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>> Adrienne: GOOD EVENING.
I'M ADRIENNE ARSENAULT.
ANDREW IS AWAY.
TONIGHT, NEW SCRUTINY FOR JUSTIN
TRUDEAU AND THE LIBERAL 
GOVERNMENT.
>> YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THERE 
WAS AN ADULT IN THE ROOM WITH 
THE PRIME MINISTER.
>> Adrienne: THE CHARITY THAT 
RECEIVED A SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACT 
SAYS MEMBERS OF THE TRUDEAU 
FAMILY WERE PAID TO SPEAK AT ITS
EVENTS.
>>> IT'S A PURE WITCH HUNT.
IT'S A HOAX. 
>> Adrienne: WHEN IT COMES TO 
HIS KEY FINANCIAL RECORDS, 
DONALD TRUMP GETS A JUDICIAL 
SPLIT DECISION.
>>> IT'S ANOTHER BLOW TO THE 
INDUSTRY. 
>> Adrienne: QUEBEC SAYS YOU CAN
STILL DRINK IN BARS, JUST NOT AS
LATE, AND NO DANCING.
>>> AND ON THE FIELD, ONE STEP 
CLOSER TO THE DREAM.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO
DO WHEN I GET HERE IS FOR SURE 
OPEN THE ROOF. 
>> Adrienne: THE JAYS PREPARE TO
PLAY IN THE SUMMER OF COVID.
THIS IS "THE NATIONAL."
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>>> A WEEK AFTER THE ETHICS 
COMMISSIONER OPENED A FILE 
LOOKING AT THE PRIME MINISTER 
AND THE GOVERNMENT CONTRACT TO 
THE We CHARITY, TONIGHT WE'RE 
LEARNING DETAILS ABOUT TIES 
BETWEEN THAT ORGANIZATION AND 
MEMBERS OF JUSTIN TRUDEAU'S 
FAMILY.
THE SCRUTINY BEGAN OVER THE 
SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACT TO RUN A 
$900 MILLION STUDENT SUMMER 
GRANT PROGRAM.
We SUBSEQUENTLY PULLED OUT OF 
THE PROGRAM AND SAID IT NEVER 
PAID AN HONORARIUM TO MARGARET 
TRUDEAU.
WELL, TODAY THAT CHANGED.
CATHERINE CULLEN STARTS US OFF 
TONIGHT.
>> I'M SO PROUD TO BE A 
CANADIAN!
I'M SO PROUD TO BE PART OF We!
>> Reporter: IT'S NO SECRET 
MARGARET TRUDEAU LOVES We.
SHE'S APPEARED AT EVENT AFTER 
EVENT FOR THEM.
>> NOW We, I LOVE IT THE MOST, 
BECAUSE IT IS NEITHER A 
POLITICAL MOVEMENT NOR A 
RELIGIOUS ONE.
>> Reporter: AS QUESTIONS ROILED
ABOUT JUSTIN TRUDEAU'S 
GOVERNMENT GIVING A SOLE-SOURCE 
CONTRACT TO A CHARITY THE PRIME 
MINISTER LIKES, We INSISTED THE 
PRIME MINISTER, HIS WIFE AND 
MOTHER WERE NEVER PAID.
IN AN EMAIL ON JUNE 25, We TOLD 
CBC NEWS THE CHARITY HAS NEVER 
PAID AN HONORARIUM TO THESE 
INDIVIDUALS.
BUT THAT'S NOT TRUE.
TODAY We SAID THAT THROUGH ITS 
SISTER COMPANY, ME TO WE, 
MARGARET TRUDEAU RECEIVED A 
QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS FOR
A TOTAL OF 28 EVENTS SINCE 2016,
AND SAYS THE PRIME MINISTER'S 
BROTHER, ALEXANDRE TRUDEAU, 
RECEIVED $32,000 FOR EIGHT 
EVENTS.
AND We SAYS THAT SOME OF THAT 
MONEY WAS ACTUALLY PAID DIRECTLY
FROM THE CHARITY WHICH IT 
DESCRIBES AS A BILLING ERROR.
We REVEALED THE INFORMATION 
TODAY, CALLING IT A PROACTIVE 
DISCLOSURE, WHEN IN FACT 
NEWS SITE CANADALAND WAS 
PREPARING TO PUBLISH INVOICES 
PROVING THE TRANSACTIONS, SO THE
TRUTH WAS ABOUT TO COME OUT.
AND P.M.O. CONFIRMS SOPHIE 
GREGOIRE-TRUDEAU ALSO ONCE GOT A
SMALLER HONORARIUM FROM We, 
$1500 FOR AN EVENT BACK IN 2012.
AS FOR THE PRIME MINISTER, HE 
WAS ALREADY FACING AN ETHICS 
COMMISSIONER'S INVESTIGATION 
OVER REWARDING THE SOLE-SOURCE 
CONTRACT TO We TO RUN A STUDENT 
GRANT PROGRAM.
>> YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THERE 
WAS AN ADULT IN THE ROOM WITH 
THE PRIME MINISTER SAYING, HEY, 
JUSTIN, YOU CANNOT GIVE A 
BILLION DOLLARS TO PEOPLE THAT 
YOUR FAMILY WORKED FOR.
>> Reporter: THERE'S EVEN A CALL
FOR HIM TO TEMPORARILY STEP 
ASIDE WHILE THE MATTER IS 
INVESTIGATED.
>> THIS IS SUCH A HUGE CONFLICT 
OF INTEREST, IF IT PROVES TO BE 
TRUE, THAT CANADIANS AND 
QUEBECERS CANNOT GO ON WITH THIS
PRIME MINISTER. 
>> Reporter: THE PRIME 
MINISTER'S OFFICE PUT OUT A 
STATEMENT SAYING HIS RELATIVES 
SUPPORT CAUSES OF THEIR OWN 
ACCORD AND THAT WHAT IS 
IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER HERE IS 
THAT THIS IS ABOUT A CHARITY 
SUPPORTING STUDENTS.
NO ANSWER ON WHETHER THE PRIME 
MINISTER KNEW ABOUT ANY OF THESE
PAYMENTS.
CATHERINE CULLEN, CBC NEWS, 
OTTAWA.
>> Adrienne: SO WHAT COULD THE 
POLITICAL CONSEQUENCES BE FOR 
THE PRIME MINISTER?
GOOD THING "AT ISSUE" IS HERE 
AGAIN TONIGHT.
ROSIE WILL HAVE THAT A LITTLE 
LATER IN THE SHOW.
>>> NOW LET'S CHECK IN ON 
CANADA'S FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19,
THE NUMBER OF NEW DAILY CASES
REMAINS JUST OVER 300.
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THERE ARE 
MORE THAN 27,000 ACTIVE CASES, 
MOST CONCENTRATED IN QUEBEC, BUT
NEW CLUSTERS ARE CAUSING 
CONCERN.
P.E.I. REPORTED ONE NEW CASE 
TODAY AFTER MONTHS WITH NO NEW 
CASES, IT NOW HAS SIX.
QUEBEC REPORTED 137, THE MOST IN
TWO WEEKS, AND ONTARIO SAW 170 
NEW CASES WITH 86 IN THE 
WINDSOR-ESSEX AREA WHERE SO MANY
MIGRANT WORKERS LIVE.
OF COURSE TODAY'S SNAPSHOT TELLS
US NOTHING OF THE MONTHS AHEAD.
THAT IS A BIG CONCERN FOR 
PARENTS FORCED TO WONDER IN MID 
SUMMER WHAT SCHOOL WILL LOOK 
LIKE IN SEPTEMBER.
WELL, ONTARIO HAS NOW MADE IT 
CLEAR IT WANTS KIDS BACK IN 
CLASS ALL WEEK.
DEANA SUMANAC-JOHNSON SHOWS US 
WHY IT WON'T BE EASY.
>> Reporter: THE PROVINCE IS 
PLANNING FOR THREE SCENARIOS, 
BUT FOR MANY PARENTS, THESE 
WORDS GIVE HOPE.
>> THE PREFERENCE OF THE 
GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO BE EVERY
DAY DAY-TO-DAY CONVENTIONAL 
IN-CLASS DELIVERY, MEANING 
STUDENTS IN CLASS EACH AND EVERY
DAY WITH HEIGHTENED HEALTH AND 
SAFETY PROTOCOLS. 
>> WE NEED A PLAN THAT 
PRIORITIZES AND GETS OUR KIDS 
BACK IN SCHOOL FIVE DAYS A WEEK.
>> Reporter: THIS PARENT AND 
LAWYER SAYS STAYING HOME HAS NOT
BEEN GOOD FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH 
OF HER YOUNG CHILDREN, AND MIGHT
BE UNSUSTAINABLE.
>> I THINK CHAOS IS PROBABLY THE
OPTIMAL WORD.
IT'S BEEN VERY DIFFICULT.
I HAVE A THREE-YEAR-OLD AND A 
SIX-YEAR-OLD.
I WORK FULL-TIME, ABOUT 60 HOURS
A WEEK.
>> GO, EMILY. 
>> Reporter: THIS MOTHER OF 
FIVE, A CITY COUNCILLOR, WOULD 
ALSO LIKE TO SEE HER KIDS GO 
BACK TO SCHOOL, BUT SHE SAYS 
THAT SCENARIO RAISES MANY RED 
FLAGS. 
>> BEFORE YOU PLAY WITH A 
PARENT'S EMOTION, WE SHOULD GET 
THAT ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS 
ANSWERED. 
>> Reporter: ONE EXAMPLE?
>> WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF ONE CHILD
IN THE CLASSROOM HAS COVID IN 
THEIR HOME?
AND ARE WE GOING TO SHUT DOWN 
THE SCHOOL?
>> Reporter: IN A STATEMENT TO 
CBC, A UNION PRESIDENT SAID 
"WHILE WE ALL WANT SCHOOLS TO BE
FULLY OPERATIONAL THIS 
SEPTEMBER, THE EDUCATION 
MINISTER HAS YET TO DEMONSTRATE 
THIS IS POSSIBLE.
THERE IS INADEQUATE FUNDING FOR 
SAFETY MEASURES, NO CONCRETE 
PLAN, AND HEALTH AUTHORITIES AND
EXPERTS HAVE YET TO CONFIRM IT 
IS SAFE TO PROCEED."
THE LACK OF FUNDING AND SPACE 
ALSO CONCERNS THIS SCHOOL BOARD 
TRUSTEE. 
>> AS FAR AS TDSB GOES AND MY 
BOARD, MY SCHOOLS ARE AT 100% 
CAPACITY.
IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SMALLER 
COHORTS AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE 
EVERYBODY BACK AT SCHOOL, WHERE 
ARE WE GOING TO PUT THEM?
>> Reporter: QUESTIONS THAT HAVE
YET TO BE ANSWERED AS THE 
PROVINCE CONTINUES TO KEEP ITS 
EYE ON NUMBERS OF NEW INFECTIONS
AT A TIME WHEN PARENTS HAVE TO 
BE READY FOR ANYTHING.
DEANA SUMANAC-JOHNSON, CBC NEWS,
TORONTO.
>> Adrienne: MONTREAL'S 
LEGENDARY NIGHTLIFE IS ABOUT TO 
BE REINED IN, JUST TWO WEEKS 
AFTER QUEBEC BARS WERE ALLOWED 
TO REOPEN.
STARTING TOMORROW, THEY FACE 
SOME NEW RESTRICTIONS.
ALISON NORTHCOTT SHOWS US WHO IS
NOT HAPPY.
>> Reporter: AFTER BEING CLOSED 
FOR MONTHS, THIS BAR JUST 
REOPENED TWO WEEKS AGO, AND THEY
ARE TRYING TO GET BACK ON THEIR 
FEET.
>> IT'S ANOTHER BLOW TO THE 
INDUSTRY. 
>> Reporter: BUT THE OWNER SAYS 
NEW RULES STARTING TOMORROW MAKE
THAT HARDER.
>> NOW WE ARE CHOKING, AND MAYBE
THERE'LL BE A LOT OF PEOPLE 
GOING BELLY UP.
>> THERE IS A MATTER OF PUBLIC 
HEALTH, AND WE NEED TO DO 
SOMETHING. 
>> Reporter: AFTER AN OUTBREAK 
LINKED TO TWO PARTIES IN A BAR 
NEAR MONTREAL, THE PROVINCE IS 
RESTRICTING BAR HOURS AND 
CAPACITY.
>> I WANT TO BE MORE PRUDENT 
THAN REGRET OVER THE NEXT FEW 
WEEKS OR FEW MONTHS THAT WE 
DIDN'T DO THE RIGHT THING.
>> Reporter: BARS WILL HAVE TO 
STOP SERVING ALCOHOL AT MIDNIGHT
INSTEAD OF 3 A.M., REDUCE THEIR 
CAPACITY BY HALF, AND DANCING 
WILL BE FORBIDDEN BECAUSE 
CUSTOMERS HAVE TO STAY SEATED.
THERE WILL ALSO BE AN INCREASED 
POLICE PRESENCE AROUND SOME BARS
AND A VOLUNTARY REGISTRY OF 
CUSTOMERS TO MAKE CONTACT 
TRACING EASIER IF THERE'S A 
CASE. 
>> WE WOULD WANT TO MAKE SURE 
THAT THERE ARE NO SECONDARY USES
OF THIS INFORMATION.
BARS SHOULDN'T BE COLLECTING 
INFORMATION FOR A PATRON AND 
AFTER THE HEALTH CRISIS IS OVER 
SAYING, HEY, THIS MIGHT BE A 
GREAT GROUP TO ADVERTISE TO.
>> WE'RE BASICALLY THE SECOND --
>> Reporter: THIS BAR HAS 
ALREADY BEEN CLOSING EARLY 
BECAUSE THE MANAGER SAYS SOME 
LATE-NIGHT CUSTOMERS CAN FORGET 
PUBLIC HEALTH RULES. 
>> WE'RE NOT LOOKING FOR THE 
TYPE OF CLIENTELE THAT DOESN'T 
CARE ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING.
WE'RE KIND OF TRYING TO FOCUS 
MORE ON LONG-TERM -- YOU KNOW, 
THE CUSTOMERS THAT ARE GOING TO 
REALLY CARE ABOUT BEING CAREFUL.
>> Reporter: KNOWN TO BE CROWDED
AND LOUD, EXPERTS SAY BARS ARE A
PERFECT PLACE FOR THE VIRUS TO 
SPREAD.
>> PARTICULARLY MASS INDOOR 
GATHERINGS FEATURING PEOPLE WHO 
ARE INEBRIATED AND NOT ENGAGING 
IN THE BEST PERSONAL 
RESPONSIBILITY DECISIONS.
>> Reporter: QUEBEC'S HEALTH 
MINISTER SAYS HE KNOWS SOME BAR 
OWNERS ARE UNHAPPY WITH THE 
RULES, BUT HE SAYS THE 
ALTERNATIVE WOULD BE TO SHUT 
THEM DOWN.
ALISON NORTHCOTT, CBC NEWS, 
MONTREAL.
>> Adrienne: THREE MORE 
COVID-RELATED DEATHS HAVE BEEN 
LINKED TO A GROWING OUTBREAK AT 
AN EDMONTON HOSPITAL.
SO THAT BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER 
OF DEATHS AT THE HOSPITAL TO SIX
WITH MORE THAN 30 PATIENTS AND 
STAFF ALSO TESTING POSITIVE FOR 
THE VIRUS.
THE HOSPITAL HAS TEMPORARILY 
CLOSED ALL SERVICES TO INCOMING 
PATIENTS, INCLUDING THE 
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT.
>>> IN ONTARIO, THERE IS A 
GROWING CALL TO EXPAND HOW 
PEOPLE CAN VISIT THEIR RELATIVES
IN LONG-TERM CARE HOMES.
THEY CAN ALREADY VISIT OUTSIDE, 
BUT THE PERSONAL CARE THEY CAN 
GIVE INSIDE WOULD EASE THE 
BURDEN ON THE SYSTEM AND ALSO 
THEIR LOVED ONES.
HERE IS ELLEN MAURO.
>> OLD PICTURE YOU WANT TO SEE. 
>> Reporter: FOR THE SHAW 
FAMILY, MEMORIES OF A HAPPY PAST
DISTRACT JUST BRIEFLY FROM THE 
PAINFUL PRESENT. 
>> OUR VISITS DEFINITELY WERE 
WHAT KEPT HER TOGETHER IN TERMS 
OF BEING HAPPY AND LIVING A LIFE
WORTH LIVING.
>> Reporter: THOSE VISITS TWICE 
A DAY WITH THEIR WIFE AND MOTHER
ENDED BY THE LOCKDOWN. 
>> SHE CALLED US AND SAID WHEN 
DID I BECOME A PRISONER?
>> Reporter: THE FAMILY SAYS 
THEY ARE ESSENTIAL CAREGIVERS 
AND ARE DESPERATE FOR THE 
PROVINCE TO LET THEM BACK IN. 
>> THERE CAN BE SO MANY OTHER 
THINGS TAKEN CARE OF THAT US 
FAMILY MEMBERS CAN DO THAT WILL 
ALLEVIATE THE HOME AND GIVE THEM
A BREAK.
>> Reporter: DR. JOVEN VARUGHESE
AGREES.
HE'S AT ONE OF THE FIRST ONTARIO
CARE HOMES WHERE THE MILITARY 
WAS DEPLOYED.
>> THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT 
RULES THAT CAREGIVERS AND 
VISITORS AND VOLUNTEERS PLAY 
THAT WE'RE JUST MISSING.
>> Reporter: VARUGHESE KNOWS THE
MISERY OF COVID BUT SAYS 
ISOLATION IS DEVASTATING TOO.
HE WANTS THE PROVINCE TO ALLOW 
FAMILY CAREGIVERS IN NOW, 
ARGUING IT CAN BE DONE SAFELY.
>> WHETHER IT'S HELPING TO 
ENCOURAGE SOMEBODY EAT, WHETHER 
IT'S BEING A PART OF THE ABILITY
TO KIND OF CALM A PATIENT WITH 
DEMENTIA DOWN, WE'RE NOT EVER 
GOING TO BE ABLE TO REPLACE A 
FAMILY MEMBER. 
>> Reporter: BUT THE PROVINCE 
SAYS NOT YET.
>> Premier Doug Ford: THE MORE 
PEOPLE WE BRING IN THERE, THE 
CHANCES GO UP.
AND THEN GOD FORBID SOMETHING 
BREAKS OUT.
>> Reporter: ANIL REDDI NOW IS 
ALLOWED INTO HIS MOTHER'S HOME 
TO HELP FEED HER, BUT ONLY 
BECAUSE SHE STOPPED EATING AND 
WAS STARTING TO FADE. 
>> I THINK THE TERM PANDEMIC 
PRISON HAS BEEN COINED.
IT'S SO APT.
IT'S JUST SAD TO SEE HOW FAR 
SHE'S GONE DOWNHILL.
SHE'S WEAK.
SHE'S LOST A LOT OF WEIGHT.
>> Reporter: STILL, WALKING INTO
SEE HER, REDDI KNOWS HE'S LUCKY.
IT'S THE KIND OF QUALITY TIME 
THE SHAHS ARE YEARNING FOR TOO.
>> IT'S REALLY SADDENING.
I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT SHE'S 
FEELING INSIDE. 
>> Reporter: ELLEN MAURO, CBC 
NEWS, TORONTO. 
>> Adrienne: IN THE U.S., THE 
RATE OF NEW INFECTIONS IS STILL 
RISING IN 33 STATES.
PRESIDENT TRUMP OFTEN CLAIMS 
THAT'S BECAUSE THEY ARE TESTING 
SO MUCH, BUT THE RATE OF 
POSITIVE TESTS DISPROVES THAT.
A MONTH AGO, 4% OF U.S. TESTS 
CAME BACK POSITIVE.
AS OF TODAY, THAT NUMBER HAS 
NEARLY DOUBLED.
IN HOTSPOTS LIKE FLORIDA, TESTS 
NOW COME BACK POSITIVE 19% OF 
THE TIME.
IN ARIZONA IT'S NOW MORE THAN A 
QUARTER.
>>> THE PRESIDENT HAD OTHER 
THINGS ON HIS MIND TODAY, 
HOWEVER.
THE U.S. SUPREME COURT HAS RULED
ON WHO GETS TO SEE TRUMP'S TAX 
RETURNS.
WHILE IT WAS AT LEAST PARTIALLY 
A LEGAL LOSS FOR TRUMP, KATIE 
SIMPSON SHOWS US WHY IT WAS A 
POLITICAL WIN TOO.
>> REACTING TO THE SUPREME COURT
RULING TODAY, MR. PRESIDENT?
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT HAS 
MIXED FEELINGS ON TODAY'S 
DECISIONS, WHICH MAY FORCE HIM 
TO HAND OVER HIS TAX RETURNS TO 
INVESTIGATORS, BUT NOT LIKELY 
BEFORE THE 2020 ELECTION.
>> President Donald Trump: THIS 
IS A POLITICAL WITCH HUNT, THE 
LIKES OF WHICH NOBODY HAS EVER 
SEEN BEFORE.
IT'S A PURE WITCH HUNT.
IT'S A HOAX.
>> Reporter: IN A 7-2 RULING, 
THE COURT SAID PROSECUTORS IN 
NEW YORK CAN CONTINUE TO PURSUE 
DONALD TRUMP'S PERSONAL 
FINANCIAL RECORDS AS THEY LOOK 
INTO ALLEGED HUSH MONEY PAYMENTS
TO WOMEN, INCLUDING STORMY 
DANIELS.
TRUMP'S LAWYERS ARGUE THAT AS 
PRESIDENT HE HAS IMMUNITY AND 
DOESN'T HAVE TO COOPERATE, BUT 
CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN ROBERTS 
WROTE: NO CITIZEN, NOT EVEN THE 
PRESIDENT, IS CATEGORICALLY 
ABOVE THE COMMON DUTY TO PRODUCE
EVIDENCE WHEN CALLED UPON IN A 
CRIMINAL PROCEEDING.
>> THE SUPREME COURT, INCLUDING 
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTEES, HAVE
DECLARED THAT HE IS NOT ABOVE 
THE LAW.
>> Reporter: IN A SEPARATE 7-2 
DECISION, THE COURT SHOT DOWN A 
REQUEST BY DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS
TO OBTAIN A WIDE SWATH OF 
TRUMP'S FINANCIAL RECORDS.
THEY CAN TRY AGAIN BUT MUST 
NARROW THEIR SCOPE.
>> THE PUBLIC WILL NOT SEE HIS 
TAX RETURNS IN 2020.
THAT'S A VICTORY.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WAS THE 
CALAMITY THAT WAS POTENTIALLY AT
THE END OF THIS CASE FOR THE 
PRESIDENT.
>> Reporter: TRUMP IS THE FIRST 
MODERN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE 
NOT TO RELEASE HIS TAX RETURNS.
DEMOCRATS ACCUSE HIM OF HAVING 
SOMETHING TO HIDE.
TRUMP REJECTS THAT CHARGE, 
PREVIOUSLY SAYING IT DOESN'T 
SEEM TO BOTHER THE PUBLIC.
>> President Donald Trump: I 
WON.
I MEAN, I BECAME PRESIDENT.
NO, I DON'T THINK THEY CARE AT 
ALL.
I DON'T THINK THEY CARE AT ALL.
>> Reporter: THE NEW YORK 
INVESTIGATION NOW RESUMES.
PROSECUTORS WILL AGAIN ARGUE IN 
A LOWER COURT TO OBTAIN TRUMP'S 
FINANCIAL RECORDS.
EVEN IF SUCCESSFUL, THE 
DOCUMENTS WON'T LIKELY BE MADE 
PUBLIC UNLESS CHARGES ARE LAID.
KATIE SIMPSON, CBC NEWS, 
WASHINGTON.
>> Adrienne: DONALD TRUMP'S 
FORMER PERSONAL LAWYER IS BACK 
IN JAIL TONIGHT.
FOR REFUSING THE CONDITIONS OF 
HIS HOME CONFINEMENT.
MICHAEL COHEN ENTERED A 
MANHATTAN COURTHOUSE TODAY, BUT 
NEVER CAME OUT.
JUST DAYS AGO HE AND HIS WIFE 
ATE IN AN OUTDOOR RESTAURANT 
NEAR THEIR HOME.
THAT IS WHERE COHEN WAS SUPPOSED
TO SERVE HIS TERM AFTER BEING 
RELEASED IN MAY DUE TO 
CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS.
>>> PRESUMPTIVE DEMOCRATIC 
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE JOE BIDEN 
LAID OUT HIS VISION FOR U.S. 
ECONOMIC RECOVERY IN 
BATTLEGROUND STATE PENNSYLVANIA.
HE CALLED IT THE BUILD BACK 
BETTER PLAN.
>> THIS IS OUR MOMENT TO IMAGINE
AND TO BUILD A NEW AMERICAN 
ECONOMY FOR OUR FAMILIES AND FOR
OUR COMMUNITIES.
>> Adrienne: NOW WE DON'T KNOW 
WHO JOE BIDEN'S RUNNING MATE 
WILL BE FOR A LITTLE WHILE YET, 
BUT IN THE CURRENT POLITICAL 
CLIMATE, SOME OF BIDEN'S 
SUPPORTERS TOLD PAUL HUNTER WHAT
THEY'D LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN.
>> Reporter: JUST STEPS FROM THE
WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON'S BRAND 
NEW BLACK LIVES MATTER PLAZA IS 
A STARK REMINDER THIS IS NOW A 
CHANGED AMERICA.
THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD IN MAY
BROUGHT NOT ONLY DEMONSTRATIONS 
BUT IN THE EYES OF MANY, AN 
IMPERATIVE NOW IN JOE BIDEN'S 
FIGHT FOR THE WHITE HOUSE, THAT 
HIS PICK FOR VICE-PRESIDENT MUST
BE NOT JUST A WOMAN, BUT A BLACK
WOMAN.
>> ON SOME LEVEL, I THINK THERE 
IS A MAJORITY OF PEOPLE IN THIS 
COUNTRY ARE SAYING THAT WE WANT 
RACIAL HEALING, WE WANT TO SEE 
SOME EQUITY.
>> Reporter: FOR BIDEN TO 
ACHIEVE THAT, SAYS LATOSHA 
BROWN, CO-FOUNDER OF THE GROUP 
BLACK VOTERS MATTER. 
>> STEP ONE OF THAT IS 
NOMINATING A BLACK WOMAN AS 
VICE-PRESIDENT.
>> VICE-PRESIDENT BIDEN, YOU 
NEED US.
YOU OWE US.
>> Reporter: IT'S A MESSAGE 
DRIVEN HOME IN THIS VIDEO OP ED 
PUBLISHED IN MAY.
INDEED, AMONG THOSE IN IT, 
LATOSHA BROWN.
>> YOUR ONLY PATH TO VICTORY IS 
THROUGH BLACK WOMEN. 
>> THE VOTERS THAT NEED TO TURN 
OUT, WE KNOW HOW TO MOBILIZE 
THEM. 
>> Reporter: DON'T FORGET, BIDEN
LONG AGO PLEDGED A FEMALE 
NOMINEE. 
>> I WILL PICK A WOMAN TO BE 
VICE-PRESIDENT.
>> Reporter: BUT HE'S ALSO LONG 
BENEFITED FROM SUPPORT WITHIN 
THE U.S. BLACK COMMUNITY.
AND IN THE SUDDENLY NEW 
POLITICAL LANDSCAPE, THE WHOLE 
CONVERSATION HAS CHANGED.
>> THERE'S NO REASON FOR HIM NOT
TO DO THIS.
>> Reporter: DEMOCRATIC 
STRATEGIST YOLANDA CARAWAY 
EMPHASIZES A BLACK WOMAN NOW 
WOULD NOT ONLY CRUCIALLY 
ENERGIZE BLACK VOTERS BUT COULD 
BRING REAL CHANGE ON SO MANY 
ISSUES NOW CONFRONTING THE U.S. 
>> IF SHE HAS THAT PORTFOLIO, I 
MEAN, THAT PORTFOLIO ABOUT 
REFORMING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT,
I THINK IT COULD MAKE A HUGE 
DIFFERENCE. 
>> WE WILL ELECT JOE BIDEN AS 
THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> Reporter: CALIFORNIA SENATOR 
KAMALA HARRIS REMAINS A 
FAVOURITE.
AMONG THE OTHERS, ATLANTA MAYOR 
KEISHA LANCE BOTTOMS, 
CONGRESSWOMAN AND FORMER POLICE 
CHIEF IN FLORIDA, VAL DEMINGS.
GEORGIA DEMOCRAT STACEY ABRAMS 
AND NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER TO
BARACK OBAMA, SUSAN RICE.
>> IN WHATEVER CAPACITY I CAN 
SERVE TO SUPPORT JOE BIDEN AND 
SUPPORT THIS COUNTRY, THAT'S 
WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.
>> Reporter: FROM THE COUNTLESS 
NOW PUSHING HARD FOR ONE OF 
THOSE, THE MESSAGE FOR JOE BIDEN
IS CLEAR. 
>> YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHEN IT IS 
THE RIGHT MOMENT.
THIS IS THE MOMENT. 
>> Reporter: WILL HE MAKE 
HISTORY?
THE DECISION WILL COME THIS 
SUMMER.
PAUL HUNTER, CBC NEWS, 
WASHINGTON.
>> Adrienne: HERE ARE SOME OF 
THE OTHER STORIES WE'RE 
FOLLOWING TONIGHT.
AN AMBER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED 
FOR TWO SISTERS IN QUEBEC.
6-YEAR-OLD ROMY AND 11-YEAR-OLD 
NORAH CARPENTIER.
THE SUSPECT IS THEIR FATHER, 
44-YEAR-OLD MARTIN CARPENTIER.
POLICE SAY THE THREE HAVEN'T 
BEEN SEEN SINCE THE CAR THEY 
WERE RIDING IN CRASHED LAST 
NIGHT ABOUT 70 KILOMETRES WEST 
OF QUEBEC CITY.
THE AREA WAS SEARCHED BUT 
NOTHING'S BEEN FOUND.
OFFICIALS ARE URGING THE PUBLIC 
TO CALL 911 IF THEY HAVE ANY 
INFORMATION.
>>> AND A WOMAN WAS KILLED NORTH
OF TORONTO IN A BIZARRE ACCIDENT
WHEN AN S.U.V. DROVE OFF A 
SECOND-STOREY PARKING DECK AND 
HIT HER.
THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE ALSO 
DIED.
A PASSENGER IN THE S.U.V. WAS 
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WITH 
NON-LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES.
>>> BEING ADDICTED TO A 
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IS NOT A 
CRIME AND SHOULD NOT BE TREATED 
AS SUCH.
>> Adrienne: AND CANADA'S POLICE
CHIEFS ARE CALLING FOR THE 
DECRIMINALIZATION OF PERSONAL 
DRUG USE.
THE CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF 
CHIEFS OF POLICE SAY IT IS TIME 
TO APPROACH SUBSTANCE USE AS A 
HEALTH PROBLEM.
THE ASSOCIATION'S PRESIDENT SAYS
THIS WOULD NOT ONLY SAVE LIVES 
BUT WOULD ALSO ALLOW POLICE TO 
FOCUS ON ORGANIZED CRIME AND 
DRUG TRAFFICKING.
>>> MILLIONS OF CANADIANS ARE 
STILL IN THE GRIPS OF A 
SWELTERING HEAT WAVE THAT JUST 
WON'T QUIT.
NEXT ON "THE NATIONAL," WHY 
THESE TEMPERATURES AREN'T GOING 
ANYWHERE.
>>> AND THE JAYS ARE BACK ON THE
FIELD.
THE RETURN OF MAJOR LEAGUE 
SPORTS IN CANADA.
>> WE WILL TRY TO MAKE IT AS 
REAL AS WE CAN.
>> Adrienne: AND LATER, AN 
EMOTIONAL FAMILY REUNION.
>> WE GET OUR HOLLYWOOD!
>> Adrienne: A COMMUNITY COMES 
TOGETHER TO FIND A LOST DOG.
>> Adrienne: WELCOME BACK.
A HEAT WAVE CONTINUES TO TIGHTEN
ITS GRIP IN MUCH OF SOUTHERN 
ONTARIO AND QUEBEC.
WIDESPREAD HEAT WARNINGS REMAIN 
IN PLACE ACROSS THE TWO 
PROVINCES WITH THE HUMIDEX TODAY
FELT LIKE 42 AT SOME POINTS HERE
IN TORONTO.
HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO 
CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THIS
WEEK.
AND FOR MORE, LET'S BRING IN CBC
METEOROLOGIST JOHANNA WAGSTAFFE 
IN VANCOUVER.
FIRSTLY, JO, WELCOME BACK.
IT HASN'T BEEN THAT HOT OUT 
WEST, I GATHER, BUT OVER HERE 
IT'S BEEN, LIKE, THIS SWELTERING
COUPLE OF WEEKS.
DO YOU HAVE A SENSE OF WHAT'S 
BEHIND THIS SORT OF LOCKED IN 
WEATHER?
>> YEAH, THANKS, ADRIENNE.
THE DRIVER BEHIND ALL OF THIS 
PERSISTENT EXTREME WEATHER 
REALLY IS THIS LOCKED JET 
STREAM.
NORMALLY OUR JET STREAM SORT OF 
GOES FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY, ACTING AS A 
CONVEYOR BELT FOR OUR SYSTEMS, 
BUT SOMETIMES IT MEANDERS AND 
GETS STUCK IN PLACE.
THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENED HERE, 
EXTREME HEAT AND DRY CONDITIONS 
IN THE EAST, AND HERE IN THE 
WEST, WE'VE SEEN VERY SOGGY AND 
COOL SEASONS LEADING TO 
LOCALIZED FLOODING AND 
EVACUATION ORDERS, MUD SLIDES, A
BIG HIT TO THE CROPS BOTH IN 
B.C. AND ALBERTA.
WE'VE HAD OVER 140% OF OUR 
AVERAGE RAINFALL OVER THE PAST 
COUPLE OF MONTHS, AND THIS 
PATTERN REALLY HAS BEEN IN PLACE
SINCE THE START OF JUNE, 
ADRIENNE.
>> Adrienne: SO I GATHER SOME 
SCIENTISTS ARE SAYING, YES, 
CLIMATE CHANGE IN THIS CASE 
MIGHT ACTUALLY BE A FACTOR.
>> THERE IS A BIG CONNECTION NOW
BETWEEN A WARMING CLIMATE AND 
THIS MEANDERING JET STREAM.
THE JET STREAM GETS ITS FUEL 
FROM TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES 
BETWEEN THE NORTH AND THE 
EQUATOR, AND AS THE NORTH WARMS 
SO MUCH FASTER THAN THE REST OF 
THE WORLD, YOU CAN SEE HERE ON 
THIS TEMPERATURE MAP, THAT 
GRADIENT IS SHRINKING, SO THE 
JET STREAM IS GETTING LESS FUEL,
AND IT'S MEANDERING AND STALLING
OUT MORE.
WE'VE SEEN THIS IN THE PAST, BUT
THE BLOCKING PATTERNS ARE 
HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY AND 
STICKING AROUND FOR LONGER.
AT LEAST WITH THIS ONE, 
ADRIENNE, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'LL 
GET A BIT OF A BREAK ON BOTH 
SIDES OF THE COUNTRY THIS 
WEEKEND.
>> Adrienne: ALWAYS GREAT TO 
HEAR YOUR INSIGHTS.
THANKS, JO.
>>> A DIFFERENT HEAT WAVE IS 
CAUSE FOR SOME DEEP CONCERN 
AMONG CLIMATE SCIENTISTS, THIS 
ONE IN THE SIBERIAN ARCTIC HAS 
BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL WEEKS 
NOW.
CHRIS BROWN SHOWS US HOW IT 
COULD HAVE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE 
REST OF THE WORLD.
>> Reporter: A PART OF THE WORLD
THAT USUALLY EPITOMIZES COLD IS 
NOW UNSEASONABLY VERY, VERY HOT.
REGIONS OF NORTHERN SIBERIA ARE 
ROUTINELY 10° HIGHER THAN USUAL,
OFTEN PASSING 30°.
THIS IS A COLD WINTERY PLACE, 
SHE SAYS.
I DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD EVER GET
SO HOT HERE.
THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE HEAT 
WAVE FOR RUSSIA'S LANDSCAPE ARE 
ALREADY SEVERE.
1.7 MILLION HECTARES OF FOREST 
AND TUNDRA ARE NOW ON FIRE, 
INCLUDING SOME AREAS THAT ARE 
LESS THAN 15 KILOMETRES FROM THE
ARCTIC OCEAN.
>> THIS FIRE SEASON SEEMS TO BE 
QUITE EXTREME. 
>> Reporter: THIS PERSON IS 
GREENPEACE RUSSIA'S WILDFIRE 
COORDINATOR. 
>> A LOT OF FORESTS WOULD BE 
HEAVILY DAMAGED AND DESTROYED. 
>> Reporter: CANADA'S ARCTIC, OF
COURSE, IS HEATING UP TOO.
AS CLIMATE CHANGE ALTERS THE 
GULF STREAM CURRENT, PROPELLING 
WARMER AIR NORTH.
>> IT'S REMARKABLE, SCARY. 
>> Reporter: TUNDRA ECOLOGIST 
GREG HENRY IS USUALLY UP IN 
ELLESMERE ISLAND RIGHT NOW 
MONITORING CLIMATE CHANGE.
BUT THE PANDEMIC HAS KEPT HIM 
BACK AT UBC IN VANCOUVER THIS 
SEASON.
>> THE ARCTIC HAS ACCUMULATED AN
AWFUL LOT OF CARBON.
IN FACT, THE SORT OF BEST 
ESTIMATES WE HAVE NOW, IT'S 
ABOUT TWICE AS MUCH CARBON IN 
THE SOILS OF THE ARCTIC THAN IS 
IN THE ATMOSPHERE RIGHT NOW.
WE WOULD BE SPEEDING IT UP IF 
THE FIRES GOT IN THERE AND 
STARTED BURNING THAT CARBON 
THAT'S BEEN LOCKED AWAY FOR 
THOUSANDS OF YEARS.
>> Reporter: IT'S NOT JUST 
RUSSIA'S FOREST AND AIR QUALITY 
THAT SUFFERED.
THIS RIVER TURNED CRIMSON LAST 
MONTH AFTER 20,000 TONNES OF 
DIESEL FUEL LEAKED FROM A MINING
COMPANY RESERVOIR.
IT APPEARS THAWING PERMAFROST 
THAT HELD THE CONTAINMENT AREA 
TOGETHER MELTED.
GREENPEACE SAY GOVERNMENT 
OVERSIGHT IS BADLY LACKING, AS 
ARE MEASURES TO MITIGATE CLIMATE
CHANGE. 
>> WE HAVE A TOTAL LACK OF WILL 
TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM BRINGS US 
TO THE CATASTROPHE EVERY YEAR.
>> Reporter: THOUGH THERE WAS 
CLEAR WEATHER THIS WEEK, 
FORECAST MODELS SHOW FIRES 
CONTINUING TO SPREAD, AND THIS 
WEEK'S BLIP DOESN'T ALTER THE 
PROJECTION FOR MORE EXTREME 
ARCTIC WEATHER EVENTS AS THE 
REGION HEATS UP TWICE AS FAST AS
THE REST OF THE WORLD.
CHRIS BROWN, CBC NEWS, 
VANCOUVER.
>> Adrienne: AHEAD TONIGHT, A 
BIG STEP FORWARD THIS EVENING 
FOR THE RETURN OF MAJOR LEAGUE 
BASEBALL.
THE JAYS WERE BACK ON THE FIELD 
IN TORONTO, AND THEY EVEN PLAYED
A GAME.
WE'LL TAKE YOU INSIDE SPRING 
TRAINING DURING A PANDEMIC.
>>> BUT UP NEXT, ROSIE'S HERE 
WITH "AT ISSUE."
>> Rosemary: ADRIENNE, TONIGHT 
WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A CLOSER 
LOOK AT THE TIES BETWEEN THE 
PRIME MINISTER, HIS FAMILY AND 
THE We CHARITY.
PAID SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS 
REVEALED TODAY, AND THE ETHICS 
COMMISSIONER NOW LOOKING INTO 
ALL OF THIS, EVEN BEFORE THAT 
WAS REVEALED.
AND OF COURSE THE POLITICAL 
DAMAGE.
ALL OF THAT NEXT WITH ME AND THE
*
>> THIS IS SUCH A HUGE CONFLICT 
OF INTEREST IF IT PROVES TO BE 
TRUE THAT CANADIANS AND 
QUEBECERS CANNOT GO ON WITH THIS
PRIME MINISTER AS THE CHIEF OF 
STATE OF CANADA.
>> Rosemary: CALLS FOR THE PRIME
MINISTER TO STEP DOWN TONIGHT 
FROM THE LEADER OF THE BLOC 
QUÉBECOIS, THIS AS CONTROVERSY 
SURROUNDING JUSTIN TRUDEAU'S 
TIES TO THE We CHARITY CONTINUES
TO GROW.
WE NOW KNOW THAT SEVERAL MEMBERS
OF THE TRUDEAU FAMILY WERE, IN 
FACT, PAID TO SPEAK AT SOME OF 
THE CHARITY'S EVENTS.
SO WHAT ARE THE POLITICAL 
CONSEQUENCES FOR THE GOVERNMENT?
IT'S THURSDAY, AS WE CALL BACK 
"AT ISSUE" FOR A SECOND NIGHT IN
A ROW, WE ARE GOING TO DO OUR 
VIEWER QUESTIONS, BUT WE'LL PUT 
THAT OFF UNTIL NEXT WEEK BECAUSE
OF THIS STORY.
CHANTAL HEBERT IS IN MONTREAL, 
ALTHIA RAJ IS IN OTTAWA.
WE'LL CATCH UP WITH ANDREW WHEN 
WE CAN.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S JUST START WITH
THE NEWS.
CHANTAL, HOW SIGNIFICANT IS 
THIS?
JUST A REMINDER TO PEOPLE, THERE
WAS A LARGE CONTRACT GOING TO We
TO HELP THE GOVERNMENT 
ADMINISTER THIS STUDENT GRANT 
VOLUNTEER PROGRAM.
THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN SEVERED, 
BUT IN THE MEANTIME, THIS HAS 
NOW COME TO LIGHT TODAY.
>> YES, AND HOW MUCH OF A 
SURPRISE COULD IT BE?
ALMOST EVERYTHING THAT HAS 
HAPPENED FROM THAT ANNOUNCEMENT 
ON WAS ALMOST WRITTEN AND 
PREDICTED -- EASILY TO BE 
PREDICTED ON THE DAY WHEN IT 
HAPPENED THAT THEY ADD TO THAT 
TODAY'S NEWS ONLY MAKES 
SOMETHING THAT STANK STINK A LOT
MORE.
I BELIEVE IT'S A SELF-INFLICTED 
WOUND.
IT'S A SERIOUS STORY, AND IT 
GOES TO THE ISSUE THAT THE 
OPPOSITION PARTIES WILL FOCUS 
ON, WHICH IS THE JUDGMENT OF THE
PRIME MINISTER.
BECAUSE THIS IS A CONTROVERSY 
THAT IS TIED DIRECTLY TO 
HIMSELF.
>> Rosemary: YEAH, I MEAN, SO 
THE ETHICS COMMISSIONER DIDN'T 
EVEN WAIT FOR THIS LATEST PIECE 
OF INFORMATION TO BECOME PUBLIC 
TO DECIDE THAT HE WAS LAUNCHING 
AN INVESTIGATION INTO POTENTIAL 
CONFLICT OF INTEREST BETWEEN THE
PRIME MINISTER HERE.
THE PRIME MINISTER SAID IN A 
PRESS CONFERENCE THIS WEEK, 
ALTHIA, THAT HE DIDN'T RECUSE 
HIMSELF FROM THE CABINET TABLE 
WHEN THE CONTRACT DECISION WAS 
MADE, AND NOW WE FIND OUT THAT 
HIS MOTHER, HIS BROTHER AND ON 
ONE OCCASION BEFORE HE WAS PRIME
MINISTER HIS WIFE ALL GOT MONEY 
FROM THIS CHARITY.
>> YEAH, I MEAN, IT STANK BEFORE
WE GOT THIS KIND OF BOMBSHELL 
STORY TODAY.
LAST FRIDAY I THINK THE STORY 
WAS BAD ENOUGH.
YOU DON'T -- IF YOU READ THE 
CONFLICT OF INTEREST ACT, YOU 
DON'T ACTUALLY NEED TO HAVE ONE 
OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS, FOR 
EXAMPLE, GET A FINANCIAL 
BENEFIT.
A BENEFIT CAN BE IN A 
PROMOTIONAL BENEFIT, FOR 
FOR EXAMPLE SOPHIE 
GREGOIRE-TRUDEAU HAS A PODCAST, 
AND HER BRAND, IF YOU WANT TO 
CALL IT THAT, MIGHT BE 
HEIGHTENED BY THE FACT THAT 
SHE'S GIVEN MORE EXPOSURE 
THROUGH THE We ORGANIZATION.
SO HE'S BASICALLY BEING 
INVESTIGATED FOR BEING IN A 
CONFLICT OF INTEREST, SHOWING 
PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT TO AN 
ORGANIZATION THAT HE HAS TIES 
WITH.
I THINK THE QUESTION THAT 
EVERYBODY IS ASKING THEMSELVES 
IS: HOW COULD THE PRIME 
MINISTER'S OFFICE HAVE ALLOWED 
THIS TO GO THROUGH?
I MEAN, THERE ARE SO MANY 
DETAILS SURROUNDING THIS 
CONTRACT THAT DOESN'T EVEN MAKE 
SENSE.
THIS ORGANIZATION IS FOR YOUNG 
PEOPLE.
IT'S NOW ADMINISTRATING 
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR 
POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS?
LIKE, THAT DOESN'T REALLY MAKE 
SENSE.
THE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FACT 
THAT We WAS ADMINISTRATING THE 
CONTRACT BUT ALSO IT WAS 
OFFERING GOVERNMENT PAID 
VOLUNTEER POSITION WITH ITS OWN 
ORGANIZATION?
WELL, THAT SEEMS A LITTLE SHADY.
THE FACT THAT IT WAS PAYING 
TEACHERS $12,000 TO RECRUIT 
DOZENS AND DOZENS OF STUDENTS TO
JOIN THIS ORGANIZATION?
ALSO SOME PEOPLE HAD PROBLEMS 
WITH THAT.
AND NOW WE LEARNED THAT THE 
FINANCIAL TIES ARE EVEN MORE 
OBVIOUS THAN PERHAPS MANY PEOPLE
SUSPECTED.
>> Rosemary: I MEAN, YOU 
COULD -- YOU COULD, IF YOU WERE 
THE GOVERNMENT, TRY TO 
DISASSOCIATE YOURSELF FROM ALL 
OF THOSE THINGS THAT ALTHIA JUST
RHYMED OFF THERE, CHANTAL, 
BECAUSE YOU COULD PERHAPS SAY 
THAT IT WAS THE ORGANIZATION AND
YOU DIDN'T KNOW.
I THINK IT BECOMES -- 
>> WELL. 
>> Rosemary: PERHAPS, RIGHT?
I THINK IT BECOMES -- MAYBE.
BUT IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT 
FOR A GOVERNMENT TO SAY I DIDN'T
KNOW MY MOM WAS MAKING MONEY 
FROM THE ORGANIZATION.
LIKE, I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT 
WOULD NOT HAVE COME UP AT ANY 
POINT.
>> TWO POINTS.
IF NO ONE IN THE P.M.O. RAISED 
HIS OR HER HAND TO SAY THIS IS 
NOT A GREAT IDEA BECAUSE OPTICS 
TO START WITH ARE NOT SO GOOD, 
AND EVEN IF YOU REALLY WANT TO 
DO THIS, WE NEED TO DO DUE 
DILIGEN
DILIGENCE.
AND IF THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN, THEN 
JUSTIN TRUDEAU NEEDS TO CHANGE 
HIS GUARD BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT 
WATCHING HIS BACK.
IF SOMEONE DID RAISE HIS OR HER 
HAND AND WAS IGNORED, AND ONLY 
ONE PERSON THAT IGNORE THAT 
ADVICE, AND THAT WOULD BE THE 
PRIME MINISTER, THEN THE PRIME 
MINISTER NEEDS TO LOOK AT 
HIMSELF IN THE MIRROR AND WONDER
WHETHER HIS JUDGMENT, ONCE AGAIN
IN THIS CASE, HAS FAILED HIM, 
BECAUSE ANYONE WHO IS COMPETENT 
WOULD HAVE SAID THIS -- THE 
OPTICS OF THIS WILL BE 
DIFFICULT.
SHOULD WE NOT DO DUE DILIGENCE.
NOT SO HARD TO DO, APPARENTLY.
>> Rosemary: ALTHIA, GO AHEAD.
>> I 100% AGREE WITH CHANTAL.
THE FACT THAT HE WOULD NOT 
RECUSE HIMSELF FROM THIS 
DECISION -- WELL, FIRST OF ALL, 
THEY SUGGESTED THAT THIS -- THE 
We CHARITY WAS IDENTIFIED BY THE
PUBLIC SERVICE, WHICH IS . . . 
RAISES A LOT OF QUESTIONS TO 
BEGIN WITH.
IT'S VERY UNUSUAL.
IF THIS IS THE CASE, LET'S 
SUSPEND DISBELIEF, IF THIS IS 
THE CASE, USUALLY THE PUBLIC 
SERVICE COMES TO YOU WITH A FEW 
OPTIONS, NOT ONE OPTION, AND 
RARELY WOULD THE PUBLIC SERVICE 
SAY, HEY, WE DON'T HAVE THE 
CAPACITY TO DO THIS, LET'S GO 
WITH ANOTHER GROUP.
EVEN LET'S SAY WE BELIEVE THAT 
THAT HAPPENED.
THE FACT THAT THE PRIME MINISTER
WHO KNOWS THAT HE, HIS MOTHER, 
HIS WIFE, HIS BROTHER HAVE TIES 
TO THIS ORGANIZATION, FINANCIAL 
OR OTHERWISE, THE FACT THAT HE 
WOULD NOT RECUSE HIMSELF FROM 
THAT CABINET DECISION, THAT IS A
QUESTION OF JUDGMENT, AND I WANT
TO SAY, YOU KNOW, IN THE LAST 
ETHICS REPORT, THE JODY 
WILSON-RAYBOULD SNC-LAVALIN 
INVESTIGATION, THE P.M.O. 
DECIDED THAT THEY WERE GOING TO 
RELEASE CABINET CONFIDENCES.
THEY HAVE SET THE BAR, AND SO 
NOW THE OPPOSITION, I EXPECT, 
WILL BE ALL OVER THE GOVERNMENT 
ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THAT 
STANDARD IS GOING TO BE MET.
I MEAN, THIS IS NOT A PARALLEL 
CASE.
I THINK THE PARALLEL CASE IS THE
AGA KHAN REPORT, BUT THAT BAR 
HAS BEEN SET NOW, AND YOU KNOW, 
WHAT DISCUSSIONS WERE HAPPENING 
AROUND CABINET, WILL CANADIANS 
KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS BECAUSE 
THEY HAVE SET THAT BAR SO HIGH 
NOW?
>> Rosemary: CHANTAL, THIS IS 
THE THIRD, NOW, INVESTIGATION, 
THE THIRD TIME QUESTIONS OF 
JUDGMENT HAVE GONE IN FRONT OF 
THE ETHICS COMMISSIONER.
HOW POTENTIALLY DAMAGING IS 
THIS?
AND AFTER THAT I GOT TO GO.
>> I'M GOING TO ANSWER THAT, THE
BLACKFACE EPISODE AND SAY THAT I
DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO GO IN
AN ELECTION OVER THIS.
A BILLION DOLLARS WAS ON THE 
TABLE.
THAT'S A HELL OF A LOT OF MONEY,
BY THE WAY.
BUT I DO BELIEVE IT WEAKENS 
JUSTIN TRUDEAU'S LEADERSHIP 
POSITION FROM INSIDE THE LIBERAL
PARTY AT THIS POINT.
>> Rosemary: OKAY.
THANK YOU BOTH.
I WILL, AGAIN, TRY NOT TO CALL 
UNTIL AUGUST, BUT AT THIS POINT,
WHO KNOWS WHAT WILL HAPPEN.
THANK YOU.
APPRECIATE IT.
BEFORE WE GO, BE SURE TO 
SUBSCRIBE TO THE "AT ISSUE" 
PODCAST.
LOOK FOR IT AT ANY MAJOR PODCAST
APP, OUR WEBSITE, 
cbcnews.ca/THEANNOYING, AND ON 
THAT I'LL THROW IT BACK TO 
ADRIENNE IN TORONTO.
>> Adrienne: ALL RIGHT, AND NEXT
ON "THE NATIONAL," A SIGHT FOR 
SORE EYES AT THE ROGER CENTRE.
THE JAYS ARE BACK ON THE FIELD, 
BUT SPRING TRAINING LOOKS AND 
>> Adrienne: THIS WAS THE 
MESSAGE THE TORONTO RAPTORS 
DELIVERED AS THEY ARRIVED TODAY 
AT DISNEY WORLD IN ORLANDO: 
BLACK LIVES MATTER.
THE IMAGES WERE PART OF A TWEET 
THAT SAID SILENCE IS NOT AN 
OPTION.
THE DEFENDING NBA CHAMPIONS ARE 
PREPARING TO RESUME THE SEASON 
JULY 30.
>>> AND THE TORONTO BLUE JAYS 
ARE BACK ON HOME TURF TONIGHT, 
PLAYING AN INTRASQUAD GAME AS 
THEY PREPARE FOR BASEBALL'S 
COVID-SHORTENED SEASON.
BUT AS GREG ROSS TELLS US, WHERE
THEY END UP PLAYING THAT SEASON,
THAT'S ANOTHER MATTER.
>> Reporter: THE CRACK OF THE 
BAT, THE POP OF THE MITT, SOUNDS
WE HAVEN'T HEARD AT THE ROGERS 
CENTRE FOR MONTHS.
MANAGER CARLOS MONTOYO IS DOING 
HIS BEST TO MAKE THINGS FEEL AS 
NORMAL AS POSSIBLE. 
>> ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO
DO WHEN I GOT HERE WAS FOR SURE 
OPEN THE ROOF.
THAT WAY YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE 
SOME FRESH AIR, AND SO FAR IT'S 
WORKING GREAT.
>> Reporter: THE TEAM IS STILL 
ADJUSTING TO ITS NEW REALITY, 
LIKE MEDIA CONFERENCES OVER 
ZOOM.
>> YOU KNOW, WE'RE GETTING READY
FOR A DIFFERENT KIND OF SEASON 
TOO.
NO FANS. 
>> IT'S AMAZING TO BE DOING A 
ZOOM CALL WITH A PLAYER WHO IS 
DOWNSTAIRS, AND THEN YOU LOOK UP
OVER YOUR LAPTOP AND YOU'RE 
SEEING THE FIELD BEHIND YOU.
YOU CAN PROBABLY -- HUNDRED FEET
BELOW US IS WHERE THAT PLAYER 
IS.
>> Reporter: AUSTIN MARTIN WAS 
TALKING TO THE MEDIA FROM HIS 
HOME IN FLORIDA WHEN THIS 
HAPPENED.
>> [INDISCERNIBLE] I'M SORRY 
ABOUT THAT.
>> Reporter: BACK HERE IN 
TORONTO, MARTIN'S TEAMMATES 
PLAYED AN INTRASQUAD GAME IN 
FRONT OF AN EMPTY STADIUM, WHICH
IS EXACTLY THE WAY REAL GAMES 
WILL LOOK WHEN THE SEASON STARTS
ON JULY 23.
>> THE ANNOUNCER IS GOING TO 
MENTION THE GUY'S NAMES WHEN 
THEY COME TO HIT.
WE ARE GOING TO ANNOUNCE THE 
MOVES, YOU KNOW.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MUSIC, YOU 
KNOW, WALK-OFF MUSIC.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, 
FANS NOISE.
WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO MAKE IT AS
CLOSE TO A REAL GAME THAT WE CAN
DO.
>> Reporter: THE TEAM IS ALSO 
TRYING TO CREATE A LIFE FOR 
PLAYERS AWAY FROM THE FIELD AS 
THEY QUARANTINE AT THE HOTEL 
ATTACHED TO THE STADIUM.
THIS WILL BE HOME TO THE BLUE 
JAYS FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT TWO 
WEEKS, BUT WHETHER OR NOT THEY 
PLAY HERE BEYOND THAT IS STILL 
UP IN THE AIR.
THEY'RE WAITING FOR APPROVAL 
FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO 
BE ABLE TO TRAVEL BACK AND FORTH
FROM THE U.S., AND THEY ALSO 
NEED THE GOVERNMENT'S APPROVAL 
TO ALLOW OTHER TEAMS FROM THE 
U.S. TO COME HERE, INCLUDING 
TEAMS THAT PLAY IN STATES LIKE 
FLORIDA, WHERE COVID-19 CASES 
ARE SPIKING.
GREG ROSS, CBC NEWS, TORONTO.
>> Adrienne: WITH THE HEAT IN 
MOST OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN 
CANADA, THERE MAY BE LESS 
INTEREST IN BASEBALL AND MORE IN
YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD POOL.
HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO 
KEEP SAFE.
*
>> Andrew: SUMMER'S HERE, SO 
POOLS HAVE BEEN FIGURING OUT HOW
TO REOPEN SAFELY.
SO WHAT SHOULD YOU EXPECT?
>> WE'RE AT A REDUCED CAPACITY.
WE'RE AT ABOUT -- OPERATING AT 
ABOUT 25%.
THAT'S JUST TO ENSURE THAT THERE
IS PHYSICAL DISTANCING.
>> Andrew: AND THAT PHYSICAL 
DISTANCING WILL BE IMPORTANT 
EVERYWHERE, FROM CHECK-IN TO THE
CHANGE ROOMS, THE LOCKER ROOMS 
AND THE POOL ITSELF.
NOW AT PUBLIC POOLS ON TOP OF 
THE LIFEGUARD THERE MAY ACTUALLY
BE A KIND OF COVID GUARD, 
SOMEONE WHO'S SOLE 
RESPONSIBILITY IS MAKING SURE 
THAT EVERYONE KEEPS THEIR 
DISTANCE FROM EACH OTHER, BUT 
OBVIOUSLY PHYSICAL DISTANCING 
DOESN'T APPLY TO LIFEGUARDS 
SAVING LIVES.
SO DON'T WORRY, IF YOU'RE IN 
TROUBLE, THEY'LL STILL COME GET 
YOU.
BEYOND THAT, IT'S REALLY GOING 
TO DEPEND ON WHERE YOU LIVE AND 
WHAT KIND OF POOL YOU'RE GOING 
TO.
HIGH-TOUCH SURFACES LIKE SLIDES 
OR DIVING BOARDS MIGHT BE 
OFF-LIMITS ALL TOGETHER, SHARED 
EQUIPMENT, LIKE POOL NOODLES AND
FLUTTER BOARDS MIGHT BE OUT OF 
SERVICE, AND YOU MAY EVEN HAVE 
TO BOOK YOUR SWIM TIME AHEAD OF 
TIME.
OR AS IS THE CASE WITH TORONTO 
PUBLIC POOLS. 
>> SO IN AN EFFORT TO 
ACCOMMODATE EVERYBODY, BUT ALSO 
ENSURE THAT THE APPROPRIATE 
CLEANING HAPPENS, WE CLEAR COOLS
EVERY 45 MINUTES.
WE CLEAN THEM AND TURN THEM OVER
FOR THE NEXT GROUP.
>> Andrew: NOW A QUESTION THAT A
LOT OF PEOPLE WILL HAVE IS CAN 
YOU GET SICK FROM THE WATER 
ITSELF.
WELL, ACCORDING TO THE U.S. 
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL, THE
ANSWER IS PROBABLY NOT.
NOW THAT MAY BE IN PART BECAUSE 
OF ALL OF THE CHLORINE IN THE 
POOL, BUT ALSO JUST BECAUSE OF 
HOW MUCH WATER THERE IS.
THE CORONAVIRUS WOULD BE SO 
DILUTED.
THAT BEING SAID, WHILE YOU'RE 
HAVING FUN, MAYBE DON'T SPIT OR 
BLOW YOUR NOSE IN THE WATER?
YOU CAN WEAR GOGGLES IF YOU LIKE
TO PROTECT YOUR EYES, BUT JUST 
REMEMBER, IF YOU GET SICK FROM 
BEING IN A POOL, IT WILL VERY 
LIKELY NOT HAVE BEEN BECAUSE OF 
THE POOL ITSELF BUT RATHER 
BECAUSE YOU WERE TOO CLOSE TO 
OTHER PEOPLE.
>> Adrienne: NEXT, STILL 
RECOVERING NEARLY A YEAR AFTER 
HURRICANE DORION.
>> OKAY, SO THIS IS ONE OF 
OUR -- WAS A CLASSROOM, AND WILL
CONTINUE TO BE A CLASSROOM.
>> Adrienne: WE'LL TAKE YOU TO A
SCHOOL IN THE BAHAMAS WHERE 
STUDENTS ARE STILL LEARNING AND 
REBUILDING THEIR LIVES.PODCASTS.
>> Adrienne: WELCOME BACK.
TEN MONTHS AGO HURRICANE DORIAN 
TORE THROUGH THE BAHAMAS.
SCHOOLS WERE DESTROYED, BUT WHEN
THE PANDEMIC HIT, REBUILDING 
EFFORTS WERE PUT ON HOLD.
BUT THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO GET
SOMETHING READY FOR THIS FALL, 
AND AS DAVID COMMON FIRST SHOWED
US IN MARCH, THE DESIRE TO LEARN
PERSISTS.
* LIFT UP YOUR HEAD  
>> Reporter: HOW DO YOU MAKE 
THINGS SEEM NORMAL WHEN THEY ARE
ANYTHING BUT?
* 
>> Reporter: THE NATIONAL ANTHEM
TO START THE SCHOOL DAY, SURE.
BUT THE CLASSROOM IS THE 
TEACHER'S HOME.
>> WHAT IS TODAY'S DATE?
>> Reporter: THE DESKS, A DINING
ROOM TABLE.
THE CLASS, A FRACTION OF WHAT IT
ONCE WAS. 
>> WHAT ABOUT SINGULAR AND 
PLURAL NOUNS?
WHAT'S A SINGULAR NOUN?
>> Reporter: TO UNDERSTAND, YOU 
NEED TO STEP OUTSIDE.
UP THE ROAD WHERE MOST STUDENTS 
LIVE, OR LIVED, THEIR 
NEIGHBOURHOODS LARGELY LEVELLED,
HERE ON GREAT ABACO ISLAND BY 
LAST YEAR'S HURRICANE DORIAN, SO
MANY SCHOOLS WERE DESTROYED, 
MANY KIDS HAVE NOWHERE TO GO.
>> THERE YOU GO.
WRITE YOUR ALPHABET FOR ME.
JUST PRACTICE WRITING YOUR 
LETTERS. 
>> Reporter: SO THIS TEACHER HAS
OPENED UP HER OWN HOME.
IT WAS LARGELY SPARED BY THE 
STORM, BUT FOR SO MANY OTHER 
STUDENTS LEFT IDLE, THE ENTIRE 
SCHOOL YEAR COULD BE LOST.
>> THEY WANT TO BE IN SCHOOL.
THEY WANT TO BE WITH THEIR OTHER
STUDENTS.
THIS SCHOOL HAS BEEN A SAFE 
HAVEN FOR THESE KIDS.
>> Reporter: IT'S NOT JUST 
SCHOOL THESE KIDS HAVE LOST.
ONE OF THEIR TEACHERS, A 
CANADIAN, DIED IN THE STORM.
ALISHIA LIOLLI WAS FROM LASALLE,
ONTARIO, JUST OUTSIDE WINDSOR.
SHE LIVED ON GREAT ABACO FOR A 
FEW YEARS, BECOMING IMMERSED IN 
LIFE AT THE SCHOOL, CALLED EVERY
CHILD COUNTS, A HAVEN FOR 
SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS.
MEETING HER FIANCE, THE COUPLE 
WELCOMING A SON, AND HIS MOTHER,
FALLEN IN LOVE WITH THE ISLAND, 
CHOOSING NOT JUST TO REMAIN, BUT
TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE HERE.
>> JUST A JOY TO BE AROUND.
SHE REALLY KNEW WHAT SHE WANTED 
TO DO OUT THERE.
YOU KNOW, AND WE'RE DEFINITELY 
GOING TO CONTINUE DOING THAT IN 
HER HONOUR.
>> SHE WAS VERY DRIVEN AND, YOU 
KNOW, JUST VERY PASSIONATE.
THIS IS WHERE THE PRIMARY SCHOOL
WAS.
>> Reporter: NICOLE DENARDIN 
WORKED ALONGSIDE ALISHIA, AND 
NOW HELPS OVERSEE THE 
RECONSTRUCTION OF THE SCHOOL.
>> OKAY, SO THIS IS ONE OF 
OUR -- WAS A CLASSROOM AND WILL 
CONTINUE TO BE A CLASSROOM.
>> Reporter: WINDS SHAVED THE 
ROOF OFF OF MOST OF THE 
BUILDINGS HERE, FOLLOWED BY 
SURGING WATER WHICH FILLED 
CLASSROOMS TO THE CEILING, A 
TREMENDOUS LOSS, THOUGH 
REBUILDING PROVIDES AN 
OPPORTUNITY. 
>> IT FEELS LIKE A BLANK SLATE 
THAT WE CAN REALLY MAKE IT THE 
WAY WE WANT TO.
AND KNOWING THAT IT'S COMING 
BACK FOR OUR KIDS MEANS A LOT.
SO IT'S -- I'M GLAD TO BE HERE.
>> Reporter: YOU CAN FEEL SOME 
HOPE IN THE AFTERMATH OF A 
TRAGEDY?
>> YES.
I'M REALLY HAPPY TO BE HERE.
>> RUN BY ALICIA LIOLLI, IT 
LEADS STUDENTS INTO A BRIGHTER, 
MORE INDEPENDENT FUTURE.
>> Reporter: IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT
RESTORING THE SCHOOL BUT ALSO 
RESURRECTING ALISHIA'S PROJECT, 
HER PASSION FOR THE PROGRAM 
EVIDENT IN THIS SCHOOL VIDEO 
FEATURING HER.
>> THE SUPPORT WE'VE RECEIVED 
FROM THE COMMUNITY THUS FAR HAS 
BEEN ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING.
>> Reporter: TRANSITIONAL 
PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPMENTALLY 
CHALLENGED ADULTS, GIVING THEM A
PLACE TO LIVE AND EMPLOYMENT.
>> IN THE END, THERE'S A PLACE 
FOR EVERYONE.
THERE'S A JOB FOR EVERYBODY.
>> ALISHIA WAS PART OF THAT.
IT WAS HER PASSION, YOU KNOW, 
KIND OF BE THE END GOAL FOR 
PROVIDING A HOME, PROVIDING A 
SPACE THAT IS THEIR OWN, YOU 
KNOW, INDEPENDENT LIVING.
>> Reporter: SO THIS WOULD HAVE 
BEEN SOMEWHERE FOR PEOPLE TO 
LIVE?
>> YES. 
>> Reporter: PROGRESS IS STEADY,
THANKS TO AN ARMY OF VOLUNTEER 
BUILDERS.
THOUGH THE SCHOOL STILL NEEDS 
MONEY TO FINISH.
IT'S A BIG TASK.
THE AIM IS TO HAVE THESE 
STUDENTS AND ALL THOSE DISPLACED
BY DORION ABLE TO RETURN IN THE 
FALL.
WHAT WILL BE A YEAR SINCE THE 
HURRICANE'S DESTRUCTIVE IMPACT.
DAVID COMMON, CBC NEWS, MARSH 
HARBOUR IN THE BAHAMAS.
>> Adrienne: AFTER DAYS OF 
SEARCHING, A B.C. COUPLE HAD 
NEARLY GIVEN UP HOPE OF EVER 
FINDING THEIR DOG.
>> WE WERE IN THE CAR, AND MY 
HUSBAND SAID, YOU KNOW, THIS 
ISN'T HOLLYWOOD.
IT'S NOT LIKE STUFF THAT JUST 
SEE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD 
AND COME RUNNING TOWARDS US.
>> Adrienne: IN THIS WILD 
LANDSCAPE, A MOMENT MADE FOR 
HOLLYWOOD IS NEXT.
>> Adrienne: AFTER GOING MISSING
FOR THREE DAYS AND CROSSING A 
TREACHEROUS RIVER THREE TIMES, 
JASPER THE DOG IS HOME.
HIS RE-ENTRANCE FIT FOR 
HOLLYWOOD.
SO HIS B.C. OWNERS WERE STARTING
TO LOSE HOPE THINKING JASPER MAY
HAVE DROWNED.
NOT MANY DOGS COULD SURVIVE 
CROSSING THE COLUMBIA RIVER EVEN
ONCE, BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE 
HE WAS, A REUNION THAT IS OUR 
"MOMENT."
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>> WE WERE IN THE CAR, AND MY 
HUSBAND SAID, YOU KNOW, THIS 
ISN'T HOLLYWOOD.
IT'S NOT LIKE THE DOG'S GOING TO
JUST BE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 
ROAD AND COME RUNNING TOWARDS 
US.
AND PROBABLY, LIKE 60 SECONDS 
LATER, HERE'S THIS DOG.
>> UNBELIEVABLE, JASPY!
EH?
WE GET OUR HOLLYWOOD. 
>> HE WAS RUNNING TOWARDS US, 
AND HE COULDN'T RUN THAT FAST 
BECAUSE HIS PAWS WERE ALL 
CHAFED, BUT HE CAME RUNNING 
TOWARDS US.
SO YEAH, WE ARE HOLLYWOOD.
IT'S WHERE HE MUST HAVE HAD LIKE
50 GUARDIAN ANGELS AROUND HIM.
THERE'S NO WAY HE COULD HAVE 
MADE IT.
NOBODY CAN SWIM THE COLUMBIA. 
>> WE GET OUR HOLLYWOOD.
HEY?
WOULD YOU SAY WE GET A 
HOLLYWOOD?
OH!
>> Adrienne: SO MAYBE YOU'RE 
THINKING HOW DID THEY GET THAT 
FOOTAGE.
WELL, IT SEEMS THAT THEY HAVE 
BEEN ASKING FOR HELP AND SOMEONE
FROM A NEARBY TOWN SAID HEY I 
HAVE A DRONE.
THEY WERE OUT WITH THE DRONE, 
BUT THEY HADN'T FOUND HIM.
THEY THOUGHT WE'RE GOING TO PACK
IT IN FOR THE NIGHT WHEN OUT HE 
CAME FROM THE WOODS.
THAT IS "THE NATIONAL" FOR JULY 
9.
GOOD NIGHT.
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