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>> Adrienne: GOOD EVENING, I'M 
ADRIENNE ARSENAULT.
TONIGHT, COULD THAT DEADLY 
RAMPAGE IN NOVA SCOTIA HAVE BEEN
PREVENTED?
THE GUNMAN'S FORMER NEIGHBOUR 
SPEAKS OUT.
>> HE DRANK QUITE A BIT AND WHEN
HE DRANK HE GOT VIOLENT.
>> Adrienne: SHE SAYS SHE 
REPORTED THE GUNMAN'S DOMESTIC 
VIOLENCE AND ILLEGAL WEAPONS 
YEARS AGO, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED.
>> Andrew: I'M ANDREW CHANG.
ALSO TONIGHT, A CBC NEWS 
EXCLUSIVE, WHAT THE FIRST PHASE 
OF ONTARIO'S REOPENING WILL LOOK
LIKE.
FROM RETAIL STORES TO SURGERIES 
AND CAMPING IN TIME FOR THE LONG
WEEKEND.
WE HAVE THE DETAILS AHEAD OF 
TOMORROW'S ANNOUNCEMENT.
>> Adrienne: HAVE YOU BEEN 
INFECTED WITH COVID-19 AND NOT 
REALIZED IT?
>> IN SOME WAYS I WOULD CALL IT 
A GAME CHANGER. 
>> Adrienne: THE ANTIBODY TEST 
JUST APPROVED IN CANADA THAT 
COULD HELP MAP THE SPREAD.
>> Andrew: AND WORKING FROM HOME
PERMANENTLY?
>> I CAN DO THIS AND NOW I'D 
LIKE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE MORE 
FLEXIBILITY.
>> Andrew: COMPANIES ALREADY 
MAKING POST-PANDEMIC PLANS THAT 
COULD SEE OFFICES EMPTY.
THIS IS "THE NATIONAL."
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>> Adrienne: POLICE WERE WARNED 
SEVEN YEARS AGO ABOUT THE GUNMAN
IN LAST MONTH'S NOVA SCOTIA 
SHOOTING RAMPAGE.
>> Andrew: HIS FORMER NEIGHBOUR 
SAYS SHE TOLD OFFICERS ABOUT HIS
HISTORY OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND
HIS ILLEGAL FIREARMS AND SAYS 
WHAT SHE SAW THEN WAS SO 
FRIGHTENING SHE LEFT THE 
PROVINCE ALL TOGETHER.
NOW SHE'S SPEAKING OUT BECAUSE 
SHE THINKS THAT IMMENSE TRAGEDY,
THE LOSS OF 22 LIVES, COULD HAVE
BEEN PREVENTED.
KAYLA HOUNSELL HAS HER STORY.
>> Reporter: THIS IS WHERE 
GABRIEL WORTMAN LIVED IN 
PORTAPIQUE, THE TWISTED RUBBLE 
NOW A PAINFUL REMINDER OF WHAT 
TOOK PLACE HERE.
>> HE DRANK QUITE A BIT, AND 
WHEN HE DRANK, HE GOT VIOLENT.
>> Reporter: BRENDA FORBES WAS 
WORTMAN'S NEIGHBOUR FOR MORE 
THAN A DECADE UNTIL SHE SAYS SHE
BECAME SO AFRAID OF WORTMAN SHE 
AND HER HUSBAND FLED TO WESTERN 
CANADA LAST YEAR.
SHE SAYS WORTMAN HAD A HISTORY 
OF ABUSING HIS LIVE-IN 
GIRLFRIEND.
>> SHE RAN OVER TO MY HOUSE, 
ACTUALLY, AND SHE SAID THAT HE 
HAD BEEN BEATING HER AND HE HAD 
BLOCKED HER CAR IN SO SHE 
COULDN'T GET AWAY.
>> Reporter: WORTMAN ATTACKED 
THAT SAME GIRLFRIEND DURING LAST
MONTH'S SHOOTING RAMPAGE.
SHE SURVIVED.
IT WAS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.
BACK IN 2013, FORBES SAYS 
WITNESSES TOLD HER THEY SAW THE 
GUNMAN STRANGLING HIS 
GIRLFRIEND.
>> AND I CALLED THE RCMP, AND 
THEY CAME DOWN TO SEE ME, AND I 
TOLD THEM WHAT THE ONE FELLA HAD
TOLD ME HAD HAPPENED, AND I ALSO
SAID THAT HE HAS A BUNCH OF 
ILLEGAL WEAPONS AS WELL.
>> Reporter: FORBES, A VETERAN 
OF THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, 
SAYS THE MOUNTIES TOLD HER THEY 
COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE 
WEAPONS UNLESS SHE HAD PHOTOS.
TODAY THE RCMP DECLINED A 
REQUEST FOR AN INTERVIEW FROM 
CBC NEWS AND DIDN'T RESPOND TO 
BRENDA Forbes' ALLEGATIONS.
ADVOCATES ARE CALLING FOR A 
PUBLIC INQUIRY WITH A SPECIFIC 
FOCUS ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
>> FEMICIDE HAS TO BE RAISED TO 
THE VALUE THAT HOMICIDE IS.
IT'S OPENING UP A CARING 
CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW WE CAN 
LOOK AT BOTH CRIMES AND EVALUATE
THEM DIFFERENTLY. 
>> Reporter: BRENDA FORBES SAYS 
SHE TRIED TO WARN OTHERS IN THE 
COMMUNITY ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING 
ON AT THE GUNMAN'S HOME.
SHE ONLY WISHES SHE HAD ALSO 
TOLD THE PEOPLE WHO PURCHASED 
HER HOME.
>> I SHOULD HAVE LET THEM KNOW 
WHAT HE WAS LIKE BECAUSE THEY 
ENDED UP GETTING KILLED TOO.
>> Reporter: ANOTHER TRAGIC 
REVELATION IN A STORY WITH STILL
SO MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS 
ABOUT WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN 
PREVENTABLE.
KAYLA HOUNSELL, CBC NEWS, 
HALIFAX.
>> Adrienne: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 
IS ALL TOO COMMON, AND ADVOCATES
ARE WARNING THE PANDEMIC IS 
MAKING IT WORSE AS WOMEN ARE 
FORCED TO SPEND MORE TIME AT 
HOME WITH THEIR ABUSERS.
AS ELLEN MAURO EXPLAINS, HELP IS
AVAILABLE, BUT FOR SOME IT'S TOO
LATE.
>> Reporter: BRITTANY ANN 
MESZAROS WAS JUST 24 YEARS OLD, 
DREAMING OF ONE DAY BECOMING A 
MOM WHEN SHE WAS KILLED.
>> BELIEVING THAT THIS IS REAL 
HAS BEEN ONE OF THE THINGS THAT 
I CANNOT GET OVER.
>> Reporter: MESZAROS' BODY WAS 
FOUND IN HER HOME LAST MONTH, 
HER PARTNER CHARGED WITH 
MANSLAUGHTER.
ASHLEY DE JONG WAS HER BEST 
FRIEND, INSEPARABLE FOR 17 
YEARS.
>> SHE WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
SHE CARED ABOUT EVERYBODY THAT 
SHE MET.
SHE DESERVED SO MUCH MORE.
>> Reporter: AT LEAST NINE WOMEN
ACROSS CANADA HAVE DIED AS A 
RESULT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 
SINCE THE BEGINNING OF APRIL.
SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN, 
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HAS SURGED BY 
AS MUCH AS 30% IN SOME AREAS.
>> FOR EVERY WOMAN THAT IS 
KILLED IN CANADA, THERE ARE 
THOUSANDS MORE THAT ARE AT HOME 
RIGHT NOW LIVING IN FEAR.
>> Reporter: THE GOVERNMENT HAS 
PLEDGED $50 MILLION TO HELP, BUT
ADVOCATES WARN THE CRISIS IS 
ONLY BEGINNING.
>> THIS NEEDS TO BE AN ONGOING 
CONVERSATION AND AT THE 
FOREFRONT OF EVERY DECISION 
MAKING. 
>> Reporter: SHELTERS ARE STILL 
OPEN, BUT SOME, LIKE THE REDWOOD
IN TORONTO, ARE ALSO OFFERING 
MORE TEXT AND ONLINE TOOLS WITH 
EXIT BUTTONS FOR WOMEN TO LOG 
OFF QUICKLY.
>> SHE WAS AN AMAZING PERSON.
>> Reporter: BUT FOR TINA 
TINGLEY McALEER'S FAMILY, IT'S 
TOO LATE.
THEY ARE NOW GRAPPLING WITH 
DEVASTATING LOSS. 
>> I WANT MY SISTER REMEMBERED 
AS THE REMARKABLE PERSON SHE 
WAS, NOT A VICTIM BUT A CARING 
PERSON WHO WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR
ANYONE.
>> Reporter: THE MOTHER AND 
GRANDMOTHER WAS KILLED THIS 
MONTH, THE MAN SHE LIVED WITH 
CHARGED WITH FIRST-DEGREE 
MURDER.
>> I'M HOPING THAT PEOPLE 
HEARING WHAT HAPPENED TO MY 
SISTER HAS MADE IT MORE CLEAR 
THAT YOU NEED TO GET HELP IF 
YOU'RE IN THAT KIND OF 
SITUATION.
>> Reporter: A SITUATION FACING 
FAR TOO MANY.
ELLEN MAURO, CBC NEWS, TORONTO.
>> Andrew: WELL, NOW TO A CBC 
NEWS EXCLUSIVE.
WE HAVE OBTAINED NEW INFORMATION
ABOUT ONTARIO'S REOPENING PLANS.
TOMORROW, PREMIER DOUG FORD WILL
ANNOUNCE WHICH COVID-19 
RESTRICTIONS WILL BE LIFTED AND 
WHEN.
BUT WE HAVE SOME DETAILS 
TONIGHT.
FIRST IN LINE, CONSTRUCTION WORK
AND RETAIL.
MIKE CRAWLEY TAKES US THROUGH 
IT.
>> Reporter: RETAIL STORES 
SHUDDERED FOR TWO MONTHS BY 
ONTARIO'S COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS 
WILL SOON GET A CHANCE TO 
WELCOME CUSTOMERS AGAIN.
STORES THAT ARE NOT LOCATED 
INSIDE SHOPPING MALLS GET TO 
REOPEN, ACCORDING TO A DRAFT 
PLAN OF THE PROVINCE'S FIRST 
PHASE-OUT OF EMERGENCY CLOSURES 
OBTAINED BY CBC NEWS.
RESTRICTIONS WILL BE LIFTED ON 
CONSTRUCTION WORK, ONE OF 
ONTARIO'S BIGGEST ECONOMIC 
DRIVERS.
>> I THINK IT WILL ALLOW SOME 
PEOPLE TO GET BACK TO WORK AND 
IT WILL IMPROVE THE PSYCHOLOGY 
OF THE CITY. 
>> Reporter: PET GROOMING AND 
VETERINARY APPOINTMENTS GET THE 
GREEN LIGHT.
AND OFF-LEASH DOG PARKS CAN ALSO
REOPEN.
HOUSEHOLD CLEANING AND 
MAINTENANCE BUSINESSES WILL BE 
ALLOWED BACK TO WORK.
AND INDIVIDUAL SPORT 
COMPETITIONS WITHOUT SPECTATORS 
CAN GO AHEAD, RAISING THE 
POSSIBILITY OF THE ROGERS CUP IN
AUGUST.
ONTARIO PREMIER DOUG FORD HAS 
FLAGGED THAT TOMORROW'S 
ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE GOOD NEWS.
>> Premier Doug Ford: GETTING 
PEOPLE READY FOR THE NEXT STAGE,
WHICH WILL BE STAGE ONE.
WE AREN'T QUITE THERE YET, BUT 
AT LEAST IT GIVES PEOPLE THE 
TIME TO PREP AND COMPANIES TO 
PREP AND STAKEHOLDERS TO PREP.
>> Reporter: BUT FORD HAS NOT 
SAID WHEN STAGE ONE BEGINS, NOR 
DOES THIS DRAFT NEWS RELEASE 
OBTAINED BY CBC NEWS.
HOWEVER, IT DOES SAY GOLF 
COURSES AND MARINAS COULD OPEN 
AS EARLY AS SATURDAY, ALLOWING 
THEM TO CAPTURE LONG WEEKEND 
BUSINESS.
ONTARIO ANNOUNCED MORE THAN 300 
NEW CASES OF COVID-19 ON 
WEDNESDAY.
IS THE REOPENING COMING TOO 
SOON?
>> THERE'S STILL TRANSMISSION 
HAPPENING WHEN WE START OPENING 
UP THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE -- 
THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE CASES.
BUT WE HAVE THIS PLAN FOR 
OPENING UP, BUT WHAT IS THE PLAN
FOR BACKING DOWN A LITTLE BIT?
>> Reporter: ONTARIANS WILL GET 
THE CHANCE TO PICNIC IN PARKS, 
BUT NOT WITH A CROWD.
THE PROVINCE'S BAN ON SOCIAL 
GATHERINGS OF MORE THAN FIVE 
PEOPLE STAYS IN PLACE FOR NOW.
MIKE CRAWLEY, CBC NEWS, TORONTO.
>> Adrienne: AND THERE ARE 
QUESTIONS ABOUT NEIGHBOURING 
QUEBEC'S REOPENING PLANS AS THIS
PROVINCE STRUGGLES TO CONTAIN 
THE VIRUS.
QUEBEC SAW A SLIGHT DIP IN CASES
FROM YESTERDAY, BUT WITH 706 NEW
INFECTIONS AND 89 NEW DEATHS, 
THE SITUATION REMAINS GRIM.
AND A CLEAR DISTINCTION HAS 
EMERGED BETWEEN MONTREAL AND THE
REST OF THE PROVINCE.
THE CITY ACCOUNTS FOR HALF OF 
QUEBEC'S TOTAL CASES.
IT ALSO MARKED A BITTER 
MILESTONE THIS WEEK, PASSING 
2,000 DEATHS, ALMOST TWO THIRDS 
THE PROVINCIAL TOTAL.
ALISON NORTHCOTT LOOKS AT 
MONTREAL'S STRUGGLES TO STRAK 
THE ROOTS OF ITS OWN CRISIS IN 
HOPES OF GETTING IT UNDER 
CONTROL.
>> Reporter: THIS MONTREAL 
NEIGHBOURHOOD HAS BECOME A 
COVID-19 HOTSPOT, THIS IS A 
MOBILE TESTING SITE. 
>> I'VE BEEN FEELING KIND OF 
WEIRD THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS 
AND I THOUGHT, MAYBE I BETTER 
GET TESTED JUST TO MAKE SURE. 
>> Reporter: MOST OF MONTREAL'S 
20,000 CASES HAVE BEEN IN 
LONG-TERM CARE OR SENIORS HOMES.
ABOUT 20% OF THEM AMONG HEALTH 
CARE WORKERS.
HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE STEPPING UP
TESTING OVER FEARS ABOUT 
COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION IN SOME 
NEIGHBOURHOODS. 
>> WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE WHO 
ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE TESTED WHO 
HAVE NOT BEEN TESTED AND WHO ARE
REALLY WORRIED.
>> Reporter: THIS CITY 
COUNCILLOR IS NOT THE ONLY ONE 
WHO SAYS MORE TESTING SHOULD 
HAVE HAPPENED IN THIS BOROUGH 
SOONER. 
>> MY CONCERN WAS THE DELAY, THE
LAG IN THE RESPONSE. 
>> Reporter: TIFFANY CALLENDAR 
RUNS AN ORGANIZATION IN THE 
DENSELY POPULATED BOROUGH HOME 
TO A NUMBER OF ESSENTIAL 
WORKERS, INCLUDING HEALTH CARE 
WORKERS.
>> THOSE INDIVIDUALS BECAME 
ESSENTIAL WORKERS AT THE 
INCEPTION OF THIS PANDEMIC.
SO THAT MEANS THAT THEY GO TO 
WORK AND THEY COME HOME TO THEIR
NEIGHBOURHOODS AND THEY ARE 
RISKING OBVIOUSLY BEING INFECTED
BY THE VIRUS.
>> Reporter: SHE SAYS 
COMMUNITIES LIKE HERS NEED MORE 
TESTING, MORE MASKS AND MORE 
INFORMATION AROUND WHO IS 
INFECTED.
ALL OF THIS IS KEY AS MONTREAL 
DEALS WITH THE DOMINO EFFECT 
THAT STARTED WITH LONG-TERM CARE
HOMES.
>> OF COURSE MONTREAL IS A BIG 
CITY WITH THE DENSITY OF THE 
POPULATION THAT YOU DON'T SEE 
ELSEWHERE IN QUEBEC.
BUT I THINK THAT THE FIRE CAUGHT
IN THE NURSING HOMES AND IT 
TRIGGERED A SERIES OF CHAIN 
EVENTS.
>> Reporter: PREMIER LEGAULT 
SAYS TESTING WAS SUPPOSED TO HIT
14,000 PEOPLE A DAY BY NOW.
>> UNFORTUNATELY WE DIDN'T 
DELIVER.
WE ARE NOW AT 9,000, SO I'M NOT 
HAPPY.
>> Reporter: LEGAULT'S PLAN WAS 
TO REOPEN THE CITY IN JUST UNDER
TWO WEEKS, BUT HE REPEATED AGAIN
TODAY THAT WON'T HAPPEN UNLESS 
THE SITUATION IMPROVES.
ALISON NORTHCOTT, CBC NEWS, 
MONTREAL.
>> Andrew: AND A SAD MILESTONE 
DURING WHAT'S NORMALLY A WEEK 
INTENDED TO HONOUR SOME OF 
CANADA'S FRONT-LINE HEALTH CARE 
WORKERS.
COVID-19 HAS CLAIMED ITS FIRST 
REGISTERED NURSE IN THIS 
COUNTRY.
IOANNA ROUMELIOTIS LOOKS INTO 
HOW BRIAN BEATTIE'S STORY HITS 
-- FITS INTO THE PANDEMIC'S 
LETHAL PATTERN.
>> Reporter: AS THE SHOCK 
SETTLES, THE TRIBUTES BEGIN.
A MEMORIAL OUTSIDE THE LONG-TERM
CARE HOME WHERE BRIAN BEATTIE 
WORKED, AND INSIDE, A SALUTE 
FROM THE STAFF.
>> HE WAS ALWAYS FUN AND ALWAYS 
SMILING.
HE HAD A SPECIAL CONNECTION WITH
A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS THAT WERE
UP AT NIGHT AND HE WOULD SIT 
WITH THEM AND MAKE THEM 
SANDWICHES. 
>> Reporter: BEATTIE IS BELIEVED
TO BE THE FIRST REGISTERED NURSE
IN CANADA TO SUCCUMB TO 
COVID-19.
HIS FAMILY SAYS HE CONSIDERED 
THE RESIDENTS HE CARED FOR AS 
HIS SECOND FAMILY AND WAS A 
HAPPY SOUL WHO LOVED SPENDING 
TIME WITH HIS DOGS.
IN A STATEMENT, HIS NIECE, AMBER
OVERHOLT SAYS THE FAMILY IS 
DEVASTATED BUT WILL CHERISH HIS 
MEMORY, ADDING WE CAN ALL LEARN 
A LOT FROM HIS DEDICATION AND WE
CAN ALL CARRY HIS LAUGHTER 
INSIDE OF US.
BEATTIE'S DEATH HUMANIZES ONCE 
AGAIN THE COVID-19 CRISIS IN 
LONG-TERM CARE HOMES.
PUBLIC HEALTH CONFIRMED AN 
OUTBREAK AT THE HOME BEATTIE 
WORKED ON APRIL 3.
IT'S NOT CLEAR IF BEATTIE GOT 
INFECTED AT WORK, BUT HIS DEATH 
IS SOUNDING A FAMILIAR ALARM.
THE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING 
ONTARIO NURSES YESTERDAY 
RELEASED RECOMMENDATIONS TO KEEP
MEMBERS SAFE DURING THE 
PANDEMIC.
AMONG THEM, ADDRESSING STAFFING 
SHORTAGES AND NOT ENOUGH 
PROTECTIVE GEAR.
>> WHETHER BRIAN CONTRACTED 
COVID OUTSIDE OF THE NURSING 
HOME OR INSIDE OF THE NURSING 
HOME, YOU KNOW, IT'S QUITE 
IRRELEVANT.
WE HAVE NOT DONE ENOUGH TO 
PROTECT OUR HEALTH CARE WORKERS 
IN GENERAL.
>> Reporter: AS THE DEATH TOLL 
OF CAREGIVERS IN LONG-TERM CARE 
HOMES RISES NATIONALLY, SO DOES 
A DEMAND FOR ANSWERS.
THE NURSES UNION SAYS UP TO A 
QUARTER OF COVID CASES ARE 
HEALTH CARE WORKERS.
>> WE KNOW THE PERCENTAGE, BUT 
WHERE AND HOW DID THEY GET 
INFECTED, WHAT'S THEIR HEALTH 
STATUS AND WHAT CAN WE DO TO 
HELP THE FAMILIES AND THEIR 
CO-WORKERS IN THESE TIMES OF 
CRISIS?
>> Reporter: AS FOR BEATTIE, HIS
DEATH CAME ON INTERNATIONAL 
NURSES DAY AND IS NOW A SAD ODE 
TO THE FRONT LINE.
IOANNA ROUMELIOTIS, CBC NEWS, 
TORONTO.
>> Andrew: AT LEAST 39 EMPLOYEES
WITH THE CANADA FOOD INSPECTION 
AGENCY HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR 
COVID-19.
ACCORDING TO THEIR UNION, MORE 
THAN HALF OF THOSE INFECTED ARE 
IN ALBERTA WITH MOST HAVING 
WORKED AT THE CARGILL MEAT 
PLANT, THE SITE OF CANADA'S 
LARGEST SINGLE OUTBREAK LINKED 
TO MORE THAN 1500 CASES.
EARLIER THIS MONTH THE UNION 
CALLED FOR THE CLOSURE OF THE 
THREE ALBERTA PLANTS THAT HAVE 
OUTBREAKS.
MEAT PROCESSING OPERATIONS MUST 
HAVE CFIA INSPECTORS ON SITE IN 
ORDER TO OPERATE.
>> Adrienne: A NEW NATIONAL 
PROJECT IS NOW UNDER WAY TO 
LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW THE VIRUS 
SPREADS.
HEALTH CANADA HAS JUST APPROVED 
A NEW TEST.
IT DOESN'T TELL YOU IF YOU 
CLEARLY HAVE COVID-19.
IT'S INTENDED TO SEE IF YOU'VE 
EVER BEEN INFECTED WITH IT.
ONE MILLION CANADIANS ARE GOING 
TO BE TESTED.
CHRISTINE BIRAK SHOWS US WHY. 
>> IT'S GREAT THAT WE NOW HAVE 
THE FIRST TEST. 
>> Reporter: IT'S CALLED 
LIAISON, AND IT'S MADE IN ITALY.
>> IN SOME WAYS I WOULD CALL IT 
A GAME CHANGER.
>> Reporter: ENTHUSIASM FROM 
DOCTORS IS RARE, BUT THIS TEST 
CAN DO WHAT OTHERS HAVEN'T DONE 
VERY WELL.
IT CAN DETECT SPECIFIC 
ANTIBODIES OR THE VIRUS THAT 
CAUSES COVID-19.
>> IN TERMS OF WHAT PROPORTION 
OF OUR POPULATION HAS ACTUALLY 
HAD IT, AND THAT WILL BE VERY 
USEFUL FROM A PLANNING POINT OF 
VIEW. 
>> Reporter: RESEARCHERS 
ESTIMATE ABOUT HALF OF THOSE 
INFECTED WITH THIS CORONAVIRUS 
AREN'T SHOWING SYMPTOMS OF 
COVID-19.
KNOWING SOMEONE WAS INFECTED CAN
REVEAL PATTERNS OF HOW THIS 
VIRUS IS BEING SPREAD, BUT 
SCIENTISTS SAY THERE'S A LOT 
THAT ANTIBODY TESTS CAN'T SHOW 
US.
>> SO IT REALLY SAYS THAT YOU'VE
GOT ANTIBODIES AGAINST THE 
VIRUS.
YOU'VE BEEN EXPOSED.
IT DOESN'T TELL YOU WHETHER YOU 
STILL HAVE VIRUS.
>> Reporter: WHEN A VIRUS ENTERS
THE BODY, IT TAKES TIME FOR OUR 
IMMUNE SYSTEM TO PRODUCE THE 
RIGHT ANTIBODIES TO GO OUT AND 
DESTROY IT.
IF AN ANTIBODY TEST IS DONE TOO 
EARLY, THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE SHOWN
UP YET.
WE ALSO DON'T KNOW HOW MANY 
ANTIBODIES ARE NEEDED TO OFFER 
US IMMUNITY, AND THESE TYPES OF 
TESTS DON'T DETECT THE VIRUS 
ITSELF.
>> PEOPLE HAVE ANTIBODIES AND 
CAN STILL BE INFECTIOUS.
SO YOU STILL HAVE TO PROTECT 
OTHERS.
YOU STILL HAVE TO PROTECT 
YOURSELF, BUT IT'S KIND OF NICE 
TO KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE 
ANTIBODIES.
>> Reporter: AND THAT'S WHAT THE
GOVERNMENT'S IMMUNITY TASK FORCE
PLANS TO FIND OUT.
IT WILL BE TESTING AT LEAST A 
MILLION CANADIANS OVER THE NEXT 
TWO YEARS.
NOT QUITE THE QUICK TEST 
CANADIANS ARE WAITING FOR, BUT 
CANADA'S TOP DOCTOR SAYS IT WILL
PRODUCE VALUABLE DATA.
>> RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW, THE 
FOUNDATIONS ARE BEING BUILT, NOW
THAT YOU HAVE THE FIRST TEST.
>> Reporter: HOPEFULLY WITH MANY
MORE TO FOLLOW.
CHRISTINE BIRAK, CBC NEWS, 
TORONTO.
>> Adrienne: THERE WAS ALWAYS A 
FEAR THAT WITH THE HEALTH CARE 
SYSTEM SO FOCUSED ON COVID OTHER
PATIENTS COULD BE LEFT IN THE 
LURCH.
NOW NEW STATISTICS SHOW THAT IN 
THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THIS 
YEAR DEATHS UNRELATED TO 
COVID-19 WERE UP SLIGHTLY IN TWO
PROVINCES, BUT THE NATIONAL DATA
IS INCREDIBLY SPOTTY.
VIK ADHOPIA LOOKS AT WHY IT 
MATTERS.
>> Reporter: CHRIS WALCROFT WAS 
SUPPOSED TO GET ROUTINE DAY 
SURGERY IN MID MARCH, AN IMPLANT
TO PREP HIM FOR KIDNEY DIALYSIS,
BUT IT WAS CANCELLED DUE TO THE 
OUTBREAK.
LAST MONTH HE DIED. 
>> ONCE HE GOT DIALYSIS, HE 
COULD HAVE BEEN WITH US FOR 
ANOTHER SIX MONTHS, A YEAR, 
FIVE, TEN YEARS.
WE DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T THINK CHRIS WAS THE ONLY
ONE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO.
>> Reporter: IT'S A QUESTION NEW
STATISTICS TRY TO ANSWER, 
WHETHER MORE PEOPLE ARE DYING IN
HOSPITALS OR IN THEIR HOMES 
BEYOND THE DEATHS ATTRIBUTED TO 
COVID.
IN MOST PROVINCES, TOTAL DEATHS 
FROM JANUARY TO MARCH WERE 
ACTUALLY DOWN FROM PREVIOUS 
YEARS.
THE EXCEPTION, B.C. AND ALBERTA,
WHICH START TO SEE AN UPTICK AT 
THE END OF MARCH, HIGHER THAN 
ANY OF THE PREVIOUS FOUR YEARS.
BUT THERE ARE BIG HOLES IN THE 
DATA.
THERE ARE NO CAUSES OF DEATH 
LISTED, NO NUMBERS FROM APRIL, 
THE PEAK OF THE OUTBREAK, AND 
ONTARIO AND NEW BRUNSWICK DIDN'T
REPORT ANYTHING.
BOTH USUALLY TAKE 60 DAYS TO 
RELEASE THAT INFORMATION.
ONTARIO'S CHIEF CORONER 
ACKNOWLEDGES A LOT OF DATA 
COLLECTION IS STILL DONE ON 
PAPER.
>> SO THEY ABSOLUTELY DO DO THE 
PROCESS.
SO ULTIMATELY WE DO HAVE A FULL 
UNDERSTANDING OF DEATHS IN 
ONTARIO.
IT TAKES LONGER BASED UPON THE 
PAPER-BASED PROCESS.
>> Reporter: IN PLACES LIKE THE 
U.K., EPIDEMIOLOGISTS USE 
REAL-TIME DEATH DATA TO ALERT 
THEM TO IMPORTANT TRENDS, SUCH 
AS PEOPLE WHO DIED FROM 
COVID-LIKE SYMPTOMS BUT WEREN'T 
COUNTED, OR PATIENTS WHO HAD 
SURGERIES OR TREATMENTS 
POSTPONED AND DIED.
>> BUT WE DIDN'T GET OUR ACT 
RIGHT, QUITE FRANKLY.
>> Reporter: THIS EPIDEMIOLOGIST
SAYS CRITICAL LESSONS FROM SARS 
SHOULD HAVE BEEN LEARNED. 
>> FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL DATA 
SYSTEMS FOR EMERGENCIES NEED TO 
BE ABSOLUTELY FIRST RATE AND 
REAL TIME.
AND WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT.
>> Reporter: THE FULL 
CONSEQUENCES OF COVID-19 STILL 
NOT KNOWN.
VIK ADHOPIA, CBC NEWS, TORONTO.
>> Andrew: WELL, THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT SAYS IT'S NOT 
CURRENTLY THINKING ABOUT RAISING
TAXES TO PAY FOR COVID-19 RELIEF
MEASURES.
EARLIER TONIGHT ON A CBC NEWS 
VIRTUAL TOWN HALL, FINANCE 
MINISTER BILL MORNEAU 
ACKNOWLEDGED CHALLENGES ARE 
COMING, BUT THAT RAISING TAXES 
ISN'T PART OF THE EQUATION, AT 
LEAST NOT FOR NOW.
>> THE BEST WAY WE CAN COME OUT 
OF THIS AFTERWARDS IS IF WE HAVE
A STRONGER ECONOMY, IF WE CAN 
ACTUALLY AFFORD, IF WE CAN GROW 
THE ECONOMY SO WE CAN ACTUALLY 
DEAL WITH THE CHALLENGE THAT 
WE'RE GOING TO FACE IN GETTING 
TO A RE-START.
THAT WILL BE THE MOST IMPORTANT 
THING.
>> Rosemary: RIGHT.
>> WE'RE NOT THINKING ABOUT 
RAISING TAXES.
WHAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT IS 
PRESERVING OUR ECONOMY FOR THE 
FUTURE.
>> Rosemary: JUST SO I CAN MAKE 
THAT REALLY CLEAR TO CANADIANS, 
SO THERE WOULD BE NO INCREASE TO
THE GST, FOR INSTANCE?
THAT'S NOT ON THE TABLE?
>> I KNOW THAT PEOPLE WILL ASK 
QUESTIONS LIKE HERE ARE THE 
DETAILS OF WHAT'S GOING TO 
HAPPEN IN 2022.
WELL, YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD BE 
VERY PRESUMPTUOUS OF ME TO TELL 
YOU THAT.
>> Andrew:  MORNEAU'S COMMENTS 
AS CANADA'S BUDGET WATCHDOG 
WARNS THE FEDERAL DEBT COULD HIT
$1 TRILLION WITHIN THE FISCAL 
YEAR.
>>> THE PRIME MINISTER IS 
HINTING HE'S IN NO RUSH TO 
REOPEN THE U.S. BORDER AS THE 
CURRENT AGREEMENT WITH THE U.S. 
IS SET TO EX-SPIRE NEXT WEEK.
>> Prime Minister Trudeau: I 
HAVE SPOKEN WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP
A NUMBER OF TIMES OVER THE PAST 
WEEKS, CONVERSATIONS ARE 
ONGOING, ARE CONSTRUCTIVE, ARE 
PRODUCTIVE.
I WON'T MAKE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS 
TODAY, BUT I CAN SAY THAT THINGS
ARE GOING WELL.
>> Andrew: CROSSINGS HAVE BEEN 
LIMITED TO COMMERCIAL TRADE AND 
ESSENTIAL TRAVEL SINCE MARCH, 
AND SOME PROVINCES, INCLUDING 
ONTARIO AND BRITISH COLUMBIA, 
HAVE ASKED THAT THE BORDER 
REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL HEALTH 
AUTHORITIES GIVE THE GO-AHEAD.
>>> NOW OVERSEAS, ENGLAND HAS 
BEGUN A GRADUAL REOPENING, 
DESPITE HAVING THE WORST DEATH 
TOLL IN EUROPE.
AND AS MARGARET EVANS FOUND OUT,
THAT DECISION TO MOVE FORWARD IS
BEING MET WITH TREPIDATION ON 
THE STREETS OF LONDON.
>> Reporter: BRITAIN'S FIRST 
TENTATIVE STEPS OUT OF LOCKDOWN,
THE PATH STILL A LITTLE BIT 
MURKY.
AT LEAST ACCORDING TO CRITICS.
THE GOVERNMENT ACCUSED OF 
DELIVERING MIXED MESSAGES.
THE STAY-HOME MANTRA HERE WAS 
CHANGED FOR STAY ALERT BY THE 
BRITISH PRIME MINISTER BORIS 
JOHNSON ON SUNDAY.
HE URGED PEOPLE WHO COULDN'T 
WORK FROM HOME TO RETURN TO WORK
BUT TO AVOID PUBLIC 
TRANSPORTATION.
IN PARLIAMENT TODAY, HE INSISTED
THE PLAN IS CLEAR.
>> THEY CAN SEE THAT EVERYBODY 
IS STILL REQUIRED TO OBEY THE 
SOCIAL DISTANCING LAWS.
>> Reporter: BUT THESE WERE THE 
SCENES ON SOME LONDON TUBE LINES
THIS MORNING.
MANY COMMUTERS SAYING THERE'S NO
CHOICE.
>> SOME PEOPLE ARE REALLY 
CONSCIOUS ABOUT KEEPING THEIR 
DISTANCE, YOU KNOW, 2 METRES, 
AND OTHER PEOPLE JUST AREN'T 
REALLY.
>> Reporter: REAL ESTATE 
AGENCIES CAN NOW OPEN UP, EVEN 
ORGANIZE VIEWINGS, AND MOVING 
COMPANIES CAN ALSO GET BACK IN 
BUSINESS.
YOU CAN EXERCISE AS MANY TIMES 
AS YOU WANT IN A DAY AND DRIVE 
AS FAR AS YOU LIKE TO DO IT, AS 
LONG AS YOU'RE IN ENGLAND, THAT 
IS.
>> NO, THERE WAS NO CONSULTATION
THAT TOOK PLACE WITH THE 
SCOTTISH, THE WELSH OR THE 
NORTHERN IRISH GOVERNMENT.
>> Reporter: THE DEVOVLED 
GOVERNMENTS OF THE UNITED 
KINGDOM SAY THE SCOTTISH 
NATIONAL PARTIES IAN BLACKFORD 
WILL MAINTAIN THEIR LOCKDOWNS.
>> WE'RE A LONG WAY FROM BEING 
DONE, IF I CAN PUT IT THAT WAY.
WE NEEDED TO KEEP THE PRESSURE 
ON.
>> Reporter: SOME EXPERTS SAY 
EASING THE LOCKDOWN BEFORE A 
PROPER TEST AND TRACE SYSTEM IS 
FUNCTIONING TO HELP INFORM THE 
GOVERNMENT'S RETURN-TO-WORK 
POLICIES IS SIMPLY A MISTAKE.
>> THE SCIENCE WOULD SAY THAT 
SEVERAL MORE WEEKS OF LOCKDOWN 
WAS PROBABLY REQUIRED BEFORE IT 
WOULD BE SAFE TO SEND PEOPLE 
BACK TO WORK. 
>> Reporter: THE GOVERNMENT AT 
WESTMINSTER INSISTS IT WILL PULL
THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IF THERE IS 
AN UPTICK IN THE INFECTION RATE.
MORE THAN 33,000 PEOPLE IN 
BRITAIN HAVE NOW DIED FROM THE 
CORONAVIRUS.
MARGARET EVANS, CBC NEWS, 
LONDON.
>> Adrienne: THE ECONOMIC IMPACT
OF COVID-19 FELT ON YOUR DINNER 
PLATE.
>> WE NEED TO HAVE SOME SORT OF 
LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL.
>> Adrienne: AHEAD TONIGHT FROM 
RESTAURANTS PREPARING TO OPEN TO
MEAT PROCESSING TRYING TO KEEP 
YOU FED.
WE LOOK AT TWO INDUSTRIES HIT 
HARD.
>> Andrew: AND WHY YOU MIGHT BE 
ASKED TO WORK FROM HOME, EVEN 
AFTER THE PANDEMIC.
>> WHEN YOU MAXIMIZE THE 
HAPPINESS, YOU ALSO MAXIMIZE THE
PRODUCTIVITY OF YOUR PEOPLE.
>> Adrienne: AND THE CANADIAN 
MAKING HISTORY AND BREAKING 
BOUNDARIES AT PRINCETON 
UNIVERSITY.
>> I REALLY HOPE THAT THIS 
ACHIEVEMENT SERVES AS 
INSPIRATION.
>> Adrienne: WE'RE BACK IN
>> Adrienne: THE CANADIAN 
WARSHIP INVOLVED IN LAST MONTH'S
CYCLONE HELICOPTER CRASH IS ON 
ITS WAY BACK TO JOIN THE NATO 
FLEET IN THE MEDITERRANEAN.
SIX CREW MEMBERS WERE KILLED 
WHEN THAT HELICOPTER WENT DOWN.
NOW AS MURRAY BREWSTER REPORTS, 
SOME ARE RAISING CONCERNS THAT 
THE CYCLONE'S FLIGHT CONTROL 
SYSTEM.ABOUT 
THE CYCLONE'S FLIGHT CONTROL 
SYSTEM.
>> Reporter: THE CYCLONE, AN 
ULTRA-MODERN MARITIME 
HELICOPTER, WHERE THE PULLEYS 
AND WIRES OF OLD ARE REPLACED 
WITH COMPUTERS.
THREE OF THEM, IN FACT.
A COMPUTER, A BACKUP AND A 
BACKUP TO THE BACKUP.
IN 2017, A SOFTWARE GLITCH 
DURING A TRAINING MISSION OFF 
NOVA SCOTIA PROMPTED THE AIR 
FORCE TO GROUND THE CYCLONES FOR
NINE WEEKS.
A HIGHLY PUBLICIZED INCIDENT.
WHAT WAS NOT MADE CLEAR AT THE 
TIME, DEFENCE SOURCES SAY, IS 
THAT THE SOFTWARE GLITCH 
MOMENTARILY TOOK DOWN ALL THREE 
FLIGHT CONTROL COMPUTERS.
THE PILOT RECOVERED FROM A 
SUDDEN DROP IN ALTITUDE AND 
LANDED SAFELY, AND AN EXPERT 
BELIEVES THAT GLITCH SHOULD BE 
THE FOCUS OF ATTENTION FOR 
INVESTIGATORS LOOKING AT LAST 
MONTH'S DEADLY CRASH OFF GREECE.
>> THE HELICOPTER IN THE IONIAN 
SEA WAS MOVING QUICKLY AND CLOSE
TO THE SURFACE OF THE OCEAN.
AND THAT PROXIMITY TO THE 
SURFACE MEANS THAT IF SOMETHING 
WENT WRONG, THAT THE PILOT WOULD
HAVE HAD NO TIME TO REACT.
>> Reporter: DEFENCE SOURCES 
HAVE TOLD CBC NEWS THE CYCLONE 
WAS SETTING UP FOR A HIGH-SPEED,
LOW-LEVEL PHOTO PASS OF HMCS 
FREDERICTON WHEN THE CRASH 
HAPPENED. 
>> I DON'T HAVE ANY CONCERNS 
ABOUT THE HELICOPTER.
IT'S PERFORMED TERRIFICALLY.
>> Reporter: IN THE IMMEDIATE 
AFTERMATH OF THE DEADLY IONIAN 
SEA CRASH, THE COUNTRY'S TOP 
MILITARY COMMANDER GAVE HIS 
MARITIME HELICOPTERS AN ALMOST 
UNQUALIFIED ENDORSEMENT.
>> IT'S A POWERFUL HELICOPTER 
WITH FANTASTIC SENSING 
CAPABILITY, AND IT'S ABOUT TO GO
THROUGH A SECOND BLOCK OF 
UPGRADES TO INTEGRATE THAT 
SENSING CAPABILITY.
>> Reporter: AND IT IS THOSE 
UPGRADES THAT COULD PROVE TO BE 
CRUCIAL.
IT'S DURING THAT PROCESS THAT 
THE GLITCH IN THE FLIGHT CONTROL
SOFTWARE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE 
ADDRESSED.
DND SAYS ITS INVESTIGATION IS 
STILL ONGOING AND IT WILL NOT 
SPECULATE ON THE CAUSE OF THE 
CRASH.
MURRAY BREWSTER, CBC NEWS, 
OTTAWA.
>> Andrew: AT LEAST 24 PEOPLE 
ARE DEAD AFTER A SHOOTING ATTACK
ON A HOSPITAL MATERNITY WARD IN 
KABUL.
THE ATTACK WAS SO BRUTAL, THE 
VICTIMS SO HELPLESS, IT'S BEEN 
MET WITH OUTRAGE INSIDE 
AFGHANISTAN AND AROUND THE 
WORLD.
AND AS KATIE SIMPSON TELLS US, 
IT HAS ALSO DECIMATED HOPES FOR 
PEACE. 
>> Reporter: THESE BABIES WILL 
NEVER GROW TO KNOW THEIR 
MOTHERS.
ONLY HOURS OLD, THEY ARE THE 
SURVIVORS OF AN ATTACK SO 
HORRIFIC IT'S SHATTERED A NATION
ACCUSTOMED TO BRAZEN ACTS OF 
VIOLENCE.
GUNFIRE SENT WITNESSES RUNNING 
AFTER ATTACKERS DRESSED AS 
POLICE AND DOCTORS STORMED THE 
MATERNITY WARD OF A HOSPITAL RUN
BY MEDICINE SANTE FRONTIERS.
THE ATTACKERS WERE SHOOTING AT 
ANYONE, WITHOUT REASON, THIS 
WITNESS SAYS.
SURVIVORS DESCRIBE HIDING UNDER 
BEDS AS IT TOOK POLICE HOURS TO 
SUBDUE THE SUSPECTS.
NEWBORNS WERE SWADDLED AND 
HANDED TO SOLDIERS, THOUGH NOT 
ALL MADE IT OUT.
ADDING TO THE COUNTRY'S MISERY, 
ANOTHER ATTACK THE SAME DAY.
THIS ONE TARGETING HUNDREDS OF 
MOURNERS AT A FUNERAL.
>> I WAS SHOCKED AND APPALLED TO
HEAR OF THE ATTACK ON AN MSF 
HOSPITAL IN AFGHANISTAN.
>> Reporter: NO ONE IS TAKING 
RESPONSIBILITY.
THE TALIBAN DENIES ANY 
INVOLVEMENT, BUT THAT'S WHO THE 
AFGHAN GOVERNMENT IS BLAMING.
IT'S PART OF THE REASON WHY THE 
PRESIDENT ORDERED HIS TROOPS TO 
RESUME OPERATIONS TARGETING THE 
MILITANT GROUP.
>> I THINK WE ALL FEEL DEFLATED 
RIGHT NOW.
>> Reporter: TWO MONTHS AGO, THE
U.S. REACHED A DEAL WITH THE 
TALIBAN TO HALT MILITARY 
OPERATIONS SO IT COULD SIT DOWN 
WITH THE AFGHAN GOVERNMENT FOR 
PEACE TALKS, BUT THERE'S BEEN NO
BREAK IN VIOLENCE.
TALKS ARE STALLED, AND WITH 
COVID-19 SHUTTING DOWN MUCH OF 
THE COUNTRY, IT SEEMS NEW 
PRIORITIES ARE EMERGING.
>> WE CALL UPON THE 
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO 
RE-ENGAGE THE GOVERNMENT OF 
AFGHANISTAN, THE TALIBAN, TO TRY
TO BRING THEM BACK TO THE 
NEGOTIATING TABLE.
>> Reporter: U.S. SECRETARY OF 
STATE MIKE POMPEO CALLED THE 
ATTACK AN ACT OF SHEER EVIL 
WHILE NOTING THE TALIBAN HAS 
DENIED RESPONSIBILITY.
WITH THAT, HE'S URGING THE 
TALIBAN AND AFGHAN GOVERNMENT TO
COOPERATE TO FIND THE 
PERPETRATORS.
KATIE SIMPSON, CBC NEWS, 
WASHINGTON.
>> Adrienne: NEXT, A LOOK AT THE
ECONOMIC DEVASTATION OF 
COVID-19, FROM THE RESTAURANTS 
WHERE WE EAT TO THE BUSINESSES 
PRODUCING THE FOOD ON OUR 
PLATES.
WHAT DOES THE FUTURE LOOK LIKE 
FOR TWO INDUSTRIES HIT HARD?
>> Andrew: AND OUR SENIOR 
BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT WILL BE 
IN TO TAKE YOUR FINANCIAL 
QUESTIONS, INCLUDING A BIGGIE 
RIGHT HERE, HOW WILL ALL THIS 
BAILOUT MONEY AFFECT OUR 
COUNTRY'S FUTURE?
FREE MONEY ISN'T ACTUALLY FREE.
BIG PANDEMIC QUESTION AFTER 
THIS.
>> MY NAME IS CRAIG KONECHNY.
IN 2016 MY WIFE JEN AND I BOUGHT
THE BEANTREES CAFÉ IN COLD LAKE,
ALBERTA.
WE TOOK OVER THE SPACE AND BUILT
THE THEATRE.
IT'S PROBABLY BEEN SOME OF THE 
BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE.
AND THEN COVID HAPPENED, AND 
THAT WAS IT.
YOU KNOW, I THINK THERE'S A 
WHOLE RANGE OF EMOTIONS THAT 
EVERYONE GOES THROUGH.
I THINK IN ALBERTA IT'S BEEN 
PARTICULARLY A HARD PILL TO 
SWALLOW, YOU KNOW, SINCE 2014, 
YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD A DOWNTURN 
IN OUR OIL ECONOMY, AND WE'VE 
JUST ALL BEEN BATTLING TO KEEP 
OUR HEADS ABOVE WATER.
MOST DAYS YOU JUST WANT TO GIVE 
UP.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE AND
WHAT THE NEW NORMAL IS.
I THINK THAT'S THE HARDEST 
THING.
I HOPE OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 
STARTS TO LOOK AT ALBERTA, YOU 
KNOW, NOT AS A BUNCH OF OIL 
FIELD GUYS THAT ARE UPSET 
BECAUSE THE INDUSTRY HAS 
COLLAPSED BUT THERE'S, YOU KNOW,
ACTUAL REAL PEOPLE RUNNING 
BUSINESSES JUST LIKE EVERYWHERE 
ELSE IN CANADA THAT ARE JUST 
TRYING TO MAKE ENDS MEET.
>> Adrienne: AND THE COVID-19 
PANDEMIC HAS BEEN ESPECIALLY 
CRUEL TO BUSINESS OWNERS LIKE 
CRAIG, AND HE'S FAR FROM ALONE.
MILLIONS ARE OUT OF WORK OR 
STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY.
THEIR FUTURES UNCERTAIN.
SO AS PARTS OF THE COUNTRY 
SLOWLY BEGIN TO REOPEN, CBC NEWS
IS TRYING TO GET A SENSE OF THE 
ECONOMIC BURDEN, ESPECIALLY IN 
REGIONS LIKE ALBERTA AND 
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR.
EARLIER THIS WEEK WE LOOKED AT 
THE CHALLENGES FOR THE OIL PATCH
AND THE TOURISM INDUSTRY.
TONIGHT, HOW THE PANDEMIC COULD 
CHANGE HOW AND WHERE WE EAT.
SO CANADA'S BEEF PROCESSORS ARE 
STILL STRUGGLING WITH OUTBREAKS 
OF COVID.
SOME PLANTS HAVE BEEN FORCED TO 
SLOW DOWN OR SHUT DOWN 
COMPLETELY, AND THAT HAS LED TO 
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE COUNTRY'S 
BEEF SUPPLY CHAIN.
AND AS AARON COLLINS EXPLAINS, 
WHETHER IT NEEDS CHANGE.
>> Reporter: THIS IS THE POINTY 
END OF THE BEEF BUSINESS, ABOUT 
200 HEAD OF CATTLE A WEEK ARE 
TURNED INTO BURGERS AND STEAKS 
HERE, A TINY FRACTION OF THE 
NEARLY 50,000 ANIMALS A WEEK 
ALBERTA'S TWO BIG PROCESSORS 
HANDLE.
THAT'S A BADGE OF HONOUR FOR THE
RANCHER THAT RUNS THIS SMALL 
FACILITY.
>> I LIKE TO ALWAYS SAY DON'T 
KNOW WHERE YOUR BEEF COMES FROM 
BUT KNOW WHO IT COMES FROM.
>> Reporter: THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE
AT THOSE BIG BEEF PLANTS THAT 
PROCESS ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF 
CANADA'S BEEF.
THOSE FACILITIES SLOWED DUE TO A
COVID-19 OUTBREAK AMONG WORKERS,
A BIG PROBLEM FOR CANADA'S 
CENTRALIZED BEEF SUPPLY CHAIN. 
>> WHEN WE'RE SO RELIANT ON TWO 
BIG PACKERS TO DO WHAT THEY DO, 
THERE LITERALLY IS NOT AN OPTION
TO FILL THAT VOID. 
>> Reporter: THE LONG-TERM 
ANSWER FOR SOME MORE SMALL-SCALE
PLANTS TO PICK UP THE SLACK.
BUT NOT EVERYONE AGREES.
ABOUT 4,000 HEAD OF CATTLE WAIT 
IN PENS AT THIS FEEDLOT.
MANY ARE DESTINED FOR CARGILL, 
-- CARGILL'S NEARBY MEAT PACKING
PLANT,
BUT THE MASSIVE COVID-19 
OUTBREAK SLOWED PROCESSING THERE
AND STRANDED HUNDREDS OF ANIMALS
HERE.
STILL, THE OWNER OF THIS FEEDLOT
SAYS CANADA NEEDS MAJOR 
PROCESSORS TO FILL EXPORT QUOTAS
AND KEEP COSTS DOWN.
>> THERE'S NOT A LOT OF PROFIT 
THERE.
IT'S A VERY SMALL, LOW-MARGIN 
BUSINESS.
WE CAN'T AFFORD ANYMORE COSTS, 
AND I DON'T THINK YOU WANT TO 
PAY MORE FOR STEAK.
>> Reporter: AND SO FAR BEEF 
PRICES HAVEN'T JUMPED 
SIGNIFICANTLY, BUT EXPERTS SAY 
COVID-19 MEANS CHANGE IS COMING 
TO THE INDUSTRY.
>> IN ADDITION TO LOOKING AT 
DIVERSIFYING THE PROCESSING 
PORTFOLIO, ONE OF THE DRIVES 
WILL BE TO AUTOMATION, WHICH 
WILL REDUCE THE DENSITY OF 
PEOPLE IN THESE PLANTS.
>> Reporter: RANCHERS SAY THE 
PANDEMIC ALSO HAS MORE PEOPLE 
TALKING ABOUT WHERE THEIR FOOD 
COMES FROM, A GOOD THING FOR ALL
THOSE WHO TAKE IT FROM PASTURE 
TO PLATE.
AARON COLLINS, CBC NEWS, PICTURE
BUTTE, ALBERTA.
>> Adrienne: THE PANDEMIC HAS 
ALSO OBVIOUSLY FORCED 
RESTAURANTS TO CLOSE THEIR 
DOORS, BUT NOW PROVINCES LIKE 
ALBERTA AND NEW BRUNSWICK ARE 
ALLOWING THEM TO REOPEN IF THEY 
FOLLOW STRICT NEW GUIDELINES.
ELI GLASNER LOOKS AT WHY 
REOPENING ISN'T ALL GOOD NEWS.
>> Reporter: THIS IS WHAT 
GETTING READY TO REOPEN IN 
ALBERTA LOOKS LIKE.
ON A NORMAL FRIDAY, WOODSHED 
BURGERS WOULD SERVE 300 
CUSTOMERS. 
>> I MEAN, IF YOU WANTED TO, YOU
COULD PROBABLY REACH ACROSS AND 
GRAB A FRY OFF THE NEXT GUY'S 
TABLE. 
>> Reporter: TO MEET PHYSICAL 
DISTANCING GUIDELINES, THEY ARE 
SLICING CAPACITY BY MORE THAN 
HALF.
BUT THIS CHEF IS STRUGGLING WITH
HOW TO REOPEN HIS OTHER 
RESTAURANT WHERE CUSTOMERS 
LINGER OVER FINE FOOD AND 
COCKTAILS. 
>> HOW DO YOU DO THAT WHILE 
WEARING A MASK, GLOVES AND 
PERHAPS EVEN GOING TO THE LENGTH
OF, YOU KNOW, SCANNING SOMEONE'S
FOREHEAD TO TAKE THEIR 
TEMPERATURES?
>> COMES UP AND SWEEPS YOU OFF 
YOUR FEET. 
>> Reporter: IN TORONTO, WHERE 
RESTAURANTS ARE STILL WAITING TO
OPEN, THIS CHEF WORRIES THAT 
PHYSICAL DISTANCING WILL MAKE 
PROFITS PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE.
>> THIS IS A TEN, MAYBE EIGHT 
PEOPLE SEATING AREA THAT WILL 
PROBABLY BECOME TWO, AND THEN WE
HAVE A VERY NARROW PATH, HOW IN 
THE WORLD ARE TWO PEOPLE GOING 
TO PASS BY HERE WITH THE BARS?
>> Reporter: WITH RISING COSTS 
FOR FOOD AND SAFETY MEASURES, 
COVID CONDITIONS HAVE CREATED A 
PERFECT STORM FOR RESTAURANTS.
THIS HALIFAX RESTAURANTEUR HAS 
ALREADY LAID OFF 142 EMPLOYEES.
NOW HE'S FORCED TO SHUT THE DOOR
ON THE RESTAURANT HIS SONS OWN 
AND OPERATE.
>> EVEN WITH TRYING TO DO SOME 
SORT OF TAKEAWAY, AND ONLY HAVE 
12 SEATS IN THE RESTAURANT, 
WE'RE SUNK.
THERE'S NO WAY AROUND IT.
>> Reporter: WHILE THE 
GOVERNMENT IS OFFERING 
COMMERCIAL RENT RELIEF, IT'S UP 
TO LANDLORDS TO APPLY.
>> RENT IS ABSOLUTELY A KILLER 
IN TERMS OF A FIXED COST, AND 
DEFINITELY OPENING THE RENT 
PROGRAM TO MORE OPERATORS WOULD 
BE A STEP IN THE RIGHT 
DIRECTION.
>> Reporter: RESTAURANTS CANADA 
IS CALLING FOR MORE RENT AND 
WAGE SUBSIDIES TO HELP 
RESTAURANTS RE-STOCK AND WEATHER
THE MONTHS AHEAD. 
>> WE NEED TO HAVE SOME SORT OF 
LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL 
THAT WE CAN LOOK TOWARDS.
THERE'S TOO MANY RESTAURANTEURS 
THAT ARE ALREADY STARTING TO 
THROW IN THE TOWEL NOW BECAUSE 
THERE IS NOTHING AT THE END.
>> Reporter: BUT WITH SO MANY 
PEOPLE STAYING HOME, THE 
REGULARS RESTAURANTS DEPEND ON 
MAY NOT RETURN ANY TIME SOON.
ELI GLASNER, CBC NEWS, TORONTO.
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>> Andrew: SO IT IS A HARD ROAD 
AHEAD, AND AN UNCERTAIN ONE.
SO TONIGHT WE ARE TAKING YOUR 
QUESTIONS ALL ABOUT MONEY AND 
THE ECONOMY.
ON DECK TO ANSWER THEM, OUR 
SENIOR BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT 
PETER ARMSTRONG.
HELLO TO YOU, PETER, AND LET'S 
GET STARTED.
THIS FIRST QUESTION MADE NEWS 
RECENTLY.
I HEARD SENIORS ARE GETTING OAS 
AND GIS TOP-UPS.
HOW AND WHEN?
>> OKAY, I CAN TALK ABOUT THE 
HOW.
I THINK THE WHEN IS GOING TO BE 
A LITTLE BIT MORE NUANCED AND WE
HOPE TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON 
THAT.
THE HOW IS ACTUALLY REALLY EASY.
THEY ARE GOING TO USE OAS AND 
GIS, GUARANTEED INCOME 
SUPPLEMENT, TO JUST SORT OF 
FUNNEL THIS MONEY OUT TO 
ELIGIBLE SENIORS.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO FILL OUT A 
FORM.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO APPLY ONLINE.
IF YOU QUALIFY, YOU'LL GET THAT 
MONEY.
AT OLD AGE SECURITY, YOU'RE 
ELIGIBLE FOR THIS SORT OF 
ONE-TIME TAX-FREE PAYMENT OF 
$300, AND IF YOU'RE ELIGIBLE FOR
THE GUARANTEED INCOME 
SUPPLEMENT, IT'S AN EXTRA $200.
SO ALL TOLD, IT'S $500 PER 
ELIGIBLE SENIOR, BUT YOU DON'T 
HAVE TO DO ANYTHING FOR IT.
IT WILL JUST COME STRAIGHT IN TO
YOU.
THE QUESTION IS WHEN WILL YOU 
GET IT, AND THAT WE'LL JUST HAVE
TO WAIT AND SEE HOW THIS ONE 
PLAYS OUT. 
>> Andrew: HERE IS ANOTHER 
QUESTION WITH HOPEFULLY A 
STRAIGHTFORWARD ANSWER.
ARE CERB PAYMENTS TAX FREE?
>> NO.
THEY ARE MOST DECIDEDLY NOT TAX 
FREE, AND IT'S A HUGE THING TO 
REMEMBER, THAT YES YOU'RE 
GETTING THAT MONEY RIGHT NOW, 
AND IF YOU ARE ELIGIBLE, YOU 
NEED IT AND IT'S GONNA HELP YOU 
KEEP A ROOF OVER YOUR HEAD AND 
FOOD IN THE FRIDGE.
BUT REMEMBER, THERE IS GOING TO 
BE SOME CLAWBACK ON THAT.
NOW YOU HAVE TO SORT OF FACTOR 
IT IN HOW MUCH WILL THIS IMPACT 
YOUR YEAR OF INCOME AND WHERE 
WILL YOU LAND IN TERMS OF TAXES.
BUT IT IS NOT TAX FREE, AND IT'S
SOMETHING THAT HOUSEHOLDS AND I 
THINK BUSINESSES AND 
POLICY-MAKERS ARE GOING TO HAVE 
TO PLAN FOR.
THAT IN THESE MONTHS TO COME, 
THERE WILL BE A SORT OF SECOND 
WAVE OF ECONOMIC HIT HERE, AND 
PART OF IT WILL BE LOOKING AT 
PEOPLE REALIZING, OH MAN, I OWE 
TAXES ON ALL THAT MONEY I GOT 
AND I WILL HAVE TO FACTOR THAT 
IN TOO. 
>> Andrew: THIS IS INTERESTING.
WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT A SECOND 
WAVE, THAT KIND OF ROLLS INTO 
OUR NEXT QUESTION, WHICH IS HOW 
WILL ALL THIS BAILOUT MONEY 
AFFECT OUR COUNTRY'S FUTURE?  
FREE MONEY ISN'T ACTUALLY FREE.
AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, JUST A 
FEW MOMENTS AGO WE HEARD FROM 
THE FINANCE MINISTER, BILL 
MORNEAU, SEEMING TO SUGGEST THAT
IN TERMS OF RECOUPING THE MONEY,
MAYBE RAISING TAXES WOULDN'T BE 
A PART OF THE PLAN, BUT WHO 
KNOWS, RIGHT?
>> YEAH, THE INTERESTING THING 
TO ME THAT HE SAID THERE WAS 
THAT IT'S NOT PART OF THE PLAN 
RIGHT NOW.
THAT, LISTEN, THEY'VE GOT A LOT 
ON THEIR PLATE RIGHT NOW AND 
THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO GET US 
THROUGH THE CRISIS, BRIDGE US TO
THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT.
WHAT SORT OF POLICY QUESTIONS 
THEY WILL BE LOOKING AT, 
INCLUDING TAXES, WILL BE ON THE 
OTHER SIDE.
BUT THERE WILL BE A BILL, AND IT
WILL HAVE TO BE PAID, AND 
GOVERNMENT FINANCES AT ALL 
LEVELS ARE GOING TO BE AN 
ABSOLUTE MESS, SO THEY ARE GOING
TO HAVE TO GET CREATIVE ABOUT 
FIGURING OUT HOW TO PAY FOR 
THEM.
>> Andrew: NOT EASY QUESTIONS, 
BUT VERY HELPFUL ANSWERS.
PETER ARMSTRONG, THANKS SO MUCH.
>> YOU BET. 
>> Adrienne: AHEAD ON "THE 
NATIONAL," WHY WORKING FROM HOME
MAY NOT BE A TEMPORARY THING.
THE BIG BUSINESSES ALREADY 
TELLING EMPLOYEES THEY DON'T 
EVER HAVE TO COME BACK INTO THE 
OFFICE.
AND THE BIG CHALLENGES THAT 
COULD CREATE.
>> Andrew: AND LATER, THE 
CANADIAN NAMED PRINCETON'S FIRST
BLACK VALEDICTORIAN.
A HISTORIC MOMENT IN TONIGHT'S 
"MOMENT."
>> Adrienne: IS TAKING A TOLL ON
EVERYONE, BUT ASIAN CANADIANS 
MAY HAVE MORE TO FEAR THAN THE 
VIRUS ITSELF.
THERE ARE REPORTS OF RACIST AND 
XENOPHOBIC ATTACKS AGAINST THE 
COMMUNITY.
LAURA LYNCH LOOKS AT SEVERAL 
INCIDENTS IN VANCOUVER AND HOW 
POLICE SAY BYSTANDERS SHOULD 
RESPOND.
>> THE ADDIO ON THESE IMAGES 
HAVE BEEN MUTED BY POLICE, BUT 
WHAT WAS SAID WAS ALLEGEDLY 
FILLED WITH HATE.
>> THE VICTIM WAS SOMEONE ON THE
BUS, TRYING TO STAND UP, BE A 
GOOD SAMARITAN FOR TWO WOMEN WHO
WERE BEING BERATED WITH RACIST 
COMMENTS.
>> Reporter: POLICE SAY THE MAN 
ATTACKED HER WHEN SHE SPOKE UP, 
PUNCHING HER AND RIPPING A CLUMP
OF HAIR FROM HER SCALP.
ADD IT TO THE OTHER VIOLENT 
ATTACKS ON ASIAN-CANADIANS, HERE
A MAN IN HIS 90S SHOVED TO THE 
GROUND, OR HERE A WOMAN PUNCHED 
IN THE FACE AT A BUS STOP. 
>> HERE IN VANCOUVER WE HAVE 
NOTICED A TREND IN AN INCREASE 
IN HATE CRIMES.
>> Reporter: TWENTY HATE-RELATED
CRIMES AGAINST ASIAN CANADIANS 
REPORTED IN VANCOUVER THIS YEAR.
THERE WERE 12 IN ALL OF LAST 
YEAR.
A FEW DAYS AGO THIS DANCE ARTIST
WAS GETTING ON HER BICYCLE 
OUTSIDE THE CHINESE CULTURAL 
CENTRE WHEN A MAN SHOUTED AT 
HER.
>> IT WAS TAKE YOUR BIKE BACK TO
WHERE YOU CAME FROM.
YOU PEOPLE MADE THIS SHIT UP IN 
WUHAN CITY, AND NOW YOU BROUGHT 
IT HERE TO CANADA.
>> Reporter: THE CENTRE ITSELF 
WAS VANDALIZED LAST WEEK, 
WINDOWS SPRAY PAINTED WITH 
ANTI-ASIAN SLURS.
QUAN WENT AHEAD WITH THE 
PERFORMANCE AT THE CENTRE, 
INTENDED TO PROVIDE HEALING AND 
SOLIDARITY FOR THE ASIAN 
CANADIAN COMMUNITY, BUT SHE'S 
SHAKEN BY WHAT'S HAPPENED.
>> I FEEL VERY VULNERABLE, SO 
THE DAY AFTER THE INCIDENT IN 
CHINATOWN, I GOT HOME AND WAS 
GOING TO TAKE OUT THE GARBAGE.
I SAW TWO PEOPLE THERE.
THEY WERE PROBABLY JUST TWO NICE
GUYS, BUT I DECIDED TO WALK 
AROUND THE BLOCK AND WAIT UNTIL 
THEY HAD GONE.
>> Reporter: IN LIGHT OF ALL 
THIS, THERE IS A QUESTION OF 
WHAT BYSTANDERS SHOULD DO IF 
THEY SEE SOMEONE BEING ATTACKED.
POLICE DON'T WANT TO DISCOURAGE
PEOPLE FROM HELPING, BUT THEY 
SUGGEST CALLING 911.
>> OFFENDERS CAN BE 
UNPREDICTABLE.
WE DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE A 
WEAPON OR IF THEY ARE MENTALLY 
UNSTABLE AND WHAT THE SUSPECT IS
THINKING.
AND WE JUST WANT PEOPLE TO STAY 
SAFE.
>> Reporter: THIS WOMAN DOESN'T 
WANT TO LIVE IN FEAR IN HER OWN 
COUNTRY, BUT SHE WORRIES THE 
PANDEMIC IS SPREADING HATE, 
ALONG WITH THE VIRUS.
LAURA LYNCH, CBC NEWS, 
VANCOUVER.
>> Andrew: WELL, NEXT, WHY YOU 
MIGHT BE WORKING FROM HOME EVEN 
AFTER THE PANDEMIC.
>> WHEN YOU MAXIMIZE THE 
HAPPINESS, YOU ALSO MAXIMIZE THE
PRODUCTIVITY OF YOUR PEOPLE.
>> Andrew: WHILE IT COULD MAKE 
LIFE EASIER FOR SOME, THAT 
FLEXIBILITY COULD COME AT A COST
FOR OTHERS.
WE'LL LOOK AT THAT NEXT.
>> Andrew: THIS PANDEMIC IS 
DRIVING PERMANENT CHANGES TO THE
WAY THAT SOME PEOPLE WORK.
TWITTER HAS ANNOUNCED THAT SOME 
OF ITS EMPLOYEES CAN WORK FROM 
HOME FOREVER, IF THE ARRANGEMENT
SUITS THEM AND THEIR JOB.
THOMAS DAIGLE LOOKED INTO THE 
IDEA AND WHAT ISSUES IT MIGHT 
RAISE.
>> Reporter: DOWNTOWNS SURELY 
WON'T REMAIN GHOST TOWNS 
FOREVER, BUT AS COMPANIES 
CONSIDER THEIR POST-PANDEMIC 
PLANS, EMPLOYEES LIKE TAWNYA 
ZWICKER ARE LEARNING 
STAY-AT-HOME STRATEGIES FOR THE 
LONG RUN. 
>> HAVING THE CHILDREN HOME FROM
SCHOOL AND WORKING FROM MY 
LIVING ROOM COUCH, I THINK THAT 
THERE COULD BE COMPLETELY CHAOS 
AROUND ME NOW AND I COULD FOCUS.
>> Reporter: SHE'S NOT ALONE.
A NEW SURVEY OF CANADIAN OFFICE 
PROFESSIONALS SUGGESTS 60% NOW 
REALIZE THEIR JOB CAN BE DONE 
FROM HOME.
>> I THINK WHAT YOU'LL SEE IS 
THEY NOW SAY, HEY, I CAN DO THIS
AND NOW I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO 
HAVE MORE FLEXIBILITY TO DO IT 
WHEN I WANT TO.
>> Reporter: THE BANK OF 
MONTREAL EXPECTS UP TO 80% OF 
ITS STAFF WILL SPLIT WORKING 
HOURS BETWEEN THE OFFICE AND 
HOME.
NOW TWITTER HAS BECOME THE 
LATEST FIRM TO TELL EMPLOYEES 
TELECOMMUTE INDEFINITELY, IF 
YOU'D LIKE, GIVING THEM $1,000 
EACH TO BUY WHAT THEY NEED.
>> WHEN YOU MAXIMIZE THE 
HAPPINESS, YOU ALSO MAXIMIZE THE
PRODUCTIVITY OF YOUR PEOPLE.
>> Reporter: IT COULD SIGNAL A 
MASSIVE SHIFT IN THE WAY PEOPLE 
WORK FOREVER.
WITH LESS OFFICE SPACE NEEDED IN
THOSE MASSIVE TOWERS, CUTTING 
THE MUNICIPAL TAX BASE IN THE 
LONG RUN AND REDUCING REVENUE 
FOR SERVICES LIKE THE TORONTO 
TRANSIT COMMISSION EVEN SOONER.
>> THE COST TO THE TTC JUST UP 
TO LABOUR DAY AS A RESULT OF THE
PANDEMIC IS $500 MILLION.
>> Reporter: THEN THERE ARE 
THOSE IN MANY FRONT-LINE SECTORS
FOR WHOM WORKING FROM HOME WILL 
NEVER BE AN OPTION.
A CONSTANT REMINDER OF A CLASS 
DIVIDE.
PLUS, IF HIGHER EARNERS DESERT 
THE DOWNTOWN, THEN WHAT?
>> THEY ARE NOT SPENDING MONEY 
AT THE RESTAURANTS AND THE BARS.
WHAT ARE THE KNOCK-ON EFFECTS 
FOR SOME OF THOSE SECTORS WHERE 
PEOPLE HAVE TO BE IN THE 
WORKPLACE?
>> Reporter: IN OTHER WORDS, 
WORKING FROM HOME WILL MAKE LIFE
EASIER FOR SOME AND HARDER FOR 
OTHERS.
THE KIND OF SHIFT IN SOCIETY 
THAT WON'T BE FULLY MEASURED 
UNTIL YEARS FROM NOW.
THOMAS DAIGLE, CBC NEWS, 
TORONTO.
>> Andrew: WELL, AS CITIES OPEN 
UP AND PEOPLE GET BACK TO WORK, 
UBER IS IMPLEMENTING NEW 
RESTRICTIONS TO KEEP DRIVERS AND
RIDERS SAFE.
STARTING MONDAY, BEFORE AN UBER 
DRIVER OR A DELIVERY PERSON CAN 
APPEAR ONLINE THEY'LL HAVE TO 
VERIFY THEY ARE WEARING A MASK 
BY TAKING A SELFIE USING THE 
UBER APP.
THEY WILL ALSO BE ASKED TO 
COMPLETE A CHECKLIST CONFIRMING 
THEY DON'T HAVE COVID SYMPTOMS 
AND THAT THEY HAVE SANITIZED 
THEIR HANDS AND VEHICLE.
PASSENGERS WILL HAVE TO COMPLETE
A SIMILAR CHECKLIST AND MUST 
AGREE TO SIT IN THE BACK SEAT 
WITH WINDOWS OPEN FOR 
VENTILATION.
>> Adrienne: NEXT ON "THE 
NATIONAL," A NAME YOU WANT TO 
REMEMBER, NICHOLAS JOHNSON.
HE'S A CANADIAN MAKING HISTORY 
AT PRINCETON UNIVERSITY.
OUR "MOMENT" IS NEXT.
>> Announcer: For the latest
Coronavirus pandemic updates,
breaking news, and top stories.
Download the CBC News app now.
>> Adrienne: THIS IS NICHOLAS 
JOHNSON.
HE'S FROM MONTREAL, A STUDENT 
WHO'S MAKING HISTORY.
SO AT 22, JOHNSON WAS NAMED THE 
FIRST-EVER BLACK VALEDICTORIAN 
OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, AND 
THAT HISTORIC MOMENT IS OUR 
"MOMENT" TONIGHT.
>> I REALLY HOPE THAT THIS 
ACHIEVEMENT SERVES AS 
INSPIRATION.
IF I HAD SEEN A BLACK 
VALEDICTORIAN WHEN I WAS AT 
PRINCETON WHEN I WAS A STUDENT, 
I WOULD HAVE FELT EVEN MORE 
COMMITTED TO MY STUDIES.
I THINK OF ALL THE MENTORS I'VE 
HAD IN MY LIFE, PARTICULARLY 
THOSE MENTORS WHO ARE ALSO 
BLACK, I THINK OF MY PARENTS.
THEY HAVE ALL REALLY ENCOURAGED 
ME TO STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE, 
REGARDLESS OF THE SPACES IN 
WHICH I'M -- IN WHICH I'M 
INTERACTING.
REALLY SIGNIFICANT TO BE 
VALEDICTORIAN AT THIS TIME, TO 
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS 
MY ENTIRE CLASS, ALBEIT 
VIRTUALLY.
I DO HOPE THAT YOUNGER STUDENTS 
WHO DO SEE THIS HAVE A SIMILAR 
RESPONSE.
>> Andrew: HMM.
>> Adrienne: SO IT'S NOT JUST 
CANADIANS WHO ARE PROUD OF HIM.
A COUPLE TWEETS HAVE COME HIS 
WAY.  
KEEP USING YOUR GIFT TO SHOW THE
NEXT GENERATION OF YOUNG BLACK 
LEADERS WHAT'S POSSIBLE.
SENATOR KAMALA HARRIS.
AND THIS ONE, THE PRINCETON ALUM
IS SO PROUD OF YOU, NICK, FROM 
MICHELLE OBAMA.
>> Andrew: WHICH IS PRETTY 
INCREDIBLE TO GET KUDOS FROM 
THAT HIGH UP.
YOU HEAR IT ALL THE TIME, AND 
IT'S JUST SO TRUE, 
REPRESENTATION MATTERS.
FULL STOP.
THAT'S "THE NATIONAL" FOR THIS 
MAY 13.
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
>> Adrienne: GOOD NIGHT.
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