THE EXCITEMENT OF LAST YEAR'S
MAGICAL PLAYOFF RUN.
>> [HORNS HONKING]
>> LET'S GO, RAPTORS.
>> Reporter: THE FANS GATHERED
TO WATCH THE GAME DRIVE-IN STYLE
ON THE BIG SCREEN.
>> IT'S SO NICE TO GET OUT AND
TO FEEL THE HYPE OF EVERYBODY.
>> [HORNS HONKING]
>> Reporter: AND ON A RAINY
DAY IT WAS THE PERFECT PLACE TO
CHEER ON THE HOME TEAM.
>> LET'S GO, RAPTORS!
>> [HORNS HONKING]
>> Reporter: THE LOVE FROM UP
NORTH PENETRATED THE NBA'S
BUBBLE.
>> I KNEW THAT THE RAPTORS WOULD
BE OKAY.
>> Reporter: THE RAPTORS
ROLLED OVER THE NETS BY 24
POINTS.
JAMIE STRASHIN, CBC NEWS,
TORONTO.
>> Andrew: WELL, NEXT ON "THE
NATIONAL," THE STORY OF A WOMAN
AND HER DOG.
THEY MET AS KIDS AND GREW UP
TOGETHER AND NOW SHE HOPES THAT
HE'LL BE A
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>> Andrew: WELL, THIS IS BOOTS
AND HIS OWNER CHARLIE BURKE FROM
P.E.I.
THE TWO ARE CELEBRATING BOOTS'
21st BIRTHDAY.
NOW BOOTS HAS BEEN BY CHARLIE'S
SIDE THROUGH FIRST
RELATIONSHIPS, FIRST CHILDREN,
AND NOW HOPEFULLY ON HER WEDDING
DAY.
THEIR JOURNEY IS OUR "MOMENT."
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>> MY PARENTS GOT HIM FOR MY
FIFTH BIRTHDAY.
AND HE WAS THE RUNT OF THE
LITTER AND 21 IN A WEEK NOW
ALMOST.
YEAH.
HE SAID BEEN THERE FOR
EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING FROM
KINDERGARTEN GRADUATION TO HIGH
SCHOOL GRADUATION.
MY GRANDMOTHER DIED LAST YEAR
AND HE
SPENT 18 HOURS STRAIGHT IN BED
WITH ME.
AND DIDN'T PEE OR ANYTHING.
AND THE BIRTH OF MY DAUGHTER,
SHE'S 4 MONTHS NOW.
HE DOESN'T HAVE ANY ISSUES, BUT
I GOT HIM WHEN I WAS 5 AND AT 25
I HAD MY FIRST CHILD AND I HAVE
PICTURES OF THEM TOGETHER, SO
THAT'S CRAZY.
I'M PLANNING ON GETTING MARRIED
NEXT SUMMER WITH HOPEFULLY COVID
OVER, AND MY NEPHEW CAN COME
FROM ALBERTA.
BUT IF BOOTS IS STILL AROUND TO
SHARE, IT WILL BE LIKE A BOWTIE
FOR
ME AND MY FIANCÉ AND HE'LL BE
THERE HOPEFULLY.
>> Andrew: WE'RE ALL CROSSING
OUR FINGERS.
AND SO IT WILL NOT SURPRISE YOU
AT ALL TO KNOW THAT BOOTS,
ACCORDING TO
HIS OWNER, HAS SOMETHING OF AN
ATTITUDE, A BIT OF A SASSY DOG
APPARENTLY.
BUT ALSO A SURVIVOR -- HEART
FAILURE, KIDNEY DISEASE, A
TUMOUR ON HIS LIP AND A HEART
MURMUR, HE'S BEAT THEM ALL.
>> Adrienne: WELL, OKAY, HANG
IN THERE, BOOTS.
APPARENTLY IF BOOTS LIVES A BIT
LONGER, UNTIL MID-WAY THROUGH
THE YEAR NEXT YEAR, OF COURSE,
TO THE WEDDING, HE'LL BE IN THE
TOP 10 OF AGED DOGS IN THE
HISTORY BOOKS, THE
OLDEST BEING 29.
I KNOW THAT YOU DIDN'T
NECESSARILY NEED TO KNOW THAT.
>> Andrew: NO, I DO, I DO.
>> Adrienne: THAT IS "THE
NATIONAL" FOR
MONDAY, AUGUST 17th.
GOOD NIGHT.
>> Andrew: GOOD NIGHT.
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