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>> Ian: GOOD EVENING, I'M IAN 
HANOMANSING.
TONIGHT ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF AN
ICONIC SPEECH.
>> I HAVE A DREAM!
>> Ian: A CALL FOR CHANGE AGAIN 
DRAWS CROWDS TO THE AMERICAN 
CAPITAL.
>> WE NEED A NEW CONVERSATION!
>> Ian: HOW BLACK LIVES MATTER 
COULD SHAPE THE U.S. 
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
>>> WE SHOULD HAVE SOMEWHAT OF A
STANDARDIZED APPROACH TO THIS IN
CANADA.
>> Ian: A SPIKE IN COVID CASES 
TRIGGERS MANDATORY MASKS 
OUTDOORS IN PARIS.
SHOULD CANADA HAVE A SIMILAR 
RULE?
>>> IT'S HER RISK, AND HER 
BUBBLE BECOMES JUST 
EXPONENTIALLY LARGER. 
>> Ian: ANXIOUS PARENTS WEIGH 
THE RISKS OF BEFORE- AND 
AFTER-SCHOOL CHILD CARE. 
>>> AND LOOKING FOR YOU TO FLY 
AGAIN.
>> WE'RE PUTTING TEETH INTO 
TRANSPORT CANADA'S POLICY.
>> Ian: WE SIT DOWN WITH 
WESTJET'S TOP EXECUTIVE.
THIS IS "THE NATIONAL."
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>>> ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF A 
FAMOUS SPEECH BY THE MOST FAMOUS
LEADER OF THE 1960S CIVIL RIGHTS
MOVEMENT, THOUSANDS IN 
WASHINGTON ADDED TO DR. MARTIN 
LUTHER KING'S CALLS FOR RACIAL 
JUSTICE WITH URGENT CALLS OF 
THEIR OWN.
AMONG THE SPEAKERS, THE FATHER 
OF JACOB BLAKE, THE MAN SHOT BY 
POLICE THIS PAST SUNDAY, AND THE
BROTHER OF GEORGE FLOYD, WHO 
DIED UNDER THE KNEE OF A POLICE 
OFFICER IN MAY.
KING'S RALLY WAS CALLED THE 
MARCH ON WASHINGTON FOR JOBS AND
FREEDOM.
THIS RALLY'S TITLE, GET YOUR 
KNEE OFF OUR NECKS.
AND SUSAN ORMISTON SHOWS US THAT
WAS NOT THE ONLY MESSAGE.
>> BLACK LIVES MATTER!
>> BLACK LIVES MATTER!
>> Reporter: BLACK LIVES MATTER,
BUT BLACK VOTES MATTER TOO, 
ESPECIALLY NOW.
THOUSANDS OF BLACK AMERICANS 
MARCHED AND RALLIED IN THE U.S. 
CAPITAL, ENRAGED AND INVIGORATED
BY THIS SUMMER OF STRIFE.
>> JENETTA, WHY DID YOU COME 
TODAY?
>> TO BE A PART OF HISTORY.
THIS IS MY FIRST MARCH ON 
WASHINGTON, SO I DIDN'T WANT -- 
I JUST WANTED TO PUT MY STAMP ON
HISTORY AND LEAVE A LEGACY FOR 
MY SON OF HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO
BE INVOLVED.
>> Reporter: IN THE SEASON WHICH
BEGAN WITH GEORGE FLOYD'S MURDER
AND ENDED WITH THE POLICE 
SHOOTING OF JACOB BLAKE, BLACK 
AMERICANS ARE SAYING ENOUGH IS 
ENOUGH. 
>> I'M SO OVERWHELMED RIGHT NOW 
WITH EVERYBODY HERE RIGHT NOW.
I WISH GEORGE WERE HERE TO SEE 
THIS RIGHT NOW. 
>> Reporter: THE FLOYD FAMILY 
STILL STRUGGLING THREE MONTHS 
AFTER HIS DEATH. 
>> ALL OF THE PROTESTS AND ALL 
OF THE RALLIES AND JUST 
EVERYBODY UNITING, I THINK WE 
GOT TO MAKE THE CHANGE WE NEED. 
>> Reporter: TODAY IS THE 57TH 
ANNIVERSARY OF MARTIN LUTHER 
KING'S FAMOUS "I HAVE A DREAM" 
SPEECH RIGHT HERE.
MANY IN THIS CROWD BELIEVE THAT 
THE DREAM HE SHARED HAS NOT BEEN
REALIZED. 
>> WE WANT EQUALITY.
WE WANT WHAT AMERICA HAS 
PROMISED US FOR YEARS BUT HAS 
NEVER DELIVERED ON. 
>> NEVER LET AMERICA FORGET. 
>> Reporter: CIVIL RIGHTS 
ACTIVIST REVEREND AL SHARPTON 
INVOKED THE FRUSTRATION.
>> WE NEED TO HAVE A 
CONVERSATION ABOUT YOUR RACISM, 
ABOUT YOUR BIGOTRY, ABOUT YOUR 
HATE, ABOUT HOW YOU WOULD PUT 
YOUR KNEE ON OUR NECK. 
>> Reporter: AND CALLED OUT 
TRUMP'S SILENCE ON BLAKE'S 
SHOOTING. 
>> WE WILL SPEAK AGAINST THE 
LOOTING, BUT WHEN WILL YOU SPEAK
AGAINST WRONG POLICE SHOOTING?
>> Reporter: THERE WERE ATTEMPTS
AT SOCIAL DISTANCING, AND NEARLY
ALL WORE MASKS.
STILL, THE LARGEST GATHERING IN 
AMERICA SINCE THE PANDEMIC DID 
RAISE FEARS OF SPREAD.
BUT FOR THOSE IN THE SHADOW OF 
DR. KING, THIS SUMMER'S MOMENTUM
COULD NOT BE SQUANDERED.
SUSAN ORMISTON, CBC NEWS, 
WASHINGTON.
>> Ian: JACOB BLAKE IS PARALYZED
FROM THE WAIST DOWN, BUT UNTIL 
TODAY HE WAS STILL HANDCUFFED TO
HIS HOSPITAL BED BECAUSE OF 
OUTSTANDING WARRANTS FOR HIS 
ARREST.
THOSE ARE NOW GONE AND SO TOO 
ARE THE HANDCUFFS.
ALSO TODAY POLICE RELEASED THEIR
VERSION OF WHAT HAPPENED IN 
KENOSHA, WISCONSIN ON SUNDAY, 
INCLUDING THAT THEY USED STUN 
GUNS TO STOP BLAKE BEFORE 
SHOOTING HIM.
AND MORE NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS 
HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED IN THE CITY.
FOR MOST DEMONSTRATORS, IT IS 
ABOUT JUSTICE, BUT DONALD TRUMP
IS CASTING THEM ALL AS RIOTERS 
AND LOOTERS, THREATENING THE 
AMERICAN DREAM.
AS KATIE SIMPSON EXPLAINS, HE'S 
SPEAKING TO A KEY DEMOGRAPHIC, 
HOPING FEAR WILL TURN INTO 
VOTES.
>> President Donald Trump: NO 
ONE WILL BE SAFE IN BIDEN'S 
AMERICA.
I CAN'T EVEN CALL IT BIDEN'S 
AMERICA. 
>> Reporter: AND SO THE 
PRESIDENT PICKED RIGHT UP WHERE 
HE LEFT OFF LAST NIGHT, RIPPING 
INTO HIS DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGER 
AND DEMONSTRATORS WHO MAY 
SUPPORT HIM.
>> President Donald Trump: 
PROTESTERS, YOU KNOW WHAT I SAY?
PROTESTERS, YOUR ASS.
>> Reporter: THIS IS DONALD 
TRUMP LEANING INTO HIS PREFERRED
BALLOT BOX ISSUE, WHICH 
CANDIDATE WILL KEEP AMERICANS 
SAFE.
>> THE RACE IS TIGHTENING UP AND
I THINK IT'S TIGHTENING UP 
LARGELY BECAUSE OF FINALLY THE 
FOCUS THAT CANNOT BE IGNORED ON 
THE UNREST AND VIOLENCE IN THE 
CITIES.
>> Reporter: IT'S A PITCH AIMED 
IN PART AT SUBURBAN WOMEN 
VOTERS, DRUMMING UP FEARS 
VIOLENT PROTESTS COULD END UP AT
THEIR DOORSTEP.
>> CONTINUE TO HAMMER THAT ISSUE
AND HAMMER HOME THE 
LAW-AND-ORDER MESSAGE, SAYING 
THAT HE'S GOING TO RESTORE SOME 
KIND OF LAW AND ORDER IN THE 
CITY.
IT'S NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THE 
POLITICS BUT BECAUSE THIS IS 
GETTING REALLY UNSAFE.
>> Reporter: TRUMP NEEDS TO 
MOTIVATE WOMEN VOTERS.
THEY DID NOT SHOW UP FOR THE 
REPUBLICAN PARTY IN THE MIDTERM 
ELECTIONS THE SAME WAY THEY DID 
FOR TRUMP IN 2016. 
>> THE BIGGEST PROBLEM FOR 
TRUMP'S RE-ELECTION RIGHT NOW, 
IT'S THE GENDER GAP.
I MEAN, HE'S WINNING MEN 
SLIGHTLY IN THIS COUNTRY, BUT 
HE'S LOSING WOMEN BY 20 POINTS. 
>> Reporter: THOUGH LONG-TIME 
REPUBLICANS ARE UNSURE IF THIS 
LAW-AND-ORDER MESSAGING IS A 
WINNING STRATEGY.
>> I THINK WHAT WE'RE SEEING ON 
OUR TELEVISION SCREENS, BOTH IN 
TERMS OF THE POLICE INTERACTIONS
WITH PEOPLE LIKE FLOYD AND 
BLAKE, PLUS WHAT WE'RE SEEING ON
OUR SCREENS WITH THE VIOLENCE IN
THE CITIES, I THINK PEOPLE ARE 
STILL PROCESSING IT.
IT'S RAW, IT'S EMOTIONAL, AND I 
THINK IT'S REALLY HARD TO KNOW 
HOW THIS IS GOING TO MOVE THE 
ELECTORATE. 
>> Reporter: JOE BIDEN HAS 
CONDEMNED THE VIOLENT PROTESTS 
AND ACCUSES TRUMP OF ROOTING FOR
DESTRUCTION BECAUSE IT HELPS HIM
POLITICALLY.
KATIE SIMPSON, CBC NEWS, 
WASHINGTON.
>> Ian: THE REMNANTS OF 
HURRICANE LAURA ARE EXPECTED TO 
HIT THE MARITIMES TOMORROW, BUT 
TODAY THOSE ALREADY HIT BY THE 
STORM ARE INSPECTING THE DAMAGE.
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS RETURNING 
HOME FINDING THEMSELVES DEPRIVED
OF TWO NECESSITIES.
>> WATER AND ELECTRICITY IS OUT,
AND YOU SHOULD EXPECT IT TO BE 
OUT FOR WEEKS.
>> Ian: LAURA SNAPPED SCORES OF 
POWER POLES AND HUNDREDS OF 
TREES.
THE CATEGORY 4 STORM BLAMED FOR 
AT LEAST 14 FATALITIES IN TEXAS 
AND LOUISIANA.
THIS WAS ONE OF THE MANY 
COMMUNITIES IN LAURA'S PATH, 
LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA.
AND THAT IS WHERE STEVEN D'SOUZA
IS AGAIN TONIGHT, AND STEVEN, 
TELL US WHAT PEOPLE THERE ARE UP
AGAINST.
>> Reporter: WITHOUT ANY POWER 
AND WITH NO WATER, A NUMBER OF 
HOSPITALS AND NURSING HOMES HAD 
TO BE EVACUATED, PATIENTS TAKEN 
TO OTHER FACILITIES.
OFFICIALS ARE TELLING PEOPLE NOT
TO COME TO THIS AREA BECAUSE OF 
THOSE INFRASTRUCTURE PROBLEMS, 
BUT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE STILL 
COMING BACK TO SEE JUST WHAT 
THEY HAVE LEFT.
>> SEE THERE IS THE DESK.
THAT WALL GOT BLOWN OUT AND THE 
AWNING OUT THERE.
>> Reporter: THE ONLY LIGHT IN 
MARY FLUIID'S BEDROOM RIGHT NOW 
IS THE HOLES IN THE CEILING AND
WHERE ONE WALL USED TO BE.
SHE AND HER HUSBAND RODE OUT THE
STORM AT A FUNERAL PARLOR WHERE 
HE USED TO WORK AND RETURNED TO 
FIND THEIR TRAILER AND SO MANY 
IN THEIR COMMUNITY RIPPED AND 
TORN APART BY HURRICANE LAURA'S 
FURY.
>> WE DIDN'T THINK IT WAS GOING 
TO BE THIS BAD, REALLY, BUT THE 
CARPORT'S GONE, EVERYTHING'S 
GONE THAT WE HAD BUILT, ADDED 
ON, YOU KNOW.
IT'S JUST -- IT'S JUST 
DEVASTATING.
WE DON'T HAVE NO WATER, NO 
ELECTRICITY.
>> Reporter: MORE THAN 200,000 
PEOPLE ACROSS SOUTHWEST 
LOUISIANA ARE WITHOUT POWER.
ABOUT THE SAME ARE WITHOUT 
RUNNING WATER.
STEFFAN BRADLEY SAUNDERS RODE 
OUT THE STORM AT HOME WITH HIS 
WIFE AND TWO SMALL CHILDREN. 
>> I'LL NEVER DO IT AGAIN. 
>> Reporter: WITH NO POWER AND 
NO WATER, HE'S CONSIDERING 
LEAVING TO GO STAY WITH 
RELATIVES.
>> RIGHT NOW ALL I -- LIKE I 
SAID, ALL I GOT IS THE ONE 
GENERATOR, AND I CAN EITHER, A, 
RUN MY REFRIGERATOR OR I CAN RUN
MY TABLE SAW, AND I CAN'T DO 
BOTH. 
>> Reporter: THE SEARCH FOR 
POWER HAS LED TO TRAGEDY.
AT LEAST FOUR PEOPLE ARE DEAD 
FROM CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING 
FROM USING A GENERATOR INDOORS.
WITH STORES A MESS, RESTAURANTS 
SHUT DOWN, LOCAL OFFICIALS ARE 
ASKING THE THOUSANDS WHO FLED 
THE STORM AND WANT TO RETURN TO 
THEIR HOMES TO LOOK, THEN LEAVE.
MANY ROADS ARE STILL 
INACCESSIBLE.
THIS CREW DROVE IN FROM CENTRAL 
FLORIDA TO HELP.
THEY ESTIMATE THE RECOVERY HERE 
WILL BE MEASURED IN YEARS, NOT 
MONTHS.
>> THIS IS ONE OF THE WORST ONES
I'VE SEEN.
I'VE ONLY RODE AROUND A QUARTER 
OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, AND I'M 
BOOKED OUT FOR THE NEXT TWO 
MONTHS.
>> Reporter: FOR MANY HERE, 
HURRICANE RITA IN 2005 IS STILL 
FRESH IN THEIR MINDS AND GIVES 
THEM CONFIDENCE THAT THEY CAN 
COME BACK.
>> 15 YEARS AGO THAT THIS 
HAPPENED, YOU KNOW, AND WE 
REBUILT THEN.
WE'RE GOING TO REBUILD AGAIN, 
YOU KNOW.
THAT'S WHAT WE DO AT LAKE 
CHARLES.
>> Ian: AND STEVEN, OF COURSE, 
ALL OF THIS HAPPENING DURING A 
PANDEMIC.
HOW HAVE THE STATE'S EFFORTS TO 
SLOW THE VIRUS BEEN AFFECTED?
>> Reporter: WELL, IAN, THEY 
ACTUALLY PUT THEIR PUBLIC 
TESTING ON HOLD AS A RESULT OF 
THE STORM, AND THE GOVERNOR SAYS
THEY'RE GOING TO BRING THAT BACK
ON MONDAY, BUT HIS BIGGER 
CONCERN IS THAT WITH SO MANY 
PEOPLE IN THIS AREA, WHICH WAS 
CONSIDERED A BIT OF A HOT SPOT, 
WITH SO MANY PEOPLE FLEEING TO 
OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE TO 
ESCAPE THE STORM, EVEN GOING, 
YOU KNOW, TO TEXAS AS WELL, THE 
CONCERN IS THAT THOSE PEOPLE MAY
HAVE CARRIED THE VIRUS WITH THEM
AND THAT COULD HAVE INCREASED 
THE SPREAD.
SO IT'S JUST YET ANOTHER THING 
THAT PEOPLE HERE HAVE TO WORRY 
ABOUT ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE.
>> Ian: STEVEN D'SOUZA IN LAKE 
CHARLES, LOUISIANA TONIGHT.
>>> THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS 
EXTENDING TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS 
FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER MONTH TO 
TRY TO LIMIT THE SPREAD OF 
COVID-19.
ANYONE COMING IN TO CANADA WILL 
STILL HAVE TO QUARANTINE FOR 14 
DAYS, BUT TODAY THERE WAS SOME 
SERIOUS TALK ABOUT SOMETHING 
THAT COULD SLASH THAT TIME.
CAROLYN DUNN EXPLAINS.
>> Reporter: AFTER HOURS ON AN 
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT, THESE 
TRAVELLERS WILL NOW HEAD OFF TO 
14 DAYS OF QUARANTINE.
BUT WHAT IF THEY COULD SIMPLY BE
TESTED FOR COVID ON ARRIVAL, AND
IF NEGATIVE CUT THAT QUARANTINE 
TO PERHAPS TWO DAYS?
>> I DO THINK IF YOU'RE NOT, YOU
KNOW, SHOWING SYMPTOMS, IT MIGHT
BE AN IDEA TO LET PEOPLE TEST 
OUT OF QUARANTINE. 
>> I WOULD STICK TO THE 14 DAYS 
QUARANTINE RATHER THAN THE 48 
HOURS BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE 48 
HOURS IS NOT ENOUGH FOR SOMEONE 
TO KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAD 
THE VIRUS.
>> NOBODY WANTS TO SIT IN THEIR 
HOUSE ALL DAY FOR 14 DAYS, BUT I
GOT WORK, YOU KNOW, I GOT WORK.
I GOT TO BE ABLE TO PAY MY BILLS
AND ALL.
>> Reporter: CANADA'S CHIEF 
PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER CONFIRMED 
TESTING AT AIRPORTS IS BEING 
LOOKED INTO. 
>> HOW WE APPLY TESTING IN THAT 
CONTEXT IS BEING ACTIVELY 
EXPLORED. 
>> Reporter: COVID HAS WREAKED 
HAVOC ON THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY 
WHICH IS LOOKING FOR ANY 
SOLUTIONS TO GET PEOPLE FLYING 
AGAIN.
WESTJET SAYS IT WILL BEGIN A 
PILOT PROJECT IN VANCOUVER TO 
VOLUNTARILY TEST PASSENGERS FROM
CERTAIN DEPARTING FLIGHTS.
>> SO THAT WE CAN DEMONSTRATE 
ITS ROBUSTNESS, BECAUSE THERE IS
LITTLE POINT DOING PRE-FLIGHT 
TESTING OR EVEN POST-FLIGHT 
TESTING UNLESS WE CAN CONVINCE 
THE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICERS AND 
THE PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITIES 
THAT THAT'S ACTUALLY ADDING 
VALUE. 
>> Reporter: AND THAT'S WHAT 
THESE AIR TRAVEL COVID TRIALS 
ARE FOR.
DATA, DATA AND MORE DATA.
BUT ALREADY EXPERTS WORRY 
PASSENGER TESTING WON'T GIVE AN 
ACCURATE PICTURE.
>> SO THAT MEANS WE PICK UP 
ABOUT 70% OF THE CASES, SO 
THEREFORE WE'RE GOING TO MISS 
30% OF THEM, AND THEN ONCE 
SOMEBODY HAS A NEGATIVE TEST, 
THE THOUGHT IS I'M GOOD, I'M 
CLEAR, SO I CAN DO WHATEVER I 
WANT. 
>> Reporter: BUT FOR NOW YOU 
HAVE TO QUARANTINE FOR 14 DAYS, 
WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT.
CAROLYN DUNN, CBC NEWS, CALGARY.
>> Ian: WITH SCHOOL REOPENINGS 
JUST AROUND THE CORNER IN MOST 
OF THE COUNTRY, THOSE PROVIDING 
BEFORE- AND AFTER-SCHOOL CHILD 
CARE ARE SCRAMBLING TO GET READY
IN THE FACE OF COVID-19.
AND PARENTS ARE FACING A CHOICE 
THAT IS CREATING ANXIETY.
DEANA SUMANAC-JOHNSON EXPLAINS.
>> Reporter: THE DECISION TO 
SEND THEIR 7-YEAR-OLD BACK TO 
SCHOOL WASN'T THE ONLY TOUGH 
CHOICE CHRISTINE ENS AND HER 
HUSBAND HAD TO MAKE. 
>> WE HAVE DECIDED THAT WE WON'T
SEND HER TO HER AFTER-SCHOOL 
PROGRAM.
>> Reporter: THEIR REASONING?
TOO FEW RULES, TOO MUCH 
EXPOSURE. 
>> HER AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM 
INCLUDES KIDS FROM OTHER SCHOOLS
AND OTHER PROGRAMS, SO THEN HER 
RISK AND HER BUBBLE BECOMES JUST
EXPONENTIALLY LARGER.
>> I DON'T LIKE DOING THAT. 
>> OH, COME ON.
>> Reporter: ENS IS ONE OF MANY 
CANADIANS WHO DEPEND ON BEFORE 
OR AFTER-SCHOOL CARE FOR THEIR 
CHILDREN.
THE BACK-TO-SCHOOL PUZZLE PIECE 
MANY SAY HAS BEEN NEGLECTED. 
>> WHEN THEIR CHILDREN ARE IN 
CHILD CARE, THERE'S A WHOLE 
DIFFERENT SET OF RULES THAN WHEN
THEIR CHILDREN ARE IN SCHOOL. 
>> Reporter: THE ISSUE WITH MANY
BEFORE- AND AFTER-SCHOOL 
PROGRAMS IS THAT THEY OFTEN MIX 
CHILDREN OF DIFFERENT AGES, AS 
WELL AS FROM DIFFERENT SCHOOLS. 
>> I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, 
MIXING THE GROUPS OF KIDS, BUT I
KNOW THE MINISTER HAS WORKED 
DILIGENTLY WITH THE BOARDS, AND 
EACH BOARD IS GOING TO COME OUT 
WITH THEIR OWN PLAN. 
>> Reporter: BUT AMY O'NEIL SAYS
THERE'S NOT EXACTLY BEEN A PLAN.
>> ALTHOUGH THEY SAY THAT WE -- 
OPERATORS AND SCHOOL BOARDS -- 
MUST MAKE VERY BEST EFFORTS TO 
HAVE COHORTING IN PLACE, IT'S 
NOT A MANDATE OR IT'S NOT A 
DIRECTIVE.
>> Reporter: THIS PUBLIC HEALTH 
DOCTOR SAYS THERE ARE STILL 
THINGS BEFORE- AND AFTER-SCHOOL 
PROGRAMS CAN DO TO MINIMIZE 
RISK.
>> AGAIN, YOU CAN TRY TO KEEP A 
CONSISTENT GROUP OF CHILDREN 
THROUGH THE YEAR, SO THAT'S WHAT
PROGRAMS ARE BEING ENCOURAGED TO
DO, THAT YOU HAVE THEIR NAMES, 
YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHO THEY'RE 
GOING TO BE IN CONTACT WITH IN 
THAT GROUP.
IT'S A CONSISTENT GROUP WITH 
CONSISTENT STAFF.
>> Reporter: THAT, OF COURSE, 
MAY REQUIRE MORE SPACE AND MORE 
STAFF, MEANING MORE FUNDING, 
SOMETHING PARENTS AND CHILD CARE
OPERATORS HOPE MAY BE HELPED BY 
THE NEWLY ANNOUNCED FEDERAL 
INVESTMENT IN BACK-TO-SCHOOL 
SAFETY.
DEANA SUMANAC-JOHNSON, CBC NEWS,
TORONTO.
>> Ian: IN QUEBEC, MORE THAN 20 
TEACHERS ARE NOW IN 
SELF-ISOLATION AFTER TWO STAFF 
MEMBERS TESTED POSITIVE FOR 
COVID-19 AT A HIGH SCHOOL WEST 
OF MONTREAL.
>> THE MAIN PROBLEM IS WHAT THE 
TEACHERS LEAVE OR JUST SMALL 
ROOMS, PEOPLE HAVE SOME MEALS 
TOGETHER.
>> Ian: ABOUT 500 STUDENTS WERE 
TOLD TO STAY HOME TODAY BECAUSE 
THERE WEREN'T ENOUGH STAFF TO 
TEACH THEM.
THEY'LL RETURN TO SCHOOL MONDAY 
IF REPLACEMENTS CAN BE FOUND.
THIS IS THE SECOND DAY BACK IN 
CLASS FOR THOUSANDS IN THE 
PROVINCE.
>>> BRITISH COLUMBIA SET A NEW 
DAILY RECORD WITH 124 NEW 
COVID-19 CASES REPORTED IN THE 
LAST 24 HOURS.
HOSPITALIZATIONS HAVE ALSO CREPT
UP TO THEIR HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE 
EARLY JUNE.
THAT NUMBER IS 23, SEVEN OF THEM
IN INTENSIVE CARE.
THERE HAS BEEN AN UPWARD TREND 
IN RECENT WEEKS OF NEW CASES 
AMONG PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 
40, THE VAST MAJORITY 
CONCENTRATED IN AND AROUND THE 
METRO VANCOUVER AREA.
BRITISH COLUMBIA NOW HAS 974 
ACTIVE CASES.
THAT IS ALSO A RECORD HIGH.
>>> MANITOBA CONTINUES TO SEE A 
RISE IN COVID-19, 32 NEW CASES 
TODAY, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER
OF ACTIVE CASES TO 418.
ABOUT ONE THIRD OF THOSE ARE 
LINKED TO COMMUNAL GROUPS, 
INCLUDING HUTTERITE COLONIES.
KAREN PAULS LOOKS AT THE IMPACT 
OF THE DISEASE INSIDE ONE OF 
THEM.
>> Reporter: 24 HOURS AFTER 
TIRZAH MAENDEL'S ISOLATION 
ENDED, SHE'S BACK AT WORK, 
CLEANING WINDOWS AND DOING 
GRAPHIC DESIGN PROJECTS. 
>> THIS IS WHERE I WORK OUT OF. 
>> Reporter: FOR THE LAST TWO 
WEEKS, SHE, HER TWO SISTERS AND 
PARENTS WERE QUARANTINED AFTER 
HER MOTHER TESTED POSITIVE FOR 
COVID-19.
>> NEITHER SHE NOR WE HAD ANY 
KIND OF SYMPTOMS.
IT WAS QUITE A SHOCK.
>> Reporter: MAENDEL CHRONICLED 
THE EXPERIENCE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, 
REJOICING WHEN THE REST OF THE 
FAMILY GOT THEIR NEGATIVE TEST 
RESULTS. 
>> WE HAD A DAY OF HIKING AND 
BIKING, AND I THINK WE ENDED UP 
DOING, WHAT, 66 K IN A DAY.
IT WAS A THERAPY DAY FOR US.
>> Reporter: ONE OF THE HARDEST 
PARTS WAS WHEN CHILDREN WANTED 
TO VISIT. 
>> THEY JUST YELLED OVER, 
TIRZAH, DO YOU HAVE COVID AT OUR
-- YOUR HOUSE?
AND I SAID, YEAH, WE DO, AND 
THEN THEY YELLED BACK, WE CAN'T 
COME OVER!
>> Reporter: THE COMMUNAL 
KITCHEN WAS SHUDDERED.
FAMILIES ATE AT HOME.
AND ONE OF THE MOST FUNDAMENTAL 
PARTS OF THE HUTTERITE IDENTITY,
WORSHIPPING TOGETHER, STOPPED, 
REPLACED BY A CHURCH SERVICE 
PIPED INTO HOMES OVER A P.A. 
SYSTEM.
SOME BELIEVE THE OUTBREAKS BEGAN
AFTER THE DROWNING OF THREE 
TEENAGE GIRLS IN ALBERTA IN 
JUNE.
PEOPLE FROM OTHER PROVINCES WENT
TO HELP SEARCH, AND THEN ATTEND 
THE FUNERALS.
>> WE WERE DEALING WITH THE 
ILLUSION THAT BECAUSE OUR 
COMMUNITIES ARE ISOLATED TO AN 
EXTENT GEOGRAPHICALLY AND 
SECLUDED THAT THAT EQUATES TO 
COVID-RESISTANT STATUS. 
>> REPORTER: BUT WHEN PEOPLE 
STARTED DYING. 
>> THAT REALITY SET IN REALLY 
QUICK AND HAS BREAK THROUGH SOME
OF THE BARRIERS. 
>> Reporter: TIRZAH MAENDEL IS 
GLAD TO BE OUT OF ISOLATION.
>> IT'S NICE TODAY TO BE BACK TO
NORMAL. 
>> Reporter: BUT SCHOOL AND THE 
HARVEST ARE ABOUT TO BEGIN.
COMMUNAL ACTIVITIES THAT WILL 
INCREASE THE RISK ONCE AGAIN.
KAREN PAULS, CBC NEWS, WINNIPEG.
>> Ian: NOW TO A CRIMINAL CASE 
THAT HAS HAUNTED BRITISH 
COLUMBIANS FOR MORE THAN A 
DECADE.
NEARLY 13 YEARS AGO JAMIE BACON 
DIRECTED A GANGLAND HIT THAT 
LEFT SIX PEOPLE DEAD, THE 
SO-CALLED SURREY SIX.
TODAY HE FACED SOME OF THE LOVED
ONES OF THE PEOPLE WHO WERE 
KILLED.
SUSANA DA SILVA WAS IN THE 
VANCOUVER COURTROOM.
>> I WANTED TO LOOK AT MR. BACON
IN HIS EYES TO LET HIM KNOW 
THAT, YOU KNOW, HE WALKED TO MY 
DOORSTEP AND STOLE MY SON'S 
LIFE.
>> Reporter: SHE HAS WAITED 13 
YEARS FOR THAT CHANCE, AND TODAY
EILEEN MOHAN GOT IT. 
>> I HAD TO MAKE HIM SIT AND 
LISTEN TO EVERY DETAIL OF OUR 
LIVES. 
>> Reporter: HER SON, 
CHRISTOPHER, WAS KILLED AFTER A 
CHANCE MEETING IN A HALLWAY IN 
FRONT OF THEIR APARTMENT.
THREE MEN WERE ON THEIR WAY TO 
KILL MOHAN'S NEIGHBOUR OVER A 
DISPUTE WITH DRUG DEALER JAMIE 
BACON.
MOHAN WAS PULLED INTO THE 
APARTMENT, ANOTHER MAN, ED 
SCHELLENBERG, A GAS FITTER, 
HAPPENED TO ALREADY BE THERE 
MAKING REPAIRS.
THEY ALONG WITH FOUR OTHERS WERE
SHOT TO DEATH.
AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO 
MULTIPLE CHARGES, TODAY JAMIE 
BACON, THE MAN WHO DIRECTED THE 
KILLINGS, APPEARED AT A 
SENTENCING HEARING.
FOR CLOSE TO AN HOUR, EILEEN 
MOHAN TOLD THE COURT IN PAINFUL 
DETAIL THE LOSS AND GUILT SHE 
FEELS EVERY DAY.
"I WISH I HAD A LONGER BREAKFAST
WITH CHRISTOPHER, A LONGER 
CONVERSATION BEFORE I LEFT HOME.
I WISH I HAD NOT GONE TO WORK.
I HATE MYSELF FOR BRINGING 
CHRISTOPHER INTO THIS WORLD, ALL
THE PAIN I CAUSED HIM.
HE WOULD HAVE BEEN SAVED FROM 
THIS HORRIBLE DEATH," AND 
DIRECTLY TO JAMIE BACON SHE 
SAID: "JUST HOW DARE YOU TOUCH 
MY BABY.
WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE TO 
DECIDE WHO LIVES AND WHO DIES?"
IT'S TAKEN YEARS TO GET HERE AS 
PART OF A PLEA DEAL THE CROWN IS
RECOMMENDING 18 YEARS WITH TIME 
SERVED HE COULD BE OUT IN FIVE.
MOHAN'S MOTHER HAS A MESSAGE FOR
THE JUDGE.
>> I WANTED HER TO UNDERSTAND 
THAT CHRISTOPHER STILL MATTERS 
AND CHRISTOPHER STILL LIVES IN 
SPIRIT WITH US.
>> Reporter: THE SENTENCE WILL 
BE ANNOUNCED IN SEPTEMBER.
SUSANA DA SILVA, CBC NEWS, 
VANCOUVER.
>> Ian: NOVA SCOTIA'S SUPREME 
COURT HAS FOUND A FORMER HALIFAX
TAXI DRIVER GUILTY OF SEXUAL 
ASSAULT.
>> WHEN YOU COME FORWARD AND YOU
ARE HONEST AND YOU TELL THE 
TRUTH ABOUT VIOLENCE THAT 
HAPPENS TO YOU, YOU CAN MAKE A 
DIFFERENCE.
>> Ian: BASSAM AL-RAWI WAS 
ACCUSED OF THE RAPE OF A FEMALE 
PASSENGER IN 2012.
SHE SAID SHE WAS ASSAULTED WHILE
HIGHLY INTOXICATED AND PRETENDED
TO BE UNCONSCIOUS.
SHE REPORTED THE ASSAULT RIGHT 
AWAY, BUT HALIFAX POLICE DIDN'T 
LAY CHARGES.
AL-RAWI WAS ACQUITTED IN ANOTHER
SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE IN 2017, 
WHICH SPARKED NATIONAL OUTRAGE 
AFTER THE JUDGE SAID "CLEARLY A 
DRUNK CAN CONSENT."
>> Ian: AND COME BREAKING NEWS 
TO TELL YOU ABOUT TONIGHT, ACTOR
CHAD RICK BOSTMAN, KNOWN AS HIS 
ROLE AS BLACK PANTHER, HAS DIED.
HIS FAMILY RELEASING A STATEMENT
TONIGHT SAYING HE DIED AT HIS 
HOME IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA 
AFTER A FOUR-YEAR BATTLE THE 
COLON CANCER.
IT'S A DIAGNOSIS HE HAD NOT 
SPOKEN PUBLICLY ABOUT.
HE PLAYED ICONS BEFORE FINDING 
FAME AS BLACK PANTHER IN THE 
MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE.
HE WAS JUST 43 YEARS OLD.
>>> IN PARIS TONIGHT, MASKS ARE 
NOW MANDATORY, EVEN WHEN YOU'RE 
OUTDOORS.
A SPIKE IN NEW CASES TRIGGERED 
THE CHANGE.
NEXT, SHOULD CANADA HAVE A 
SIMILAR THRESHOLD?
>>> AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH 
WESTJET'S CEO ON THE FUTURE OF 
FLYING IN A PANDEMIC. 
>> FOR THOSE GUESTS WHO STILL 
FEEL THAT SOMEHOW GETTING ON AN 
AIRCRAFT IS MORE WORRYING THAN 
GOING TO THE LOCAL SUPERMARKET, 
TIMES HAVE CHANGED.
>>> AND STREET RACING TAKES OFF 
THANKS TO COVID-19.
CAN POLICE PUT ON THE BRAKES?
WE'RE BACK IN TWO.
>> PEOPLE CAN NOW RETURN TO 
WORK.
IT'S SAFE TO DO SO, BECAUSE 
THERE ARE JUST THINGS WHICH ARE 
IMPOSSIBLE TO DO FROM HOME.
>> Ian: THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT 
IS URGING PEOPLE TO RETURN TO 
OFFICES AND WORKPLACES, SAYING 
COVID-19 IS BASICALLY UNDER 
CONTROL.
THIS AS ITS DAILY CASE COUNT 
REMAINS ABOVE A THOUSAND.
THE U.K. RECORDED ALMOST 1300 
NEW CONFIRMED INFECTIONS TODAY, 
BUT SPAIN'S WAS HIGHER, MORE 
THAN 3800, AND FRANCE RECORDED 
OVER 7,000 TODAY, THE HIGHEST 
SINCE MARCH.
FRANCE IS DESPERATE TO AVOID 
SHUTTING DOWN AGAIN, AND WITH 
FEARS OF A SECOND WAVE, IT'S 
GETTING MORE AGGRESSIVE ON 
PREVENTION, ESPECIALLY IN PARIS.
RENÉE FILIPPONE LOOKS AT ITS NEW
MASK POLICY.
>> Reporter: IF YOU'RE OUTSIDE 
IN PARIS, IT'S NOW MANDATORY TO 
MASK UP, EVEN IF YOU CAN STAY 
FAR APART.
I KNOW IT'S NOT PLEASANT TO 
SPEAK, UNDERSTAND OR BREATHE, 
SAYS THIS WOMAN, BUT IT'S 
NECESSARY.
IT'S THE NEW NORMAL, BUT THAT 
DOESN'T MEAN EVERYONE LIKES IT.
I FEEL LIKE WE ARE UNDER A 
GUARDIANSHIP, SAYS THIS MAN, WHO
CALLS IT A DICTATORSHIP OF 
MASKS.
THE COVID SURGE IS HAPPENING 
RIGHT ACROSS FRANCE.
THE NUMBER OF RED ZONES WHERE 
THE VIRUS IS ACTIVE HAS RISEN 
FROM TWO TO 21.
>> [ FRENCH ] 
>> Reporter: OUR OBJECTIVE IS 
CLEARLY TO DO EVERYTHING TO 
AVOID A NATIONWIDE LOCKDOWN, 
SAYS THE FRENCH PRIME MINISTER.
IN GERMANY THIS WEEKEND, POLICE 
ARE PREPARING FOR A REPEAT OF 
THIS.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN THE 
STREETS OF BERLIN, PROTESTING 
COVID RESTRICTIONS EARLIER THIS 
MONTH.
>> [SPEAKING GERMAN]
>> Reporter: WE MUST EXPECT 
THINGS TO GET MORE DIFFICULT IN 
THE COMING MONTHS, SAYS 
CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL.
SHE'S RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT 
WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN MORE 
PEOPLE ARE INSIDE AGAIN FOR WORK
AND SCHOOL.
THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT IS ALSO 
URGING PEOPLE TO STOP TRAVELLING
TO HIGH-RISK COUNTRIES.
THERE ARE SIMILAR MOVES ACROSS 
EUROPE.
THE CZECH REPUBLIC IS ONE OF A 
NUMBER OF COUNTRIES TO BE PUT ON
THE U.K.'S RED LIST, MEANING 
TRAVELLERS RETURNING FROM THERE 
WILL HAVE TO QUARANTINE.
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 
SAYS GOVERNMENTS NEED TO 
CONTINUE SHIFTING POLICIES. 
>> THEY DO HAVE TO DO THAT TO 
GET MORE PRECISE IN THEIR 
MEASURES, BUT THEY ARE ALSO ABLE
TO COMMUNICATE THEM SO PEOPLE 
UNDERSTAND WHY SOMETHING IS 
HAPPENING, THEY UNDERSTAND THE 
PURPOSE OF THAT. 
>> Reporter: AS THE VIRUS GAINS 
GROUND ACROSS EUROPE, ITS IMPACT
ON EVERYDAY LIFE IS VISIBLE 
THROUGH THE MEASURES BEING TAKEN
TO TRY AND SLOW IT DOWN.
RENÉE FILIPPONE, CBC NEWS, 
LONDON.
>> Ian: CANADA ONLY RECORDS A 
FRACTION OF THE CASE RATE THAT 
TRIGGERED PARIS'S NEW MASK RULE,
BUT WHAT COULD IT TAKE TO MAKE 
WEARING A MASK OUTDOORS 
MANDATORY ACROSS THIS COUNTRY?
CHRISTINE BIRAK LOOKS INTO THAT.
>> Reporter: PARIS CROSSED A RED
LINE IN COVID CASES, 50 
INFECTIONS PER 100,000 PEOPLE, 
BUT HERE IN CANADA, THERE IS NO 
SET LINE, JUST DISCRETION PLACE 
BY PLACE.
>> IT'S NOT A SORT OF STRAIGHT 
NUMBER GAME.
SO ABSOLUTELY LOOK AT 
TRANSMISSION IN YOUR COMMUNITY. 
>> Reporter: MASKS ARE NOW 
MANDATORY OUTDOORS IN THE CITY 
OF BRANDON, MANITOBA AFTER A 
RECENT OUTBREAK, AND TOURIST HOT
SPOT BANFF, ALBERTA DID THE SAME
BACK IN JULY, FOLLOWING A SURGE 
IN UNTRACEABLE CASES.
>> BUT CERTAINLY WE SHOULD HAVE 
SOMEWHAT OF A STANDARDIZED 
APPROACH TO THIS IN CANADA.
>> Reporter: SOME PUBLIC HEALTH 
EXPERTS INSIST IT MAKES SENSE 
THAT WHEN A CITY HAS A 
PRESCRIBED THRESHOLD OF CASES, 
ADDED LAYERS OF PROTECTION 
SHOULD KICK IN, INCLUDING 
MASKING OUTDOORS.
>> I THINK HAVING A CLEAR 
TRIGGER AS TO WHEN SUCH POLICIES
INDICATED WILL MAKE IT A LOT 
EASIER TO COMMUNICATE THIS 
IMPORTANT PUBLIC HEALTH 
INTERVENTION MESSAGE TO THE 
GENERAL PUBLIC.
>> Reporter: SHE ADDS BIG CITIES
LIKE TORONTO, VANCOUVER AND 
MONTREAL SHOULD CONSIDER 
MANDATORY MASKING OUTDOORS BASED
ON POPULATION DENSITY ALONE, AND
PEOPLE SIMPLY CLUSTERING 
TOGETHER.
HANDWASHING AND PHYSICAL 
DISTANCING ARE STILL CONSIDERED 
THE FIRST LINES OF DEFENCE 
AGAINST COVID-19, BUT CANADA'S 
TOP DOCTOR SAYS CANADIANS SHOULD
WEAR MASKS OUTDOORS IF OTHERS 
GET TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT.
>> EVEN OUTDOORS I WOULD SAY ARE
YOU ABLE TO CONTROL THE 
ENVIRONMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT 
PEOPLE ARE NOT SORT OF CROWDED 
TOGETHER. 
>> Reporter: WHILE CANADA MAY 
NOT HAVE A RED LINE NOW, NO 
ONE'S RULING OUT THE 
POSSIBILITY.
CHRISTINE BIRAK, CBC NEWS, 
TORONTO.
>> Ian: NEXT, OUR EXCLUSIVE 
INTERVIEW WITH WESTJET'S CEO.
THINK BACK, IF YOU CAN, IT SEEMS
LIKE FOREVER, SEVEN MONTHS AGO, 
WHAT YOUR AIRLINE WAS LIKE THEN.
DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO GET
BACK TO THAT?
HIS THOUGHTS ON THE FUTURE OF 
THE AIRLINE, MAKING SURE 
PASSENGERS WEAR THEIR MASKS, AND
WHAT HE SAYS TO CANADIANS STILL 
TOO NERVOUS TO FLY.
*
>> Ian: COVID HAS HIT THE 
AIRLINE INDUSTRY HARD, SENDING 
REVENUES PLUMMETING.
THE NATIONAL AIRLINE COUNCIL OF 
CANADA SAYS ITS MEMBERS HAVE 
SUFFERED AT LEAST A 90% DROP IN 
EARNINGS.
THE CHALLENGE FOR AIRLINES NOW, 
TRYING TO SURVIVE.
NOT JUST MAKING FLYING SAFE, BUT
CONVINCING CANADIANS IT IS.
AS WE FIRST REPORTED YESTERDAY, 
WESTJET IS GOING TO BAN FOR A 
YEAR ANY PASSENGERS WHO REFUSE 
TO WEAR MASKS ON THEIR FLIGHTS, 
UNLESS THEY HAVE A MEDICAL 
EXEMPTION. 
>> HERE'S WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT 
BEFORE YOU BOARD YOUR FLIGHT. 
>> Ian: AND THAT'S PART OF THE 
STRATEGY TO TRY TO MAKE MORE 
PEOPLE COMFORTABLE WITH THE IDEA
OF GETTING BACK ON PLANES.
>> HELLO.
>> HELLO.
>> DO YOU LIKE WHAT I'VE DONE 
WITH THIS SPACE HERE?
>> IT'S A BEAUTIFUL SPACE.
I PARTICULARLY LIKE THE 
BACKDROP. 
>> Ian: IN HIS FIRST MAJOR 
INTERVIEW SINCE MAY, WESTJET CEO
ED SIMS SAT DOWN WITH ME AT 
VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 
TO TALK ABOUT HOW HIS AIRLINE 
WILL TRY TO RECOVER FROM THE 
PANDEMIC.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR DOING 
THIS. 
>> PLEASURE, THANK YOU. 
>> Ian: WE ARE FIVE AND A HALF 
MONTHS INTO THE PANDEMIC AND I 
CAN'T THINK OF AN INDUSTRY 
THAT'S BEEN HIT HARDER THAN 
AVIATION.
WHAT'S THE STATE OF WESTJET 
RIGHT NOW?
>> THE STATE OF WESTJET IS STILL
IN RECOVERY MODE.
WE'RE STILL RESTORING SERVICES 
THAT WE'VE GROUNDED.
WE'RE STILL ADJUSTING TO THE 
FACT THAT WE'VE HAD TO LAY OFF A
LARGE NUMBER OF FANTASTIC STAFF,
WHICH HAS BEEN A HUGE CULTURE 
SHOCK FOR US.
BUT WE'RE NOW IN PLANNING MODE.
WE'RE LOOKING OUT AT THE NEXT 
SIX MONTHS DURING THE FALL AND 
WINTER AND ANTICIPATING THAT 
CANADIANS ARE MOVING FROM 
WANTING TO TRAVEL TO WHEN WE GET
INTO WINTER AND THEY'RE GOING TO
NEED TO TRAVEL, AND WE'RE GOING 
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE GOT 
SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR THEM AND 
LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING MORE 
OF THESE AIRCRAFT BACK UP IN THE
AIR. 
>> Ian: I'M SURE PEOPLE 
LISTENING, THOUGH, OR SOME OF 
THE PEOPLE LISTENING ARE SAYING 
TO THEMSELVES THEY MAY BE 
FEELING RELUCTANT TO EVEN GO TO 
THE LOCAL MALL AND MAYBE CAN'T 
IMAGINE THEMSELVES GETTING ON A 
PLANE.
WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THEM?
>> SO THE NUMBER ONE OBJECTIVE 
THAT WE HAVE OVER THE NEXT SIX 
MONTHS IS REASSURANCE.
IT'S REASSURANCE OF THE MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS WE'VE SPENT ON 
PROTECTIVE GEAR, REASSURANCE 
ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE ARE 
WHAT WE CALL ELECTRICALLY 
STATICALLY FOG EVERY SINGLE 
AIRCRAFT POST ITS JOURNEY TIME.
WE ARE LOOKING AT PROCESSES LIKE
ULTRAVIOLET CLEANING, 
WE ARE LOOKING AT IONIZATION.
EVERY PASSENGER COMING THROUGH 
THE AIRPORT NOW IS HAVING A 
TEMPERATURE CHECK, AND OF COURSE
MASKS ARE MANDATORY.
SO I THINK FOR THOSE GUESTS WHO 
STILL FEEL THAT SOMEHOW GETTING 
ON AN AIRCRAFT IS MORE WORRYING 
THAN GOING TO THE LOCAL SUPER 
MARKET, TIMES HAVE CHANGED. 
>> Ian: LET'S TALK ABOUT THE 
MASK POLICY.
THEY HAVE BEEN, MASKS HAVE BEEN 
MANDATORY IN CANADA FOR SOME 
TIME NOW, SO WHAT'S DIFFERENT 
WITH THIS NEW WESTJET POLICY?
>> ANY GUESTS WHO DECIDE THAT 
THEY ARE SIMPLY, FOR WHATEVER 
REASON, NOT GOING TO WEAR THEIR 
MASK, UNLESS THEY HAVE VERY 
CLEAR EXEMPTION FROM THEIR 
PHYSICIAN, FROM THEIR DOCTOR, WE
WILL BE SAYING TO THEM: YOU NEED
TO HAVE THIS MASK ON FOR THE 
DURATION OF THE JOURNEY.
IN THE EVENT THAT THEY IGNORE A 
FIRST WARNING NOT TO COMPLY, 
THEY WILL FACE SUSPENSION FROM 
TRAVEL, AND THAT'S THE BIG 
CHANGE.
WE'RE PUTTING TEETH INTO 
TRANSPORT CANADA'S POLICY TO 
SAY, IN LINE WITH OUR TRADE 
ASSOCIATION IATA, IF YOU CHOOSE 
TO ACT IN A WAY THAT'S NOT IN 
THE INTEREST OF THOSE GUESTS 
SITTING AROUND YOU, IT'S LIKE 
CHOOSING NOT TO WEAR A SEAT 
BELT.
THERE IS NO COMPELLING LOGIC TO 
SAY THAT PEOPLE SHOULDN'T BE 
WEARING MASKS IN AN ENCLOSED 
ENVIRONMENT.
>> Ian: SO I JUST WANT TO 
CLARIFY, THOUGH, BECAUSE I ALSO 
THINK SOME PEOPLE MIGHT NOT 
UNDERSTAND EXACTLY THE 
DISTINCTION BETWEEN WHAT WAS THE
CASE AND WHAT WILL BE THE CASE.
I MEAN, MASKS WERE REQUIRED 
BEFORE, SO WHY IS THIS NEW 
POLICY DIFFERENT?
>> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE 
DON'T PUT OUR CREW, MY 
COLLEAGUES, IN A POSITION, IN AN
AWKWARD POSITION OF BEING 
UNCLEAR ON WHAT THEIR 
OBLIGATIONS ARE.
IF THE PLANE HAS NOT LEFT THE 
GATE AND SOMEBODY REFUSED TO 
WEAR A MASK, WE WILL RETURN TO 
THE GATE.
IN EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE 
GUESTS CONTINUE TO IGNORE OUR 
WARNINGS, THAT PLANE WILL RETURN
TO ITS POINT OF DESTINATION, BUT
I THINK THE MOST SIGNIFICANT 
CHANGE IS THAT NOW WE WILL LET 
THOSE GUESTS WHO ARE IN WILFUL 
NON-COMPLIANCE KNOW THAT THEY 
WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM FLYING, 
AND THAT'S A VERY SIGNIFICANT 
CHANGE, AND IF SOMEBODY DECIDES 
TO TAKE THAT RISK, THEY WON'T BE
FLYING FOR THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.
>> Ian: YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALL SEEN
THE EXTRAORDINARY VIDEO, 
PARTICULARLY IT SEEMS FROM THE 
UNITED STATES. 
>> HEY, SIR!
EVERYBODY GOT ON MASKS, MAN.
>> Ian: AND PARTICULARLY AT 
STORES, OF PEOPLE WHO ARE 
DEFIANT WHEN IT COMES TO MASKS, 
WHO REFUSE TO USE MASKS.
>> [BEEP]. 
>> Ian: HAVE YOU HAD ISSUES AT 
WESTJET OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS
WITH PEOPLE DEFIANT ABOUT MASKS?
>> WELL, THERE'S 750,000 GUESTS 
THAT WE'VE CARRIED OVER THE LAST
SIX MONTHS, WE'VE HAD 30 
EXAMPLES TO DATE OF 
NON-COMPLIANCE.
NOW IF YOU DECIDE TO BE IN 
NON-COMPLIANCE, YOU'RE GOING TO 
BE PAYING THAT PRICE FOR AT 
LEAST THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.
WE HAVEN'T SEEN MANY INSTANCES, 
AND WE WANT TO ACT BEFORE THOSE 
INSTANCES START BECOMING MORE 
PREVALENT. 
>> Ian: ALMOST EXACTLY A YEAR 
AGO I WAS AT YOUR HEADQUARTERS 
IN CALGARY, AND ONE OF THE 
PLACES I WAS IN WAS AN 
OPERATIONS CENTRE AND SAW THE 
COMPUTERS THAT WERE TRACKING 
EVERY SINGLE FLIGHT.
IT WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY THING TO
WATCH.
BUT EQUALLY EXTRAORDINARY MUST 
BE WHAT THAT ROOM HAS LOOKED 
LIKE OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS AS
FLIGHT AFTER FLIGHT AFTER FLIGHT
HAS EITHER BEEN CANCELLED OR IN 
SOME CASES VIRTUALLY EMPTY.
WHAT HAVE THE LAST FEW MONTHS 
BEEN LIKE AT HEADQUARTERS?
>> WELL, INTERESTINGLY IT'S BEEN
BUSY IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT 
AREAS.
WE MOUNTED A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER 
OF REPATRIATION FLIGHTS, 
BRINGING CANADIANS BACK FROM 
SOUTH AMERICA, FROM CENTRAL 
AMERICA, FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE
WORLD WHERE CANADIANS WERE 
STRANDED.
WE'VE CONTINUED TO OPERATE TO 
ALL 38 CANADIANS CITIES THAT WE 
FLEW.
MAYBE SOME ONLY BEING SERVICED 
ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK, BUT IN 
MOST OTHER INSTANCES WITH A 
DAILY OPERATION, SO WE'VE NEVER 
REALLY CEASED OPERATION.
WE'VE JUST BEEN MAINTAINING WHAT
WE'D CALL A SKELETON AND A 
SMALLER-SCALE OPERATION.
SO THAT'S KEPT US BUSY.
WE'VE ALSO, UNFORTUNATELY, BEEN 
GOING THROUGH THIS VERY DRASTIC 
REORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE.
AT ONE POINT WE'D STOOD 10,000 
WESTJETTERS DOWN, AND 
UNFORTUNATELY WE HAD TO MAKE 
4,000 OF THOSE 10,000 PERMANENT 
REDUCTIONS.
SO SOME OF THE WORK HASN'T BEEN 
THE MOST POSITIVE WORK.
SOME OF THAT HAS BEEN ABOUT 
ENSURING THAT WESTJET BOUNCES 
BACK AS COMPETITIVE AS WE'VE 
EVER BEEN OVER THE COURSE OF OUR
LAST 24 YEARS. 
>> Ian: A YEAR AGO WE WERE 
TALKING ABOUT A DIFFERENT KIND 
OF CRISIS IN AVIATION, HAD NO 
IDEA THE PANDEMIC WAS COMING, 
BUT THAT WAS THE 737 MAXES.
WHERE ARE WE AT NOW WITH 
BRINGING THE MAXES BACK INTO 
SERVICE?
>> ONE OF THE FEW SILVER LININGS
OF COVID IS IT'S PUT SOME OF 
THOSE OTHER CRISES IN A SENSE OF
PERSPECTIVE.
I THINK THERE'S A REALISTIC 
PROSPECT THAT WE WILL GO THE 
REST OF THIS YEAR WITHOUT THE 
MAX BACK IN SERVICE, WHICH WILL 
BE ALMOST EFFECTIVELY 21 MONTHS 
SINCE TRANSPORT CANADA CLOSED 
CANADIAN AIRSPACE TO THE MAX.
IN THE MEANTIME, WE HAVE BEEN 
GOING THROUGH AN EXTRAORDINARILY
RIGOROUS PROGRAM OF CHECKS, OF 
TEST FLYING, OF RE-SIMULATION, 
OF SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT 
THE MAX HAS HAD.
WHEN THE MAX COMES BACK INTO 
SERVICE, IT WILL BE THE SAFEST 
AIRCRAFT THAT WILL EVER HAVE 
FLOWN.
IT WILL HAVE GONE THROUGH SO 
MANY SAFETY CHECKS, NOT JUST ON 
THE MCAS SYSTEM AT THE HEART OF 
THE CONCERNS EXPRESSED BY THE 
FOUR MAJOR REGULATORS AROUND THE
WORLD, BUT IN TERMS OF ITS 
OVERALL AIRWORTHINESS.
>> Ian: SO TRANSPORT CANADA IS 
DOING SOME TESTING THIS VERY 
WEEK WITH BOEING.
WHAT'S YOUR BEST GUESS ON WHEN 
WESTJET WILL BE FLYING THE MAX 
8S AGAIN?
>> I THINK WE'LL BE FLYING THE 
MAX 8s POST-CHRISTMAS.
THAT'S MY BEST ESTIMATE AT THE 
MOMENT.
I'D LOVE TO THINK IT COULD BE 
EARLIER THAN THAT.
IN MY VIEW AND WHAT I'M LOOKING 
FORWARD TO OVER THE COURSE OF 
THE NEXT SIX MONTHS IS GETTING 
BACK TO HAVING THE MAX 8 AND THE
BOEING 787 OPERATING IN HARMONY 
AGAIN.
>> Ian: I KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT TO
PREDICT THE FUTURE WHEN IT COMES
TO COVID, BUT WHAT IS YOUR VIEW 
OF WHAT THE NEXT FEW MONTHS OR 
EVEN NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS LOOK 
LIKE FOR WESTJET?
>> THE NEXT STAGE IS REALLY 
BUILDING THE SIX-MONTH SCHEDULE 
TO CHRISTMAS AND BEYOND, BECAUSE
CHRISTMAS IS OBVIOUSLY A 
CRITICAL PEAK SEASON FOR US, AND
WE WANT TO START OPERATING MORE 
OF OUR 787s.
WE'VE CURRENTLY GOT SIX, AND 
WE'RE LOOKING TO PUT THOSE BACK 
UP IN THE AIR AND REBUILD WHAT 
WE'D CALL A MORE NORMAL 
SCHEDULE.
AND THEN AS WE LOOK OUT TO 
SUMMER 2021, WE BELIEVE WE'LL BE
OPERATING AROUND 50, MAYBE EVEN 
60% OF OUR PREVIOUS CAPACITY, 
AND THAT'S THE STAGE THAT WE CAN
ACTUALLY LOOK TO START TO 
INTRODUCE NEW ROUTES AND START 
USING THE MAX 8 AIRCRAFT FOR ITS
ORIGINAL PURPOSE, FUEL 
EFFICIENCY AND LONGER RANGE. 
>> Ian: LET ME FINISH WITH THIS.
THINK BACK IF YOU CAN, SEEMS 
LIKE FOREVER, SEVEN MONTHS AGO, 
WHAT YOUR AIRLINE WAS LIKE THEN.
DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO GET
BACK TO THAT?
>> WE WILL.
WE WILL HAVE, I HAVE NO DOUBT AT
ALL WE WILL GET BACK TO 
PRE-COVID LEVELS.
WHAT I CAN'T PREDICT IS EXACTLY 
THE TIME SCALE, BUT I'M FEELING 
MORE CONFIDENT THAN EVER THAT 
THIS COUNTRY NEEDS WHAT WE 
BRING.
IN OUR TIME, IN OUR 24 YEARS, 
WE'VE HALVED THE PRICE OF AIR 
TRAVEL AND WE'VE DOUBLED THE 
NUMBER OF CANADIANS WHO TRAVEL 
DOMESTICALLY, AND THAT'S OUR 
PURPOSE.
>> Ian: ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, IAN. 
>> Ian: AS I MENTIONED IN THAT 
INTERVIEW, A TEAM FROM TRANSPORT
CANADA WAS AT BOEING THIS WEEK 
FOR SOME MAX 8 TESTING.
IT'S NOW ANALYZING THOSE RESULTS
AND TODAY THE TRANSPORT 
MINISTER, MARC GARNEAU, ISSUED A
STATEMENT SAYING TRANSPORT 
CANADA WILL NOT LIFT THE FLIGHT 
RESTRICTIONS ON THE BOEING 737 
MAX 8 UNTIL THE DEPARTMENT IS 
FULLY SATISFIED THAT ALL SAFETY 
CONCERNS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED AND
THAT ENHANCED FLIGHT CREW 
PROCEDURES AND TRAINING ARE IN 
PLACE.
>>> NEXT ON "THE NATIONAL," THE 
PANDEMIC ADDS FUEL TO A 
DANGEROUS CRIME.
>> HERE WE GO, THEY'RE STARTING 
UP. 
>> THERE THEY GO.
>> Ian: A SPIKE IN STREET RACING
ACROSS ONTARIO.
NOW POLICE ARE CRACKING DOWN.
>> Ian: THE PANDEMIC HAS MADE 
EMPTY ROADS, ESPECIALLY IN THOSE
EARLY DAYS, AND THAT'S CREATED 
THE CONDITIONS FOR A DANGEROUS 
AND ILLEGAL ACTIVITY.
STUNT DRIVING HAS INCREASED 
DRAMATICALLY IN THE TORONTO 
AREA.
NATALIE NANOWSKI LOOKS AT HOW 
POLICE ARE CRACKING DOWN.
>> HERE WE GO.
THEY ARE SETTING UP. 
>> THERE THEY GO. 
>> Reporter: WHAT YOU'RE SEEING 
IS A STREET RACE, CAPTURED BY 
YORK REGIONAL POLICE.
AND HERE'S WHAT WE FILMED IN 
PEEL, PEOPLE DUCKING OUT SECONDS
AFTER WE ARRIVED.
STREET RACING IS UP ALL ACROSS 
ONTARIO SINCE THE PANDEMIC 
BEGAN.
WITH LESS PEOPLE ON THE ROAD, 
THOSE LOOKING FOR A THRILL ARE 
TAKING TO THE STREETS, AND 
THAT'S CAUSING A LOT OF 
PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE 
LIVING BY MAJOR ARTERIES.
>> LIKE HAVING A BOEING 747 LAND
IN YOUR BEDROOM.
>> THROUGH APRIL AND MAY AND 
INTO JUNE, WE CERTAINLY WERE 
GETTING A LOT OF AGGRESSIVE 
DRIVING COMPLAINTS, EVEN 
THROUGHOUT MIDDAY WHEN YOU 
WOULDN'T NORMALLY HAVE ANY OPEN 
LANES TO HAVE THAT KIND OF SPEED
ACHIEVED.
>> Reporter: TORONTO POLICE GAVE
OUT 443 STUNT DRIVING TICKETS 
BETWEEN MID MARCH AND JUNE.
THAT'S A 357% INCREASE FROM THE 
SAME TIME LAST YEAR.
JANUARY AND FEBRUARY STARTED OFF
QUIETLY IN PEEL WITH A DECREASE 
IN TICKETS.
THEN BETWEEN MARCH AND AUGUST, A
26% INCREASE.
IN JULY, YORK REGION CRACKED 
DOWN ON STUNT DRIVING THAT LED 
TO 20 CHARGES AND 13 ARRESTS.
>> WE HAVE ISSUED SO MANY 
TICKETS SINCE MAY, AND WE JUST 
HOPE THE PUBLIC IS AWARE OF WHAT
WE'RE DOING.
>> Reporter: OFTEN THEY'RE OUT 
PATROLLING PARKING LOTS, LOOKING
FOR LARGE GATHERINGS.
THESE PAST FEW MONTHS, THERE'S 
BEEN SOME BIG SEIZURES, 
EXPENSIVE CARS IMPOUNDED.
>> PARKING SPOT, LET ME JUST GET
THE ADDRESS. 
>> Reporter: SUSPECTS TRACKED TO
THEIR HOMES AND ARRESTED, MOTOR 
BIKES TAKEN AWAY.
STUNT DRIVING RANGES FROM 
TRAVELLING 50 KILOMETRES OVER 
THE SPEED LIMIT TO RACING OR 
DRIFTING IN A PARKING LOT. 
NOW THAT TRAFFIC HAS PICKED BACK
UP IN THE G.T.A., STUNT DRIVING 
NUMBERS ARE DOWN A BIT, BUT 
POLICE ARE WARNING DRIVERS, IF 
YOU'RE HEADING OUT TO PERFORM 
STUNTS, YOU COULD LOSE YOUR 
LICENCE, LOSE YOUR CAR, AND YOU 
COULD FACE HEFTY FINES.
NATALIE NANOWSKI, CBC NEWS, 
TORONTO.
>> Ian: NEXT ON "THE NATIONAL," 
YOU'LL MEET A CANADIAN WHO HAD 
TO PIVOT DURING THE PANDEMIC.
AN ACCLAIMED POTTER DECIDED TO 
COOK UP A NEW PLAN AND REINVENT 
HIMSELF IN THE FACE OF COVID-19.
>> Ian: THE PANDEMIC HAS FORCED 
MANY CANADIANS TO REINVENT 
THEMSELVES FROM WHERE THEY WORK 
TO WHAT THEY DO.
TAKE THE EXAMPLE OF THE MAN 
YOU'RE ABOUT TO MEET, AN 
ACCLAIMED POTTER WHO'S GONE FROM
THROWING CLAY TO BAKING CAKES.
NICK PURDON INTRODUCES US.
>> IT'S ALL NEW AND IT'S FULL OF
POTENTIAL.
IT'S SATISFYING THAT NEED THAT I
HAVE AND THAT HABIT OF MAKING 
THINGS.
>> Reporter: THIS IS A STORY 
ABOUT HOW THE PANDEMIC GAVE BILL
REDDICK A CHANCE AT A NEW LIFE, 
AND HOW HE WENT FOR IT. 
>> THERE'S JUST UNKNOWN 
POSSIBILITIES.
THERE'S -- WITH WHERE THIS COULD
GO, AND IT'S JUST SO MUCH FUN.
THIS IS CANADA'S OFFICIAL STATE 
DINNERWARE. 
>> Reporter: UNTIL A FEW MONTHS 
AGO, BILL WAS A POTTER.
IN FACT, HE WAS ONE OF THE MOST 
FAMOUS POTTERS IN THE COUNTRY.
>> THESE PLATES RESIDE AT RIDEAU
HALL AND ARE USED WHENEVER A 
WORLD LEADER IS BEING SERVED FOR
THE PAST 15 YEARS.
>> Reporter: WHILE IT MIGHT BE 
SURPRISING THAT CANADA EVEN HAS 
OFFICIAL STATE DINNERWARE. 
>> THESE ARE -- 
>> Reporter: WHAT'S MORE 
SURPRISING, IS THAT THE POTTER 
THAT ROSE THAT HIGH STILL 
COULDN'T MAKE ENDS MEET.
>> I DON'T OWN A CAR.
I DON'T HAVE ANY SAVINGS.
I DON'T OWN ANYTHING.
IT'S TOUGH.
IT IS REALLY TOUGH.
I MAKE SOMETHING THAT NOBODY 
NEEDS AT PRICES NO ONE CAN 
AFFORD.
>> Reporter: FOR BILL, IT WAS 
DIFFICULT ENOUGH TO MAKE A 
LIVING AS A POTTER, AND THEN 
COVID HIT.
GALLERIES CLOSED, ART SHOWS 
DRIED UP.
THERE WAS NOWHERE FOR HIM TO 
SELL HIS POTTERY. 
>> THAT'S WHERE I WAS AT, AND IT
STOPPED RIGHT THERE.
I JUST THOUGHT, I'M FINISHED.
YOU KNOW, I JUST DON'T HAVE THE 
RESOURCES TO CARRY MYSELF 
THROUGH.
MY HOUSE THAT WE'RE RENTING WITH
A HOPE TO BUY WILL GO.
LIKE, EVERYTHING WILL GO.
>> Reporter: BUT IN THE CRISIS, 
BILL WAS ABLE TO SEE AN 
OPPORTUNITY.
HE HAD A CHANCE TO REINVENT 
HIMSELF. 
>> I WAS FREE TO EXPLORE 
SOMETHING THAT I KNOW HAD A LOT 
OF POTENTIAL, AND ALSO HAD THIS 
POTENTIAL OF PROVIDING ME WITH A
LIVING, WHICH THE POTTERY 
COULDN'T POSSIBLY DO.
>> Reporter: THAT SOMETHING WAS 
CAKE, AND NOT JUST ANY CAKE.
BILL TURNED TO A MEMORY FROM HIS
CHILDHOOD. 
>> IT'S BECAUSE OF A CRAVING I 
HAD FOR A SLICE OF CAKE THAT MY 
MOM USED TO BUY IN THE 1960S.
IT WAS CALLED THE FRENCH 
CHOCOLATE SQUARE, IT WAS 85 
CENTS, AND I WAS LITERALLY 
ADDICTED TO IT.
THIS FUDGE ICING IS REALLY THE 
WHOLE REASON I'M DOING THIS.
MAGNIFICENT, FUDGY, DARK, I 
THINK.
IT'S MADE WITH JUST COCOA, SUGAR
AND WATER. 
>> Reporter: HOW HAS YOUR LIFE 
CHANGED SINCE YOU STARTED DOING 
THE CAKES?
>> I'M JUST A LOT HAPPIER.
I'M AS HAPPY AS I'VE BEEN WITH 
MY POTTERY IN THE PAST.
IT'S THE EXCITEMENT OF SOMETHING
NEW.
>> Reporter: JUST A FEW MONTHS 
INTO HIS NEW LIFE, HE'S SELLING 
CAKES, BUT HE'S NOT EXACTLY 
WHERE HE WANTS TO BE JUST YET. 
>> SO THERE'S THE FINISHED CAKE.
I WANT TO BE ABLE TO SELL 40 OR 
50 CAKES A WEEK BECAUSE I CAN DO
THAT MYSELF.
AND THAT WOULD -- THAT WOULD BE 
ENOUGH TO CHANGE MY LIFE.
I DON'T HAVE A GOAL TO MAKE IT 
INTO A BIG BUSINESS.
>> Reporter: AT $50 A CAKE, BILL
FIGURES HE CAN SUPPORT HIMSELF.
HE SHIPS HIS CAKES ALL OVER THE 
COUNTRY.
AND HE HASN'T MADE POTTERY IN 
MONTHS.
>> I'M SURPRISED HOW I SIMPLY 
DON'T MISS MAKING POTTERY, LIKE,
I JUST DON'T.
WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO NOW IS GO
ON TO THE NEXT STAGE, THE FINAL 
STAGE WHICH IS ICING THE TOP.
I'M REALLY HAVING A GREAT TIME.
I'M HAVING -- I MEAN, I HAVE TO 
APOLOGIZE TO THE REST OF THE 
WORLD.
THIS COVID PERIOD HAS BEEN A 
VERY HAPPY PERIOD FOR ME.
>> Reporter: NONE OF US WILL BE 
THE SAME WHEN THE PANDEMIC IS 
OVER.
THERE WILL ALWAYS BE BEFORE AND 
AFTER COVID IN OUR LIVES.
AS FOR BILL, WELL . . . 
>> I DON'T THINK I'LL GO BACK TO
MY OLD LIFE.
I'M GOING TO CARRY ON WITH THE 
CAKE.
IT'S GOING TO BE A NEW WAY OF 
DOING THINGS.
>> Reporter: NICK PURDON, CBC 
NEWS, PETERBOROUGH, ONTARIO.
>> Ian: REALLY, REALLY WANT TO 
ORDER ONE OF THOSE RIGHT NOW.
TIME FOR A QUICK BREAK.
THE "MOMENT" IS NEXT.
[APPLAUSE]
LONG LINES AT THE OPENING OF A 
COSTCO UNLIKE ANY OTHER IN 
CANADA.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
>> Ian: HERE'S A NORTH AMERICAN 
FIRST.
TODAY THE FIRST FIRST NATION OF 
CTV NEWS MARKED THE OPENING OF 
THE FIRST COSTCO TO BE BUILT ON 
A FIRST NATION -- TODAY THE 
FIRST NATION OF TSUUT'INA MARKED
THE OPENING OF THE FIRST COSTCO 
TO BE BUILT ON A FIRST NATION.
LOCATED JUST OUTSIDE OF CALGARY,
DOZENS OF SHOPPERS WERE LINED UP
AT DAWN.
TSUUT'INA FIRST NATIONS MEMBERS 
SAY THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE 
OPPORTUNITIES AND SO, THIS IS 
OUR "MOMENT."
>> I DECLARE THIS COSTCO -- 
[APPLAUSE].
>> THIS IS A DREAM THAT WE HAVE 
BEEN WORKING ON SINCE 1990S, AND
IT IS NOW FULFILLED.
[APPLAUSE]
THIS IS A CELEBRATION FOR OUR 
TSUUT'INA, TSUUT'INA PEOPLE, 
NEIGHBOURS AND OUR COUNCIL.
>> I THINK MORE THAN ANYTHING IT
WILL OPEN UP THIS COMMUNITY TO 
PEOPLE.
WE'RE A FRIENDLY COMMUNITY OUT 
HERE, YOU KNOW?
AND WE'VE BEEN BESIDE CALGARY 
FOR HOW LONG?
>> WE REALLY WELCOMED COSTCO.
WE REALLY WANT TO SEE SUCCESS 
FOR YOU, BUT FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
>> Ian: YOU KNOW, ALL OF THAT IS
A REMINDER OF SOMETHING YOU 
DON'T THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN, 
RIGHT, HOW A STORE, EVEN A BIG 
BOX WAREHOUSE STORE, CAN BE -- 
CAN BE A COMMUNITY IN AND OF 
ITSELF AND DRAW PEOPLE FROM ALL 
AROUND THE AREA AND ALSO CREATE 
JOBS AND LINEUPS AND FREE 
SAMPLES -- WELL, MAYBE NOT FREE 
SAMPLES NOW, BUT ANYWAY, I GO 
ON.
THAT IS "THE NATIONAL" FOR 
AUGUST 28.
I'LL SEE YOU ON SUNDAY NIGHT.
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