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>> Ian: IT IS MONDAY,

FEBRUARY 26th AND THIS IS "THE

NATIONAL."

>> Rosemary: TONIGHT, CBC NEWS

HAS LEARNED SOME OF WHAT TO

EXPECT IN TOMORROW'S BUDGET AND

WHY WOMEN WILL BE FRONT AND

CENTRE.

>> Andrew: A CANADIAN RETAILER

IS UNDER PRESSURE TO PULL WATER

BOTTLES OFF THEIR SHELVES

BECAUSE OF THE FLORIDA SHOOTING.

>> Ian: AND HE'S ONE OF THIS

COUNTRY'S MOST CELEBRATED

ACTORS.

CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER ON "ME TOO"

AND KEVIN SPACEY AND BEING THE

OLDEST NOMINEE ON THE RED

CARPET.

>> Rosemary: TOMORROW ALL EYES

WILL BE ON PARLIAMENT HILL AS

THE

GOVERNMENT UNVEILS ITS PLAN ON

HOW TO SPEND YOUR MONEY, BUT IS

IT ABOUT BOOSTING THE ECONOMY,

WINNING VOTES OR A LITTLE BIT OF

BOTH?

TONIGHT CBC NEWS HAS LEARNED

SOME KEY DETAILS OF THE BUDGET

INCLUDING TWO BIG THEMES.

THERE WILL BE A NEW APPROACH TO

GOVERNMENT SPENDING WITH A FOCUS

ON GETTING MORE WOMEN INTO THE

WORKPLACE, INCLUDING A NEW

PARENTAL LEAVE PLAN.

AND WE HAVE DETAILS ON AN

AMBITIOUS PROGRAMME THAT AFFECT

ALL OF YOU, EVERY CANADIAN.

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE

A BIG STEP IN TOMORROW'S BUDGET

TOWARDS A NATIONAL PHARMACARE

PLAN.

AND LET'S START THERE.

DAVID COCHRANE IS JOINING ME

NOW.

OKAY, DAVID, WHAT HAVE YOU

LEARNED?

>> Reporter: YOU KNOW, ROSIE,

THAT SHAKEUP IN

ONTARIO POLITICS CONTINUED TODAY

AND IT'S PROBABLY BECAUSE OF THE

FEDERAL BUDGET.

ERIC HOSKINS QUIT AS MINISTER

AND M.P.P. TODAY AND TOMORROW

IT'S GOING TO BE ANNOUNCED BY

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT

HOSKINS WILL CHAIR A NEW

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL

PHARMACARE.

AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THE

WORDING THERE, ROSIE, THIS IS

NOT ABOUT THE FEASIBILITY OF

PHARMACARE, IT'S ON THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF PHARMACARE.

SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE

LIBERALS SIGNAL THEY'RE PLANNING

TO DO, MAYBE AS SOON AS NEXT

YEAR'S BUDGET AND HOSKINS' JOB

IS

TO FIND A WAY TO DO IT.

IT WILL TALK TO THE PROVINCES

AND TALK TO THE TERRITORIES TO

COME UP WITH A PLAN AND IT'S

SOMETHING THAT, ROSIE, ERIC

HOSKINS HAS EXPERIENCE WITH, SO

THEY EXPANDED THE DRUG COVERAGE

HERE IN ONTARIO WHEN HE WAS THE

MINISTER SO THAT EVERYONE WHO IS

UNDER THE AGE OF 25 HAS FREE

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

>> Rosemary: I DON'T REMEMBER

THE LIBERALS TALKING A WHOLE LOT

ABOUT THIS IN THE PAST.

SO WHAT IS THE POLITICAL

MOTIVATION HERE, DAVID?

>> Reporter: THE TIMING THIS

IS THAT IT'S DUE NEXT YEAR WHICH

SO HAPPENS TO BE AN ELECTION

YEAR, ROSIE.

SO IF YOU WERE WONDERING WHAT

THE KEY ELEMENTS OF TRUDEAU'S

RE-ELECTION BID MIGHT BE,

PHARMACARE IS PROBABLY FRONT AND

CENTRE.

TWO OTHER THINGS TO POINT OUT

ABOUT THIS.

FIRST, THIS IS A SIGN THAT THE

LIBERALS

ARE AT A POINT IN THIS MANDATE

THAT THEY'RE AT LEAST TO MOVE ON

FROM DELIVERING OLD PROMISES TO

HIGHLIGHTING NEW ONES.

SECOND, PHARMACARE HAS BEEN A

CORE PROMISE OF THE N.D.P. FOR

YEARS AND THE LIBERALS HAVE BEEN

DELIBERATELY TRYING TO BARGE IN

ON THE N.D.P.

TURF TO CAPTURE MORE AND MORE OF

THAT LEFT-OF-CENTRE PROGRESSIVE

VOTE.

SO PUSHING FORWARD A NATIONAL

PHARMACARE POLICY ABSOLUTELY

CONTINUES THAT TREND, ESPECIALLY

WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT THE NEW

N.D.P. LEADER, JAGMEET SINGH,

SAYS THAT IT'S A CORE PART

OF HIS ELECTION PITCH TO

CANADIANS.

SO ONCE HOSKINS DELIVERS HIS

PHARMACARE PLAN WE'LL SEE IF

IT'S GOOD POLICY BUT RIGHT NOW

IT LOOKS LIKE GOOD POLITICS,

ESPECIALLY FOR THE FEDERAL

LIBERALS BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE

HOW LOSING THEIR HEALTH MINISTER

IN CLOSE TO THE ELECTION IS GOOD

FOR THE PREMIER KATHLEEN WYNNE.

>> Rosemary: BUT IT PUTS A

SQUEEZE ON, AND DAVID COCHRANE

BRINGING US SOME OF TOMORROW'S

BUDGET NEWS TONIGHT, THANK YOU

FOR THAT.

>>> WOMEN ARE A BIG PART OF

TOMORROW'S BUDGET AND CBC NEWS

LEARNED THAT TOMORROW THE

GOVERNMENT WILL PLEDGE FUNDING

FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN IN SPORTS,

AIMING FOR GENDER EQUALITY

ACROSS ALL LEVELS OF SPORT BY

2035.

THAT DECISION IS BASED ON DATA

SHOWING THAT 41% OF GIRLS AGES 3

TO 17 DON'T PLAY SPORTS AND THE

NUMBERS FOR ADULT WOMEN ARE MUCH

WORSE.

THE GOVERNMENT MADE THAT

DECISION USING SOMETHING CALLED

GENDER-BASED ANALYSIS.

YOU'LL HEAR A LOT ABOUT IT ON

PARLIAMENT HILL TOMORROW SO

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS... WHEN THE

PRIME MINISTER AND THE FINANCE

MINISTER COME DOWN THESE STAIRS

TOMORROW WITH THEIR BUDGET IN

HAND IT WILL HAVE BEEN DONE WITH

THE HELP OF GENDER-BASED

ANALYSIS, OR AS IT'S KNOWN HERE

IN OTTAWA, G.B.A.,

MEANING WHAT EXACTLY?

THE GOVERNMENT LOOKS AT ITS

POLICY DECISIONS TO SEE HOW THEY

AFFECT MEN AND WOMEN DIFFERENTLY

AND IF THEY AREN'T FAIR HOW TO

FIX THEM.

ALTHOUGH THIS GOVERNMENT ALSO

APPLIES THAT NOTION TO AREAS

LIKE AGE, ETHNICITY AND SEXUAL

ORIENTATION AND INDIGENOUS

PEOPLE.

THE GOVERNMENT DID ATTEMPT THIS

LAST YEAR BUT THE DIFFERENCE

THIS TIME SOURCES SAY IS THE

FINANCE MINISTER AND THE PRIME

MINISTER MADE IT CLEAR TO THEIR

COLLEAGUES THAT IN ORDER TO GET

FUNDING AND PROJECTS APPROVED

THIS ANALYSIS WAS REQUIRED.

BUT WHY IS PRETTY EASY.

TO GROW THE ECONOMY WHICH THE

GOVERNMENT WANTS TO DO MORE

PEOPLE NEED TO BE WORKING.

ONE ROYAL BANK STUDY SAYS THAT

GETTING AS MANY WOMEN WORKING AS

MEN COULD BOOST CANADA'S ECONOMY

BY 4%.

SO JUST HOW DO YOU DO IT?

WELL, THE GOVERNMENT HAS

ATTEMPTED THIS LAST YEAR AND

BROUGHT THINGS LIKE THE CANADA

CHILD BENEFIT, A CONSOLIDATED

TAX CREDIT FOR CAREGIVERS AND AN

EXTENDED 18 MONTHS PARENTAL

LEAVE.

IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET LOOK FOR

OTHER THINGS --

MONEY TO PUSH WOMEN INTO

LEADERSHIP ROLES, ENCOURAGING

THEM TO PICK UP NEW TRAINING AND

SKILLS AND TRYING TO GET MORE

WOMEN INTO S.T.E.M. -- SCIENCE,

TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND

MATH.

THE ECONOMIC ARGUMENTS FOR DOING

THIS ARE WELL DOCUMENTED BUT

THERE'S ANOTHER REASON TOO AND

THAT'S PURE POLITICS.

THE SELF-DECLARED FEMINIST PRIME

MINISTER KNOWS THAT WOMEN WERE

PART OF HIS KEY TO SUCCESS IN

THE LAST ELECTION AND THEY WILL

BE IN THE NEXT ONE TOO.

AND BILL MORNEAU GOT A LITTLE

BIT OF ADVICE DEVELOPING

TOMORROW'S BUDGET, WELL, A LOT,

BUT THIS PIECE OF ADVICE HE GOT

FROM SWEDEN.

OUR NAHLAH AYED TRAVELLED TO

STOCKHOLM TO UNDERSTAND THEIR

EXPERIENCE IN CLOSING THE GENDER

GAP.

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>> Reporter: WHEN YOU'RE THIS

FAR NORTH YOU LEARN EARLY HOW TO

TAKE THE EDGE OFF THE WINTER.

THIS FAR NORTH THEY'VE ALSO LONG

PUSHED TO TAKE THE EDGE OFF

INEQUALITY.

THEY PRIORITIZE THE PLOWING OF

SIDEWALKS WHEN IT SNOWS HERE

BECAUSE WOMEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO

WALK OR TAKE THE BUS THAN MEN

WHO ARE MORE LIKELY TO DRIVE.

IT'S THE RESULT OF SO-CALLED

GENDER RESPONSIVE BUDGETING, A

WAY OF LOOKING AT THE LANDSCAPE

OF GOVERNMENT SPENDING TO ENSURE

THAT IT'S DISTRIBUTED EQUALLY.

>> I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING

THAT WAS VERY CHALLENGING OR WAS

VERY DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND 20

YEARS AGO IS NOW TOTALLY

NATURAL.

>> Reporter: SWEDEN HAS NEVER

BEEN RANKED LOWER THAN FIFTH IN

THE WORLD WHEN IT COMES TO

EQUALITY.

IN FACT, IN THE OVERALL PICTURE

IT'S MANAGED TO CLOSE THE GAP

BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN BY MORE

THAN 81%.

LAST YEAR IT WAS RANKED FIRST IN

THE WORLD IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER

OF FEMALE MINISTERS SITTING IN

THIS PARLIAMENT, INCLUDING THE

FINANCE MINISTER WHO AGREED TO

SIT WITH US TO TALK BUDGETS.

HELLO, MINISTER.

WHEN IT COMES TO GOVERNMENTS

PUSHING EQUALITY, ALMOST NO TOOL

IS MORE POWERFUL THAN THEIR

BUDGETS.

A GENDER ANALYSIS OF BUDGET

PLANS IS MANDATORY FOR ALL OF

THE MINISTRIES IN SWEDEN'S

SELF-DESCRIBED FEMINIST

GOVERNMENT.

>> GENDER BUDGETING WILL NEVER

SOLVE THE PROBLEM IF THERE'S NOT

A POLITICAL WILL, BUT A

COMBINATION OF A POLITICAL WILL

TO CHANGE SOCIETY AND GENDER

BUDGETING AND THEN YOU CAN DO

CHANGES.

>> Reporter: ONE OF THE BOLDER

CHANGES, ADDING A MONTH OF

PARENTAL LEAVE SPECIFICALLY FOR

FATHERS THAT CAN'T BE SHARED,

AIMED AT GETTING MORE MEN TO

SHOULDER MORE OF THE TIME AWAY

FROM WORK.

>> BUT I THINK THAT SOLUTIONS

LIKE THAT SO THAT WE CAN

ACTUALLY MAKE IT VERY EASY FOR

PEOPLE TO ACTUALLY BE EQUAL AS

PARENTS AND MAKE IT A BIT

DIFFICULT TO CHOOSE, YOU KNOW,

THE EASIER WAY OUT.

>> Reporter: ETTA'S PARENTS

HAVE BEEN SPLITTING AVAILABLE

LEAVE IN HALF TO TAKE CARE OF

HER.

>> WELL, I SORT OF FELT THAT WAS

MY RIGHT TO DO, LIKE, BRINGING

UP A KID IN SWEDEN TODAY YOU

HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE AT HOME.

>> Reporter: SO DO THESE

MEASURES WORK IN FOSTERING MORE

EQUALITY?

LONG BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT

LOOKED AT BUDGETS WITH A GENDER

LENS THE SWEDISH WOMEN'S LOBBY

DID AND WHILE THEY DO SEE

IMPROVEMENTS THEY SEE LOTS OF

GAPS IN INCOME AND WORK

CONDITIONS, FOR INSTANCE.

>> WE HAVE AN ANALYSIS OF WHAT

ARE THE BACKGROUND, THE COSTS

FOR THE GAPS THAT WE HAVE, BUT

WE ARE STILL TRYING, YOU KNOW,

FOR THAT LAST STEP, WHERE ARE

THE REFORMS THAT ARE GOING TO

CLOSE THOSE GAPS?

>> Reporter: SO EVEN THIS FAR

NORTH, EVEN THIS FAR AHEAD OF

MOST OF THE WORLD, THERE'S STILL

MUCH MORE WORK TO DO.

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NAHLAH AYED, CBC NEWS,

STOCKHOLM.

>> Rosemary: WE WILL HAVE

EXTENSIVE COVERAGE OF THE

TRUDEAU GOVERNMENT'S THIRD

BUDGET TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

I WILL BE LIVE IN THE FOYER OF

THE HOUSE OF COMMONS STARTING AT

3:00 EASTERN ON CBC NEWS NETWORK

AND TOMORROW NIGHT ON "THE

NATIONAL," ANDREW AND CHANTAL

AND ALTHIA WILL BE HERE FOR A

SPECIAL BUDGET DAY EDITION OF

"AT ISSUE" AND I'LL ALSO SIT

DOWN WITH THE FINANCE MINISTER.

SO A LOT OF COVERAGE OF THE

BUDGET HERE TOMORROW, IAN.

>> Ian: WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT,

ROSEMARY, THANK YOU.

>>> LET'S MOVE ON TO THE IMPACT

OF THE DEADLY SCOOT SHOOTING AND

THE DEBATE OVER GUN CONTROL IS

TAKING ON A SURPRISING NEW TONE

IN WASHINGTON AND EVEN HAVING AN

IMPACT ON A CANADIAN RETAILER.

LET'S START IN FLORIDA WHERE WE

SAW MORE RAW EMOTION IN THE

THANKFUL TEARS OF A SURVIVOR...

>> I AM SO GRATEFUL TO BE HERE

AND IT WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE

WITHOUT THE DOCTORS AND FIRST

RESPONDERS AND

THESE AMAZING DOCTORS.

>> THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE TO

THANK FOR MADDIE'S LIFE.

THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE

BROWARD COUNTY SHERIFF'S

DEPARTMENT.

>> Ian: TODAY THOUGH OTHER

SHERIFFS DEPUTIES WERE

CRITICIZED FOR APPARENTLY

STAYING OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL WHEN

THE SHOOTER WAS STILL ACTIVE.

DONALD TRUMP CALLED THEIR

BEHAVIOUR "DISGUSTING."

>> President Donald Trump: YOU

KNOW, I REALLY BELIEVE -- YOU

DON'T

KNOW UNTIL YOU TEST IT -- BUT I

REALLY BELIEVE THAT I'D RUN IN

EVEN IF I DIDN'T HAVE A WEAPON.

>> Ian: TODAY DONALD TRUMP DID

BREAK FROM HIS USUAL SCRIPT IN A

BIG WAY.

GOING WHERE HE'S NOT GONE BEFORE

ON THE SUBJECT OF GUN CONTROL.

PAUL HUNTER NOW ON WHAT TO MAKE

OF THE PRESIDENT'S NEW MESSAGE.

[Applause]

>> President Donald Trump:

THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.

>> Reporter: DONALD TRUMP'S

SUPPORT FOR GUNS AND FOR THE

POWERFUL PRO-GUN NATIONAL RIFLE

ASSOCIATION IS NO BIG SECRET.

>> President Donald Trump:

THERE'S NO BIGGER FAN OF THE

SECOND AMENDMENT THAN ME AND

THERE'S NO BIGGER FAN OF THE

N.R.A.

>> Reporter: BUT TODAY A

SURPRISE, TRUMP SEEMED TO

SUGGEST A PUSHBACK AGAINST THE

N.R.A.

>> President Donald Trump: YOU

GUYS, HALF OF YOU ARE SO AFRAID

OF THE N.R.A., THERE'S NOTHING

TO BE AFRAID OF.

YOU KNOW WHAT, IF THEY'RE NOT

WITH

YOU, WE HAVE TO FIGHT THEM EVERY

ONCE IN A WHILE, THAT'S OKAY.

>> Reporter: HINTING AFTER

THAT SHOOTING IN FLORIDA THAT

TRUMP WANTS ACTION ON GUN LAWS

NO MATTER WHAT.

HE MET WITH N.R.A. LEADERS JUST

YESTERDAY.

>> President Donald Trump: AND

I SAID, FELLAS, WE'VE GOT TO DO

SOMETHING.

IT'S TOO LONG NOW AND WE'VE

GOTTA DO SOMETHING.

>> Reporter: BUT WILL HE?

TRUMP MADE NO MENTION TODAY OF

BANNING GUNS LIKE THE ONE USED

IN FLORIDA NOR OF RAISING THE

MINIMUM AGE FOR OWNING THEM BUT

HE DID PLEDGE STRONGER

BACKGROUND CHECKS ON BUYERS AND

ON THAT INFAMOUS DEVICE USED IN

THE LAS VEGAS SHOOTING LAST

YEAR, THE ONE THAT RAMPS UP THE

KILLING POWER OF

SEMI-AUTOMATICS --

>> President Donald Trump:

BUMP STOCKS WE'RE WRITING THAT

OUT, I'M WRITING THAT OUT

MYSELF, I DON'T CARE IF CONGRESS

DOES IT OR NOT, I'M WRITING IT

OUT MYSELF, OKAY?

>> Reporter: TRUMP ALSO

RE-STATED SUPPORT FOR ARMED

SECURITY INSIDE SCHOOLS.

>> President Donald Trump:

ARMING A SMALL PORTION THAT ARE

VERY GUN ADEPT...

>> Reporter: PROMPTING ONE

GOVERNOR TODAY TO FIRE BACK.

>> I HAVE LISTENED TO THE FIRST

GRADE TEACHERS THAT DON'T WANT

TO BE PISTOL PACKING FIRST GRADE

TEACHERS.

SO I JUST SUGGEST THAT WE NEED A

LITTLE LESS TWEETING HERE AND A

LITTLE MORE LISTENING AND LET'S

TAKE THAT OFF THE TABLE AND MOVE

FORWARD.

>> Reporter: TRUMP'S

UNEXPECTED PUSH FOR ACTION ON

GUNS NOW MOVES TO CAPITOL HILL

WITH MEETINGS THERE ON

WEDNESDAY.

AND A QUESTION FEW WOULD HAVE

PREDICTED FOR THIS PRESIDENT --

HOW FAR WILL HE GO ON GUN

CONTROL?

PAUL HUNTER, CBC NEWS,

WASHINGTON.

>> Ian: OUTRAGE OVER THE FLORIDA

SHOOTING IS HAVING AN IMPACT IN

THIS COUNTRY.

TONIGHT A NATIONAL RETAILER IS

WEIGHING DEMANDS THAT IT CLEARED

SOME PRODUCTS FROM ITS SHELVES

BECAUSE OF CONNECTIONS TO A

MAJOR GUN MAKER.

BRIAR STEWART LOOKS WHAT THE

-- AT WHAT MIGHT BE A MOVEMENT

IN THE MAKING.

>> Reporter: FOR YEARS RICHARD

CAMPBELL HAS BEEN PUSHING FOR

BETTER CYCLING ROUTES IN METRO

VANCOUVER.

BUT FOR THE PAST WEEK HE'S BEEN

POSTING ON SOMETHING ELSE,

PRESSURING A COMPANY THAT HE'S

LOYALLY SUPPORTED FOR THREE

DECADES.

>> THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I CAN

DO TO SUPPORT THE GREAT WORK

THAT THE STUDENTS FROM PARKLAND

AND LOTS OF OTHERS IN THIS CASE

ARE DOING.

>> Reporter: MOUNTAIN

EQUIPMENT CO-OP HAS MORE THAN 20

STORES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

ITS CUSTOMERS ARE CO-OP MEMBERS

AND MANY OF THEM HAVE TAKEN TO

SOCIAL MEDIA CALLING FOR THE

RETAILER TO PULL PRODUCTS FROM

ITS SHELVES.

THE BRANDS UNDER SCRUTINY

INCLUDE WATER BOTTLE MAKER

CAMELBAK, AND BOL WELL EVERYONE

E WHEN MAKES HELMETS AND GIRO

WHICH MAKES CYCLING GEAR.

THE CONNECTION BETWEEN ALL OF

THESE SEEMINGLY INNOCUOUS

PRODUCTS, VISTA OUTDOOR THAT

ACQUIRED THE BRANDS IN THE

RECENT YEARS.

IT ALSO MANUFACTURING

AMMUNITIONS IN GUNS AND ITS

BRAND SAVAGE ARMS MAKES

SEMI-AUTOMATIC RIFLES, SIMILAR

TO THE WEAPON USED IN THE SCHOOL

SHOOTING IN FLORIDA.

ON ITS WEBSITE, VISTA OUTDOOR

LIST THE

N.R.A. AS ONE OF ITS PARTNERS.

>> I WOULD LIKE THEM TO SAY,

HEY, VISTA, IF YOU DON'T DROP

YOUR SUPPORT OF THE N.R.A. WE'LL

STOP SELLING YOUR PRODUCTS.

>> Reporter: ALL OF THOSE

TWEETS AND EMAILS GOT MOUNTAIN

EQUIPMENT'S ATTENTION AND SENIOR

LEADERSHIP MET TO DISCUSS WHAT

THEY SHOULD DO.

EXPERTS SAY IT'S A DILEMMA

BECAUSE PART OF THE RETAILER'S

BRAND IS ABOUT

BEING ETHICAL AND SHOWING

LEADERSHIP.

>> THIS IS A CHALLENGE FOR

ORGINISATIONS WHEN YOU HAVE

MISSION, INTEGRITY AND VALUE

STATEMENTS.

YOU NEED TO WALK THE TALK.

THEY'RE BEING CHALLENGED TO DO

SO.

>> Reporter: TODAY THE CO-OP

SAID THEY WERE CONSULTING

SUPPLIERS AND ADDING THAT IT'S

HEARD A VARIETY OF VIEWS FROM

CUSTOMERS.

>> I THINK THEY SHOULD STOP

STOCKING THE BRAND BECAUSE IT'S

INCONSISTENT WITH OUR CANADIAN

VALUES.

>> WOULD I STILL SUPPORT M.E.C.

IF THEY STILL CONTINUE TO OFFER

THAT?

I THINK SO, YEAH.

>> Reporter: OFFICIALS SAY

THEY ALSO HEARD FROM THOSE WHO

WANT TO BE ABLE TO KEEP BUYING

THE PRODUCTS IN ITS STORES SO

MOUNTAIN EQUIPMENT CO-OP WILL

HAVE TO DECIDE WHAT ITS VALUES

REALLY ARE.

BRIAR STEWART, CBC NEWS,

VANCOUVER.

>> Ian: AND, ANDREW, LET'S MOVE

ON TO ANOTHER STORY WITH A B.C.

CONNECTION, THE CONTINUING

CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING THE

LEADER OF THE VANCOUVER-BASED

ROCK BAND HEDLEY?

>> Andrew: YEAH, THE SHOW WENT

ON TONIGHT IN QUÉBEC CITY BUT

NOT EXACTLY AS PLANNED.

THERE WAS NO OPENING ACT AND

SOME FANS JUST DIDN'T SHOW.

THEY'RE STILL ON TOUR THOUGH

DESPITE BEING BESIEGED BY

ACCUSATIONS OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT

OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS.

YESTERDAY A NEW ALLEGATION, A

WOMAN TOLD CBC NEWS THAT

SEXUALLY ASSAULTED BY LEAD

SINGER JACOB HOGGARD TWO YEARS

AGO.

JAELA BERNSTIEN IS IN QUÉBEC

CITY TONIGHT HEARING HOW FANS

HAVE TAKEN IT ALL IN.

>> Reporter: A SLOW TRICKLE OF

HEDLEY FAITHFUL STREAMED INTO

THE QUÉBEC CITY SHOW, DESPITE

THE LATEST ALLEGATIONS AGAINST

FRONTMAN JACOB HOGGARD HE STILL

HAS THE SUPPORT OF DEDICATED

FANS.

WHEN YOU SAW THESE ALLEGATIONS

COME TO LIGHT AND I DON'T KNOW

IF YOU SAW THAT LAST NIGHT MORE

ALLEGATIONS CAME FORWARD AND

ANOTHER WOMAN CAME FORWARD

ANONYMOUSLY.

DID THAT MAKE YOU PAUSE AT ALL?

>> NO, NOPE, NOT AT ALL.

LIKE I SAID I'M HERE

FOR THE MUSIC AND THERE'S

NOTHING, I MEAN, NOTHING HAS

BEEN SAID YET, I MEAN, THERE'S A

LOT OF THINGS SAID BUT WE DON'T

KNOW IF IT'S TRUE.

>> THE POWER OF THEIR SONGS,

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO ME

BECAUSE THEY HELPED ME GOING

THROUGH SOME REALLY ROUGH TIMES

IN HIGH SCHOOL.

SO JUST LISTENING TO THIS SONG I

FEEL BETTER.

>> Reporter: HOGGARD DENIES

ALL ALLEGATIONS AND SAYS THAT

EVERYTHING HE DID WITH THE

LATEST WOMAN TO COME FORWARD WAS

CONSENSUAL.

>> AT THIS TIME IT'S FACEBOOK

AND TWITTER AND NOTHING PROVEN.

>> Reporter: SOME FANS WITH

SPECIAL V.I.P. PASSES IN HAND

SAID THAT ALLEGATIONS OR NOT

THEY DON'T CARE, THEY WANT THEIR

SHOT AT MEETING THE BAND.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO USE THAT

TIME TO TALK TO THEM FOR, WHAT

WILL YOU SAY TO THEM?

>> JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR

YOUR MUSIC.

>> Reporter: THAT KIND OF

LOYALTY IS EXPECTED, SAYS THIS

CANADIAN CORRESPONDENT FOR

BILLBOARD AND SHE SAYS IN THE

ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY PEOPLE

OFTEN SEPARATE THE ART FROM THE

PERSON.

>> I'M NOT SURPRISED BECAUSE

WE'RE TALKING THOUSANDS OF

PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE,

DIFFERENT AGES, THEY HAVE PAID

FOR THEIR TICKETS AND CHARGES

HAVEN'T BEEN LAID AND SO MAYBE

THEY'RE LIKE MIGHT AS WELL GO,

WHAT WILL I DO WITH THE TICKETS

ANYWAY?

>> Reporter: THOUGH THERE WAS

A LOT OF TALK TODAY ABOUT THIS

BEING A TRIAL BY TWITTER, MANY

FANS HERE SAY THAT EVEN A POLICE

INVESTIGATION WOULDN'T SHAKE

THEIR FAITH IN THE BAND.

JAELA BERNSTIEN, CBC NEWS,

QUÉBEC CITY.

>> Andrew: NOW IF IT WEREN'T

FOR THE CONTROVERSY HALIFAX BAND

KNEEON DREAMS WOULD HAVE BEEN ON

STAGE IN QUÉBEC CITY TOO AS THE

OPENING ACT.

IT'S ONE OF THE THREE BANDS THAT

BACKED OUT OF THE TOUR SINCE THE

ALLEGATIONS SURFACED AND BAND

MEMBERS THERE HAVE BEEN DEALING

WITH ANGRY FANS EVER SINCE.

>> IT'S ONE THING THAT I HAVE

TAKEN AWAY FROM THIS IS THAT

WE'VE HAD A LOT OF BACKLASH FROM

HEDLEY FANS BECAUSE OF THE FACT

THAT WE PULLED OUT.

IT'S GIVEN ME A LOT MORE INSIGHT

INTO THE COURAGE THAT IT TAKES

TO COME OUT AS A VICTIM BECAUSE

THERE'S A LOT OF BACKLASH THERE.

>> Andrew: HEDLEY'S MANAGERS

AND PUBLICISTS HAVE NOW CUT TIES

WITH THE BAND.

>> Rosemary: THERE'S ALSO NEW

DEVELOPMENTS TONIGHT AT THE

ONTARIO LEGISLATURE, PATRICK

BROWN IS OUT AGAIN.

THE FORMER P.C. LEADER IS NOW

ABANDONING HIS CAMPAIGN TO

RETAKE THE REINS OF THE PARTY.

WE'LL LOOK AT WHERE THAT LEAVES

THE TORIES, BROWN, AND HIS FIGHT

TO CLEAR HIS NAME.

>> Ian: AND STEPPING IN AS A

LAST-MINUTE REPLACEMENT COULD

GIVE HIM ANOTHER ACADEMY AWARD.

I SIT DOWN WITH CHRISTOPHER

PLUMMER TO TALK ABOUT HOW THE

"ME TOO" MOVEMENT CREATED AN

OPPORTUNITY FOR THE OLDEST OSCAR

NOMINEE.

>> Andrew: PLUS A LITTLE LATER

I'LL TAKE YOU INSIDE THE

INCREDIBLY COMPETITIVE AND

LUCRATIVE WORLD OF

PROFESSIONAL GAMING WITH A

CANADIAN STAR WHO IS KIND OF A

BIG DEAL.

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HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THIS LIFE

THAT YOU'VE CARVED OUT FOR

YOURSELF?

>> PRETTY CHILL.

WE'RE PLAYING VIDEO GAMES FOR A

LIVING.

THAT'S KIND OF A DREAM JOB IN A

WAY.

>> Andrew: BUT IT'S A JOB?

>> YES, THAT'S WHERE THE STRESS

COMES IN.

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>> Rosemary: IN ONTARIO A

DRAMATIC TWIST LATE TONIGHT THAT

COULD IMPACT

THE UPCOMING PROVINCIAL

ELECTION.

PATRICK BROWN QUIT THE RACE FOR

THE LEADERSHIP OF THE

PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVES.

HIS EXIT COMES A MONTH AFTER HE

RESIGNED THE JOB AMID SEXUAL

MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS AND ON

THE SAME DAY THAT BROWN BECAME

THE SUBJECT OF A NEW

INVESTIGATION.

RON CHARLES NOW ON WHERE THIS

LEAVES THE LEADERSHIP RACE.

>> Reporter: HIS WILL LIKELY

GO DOWN IN ONTARIO HISTORY AS

THE SHORTEST CANDIDACY IN AN

ALREADY BIZARRE LEADERSHIP RACE.

BIZARRE BECAUSE 11 DAYS AGO

PATRICK BROWN ENTERED THE RACE

THAT WAS ORIGINALLY CALLED TO

REPLACE HIM AS LEADER.

HE RESIGNED LAST MONTH AMID

SEXUAL MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS.

CAROLINE MULRONEY CAME OUT LAST

WEEK CALLING ON BROWN TO DO THE

RIGHT THING AND DROP OUT FOR THE

SAKE OF THE PARTY.

TONIGHT SHE SAID THAT SHE IS

RELIEVED THAT HE HAS HEEDED THAT

CALL.

>> I AM SURE THAT IT'S A VERY

DIFFICULT DECISION FOR HIM TO

TAKE BUT AS A LEAD HE TOOK THE

RIGHT ONE FOR THE PARTY.

>> Reporter: THE LATEST TURN

IN THIS ROLLER COASTER

LEADERSHIP RACE CAUGHT THIS

BROWN SUPPORTER BY SURPRISE.

>> HE'S NOT OUT, IS HE?

>> Reporter: YES, HE IS, HE'S

OUT.

>> HE WENT OUT?

WHEN?

I WAS READING TODAY THAT HE WAS

LEADING.

OH MY GOD, I'M SAD TO SEE THAT,

I'M REALLY SAD.

>> Reporter: BROWN GAVE HIS

REASONS FOR PULLING OUT IN A

FOUR-PAGE STATEMENT.

HE SAID THAT HE HAD TO CHOOSE

BETWEEN FIGHTING THE ALLEGATIONS

AND FIGHTING AN ELECTION.

WRITING "YOU CANNOT SHOOT ON TWO

NETS AT THE SAME TIME."

HE ALSO NOTED THAT FOR SOME IN

THE

P.C. PARTY HAS CANDIDACY HAD

"BECOME A SOURCE OF DISTRACTION

FROM THE REAL GOAL OF BEATING

THE LIBERALS."

AND HE WROTE OF "POLITICAL

ADVERSARIES COLLABORATING WITH

THE MEDIA THROUGH AN ENDLESS

SUPPLY OF RUMOURS AND INNUENDO

LEADING TO ATTACKS ON HIS

FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS AND

BUSINESS PARTNERS."

BROWN'S MOVES COMES HOURS AFTER

ONTARIO'S INTEGRITY COMMISSIONER

ANNOUNCED A PROBE

INTO BROWN'S FINANCES BASED ON A

COMPLAINT FROM A TORY CAUCUS

MEMBER.

BROWN IS OUT AS A LEADERSHIP

CANDIDATE BUT HIS STATEMENTS

SUGGEST THAT HE PLANS TO RUN AS

THE P.C. CANDIDATE IN HIS

RIDING.

IT WILL BE UP TO THE WINNER OF

THE LEADERSHIP RACE TO DECIDE IF

THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

RON CHARLES, CBC NEWS, TORONTO.

>> Andrew: STILL AHEAD TONIGHT

ON "THE NATIONAL"... THEY TRAIN

LIKE ATHLETES, GET PAID

FULL-TIME SALARIES AND DRAW IN

MILLIONS OF FANS.

WE'LL TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE

WORLD OF PROFESSIONAL GAMING

WITH A CANADIAN STAR IN L.A.

>> Ian: FIRST, WE SIT DOWN WITH

CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER AND TALK

ABOUT "ME TOO" AND HIS OSCAR

NOMINATION AND GETTING OLDER.

THE HEADLINE WAS CHRISTOPHER

PLUMMER OLDEST TO BE NOMINATED

FOR AN ACADEMY AWARD.

HOW DOES THAT FEEL TO HAVE THE

WORD OLDEST AND CHRISTOPHER

PLUMMER IN THE SAME

(*)

>> Andrew: TONIGHT ON "THE

NATIONAL" WE ARE WAITING TO SEE

WHAT HAPPENS IN SYRIA'S EASTERN

GHOUTA REGION AFTER RUSSIA

ORDERED A PAUSE IN FIGHTING.

STARTING IN A COUPLE HOURS THE

SYRIAN GOVERNMENT'S ASSAULT ON

THE REBEL HELD AREA IS SUPPOSED

TO STOP FOR FIVE HOURS EVERY DAY

TO ALLOW TRAPPED CIVILIANS TO

LEAVE.

THIS IS AFTER DAYS OF ESCALATING

CLASHES.

ACCORDING TO ONE MONITORING

GROUP MORE THAN 500 PEOPLE HAVE

BEEN KILLED IN JUST OVER A WEEK,

NEARLY 400,000 CIVILIANS

BELIEVED TO BE TRAPPED.

>>> IN TORONTO TWO CONVICTED

KILLERS LEARNED THEY'LL BE

SPENDING AT LEAST THE NEXT 45

YEARS BEHIND BARS.

DELLEN MILLARD AND MARK SMICH

WERE SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON

FOR KILLING LAURA BABCOCK BUT

THEY'LL SERVE THAT TIME AFTER

THEY HAVE SERVED 25 YEARS FOR

KILLING TIM BOSMA.

BABCOCK'S FATHER SAID THAT

JUSTICE HAD BEEN SERVED.

>> IN A BIZARRE WAY WE ARE

SADDENED THAT THE TRIAL IS OVER,

FOR IT'S KEPT THE MEMORY OF

LAURA FRESH IN EVERYONE'S MIND.

OF COURSE, SHE WILL ALWAYS BE IN

THE FOREFRONT OF OURS.

>> Andrew: BABCOCK WAS 23 WHEN

SHE WENT MISSING, HER BODY WAS

NEVER FOUND.

MILLARD AND SMICH WILL BE

ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE IN THE YEAR

2063 WHEN BOTH MEN ARE IN THEIR

70s.

[SCREAMING]

>> Andrew: WELL, A TIR FLYING

LOOK INSIDE OF A PASSENGER BUS

THAT WAS INVOLVED IN A MAJOR

CRASH LAST NIGHT ON A BRITISH

COLUMBIA HIGHWAY.

IT HAPPENED NEAR HOPE.

29 PEOPLE WERE TAKEN TO

HOSPITAL, SOME IN CRITICAL

CONDITION AND TWO BUSES AND TWO

SEMI-TRAILERS WERE CAUGHT UP IN

THAT CHAIN REACTION CRASH.

THE RCMP SAYS THAT THE WINTER

WEATHER WAS A FACTOR.

>> Ian: CANADIAN ACTOR

CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER HAS ACHIEVED

ALMOST A MYTHIC STATUS ON STAGE

AND SCREEN AND THIS SUNDAY HE

COULD ACHIEVE SOMETHING UNIQUE

AS THE OLDEST PERSON TO EVER WIN

AN ACADEMY AWARD FOR A SECOND

TIME.

WE'LL HEAR FROM HIM IN JUST A

MOMENT BUT, FIRST, A LOOK AT AN

EXTRAORDINARY CAREER.

(*)

>> CLOSE UP NOW ON A STAR OF

STRATFORD, HE'S

CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER, ACTOR.

>> I JUST DO THIS FOR LAUGHS.

>> Ian: CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER HAS

BEEN CHARMING AUDIENCES FOR MORE

THAN 65 YEARS.

ON THE STAGE HE'S A TITAN.

>> NOW MY CHARMS ARE ALL

OVERTHROWN...

>> Ian: ON THE BIG SCREEN A

LEGEND.

(*)

>> Ian: HE'S ALWAYS BEEN IN

DEMAND BUT AT THE AGE OF 80 HE

BEGAN HIS OSCAR RENAISSANCE.

>> I HAVE NEVER STOPPED LOVING

YOU.

>> OF COURSE.

>> BUT GOD KNOWS YOU DON'T MAKE

IT EASY!

>> Ian: IN 2010 A BEST

SUPPORTING ACTOR NOMINATION FOR

"THE LAST STATION."

>> WHAT KIND OF MUSIC IS THAT?

>> HOUSE MUSIC.

>> HOUSE MUSIC?

OKAY.

>> Ian: TWO YEARS LATER AT AGE

82 PLUMMER HEARD THOSE MAGICAL

WORDS...

>> AND THE OSCAR GOES TO...

CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER.

"BEGINNERS."

>> YOU'RE ONLY TWO YEARS OLDER

THAN ME, DARLING, WHERE HAVE YOU

BEEN ALL OF MY LIFE?

[laughter]

>> Ian: NOW AT 88 HE'S NOMINATED

A THIRD TIME.

>> I HAVE NO MONEY TO SPARE.

>> Ian: PLUMMER WAS SURPRISED TO

GET AN URGENT CALL FROM RIDLEY

SCOTT, THE DIRECTOR OF "ALL THE

MONEY IN THE WORLD."

SCOTT ASKED HIM TO REPLACE KEVIN

SPHAISY IN THE ROLE OF JAY PAUL

GEDDY AFTER SEXUAL

MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS AGAINST

SPACEY LED TO HIM BEING OUSTED

FROM THE HOLLYWOOD SPOTLIGHT.

PLUMMER'S SCENES WERE RE-SOT IN

-- RE-SHOT IN

JUST NINE DAYS.

I SAT DOWN WITH HIM NEAR HIS

WINTER HOME IN FLORIDA TO TALK

ABOUT THE FILM, HIS LAST-MINUTE

ROLE, AND HAD YEAR'S ACADEMY

AWARDS.

(*)

SO IT'S A REAL HONOUR TO GET TO

MEET YOU, TO GET TO SIT DOWN

WITH YOU AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW

WHERE TO BEGIN BUT I THINK THAT

IN "VARIETY" A FEW WEEKS AGO THE

HEADLINE WAS "CHRISTOPHER

PLUMMER BECOMES OLDEST TO BE

NOMINATED FOR AN ACADEMY AWARD."

HOW DOES THAT FEEL TO HAVE THE

WORD OLDEST AND CHRISTOPHER

PLUMMER IN THE SAME LINE?

>> I'M NOT CRAZY ABOUT OLDEST, I

WISH THEY COULD SHUT UP AND NOT

USE THAT ANYMORE.

I HAVE TO PROVE THAT I CAN START

ALL OVER AGAIN.

BUT IT IS

NICE TO HAVE A KIND OF EVERY 10

YEARS THERE'S A NEW CAREER.

TO BE MY AGE AND SUDDENLY

GETTING MORE SCRIPTS AND MORE

OFFERS THAN I DID WHEN I WAS IN

THE LAST DECADE IS

EXTRAORDINARY.

I AM NOT GOING TO WIN THIS TIME,

OBVIOUSLY NOT, BUT, LISTEN,

BEING NOMINATED IS

EXTRAORDINARY.

AND THE FUNNY PART IS THAT I

JUST BARELY FINISHED THE MOVIE

AND SUDDENLY I'M NOMINATED FOR A

GOLDEN GLOBE.

I SAID, WAIT A MINUTE, GUYS, I

HAVEN'T LEFT THE SET YET.

>> Ian: LET'S TALK ABOUT ALL OF

THAT.

FIRST OF ALL GETTING THE CALL --

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO

CALL IT -- TO BE A LAST-MINUTE

FILL-IN, REPLACEMENT, STAR?

WHAT WAS IT LIKE WHEN

YOU GOT THAT PHONE CALL?

WHAT WAS SAID AND HOW HARD WAS

IT TO CONVINCE YOU TO DO IT?

>> RIDLEY, WHOM I ALWAYS WANTED

TO WORK WITH AND RIDLEY NEVER --

NEVER HIRED ME AT ALL FOR

ANYTHING, BUT I WAS VERY ANXIOUS

TO WORK WITH HIM.

AND THERE HE WAS ON THE PHONE

AND SAYING I'M COMING OVER.

HE CAME ALL THE WAY FROM LONDON.

>> Ian: DID YOU KNOW WHAT WAS

GOING ON?

>> OH YES, YES, BUT I DIDN'T

RELATE IT TO ME AT ALL.

AND THEN HE BROUGHT IT UP AND HE

SAID, DO YOU WANT TO DO THIS?

AND HE SAID THAT YOU KNOW YOU

WERE ONE OF MY FIRST CHOICES FOR

THE PART AND I SAID, GOD, THAT'S

NEWS TO ME, RIDLEY, THANK YOU

VERY MUCH.

I SAID I'M GOING TO HAVE TO READ

IT.

AND HE SAID, WELL, HURRY UP

BECAUSE WE'RE DANGEROUSLY IN

NEED OF FINISHING THIS,

OTHERWISE WE'LL HAVE TO SHELF

THE WHOLE BLOODY THING.

SO I WENT HOME AND READ IT AND

TWO DAYS LATER I WAS IN ENGLAND

SHOOTING.

>> Ian: WAS IT DAUNTING AT ALL

TO CONSIDER WALKING INTO A ROLE

LIKE THIS AT THE LAST MINUTE IN

A MOVIE THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN

SHOT?

>> OH, NO.

I RATHER LIKE RISKS, I LIKE

TAKING RISKS.

IT WAS KIND OF WONDERFUL.

I HAD BECOME VERY

FOND OF RIDLEY BECAUSE HE HAS A

WONDERFUL SENSE OF HUMOUR AND

IT'S VERY SARDONIC AND THAT

HELPED TO RELAX ME, INDEED.

OF COURSE IT WAS SCARY BUT IT

WAS ALSO FUN BECAUSE WE LAUGHED

ALL THE TIME.

PROBABLY OUT OF FEAR, BUT WE HAD

A WONDERFUL TIME.

I DID, ANYWAY, I HOPE THAT HE

DID.

>> Ian: THIS MAY SEEM LIKE A

NAIVE QUESTION FROM A NON-ACTOR

BUT WHEN YOU PLAY THE RICHEST

MAN IN THE WORLD, WHEN YOU PLAY

A MULTIBILLIONAIRE AND YOU HAVE

THAT CHARACTER THAT HAS THE

POWER THAT HE HAS, DO YOU FEEL

ANY OF THAT WHEN YOU'RE PLAYING

THE ROLE?

>> OH, OF COURSE YOU DO.

YOU KNOW, THE ARROGANT PART OF

ME HAD A BALL.

AND, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE

ALL FULL OF DIFFERENT

PERSONALITIES AND I HAVE PLAYED

SO MANY KINGS IN MY LIFE, DON'T

FORGET, THAT IT'S NOT TOO

DIFFICULT TO SWITCH DOWN TO A

POWERFUL BILLIONAIRE.

>> Ian: HAVE YOU EVER HAD AN

ACTING EXPERIENCE LIKE THAT

BEFORE?

>> YES, IN THE THEATRE IT

HAPPENS

MORE, BUT NOT ON FILM, GOOD GOD,

NO.

AND THE COST IS SO ENORMOUS.

IT COST $10 MILLION TO JUST

FINISH THE MOVIE.

>> Ian: AND YOU KNOW THAT WE

MENTIONED COSTS AND THE SPEED

WITH WHICH THIS HAPPENED, ONE OF

THE BIG STORY LINES WAS ABOUT

HOW MUCH VARIOUS ACTORS GOT PAID

TO RE-SHOOT SCENES AND THE

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MICHELLE

WILLIAMS AND MARK WALBURG.

WHAT IS YOUR VIEW OF THAT

DISCREPANCY?

>> WELL, I CAN'T REALLY COMMENT

ON THAT, I HAVE NOTHING TO DO

WITH THAT AND I JUST THINK THAT

IT'S SAD BECAUSE MICHELLE WAS

INTERESTED IN DOING MORE BECAUSE

SHE HAD SOME IDEAS OF IMPROVING

IT.

AND SO I WILL STAY OUT OF THAT

MESS.

>> Ian: YOU ARE SUCH A

DISTINGUISHED ACTOR IN BOTH

THEATRE AND MOVIES AND HAVE I'M

SURE SO MUCH RESPECT WITHIN YOUR

INDUSTRY AND NOW AS YOU SEE THIS

MOMENT IN TIME THOUGH AND YOU

PLAY A ROLE THAT IS SO WRAPPED

UP INTO THE CHANGES THAT HAVE

HAPPENED WITH "ME TOO," HOW DO

YOU VIEW ALL OF THAT?

DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE A

RESPONSIBILITY TO SPEAK TO THAT

ISSUE OR TO STAY AWAY FROM IT?

WHAT'S YOUR VIEW?

>> WELL, I MEAN, WHAT AM I GOING

TO SAY?

I JUST -- OTHER THAN I THINK

THAT IT'S GREAT THAT THESE WOMEN

COULD COME NOW COME FORWARD AND

FEEL THAT THEY'RE SUPPORTED IN

ORDER TO COME FORWARD.

I STAY AWAY FROM IT, THANK YOU

VERY MUCH.

BUT I DO APPROVE OF IT, THE "ME

TOO" THEME.

>> Ian: THE "ME TOO" THEME, OF

COURSE, HAS REALLY GROWN IN JUST

THE LAST FEW MONTHS BUT AS YOU

LOOK OVER THE LAST FEW DECADES

BEFORE "ME TOO" BECAME A

TRENDING HASHTAG, WERE CHANGES

HAPPENING WITHIN THE INDUSTRY

BEFORE OR IS IT REALLY "ME TOO"

THAT HAS ELEVATED THIS ISSUE?

>> I THINK THAT IT'S SIMPLY "ME

TOO" AND I CAN'T REMEMBER

AN3

>> I THINK THAT IT'S SIMPLY "ME

TOO" AND I CAN'T REMEMBER

ANYTHING -- AND THIS HAS BEEN

GOING ON OF COURSE SINCE THE

TIME BEGAN, AND IT'S BEEN GOING

ON SINCE THE VENETIANS AND

EVERYBODY SEEMS TO BE SURPRISED

BY IT.

>> Ian: AND BY THIS GOING ON YOU

MEAN HARASSMENT AND THIS SORT OF

THING?

>> THIS HAS BEEN A POWER PLAY

SINCE THE WORLD BEGAN.

>> Ian: LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT

ABOUT OSCAR NIGHT.

SO YOU'RE GOING THERE

ASSUMING -- IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT

YOU'RE FEELING STRONGLY THAT

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO WIN, BUT YOU

HAVE WON.

SO DOES THAT ALLOW YOU TO JUST

SAVOUR THE NIGHT?

>> OH GOD, YES, YES.

YOU CAN SIT DOWN AND YOU CAN

ACTUALLY SEE YOUR FRIENDS AND

NOT WORRY ABOUT, OH GOD HOW WILL

I THANK -- I HAVE A SPEECH

PREPARED IN CASE BUT THE AWARDS,

AS NICE AS THEY ARE, ARE NOT THE

BE ALL.

I MEAN THE WORK IS WHAT WE'RE

THERE FOR.

>> Ian: BUT FOR A LOT OF MOVIE

FANS IT IS THE NIGHT, RIGHT, IT

IS THE BIG -- IT IS THE SUPER

BOWL OF SO MANY MOVIE FANS AND

IT'S FILLED WITH GLITTER AND

IT'S FILLED WITH YOUNG, POWERFUL

ATTRACTIVE ACTORS WHO ARE TRYING

TO MAKE THEIR NAME.

YOU WALK IN THERE AT THIS STAGE

IN YOUR CAREER SO COMFORTABLE

AND IS THERE ANY PART OF YOU

THAT KIND OF SITS BACK AND

CHUCKLES WHEN SOMEONE IS TRYING

TO GET YOU TO GO TO THIS PARTY

OR SUDDENLY ATTACH THEMSELVES TO

YOUR RISING STAR?

>> WELL, I USED TO LOVE PARTIES,

OF COURSE, WHEN I WAS YOUNG.

AND I WOULD HAVE GONE TO ALL OF

THEM.

I MEAN, I WOULD HAVE BEEN THE

LAST TO LEAVE AND I WOULD HAVE

BEEN CARRIED OUT BECAUSE I LOVED

BOOZE TOO MUCH.

AND NOW I MUST SAY THAT I DON'T

STAY VERY LONG.

>> Ian: SO WHAT TIME DO YOU

THINK THAT YOU'LL GO TO BED

OSCAR NIGHT?

>> OH, I'LL TRY TO GO TO BED AS

EARLY AS POSSIBLE AND I MIGHT GO

TO BED ACTUALLY IN MY SEAT.

[laughter]

>> Ian: IT WAS FANTASTIC ROLE

THAT YOU PLAYED AND YOU DID A

GREAT JOB AND --

>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU VERY

MUCH.

>> Ian: IT'S BEEN A REAL

PRIVILEGE TO MEET YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

IF CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER

IS THE OLDEST NOMINEE AND

WINNER, WHO IS THE YOUNGEST?

THAT TITLE GOES TO QUVENZHANÉ

WALLIS, SHE GOT THE NOD FOR BEST

ACTRESS AT AGE 9 FOR HER MOVING

PERFORMANCE IN 2012'S "BEASTS OF

THE SOUTHERN WILD" AND THE

YOUNGEST EVER OSCAR WINNER IS

TATUM O'NEAL, SHE WON THE BEST

SUPPORTING ACTRESS AWARD AT AGE

10 FOR HER ROLE IN "PAPER MOON,"

ALONGSIDE HER DAD RYAN O'NEAL.

THAT WAS BACK IN 1971.

>> Andrew: OKAY, STILL

AHEAD... THEY TRAIN UP TO 10

HOURS A DAY, SIX DAYS A WEEK AND

IF THEY'RE GOOD THEY CAN PULL A

SIX-FIGURE SALARY.

NEXT ON "THE NATIONAL" WHAT IT

TAKES TO BE AT THE TOP OF

e-SPORTS.

>> THEY HAVE A REGIMENT LIKE ANY

OTHER SPORT WHERE THEY REVIEW

GAME FILM AND THEY'RE DISCUSSING

STRATEGY AND THEY'RE PRACTISING,

THEY HAVE A NUTRITIONIST AND

THEY'RE TRYING TO EAT WELL SO

THEY CAN BE FOCUSED.

(*)

>> I THINK THAT IT'S A GOOD

THING TO HAVE DIVERSITY SO THAT

IT GETS MORE PEOPLE TO TUNE INTO

THE OLYMPICS IN GENERAL.

>> Andrew: SO THAT'S CANADA'S

SCARLET HOSKINS SHORTLY AFTER

HER BIG WIN IN PyeongChang,

ONLY SHE WASN'T COMPETING IN AN

OLYMPIC EVENT, SHE WAS BATTLING

FOR GALACTIC DOMINATION IN "STAR

CRAFT 2," A COMPUTER GAME AT THE

2018 EXTREME MASTERS TOURNAMENT

IN SOUTH KOREA.

NOW THIS WAS A THREE-DAY EVENT

STREAMED ON THE I.O.C.'S

OFFICIAL OLYMPIC CHANNEL AND IT

ALL UNFOLDED IN THE RUN-UP TO

THE GAMES ITSELF IS NO

COINCIDENCE.

FOR YEARS THERE'S BEEN A SERIOUS

INTERNATIONAL PUSH TO HAVE

GAMING INCLUDED AS AN OLYMPIC

SPORT AND IT MAY SURPRISE YOU TO

LEARN JUST HOW CLOSE THEY'VE

GOTTEN.

BUT CONSIDER THIS -- e-SPORTS

TODAY HAVE ENTIRE LEAGUES,

FRANCHISES, SPONSORS, COACHES,

NEWS CONFERENCES AND

EIGHT-FIGURE PRIZE POOLS AND

HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF FANS TO

THE POINT THAT THEY'RE STARTING

TO LOOK AN AWFUL LOT LIKE

TRADITIONAL PRO SPORTS IN ALMOST

EVERY WAY.

SO TONIGHT A PROFESSIONAL TEAM

AND A PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE AND A

GAME CALLED "OVERWATCH" AND WE

TAKE YOU INSIDE THE WORLD OF

THESE MODERN-DAY GLADIATORS.

[Cheers and Applause]

>> HELL, YEAH.

>> COUNT DOWN... 10, 9, 8, 7, 6,

5, 4, 3, 2, 1... LET'S GO!

[Cheers and Applause]

>> Andrew: SO LET'S GET ONE

THING STRAIGHT RIGHT AWAY, IF

YOU'RE NOT ALREADY A GAMER THIS

WORLD IS NOT FOR YOU -- IT'S FOR

YOUR KIDS.

>> VERY EXCITING.

I AM VERY EXCITED RIGHT NOW.

>> Andrew: JUST LIKE A

BASKETBALL GAME OR A FOOTBALL

GAME THESE FANS BUY TICKETS,

MERCHANDISE, TEAM JERSEYS.

WHAT IS IT LIKE THE NBA OR THE

NFL, IS THIS LEGIT?

>> MY WHOLE FAMILY, MY

BROTHER -- HE'S LIKE THAT IS

NOT REAL SPORTS BUT MAYBE NOT TO

BUT WE FOLLOW IT MORE THAN THE

NFL OR THE NBA.

>> Andrew: THEY'RE HERE TO

TAKE IF LIVE ONE OF THE MOST

PLAYED AND WATCHED VIDEO GAMES

ON THE PLANET.

>> NO RULES, NO MERCY, ONLY THE

STRONG SURVIVE.

>> Andrew: SO WHY ALL OF THE

HYPE?

WELL, "OVERWATCH" IS A SPRAWLING

UNIVERSE AND THERE ARE DOZENS OF

CHARACTERS ALL WITH THEIR OWN

BACK STORIES.

>> ATTACKERS INCOMING.

>> Andrew: AT ITS CORE YOU

HAVE TWO TEAMS

OF SIX DOING BATTLE ACROSS

SEVERAL ARENAS ALL WITH A

DIFFERENT GOAL.

>> CAPTURE THE OBJECTIVE.

>> Andrew: WIN THE MOST LEVELS

AND YOU WIN THE ENTIRE MATCH.

>> VICTORY.

>> I SEE IT AS THE PEOPLE THAT

ARE THE BEST IN THE WORLD AT

SOMETHING, RIGHT.

SO WHETHER THAT'S BASKETBALL OR

"OVERWATCH," IT IS SOMETHING

THAT TAKES AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT

OF SKILL TO BE THE BEST AT.

>> Andrew: ROB MOORE MANAGES

ONE OF THE TEAMS, THE L.A.

GLADIATORS.

HE TAKES IT SO

SERIOUSLY BECAUSE IF THEY WIN

THE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP THE

PAYDAY IS $1 MILLION U.S.

>> IT'S LEGIT.

AND YOU BLINK AND IT'S FLYING IN

THE AIR.

>> THERE IS A LEVEL OF

COMMITMENT AND SKILL THAT IS ON

DISPLAY SO IF YOU'RE SOMEBODY

WHO PLAYS VIDEO GAMES THE

ABILITY TO WATCH THE BEST IN THE

WORLD IS SOMETHING THAT VIDEO

GAME PLAYERS FIND REALLY

EXCITING.

>> Andrew: 35 MILLION PEOPLE

AROUND THE WORLD PLAY THIS GAME

AND FOR THE OPENING WEEK OF THE

LEAGUE 10 MILLION VIEWERS.

THIS IS A SPORT WITH

PROFESSIONAL BROADCASTERS,

COMMENTATORS, STATE-OF-THE-ART

INFRASTRUCTURE, ALL PART OF AN

INDUSTRY THAT TOOK IN

$1.5 BILLION LAST YEAR.

>> ANY KID IN NORTH AMERICA THAT

IS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 9 AND 10 AND IN

HIGH SCHOOL ALL

THEY DO IS WATCH YouTube AND

WATCH THESE THINGS AND WHAT

THEY'RE DOING IS WATCHING OTHER

PEOPLE PLAY VIDEO GAMES.

>> Andrew: MAKE NO MISTAKE

WHERE THERE'S YOUNG PEOPLE

THERE'S BIG MONEY.

CONSIDER THIS, THE GUY WHO OWNS

THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS ALSO

OWNS THE BOSTON OVERWATCH TEAM.

AND THE OWNERS OF THE L.A. RAMS,

THEY OWN THESE GUYS, THE

GLADIATORS, AND THEY'RE UP NEXT.

>> TODAY WE HAVE THE CHOICE TO

BE GREAT, TODAY WE HAVE A CHOICE

TO BE A TEAM.

BE A TEAM.

I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN

WORKING HARD AND LET'S [BLEEP]

THEM NOW.

[Applause]

>> Andrew: SO WHO ARE THESE

GUYS?

AND HOW DID THEY GET HERE?

(*)

WELL, IT STARTS BRIGHT AND EARLY

IN THE MORNING, THE GLADIATORS

PLAY TOGETHER BUT LIVE TOGETHER

TOO.

THIS MORNING THE WALK IS COACH'S

ORDERS, PART OF THE ROUTINE.

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THIS LIFE

THAT YOU'VE CARVED OUT FOR

YOURSELF?

>> PRETTY CHILL.

WE ARE PLAYING VIDEO GAMES FOR A

LIVING SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE A

DREAM JOB IN A WAY.

>> Andrew: BUT IT'S A JOB?

>> YEAH, THAT'S WHERE THE STRESS

COMES IN.

>> Andrew: BLAINE ROBERTS

PLAYS FOR L.A. BUT HE'S FROM

CALGARY AND HE'S BEEN PLAYING

VIDEO GAMES SINCE HE WAS A KID

AND GOT REALLY GOOD AT THEM AND

NOW HE EARNS A SALARY AND HAS

BENEFITS AND SPONSORS AND

RESPONSIBILITY.

NONE OF THESE GUYS SEEM LIKE

MORNING PEOPLE TO ME.

>> I MYSELF AM NOT A MORNING

PERSON.

>> Andrew: THIS IS HIS COACH,

DAVID PAY.

>> GENERALLY THERE'S BREAD,

BANANA BREAD...

>> Andrew: I THINK THAT A LOT

OF PEOPLE WOULD BE SURPRISED

THAT THE GUYS EVEN HAVE A COACH

FOR WHAT TO A LOT OF PEOPLE

WOULD LIKE LIKE A BUNCH OF GUYS

PLAYING COMPUTER GAMES.

>> YEAH, I MEAN, TO BE HONEST IT

IS A BUNCH OF GUYS PLAYING

COMPUTER GAMES BUT WHAT IS

BASKETBALL AND WHAT IS SOCCER?

IT'S JUST A BUNCH OF GUYS

PLAYING WITH A BALL.

>> Andrew: INDEED OUR CANADIAN

STAR BETTER KNOWN AS "SUREFOUR"

IN THE CANADIAN WORLD, HE'S KIND

OF A BIG DEAL.

>> SUREFOUR!

>> Andrew: YOU SEE BEFORE THE

"OVERWATCH" LEAGUE THERE WAS THE

WORLD CUP AND SUREFOUR HELPED

TEAM CANADA TO TAKE SECOND

PLACE.

>> A MINUTE REMAINING BUT CANADA

FINISHES...

>> Andrew: I HAVE HEARD YOU

DESCRIBED AS "OVERWATCH" ROYALTY

ONE OF THE BEST IN THE WORLD AT

WHAT YOU DO IN THIS GAME AND YET

IF I WERE TO WALK DOWN THE

STREETS OF VANCOUVER AND SAY,

HEY, DID YOU SEE SUREFOUR LAST

NIGHT, WHAT KIND OF ANSWER DO

YOU THINK THAT I WOULD GET?

>> WHO IS SUREFOUR, PROBABLY,

UNLESS THEY HAPPEN TO BE A GAMER

THAT YOU JUST FOUND IN THE

STREET.

>> Andrew: DO YOU THINK THAT

WILL CHANGE?

>> IT WILL TAKE A WHILE.

>> Andrew: I THINK THAT IT'S

SAFE TO SAY THAT YOU'RE MAKING

LIKE A SIX-FIGURE SALARY, RIGHT?

>> I MAKE A GOOD AMOUNT.

>> THEY HAVE A REGIMENT LIKE ANY

OTHER ATHLETE WHERE THEY ARE

HAVING SCRIMMAGES AND THEY'RE

REVIEWING GAME FILM AND THEY'RE

DISCUSSING STRATEGY.

THEY'RE PRACTISING AND THEY HAVE

A NUTRITIONIST AND THEY'RE

TRYING TO EAT WELL SO THEY CAN

BE FOCUSED.

>> Andrew: IT'S ALL IN

PREPARATION FOR GAMEDAY.

LIKE TODAY.

>> HERE WE GO, SUREFOUR TAKES

ONE SHOT.

>> Andrew: THE GLADIATORS ARE

OFF TO A GOOD START, SO GOOD, IN

FACT, THEY MIGHT SWEEP THE OTHER

TEAM.

>> JUST IN TIME TO KEEP OUT THE

GLADIATORS.

THEY'LL MAKE IT A 2-0 LEAD IN

THIS SERIES.

>> Andrew: BUT THEN THEIR

OPPONENTS START CLAWING THEIR

WAY BACK.

>> GOODBYE BIG GOOSE.

THAT IS IT, WE'RE GOING TO BOUT

NUMBER FIVE.

>> Andrew: IT HAPPENS BOTH

QUICKLY AND PAINFULLY SLOWLY ALL

AT THE SAME TIME.

>> YOU CAN'T POSSIBLY TELL ME

THAT GLADIATORS ARE GOING TO PUT

THIS BACK -- THAT IS IT, IT'S

GOING TO BE...

[Cheers and Applause]

THEY'LL WIN FOR LOS ANGELES!

>> Andrew: THE OPPOSING TEAM

SNATCHES VICTORY AWAY IN A

DO-OR-DIE TIE-BREAKER AND THE

GLADIATORS LOSE AND JUST LIKE

THAT IT'S OVER FOR TONIGHT.

>> THERE'S 35 MORE MATCHES TO GO

IN THE "OVERWATCH" LEAGUE AND

THIS IS JUST ONE OF THEM AND

WE'LL FACE THEM LATER ON.

>> WE HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD AND

WE HAVE TO GET BETTER.

BUT THEY PLAYED

REALLY WELL AND THEY HAVE NO

REASON TO HANG THEIR HEADS.

>> Andrew: SO, IAN, JUST A

GLIMMER THERE FOR YOU OF WHAT

e-SPORTS IN

2018 LOOKED LIKE AND THE LEAGUE

IS LOOKING TO EXPAND, TORONTO,

MONTREAL, VANCOUVER, HIGH ON THE

LIST OF POSSIBLE NEW FRANCHISES.

AND "OVERWATCH" ISN'T EVEN THE

BIGGEST GAME OUT THERE.

BY SOME ESTIMATES THE GLOBAL

e-SPORTS AUDIENCE IS CLOSE TO

400 MILLION PEOPLE.

>> Ian: THAT WAS A FANTASTIC

STORY, SUCH AN INTERESTING WORLD

BUT, ANDREW, LET'S TALK

ABOUT THE OLYMPICS FOR A MOMENT.

YOU KNOW, FASTER, HIGHER,

STRONGER, AS TALENTED AS THESE

GAMERS ARE THEY ARE SITTING IN

FRONT OF THEIR COMPUTERS.

>> Andrew: YEAH, I KNEW THAT

WAS THE

PART THAT WOULD GET YOU.

FOR SURE, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT

THE I.O.C. HAS TO GRAPPLE WITH,

RIGHT?

DOES A PERSON PLAYING A COMPUTER

GAME FIT WITH WHAT PEOPLE

BELIEVE THAT AN OLYMPIAN WOULD

EMBODY?

YOU WOULD HAVE TO THINK THAT

THERE WOULD BE BACKLASH OR AT

LEAST MOCK FIGURE THEY MADE IT

AN OLYMPIC SPORT.

AND CONSIDER THAT THESE ARE

OFTEN VIOLENT GAMES TOO, RIGHT?

PEOPLE SHOOTING EACH OTHER.

IS THAT IN THE OLYMPIC SPIRIT?

HERE'S THE FLIPSIDE, CONSIDER

WHY WE'RE SEEING MORE EXTREME

SPORTS IN THE OLYMPICS, I MEAN,

HALFPIPE, SKI CROSS, BIG AIR,

BRAND-NEW EVENT THIS YEAR, IT'S

A PLAY TO ATTRACT A YOUNGER

AUDIENCE.

IF THAT'S THE GOAL, TO STAY

RELEVANT, MAKE MONEY, e-SPORTS

MIGHT BE THE NEXT TICKET OUT.

>> Ian: OKAY AND AS I THINK

ABOUT IT I'LL GO DEEPER ON THE

STORIES OF THE DAY EARLIER IN

THE DAY.

YOU CAN SUBSCRIBE TO OUR

NEWSLETTER AT

cbcnews.ca/thenational AND WE

TAKE YOU INSIDE OUR JOURNALISM

EVERY AFTERNOON.

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>> Andrew: ON "THE NATIONAL"

TONIGHT HARVEY WEINSTEIN'S

COMPANY SAYS THAT IT IS HEADED

FOR BANKRUPTCY AFTER THE

COLLAPSE OF A LAST-DITCH

$500 MILLION DEAL.

THE COMPANY HAS BEEN TRYING TO

FIND A BUYER SINCE DOZENS OF

WOMEN CAME FORWARD WITH SEXUAL

MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS AGAINST

THE NOW DISGRACED HOLLYWOOD

PRODUCER.

TO DATE WEINSTEIN HAS BEEN

ACCUSED BY MORE THAN 60 WOMEN

AND HE'S DENIED HAVING

NONCONSENSUAL SEX.

>>> ALSO TONIGHT A NEW REPORT IS

SHEDDING LIGHT ON THE EXTENT OF

THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE NOW

DISCREDITED MOTHERRISK HAIR

TESTING PROGRAMME IN ONTARIO.

THE REPORT IS AFTER A TWO-YEAR

REVIEW OF MORE THAN 1200 CHILD

PROTECTION CASES.

THE TEST WAS USED AT A TORONTO

FACILITY BETWEEN 1990 AND 2015

IN ORDER TO DETERMINE IF PARENTS

WERE USING DRUGS AND ALCOHOL,

BUT THE SCIENCE BEHIND IT HAS

BEEN PROVEN TO BE FLAWED.

OF THE CASES REVIEWED 56 OF THEM

INVOLVED FAMILIES BEING BROKEN

APART AS A RESULT OF THE

TESTING.

>> THERE WERE SCANT REGARD FOR

DUE PROCESS.

PEOPLE EXPERIENCED THE TESTING

PARTICULARLY REPEATED TESTING AS

INTRUSIVE, STIGMATIZING,

DEMORALISING AND DEMEANING.

>> Andrew: THE MOTHERRISK

COMMISSION MADE 32

RECOMMENDATIONS IN ITS REPORT,

INCLUDING CHANGES TO THE WAY

THAT EXPERT EVIDENCE IS USED IN

CHILD PROTECTION CASES.

ONTARIO'S GOVERNMENT SAYS THAT

IT PLANS TO SET UP A TASK FORCE

TO IMPLEMENT THOSE CHANGES AND

IT ALSO SAYS THAT COMPENSATION

FOR FAMILIES AFFECTED MAY BE

POSSIBLE.

>> Rosemary: OKAY, ANDREW, NOW

TO SOME REAL OLYMPIC ATHLETES BY

ANY MEASURE.

CANADA DID SPECTACULARLY WELL AT

THE PyeongChang OLYMPICS,

THIRD PLACE OVERALL.

WITH 29 MEDALS, IT WAS OUR BEST

WINTER PERFORMANCE.

SOME OF THOSE ATHLETES ARE

NOW HOME AFTER LANDING IN

TORONTO EARLIER TODAY INCLUDING

FAN FAVOURITES AND ROMANTIC

RUMOUR TOPICS, TESSA VIRTUE AND

SCOTT MOIR, WHO GAVE US OUR

"MOMENT OF THE DAY."

>> IT HAS BEEN SUCH A SPECIAL

JOURNEY FOR TESSA AND I... WE

HAVE ENJOYED IT FROM DAY ONE

RIGHT UP TO THESE OLYMPIC GAMES.

EVEN ON THE HIGHEST STAGE.

I MEAN, IT'S AN HONOUR TO BE

CANADIAN AND TO COMPETE AS

CANADIANS AND IT'S PERSONAL AND

SPECIAL FOR US AS SKATING

PARTNERS.

SKATING PARTNERS.

>> Rosemary: THAT MAY HAVE

BEEN, OF COURSE, BECAUSE THERE'S

A WHOLE BUNCH OF CANADIANS JUST

NEED THEM TO BE A COUPLE AND GET

MARRIED BUT THEY ARE

RIDICULOUSLY ADORABLE AND I HAVE

TO SAY THAT I KNOW A LOT MORE

PEOPLE THAT LOVE HIM NOW TOO

BECAUSE THEY HAVE SEEN THE REAL

HIM WITH THE BEARD AT THE HOCKEY

GAME.

SO, YEAH, THEY'RE STILL CUTE.

>> Ian: I'M CURIOUS TO SEE IF

THEY CAN LEVERAGE THE FAME THEY

HAVE IN THE UNITED STATES -- AND

I WAS JUST DOWN IN THE STATES

LAST WEEK AND THEY HAVE A HUGE

PROFILE THERE -- WILL THEY BE

ONE OF THE FEW CANADIAN OLYMPIC

ATHLETES TO DO VERY WELL IN

TERMS OF ENDORSEMENTS SOUTH OF

THE BORDER?

>> Andrew: IT'S A GOOD

QUESTION AND LET'S NOT FORGET

THAT THE ATHLETES ARE COMING

HOME TO START A NEW CHAPTER, THE

PARALYMPICS TO KICK OFF MARCH

NINTH, 55 ATHLETES GOING FROM

CANADA AND, HEY, I'LL PLUG OUR

NETWORK, CBC IS THE PLACE TO

WATCH IT SO IT'S RIGHT HERE.

>> Rosemary: WELL DONE.

THAT'S "THE NATIONAL" FOR

FEBRUARY 26th, GOODNIGHT,

EVERYBODY.

>> Andrew: GOODNIGHT.

>> Ian: GOODNIGHT.

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