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>> Rosemary: ON THIS MONDAY
NIGHT... THE U.S. LAYS OUT ITS
CASE AGAINST HUAWEI.
>> WE ARE DEEPLY GRATEFUL TO THE
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA FOR ITS
CONSISTENT AND ITS STEADFAST
COMMITMENT TO THE RULE OF LAW.
>> Rosemary: AS WASHINGTON
FACES OFF AGAINST THE SHINY TECH
GIANT AND MOVES TO EXTRADITE
MENG WANZHOU, WHERE DOES THAT
LEAVE CANADA?
>> NO MATTER WHAT THE SENTENCE
IS, HE HAS TO LIVE WITH THIS FOR
THE REST OF HIS LIFE.
>> Ian: A DIFFICULT DAY FOR THE
FAMILIES AND SURVIVORS OF THE
HUMBOLDT CRASH AS THEY FACE THE
CONVICTED DRIVER.
THE IMPACT OF THEIR EMOTIONAL
STATEMENT.
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>> I DON'T FUNCTION PROPERLY.
I DON'T DO ANYTHING IN CLASS.
I FALL ASLEEP.
>> THIS IS ME TRYING TO STAY
AWAKE NOW.
>> Andrew: TEENS AND SLEEP
DEPRIVATION -- MORE COMMON THAN
YOU THINK AND IT CAN HAVE
SERIOUS HEALTH EFFECTS.
BUT WHAT IS KEEPING THEM UP AT
NIGHT?
THIS IS "THE NATIONAL."
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>> Rosemary: CANADIANS HAVE
GOTTEN TO KNOW CHINESE TELECOM
GIANT HUAWEI AND ITS CHIEF
FINANCIAL OFFICER, MENG WANZHOU,
ALL TOO WELL.
HER ARREST LAST MONTH HAS
TRIGGERED THE WORST DIPLOMATIC
DISPUTE BETWEEN OTTAWA AND
BEIJING IN SOME TIME.
AND NOW WE HAVE A FULL ACCOUNT
OF WHY.
THE U.S. HAS CHARGED BOTH MENG
AND HER COMPANY WITH MULTIPLE
COUNTS OF FRAUD AND WIRE FRAUD.
TONIGHT WE'LL HAVE THE IMPACT IN
OTTAWA WHERE THE GOVERNMENT IS
STILL REELING FROM A POLITICAL
CASUALTY OF THE DISPUTE, NOW THE
FORMER AMBASSADOR TO CHINA, JOHN
McCALLUM.
AND WE'LL HAVE THE LATEST ON
CHINA'S NEXT MOVE.
BUT, FIRST, WE GO TO WASHINGTON
WHERE THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
UNVEILED THE CHARGES THAT SET
EVERYTHING IN MOTION.
IN TWO SEPARATE INDICTMENTS
INVOLVING 23 COUNTS, THE
PROSECUTORS LAID OUT THE CASE
THAT HAS KEPT CANADA CAUGHT IN
THE MIDDLE OF A DISPUTE BETWEEN
TWO GLOBAL POWERS.
OUR PAUL HUNTER BREAKS DOWN THE
CHARGES.
>> Reporter: THAT THE U.S.
BELIEVES THAT MENG WANZHOU HAS
COMMITTED SERIOUS CRIMES IS NO
SECRET, BUT THE DEPTH OF THE
ALLEGATIONS AGAINST HER AND
HUAWEI, THE GIANT CHINESE TECH
COMPANY THAT SHE HELPS RUN,
UNVEILED TODAY IN WASHINGTON IS
STUNNING.
>> THE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY ALLEGED
IN THIS INDICTMENT GOES BACK AT
LEAST 10 YEARS AND GOES ALL THE
WAY TO THE TOP OF THE COMPANY.
>> Reporter: MENG, WHO WAS
DETAINED LAST MONTH IN
VANCOUVER, WHILE THE U.S. SEEKS
HER EXTRADITION FACES A LITANY
OF CHARGES.
CONSIDER SOME OF THE LANGUAGE IN
COURT DOCUMENTS MADE PUBLIC
TODAY, "CONSPIRACY, FRAUD, FALSE
REPRESENTATIONS, MONEY
LAUNDERING."
>> THERE ARE ADDITIONAL
TROUBLING ALLEGATIONS IN THE
INDICTMENT AS WELL.
INCLUDING THAT HUAWEI LIED TO
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND
ATTEMPTED TO OBSTRUCT JUSTICE BY
CONCEALING AND DESTROYING
EVIDENCE
AND MOVING POTENTIAL GOVERNMENT
WITNESSES BACK TO CHINA.
>> Reporter: AT THE HEART OF
THE ALLEGATIONS, THAT HUAWEI
SKIRTED U.S. SANCTIONS ON IRAN,
DOING BUSINESS THERE THROUGH
BANKS IN THE U.S. VIA A
SUBSIDIARY CALLED SKYCOM.
HUAWEI LONG DENIED LINKS WITH
SKYCOM, BUT SAID THE U.S. TODAY
THAT WAS A LIE AND A BRAZEN ONE.
WHAT'S MORE --
>> HUAWEI ALSO INTENTIONALLY AND
SYSTEMATICALLY SOUGHT TO STEAL
VALUABLE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
FROM AN AMERICAN COMPANY.
>> Reporter: CORPORATE
ESPIONAGE.
THE ALLEGATION THAT HUAWEI STOLE
TRADE SECRETS, SPECIFICALLY
PLANS FOR THIS ROBOTIC
SMARTPHONE TESTER
FROM A U.S. COMPANY.
BUT BEYOND THE CHARGES THE KEY
U.S. MESSAGE TODAY IS THAT
HUAWEI CAN'T BE TRUSTED.
LONG LINKED TO THE CHINESE
GOVERNMENT AS IT LEADS THE PUSH
TOWARD A GLOBAL 5G NETWORK, MANY
LABEL HUAWEI A SPY FOR CHINA
THAT THREATENS ALL WHO DEAL WITH
IT.
>> WE HAVE TO CAREFULLY CONSIDER
THE RISKS THAT COMPANIES LIKE
HUAWEI POSE IF WE'RE GOING TO
ALLOW THEM INTO OUR
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
INFRASTRUCTURE.
>> Reporter: ALL OF IT A KEY
STEP IN THE U.S. GETTING MENG
OUT OF CANADA AND INTO THIS
COUNTRY TO FACE THOSE CHARGES IN
PERSON.
AN EXTRADITION HEARING NOW LOOMS
AS THE U.S. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
AWAITS.
PAUL HUNTER, CBC NEWS,
WASHINGTON.
>> Rosemary: MENG WANZHOU HAS
SAID ALL ALONG THAT SHE IS
INNOCENT AND LATE TODAY THE B.C.
SUPREME COURT ANNOUNCED THAT
SHE'LL MAKE HER NEXT
APPEARANCE IN VANCOUVER TOMORROW
MORNING TO DISCUSS HER BAIL
CONDITIONS.
OF COURSE IT'S CANADA'S ROLE IN
MENG'S ARREST THAT HAS CREATED
THIS RIFT BETWEEN OTTAWA AND
BEIJING, ONE THAT SEEMS TO BE
DEEPENING BY THE DAY.
AND IT IS
CALLING INTO QUESTION THE PRIME
MINISTER'S HANDLING OF THE FILE.
KATIE SIMPSON EXPLAINS.
>> Reporter: FOR SIX WEEKS
MENG WANZHOU HAS BEEN HELD IN
THIS VANCOUVER HOME WAITING FOR
THE AMERICANS TO MAKE THEIR
MOVE.
THROUGHOUT IT ALL, OTTAWA HAS
REFUSED DEMANDS FROM THE HIGHEST
LEVELS OF POWER IN CHINA TO
RELEASE THE HUAWEI EXECUTIVE.
AND WASHINGTON HAS NOTICED.
>> WE ARE DEEPLY GRATEFUL TO THE
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA FOR ITS
ASSISTANCE AND ITS STEADFAST
COMMITMENT TO THE RULE OF LAW.
>> Reporter: CANADA'S
COMMITMENT HAS MADE IT CHINA'S
TARGET.
IN THE WAKE OF MENG'S ARREST,
BEIJING ARBITRARILY DETAINED TWO
CANADIANS AND SENTENCED A THIRD
TO DEATH ON DRUG CHARGES.
THESE NEW DETAILED ACCUSATIONS
MAY COMPLICATE MATTERS FURTHER.
>> WHAT IT DOES BASICALLY IS
THAT IT STRENGTHENS THE ARGUMENT
IN FAVOUR OF EXTRADITION.
>> Reporter: OPINIONS ON THE
EXTRADITION CASE ARE A SENSITIVE
MATTER.
JOHN McCALLUM KNOWS THAT AFTER
BEING FIRED AS AMBASSADOR TO
CHINA ON FRIDAY.
HE TWICE PUBLICLY ARGUED THAT
THE U.S. DOES NOT HAVE A STRONG
EXTRADITION CASE, EMBARRASSING
GOVERNMENT BY APPEARING TO SIDE
WITH BEIJING IN THE DISPUTE.
>> WHAT IS IMPORTANT HERE IS
THAT WE STICK TO OUR GUNS, THAT
OUR ALLIES ARE THE AMERICANS AND
NOT THE CHINESE IN THIS CASE.
>> Reporter: ON THE FIRST DAY
IN THE NEW HOUSE OF COMMONS THE
CONSERVATIVES JUMPED AT THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ACCUSE THE
GOVERNMENT OF MISMANAGING THE
SITUATION.
>> THE LIBERAL GOVERNMENT HAS
PLAYED POLITICS WITH THIS
SERIOUS DIPLOMATIC DISPUTE
WITH CHINA FROM THE START.
>> The Hon. Chyrstia Freeland:
THE ONLY PEOPLE PLAYING
POLITICAL GAMES, WHEN TWO
CANADIANS ARE IN A DIFFICULT
SITUATION, ARE THE MEMBERS
OPPOSITE.
AND THAT IS TRULY REPREHENSIBLE.
>> Reporter: THE FOREIGN
AFFAIRS MINISTER SAYS THAT
DESPITE McCALLUM'S FIRING,
OTTAWA'S WORK TO EASE TENSIONS
CONTINUES FULL SPEED.
>> The Hon. Chyrstia Freeland:
THIS SITUATION LAST WEEK IS
UNFORTUNATE.
IT IN NO WAY
CHANGES OUR GOVERNMENT'S
DIRECTION.
>> Reporter: ON TOP OF ALL OF
THAT, THE GOVERNMENT STILL HAS
TO DECIDE WHETHER TO ALLOW
HUAWEI TO BE A PART OF CANADA'S
5G WIRELESS NETWORK.
CANADA'S CLOSEST SECURITY
ALLIES, INCLUDING THE U.S., HAVE
ALREADY BANNED THE TECH GIANT.
KATIE SIMPSON, CBC NEWS, OTTAWA.
>> Rosemary: SO WHY ALL OF
THIS CONCERN OVER HUAWEI?
AND IT'S BUILDING THE HIGH-SPEED
NEXT GENERATION NETWORK AROUND
THE WORLD BUT THE NETWORK TO THE
RULING CLASS HAS MANY NERVOUS.
CANADA IS THE ONLY COUNTRY THAT
HAS NOT BLOCKED OR RESTRICTED
HUAWEI'S PLANS OVER SECURITY
CONCERNS.
THE U.S. AND AUSTRALIA AND NEW
ZEALAND HAVE FROZEN THE COMPANY
OUT FROM THEIR 5G NETWORKS.
THE U.K. HAS SET OUT STRINGENT
SECURITY RULES.
AND SEVERAL OTHER COUNTRIES ARE
IN
THE PROCESS OF DEBATING
RESTRICTIONS OR BAN.
EARLIER THIS MONTH PUBLIC SAFETY
MINISTER RALPH GOODALE SAID THAT
THEY'RE LOOKING INTO IT.
>> The Hon. Ralph Goodale: WE
WILL NOT COMPROMISE NATIONAL
SECURITY.
WE WILL MAKE THE APPROPRIATE
ANALYSIS AND TAKE THE DECISION
ULTIMATELY THAT WE BELIEVE TO BE
IN CANADA'S INTEREST.
>> Rosemary: WHEN ASKED
GOODALE WOULDN'T SAY WHEN THE
GOVERNMENT WOULD MAKE A
DECISION.
SO AS CANADA CONSIDERS ITS NEXT
MOVE, WHAT ABOUT CHINA?
HUAWEI HAS BECOME THE LARGEST
TELECOM EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER
IN THE WORLD BUT THERE'S A LOT
AT STAKE.
AND LET'S BRING IN OUR ASIA
COORESPONDENT SASA PETRICIC.
HE'S IN BEIJING WHERE IT'S
ALREADY TUESDAY MORNING.
SASA, GIVE US WHAT WE MIGHT
EXPECT IN TERMS OF CHINA TODAY?
>> Reporter: WELL, ROSIE, IN
JUST A FEW HOURS I EXPECT SOME
PRETTY ANGRY INDIGNANT REACTION,
THE SAME THING THAT WE HAVE SEEN
LEVELED AGAINST CANADA IN THE
LAST FEW WEEKS.
BUT TO A LARGER AND A LOUDER
DEGREE.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS CHINA'S
LARGEST AND MOST IMPORTANT TECH
COMPANY.
IT IS -- IT'S BEEN PORTRAYED AS
THAT.
AND IT'S BEEN ACCUSED OF FRAUD
AND SOME VERY SERIOUS OTHER
CRIMES.
THIS IS EXACTLY THE SORT OF
THING THAT THE UNITED STATES HAS
ACCUSED CHINA IN GENERAL, SO IT
IS SYMBOLIC OF THIS LARGER
DEBATE THAT'S BEEN GOING ON.
THIS LARGER BATTLE.
HUAWEI ITSELF IS ALSO SYMBOLIC
BECAUSE IT IS A SOURCE OF
NATIONAL PRIDE HERE.
SO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS GOING TO
PLAY INTO THIS CHINESE THEME
THAT WE'VE SEEN DEVELOP OVER THE
PAST NUMBER OF YEARS WHICH IS
THAT CHINA IS RISING.
THAT IT IS, IN FACT, TAKING ITS
RIGHTFUL PLACE ON THE WORLD
STAGE.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME THAT THE
WESTERN WORLD AND ESPECIALLY THE
UNITED STATES, IS TRYING TO DO
EVERYTHING THAT IT CAN TO KEEP
CHINA DOWN, POLITICALLY,
MILITARILY AND ECONOMICALLY.
SO THAT'S WHAT TO EXPECT.
THE QUESTION WILL BE WHETHER
SOME OF THE VITRIOL NOW THAT IS
BEING DIRECTED AT CANADA WILL
SHIFT SOUTH OF THE BORDER.
ROSIE?
>> Rosemary: SASA PETRICIC IN
BEIJING.
THANK YOU.
>> Reporter: MY PLEASURE.
>> Rosemary: WHILE THIS DRAMA
CAN CHINA PLAYS OUT THE FAMILIES
OF CANADIANS DETAINED THERE WILL
HAVE TO KEEP WAITING FOR
ANSWERS.
LET'S TURN NOW THOUGH TO ANOTHER
BIG STORY HERE IN CANADA,
EMOTIONS ARE RUNNING VERY HIGH
IN SASKATCHEWAN TONIGHT, IAN.
>> Ian: ROSEMARY, THE FAMILIES
OF THE VICTIMS AND THE SURVIVORS
OF THE HUMBOLDT BUS CRASH ARE IN
MELFORT, SASKATCHEWAN.
THIS WAS THE FIRST DAY OF VICTIM
IMPACT STATE MENS SO THE FIRST
TIME THEY COULD SPEAK DIRECTLY
TO THE MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
CRASH.
OUR SUSAN ORMISTON HAS BEEN
FOLLOWING THIS STORY FROM THE
VERY BEGINNING AND SHE'S IN
MELFORT TOO, SPEAKING TO THOSE
FAMILIES AS THEY PROCESS THEIR
GRIEF, ANGER, AND EVEN
COMPASSION FOR JASKIRAT SINGH
SIDHU.
>> Reporter: MELFORT -- A
PRAIRIE TOWN, MUCH LIKE
HUMBOLDT.
FRIGID THIS MORNING AS FAMILIES
OF YOUNG HOCKEY PLAYERS AND THE
HUMBOLDT BRONCOS STAFF MADE THE
TREK TO A MAKESHIFT COURT IN A
COMMUNITY CENTRE.
STILL TRYING VALIANTLY TO MAKE
SENSE OF THEIR ENORMOUS LOSS.
JASKIRAT SINGH SIDHU, THE TRUCK
DRIVER, SPARED THEM A TRIAL,
PLEADING GUILTY TO DANGEROUS
DRIVING CAUSING DEATH AND
INJURY.
BUT STILL NO EXPLANATION IN
AGREED FACTS PRESENTED TODAY OF
WHY HE BARRELED THROUGH A STOP
SIGN AT HIGHWAY SPEED.
NO CELLPHONE DISTRACTION,
NOTHING OBSCURED HIS VISION AND
THE ROAD WAS GOOD.
THE RESULTS CATASTROPHIC.
PLAYERS AND STAFF WERE THROWN
FROM THE BUS, 16 DIED, 13 MORE
BADLY INJURED.
THE TRUCK CAB TIPPED BUT SIDHU
WAS ABLE TO WALK AWAY.
A SCARING FATE AS HE AND SOME
FAMILIES SAT THROUGH HOURS OF
TEARS AND ANGER.
THE BOULETS LOST THEIR SON,
LOGAN.
BERNADINE TOLD THE COURT THAT
SHE'S BROKEN HEARTED.
>> DEATH JUST SEEMS SO FINAL.
AND I KNOW THAT MY SON IS NOT
COMING HOME.
I KNOW THAT HE WON'T COME IN AND
LAY ON THE COUCH.
BUT I AM JUST KIND OF NOT READY
FOR THAT YET.
AND I KNOW THAT HE'S NOT GOING
TO BE THERE, BUT THE WORD
"DEATH" IS FINAL AND IT'S NOT
WHERE I WANT TO BE.
>> Reporter: TOBY SAID HE
CAN'T FORGIVE YET.
>> IT'S JUST A PROCESS THAT
WE'RE GOING THROUGH TO GET TO
PEACE AND TO GET TO PEACE OR
TO COME TO FORGIVENESS.
WE'RE JUST NOT THERE YET.
I DON'T KNOW THAT STRUGGLING IS
THE RIGHT WORD BUT WE'RE JUST
NOT THERE IN OUR JOURNEY.
>> Reporter: THE LUKAN FAMILY
LAST FALL AT THE MEMORIAL, BUT
SOBBING TODAY AS CONNOR'S MOTHER
SAID, "I AM HERE TODAY TO LOOK
AT THE MAN WHO WAS
RESPONSIBLE... I HAVE NO
FORGIVENESS... YOUR SENSELESS
LACK OF CARE CHANGED EVERYTHING.
I WANT YOU TO SEE AND FEEL THE
RESPONSIBLE... I HAVE NO
FORGIVENESS... YOUR SENSELESS
LACK OF CARE CHANGED EVERYTHING.
I WANT YOU TO SEE AND FEEL THE
PAIN THAT YOU HAVE CAUSED."
KERE TODAY TO LOOK
AT THE MAN WHO WAS
RESPONSIBLE... I HAVE NO
FORGIVENESS... YOUR SENSELESS
LACK OF CARE CHANGED EVERYTHING.
I WANT YOU TO SEE AND FEEL THE
PAIN THAT YOU HAVE CAUSED."
KALEB DAHLGREN SURVIVED THE
CRASH.
HE'S NOT HERE.
HIS FATHER SPOKE OF SIDHU.
>> I MEAN, HE'S HUMAN AND I
CAN'T IMAGINE THAT HE WOULDN'T
FEEL THE IMPACT OF WHAT'S
HAPPENED.
AND NO MATTER WHAT THE SENTENCE
IS, HE HAS TO LIVE WITH THIS FOR
THE REST OF HIS LIFE.
>> Reporter: THE FAMILIES DO
WANT RESOLUTION, NOT ONLY A
PRISON TERM BUT STIFFER TRUCKER
TRAINING AND SEATBELTS.
>> I JUST WANT THIS TO NEVER
HAPPEN AGAIN, THAT'S ONE OF THE
BIGGEST THINGS FOR ME.
ONE SMALL ACTION OR IN ACTION
CAN CAUSE SO MUCH DAMAGE.
>> Reporter: TOMORROW IN THIS
SPORTS GYM TURNED COURT, MORE
PAINFUL STATEMENTS, CATHARTIC
BUT INTENSE.
LIKE SCOTT THOMAS' LETTER TO HIS
SON, EVAN.
>> I KNOW THAT HE'S LISTENING
WHEREVER HE IS.
HOPEFULLY NOT A LETTER GOODBYE.
I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE WILL
EVER BE A GOODBYE.
>> Ian: SUSAN, SO MANY EMOTIONAL
MOMENTS FOR THE FAMILIES TODAY.
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE DRIVER OF THE
TRUCK, WHAT YOU CAN TELL US
ABOUT HIM?
>> Reporter: YEAH, SIDHU AT
-- SAT WITH HIS LAWYERS AT THE
TABLE.
HE HAD SEVEN FAMILY MEMBERS IN
THE FIRST ROW SUPPORTING HIM AND
IT WAS AN INCREDIBLY TOUGH DIE
-- DAY FOR HIM AS WELL.
THERE WERE MANY MOMENTS BUT ONE
THAT I REMEMBER PARTICULARLY
CAME FROM MARILYN CROSS, SHE'S
THE MOTHER OF MARK CROSS, THE
ASSISTANT COACH, THE 28-YEAR-OLD
WHO DIED.
AND I WANT TO READ A LITTLE BIT
OF WHAT SHE SAID AND LOOKING
DIRECTLY AT SIDHU.
SHE SAID, "I GRIEVE FOR YOU
AS WELL.
I DON'T HATE YOU.
I SEE YOU AS A YOUNG MAN JUST
LIKE MY SON MARK.
I GRIEVE FOR THE LOSS THAT YOUR
FAMILY WILL EXPERIENCE, FOR THE
LOSS OF YOUR FREEDOM AND YOUR
FUTURE.
I'M SO RELIEVED THAT YOU PLEADED
GUILTY AND I APPLAUD YOUR
COURAGE FOR DOING SO.
IN YOUR FUTURE I HOPE YOU MAKE
EVERY EFFORT TO MAKE THIS WORLD
A BETTER PLACE, JUST LIKE MY SON
MARK WOULD HAVE DONE."
AND WITH THAT SIDHU REACHED FOR
A TISSUE AND BURIED HIS EYES,
BOWING HIS HEAD.
IT WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY DAY,
IAN, ONE THAT NO ONE IN THAT
COURTROOM WILL EVER FORGET.
>> Ian: THIS IS A STORY RIGHT
FROM THE BEGINNING SINCE THE
CRASH THAT HAS BEEN FILLED WITH
SO MANY POWERFUL EMOTIONS AND I
KNOW THAT MORE ARE TO COME THIS
WEEK.
THANK YOU, SUSAN.
>> Andrew: LET'S TURN NOW TO
VENEZUELA, A PART OF THE WORLD
FACING GREAT UPHEAVAL FROM
WITHIN AND FROM THE OUTSIDE.
THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IS
MOVING TO FURTHER ISOLATE
VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT NICOLÁS
MADURO AND
CANADA IS ONE OF THOSE COUNTRIES
LEADING THE CHARGE.
>> The Hon. Chyrstia Freeland:
I AM TODAY ANNOUNCING THAT
CANADA WILL HOST AN URGENT
MEETING OF THE LIMA GROUP OF
COUNTRIES HERE IN OTTAWA.
>> Andrew: THE LIMA GROUP IS
MADE UP OF 12 COUNTRIES CONVENED
SPECIFICALLY TO ADDRESS
VENEZUELA'S CRISIS.
THEY'RE COMING TO OTTAWA NEXT
MONDAY.
ON THE AGENDA, BOOSTING SUPPORT
FOR MADURO'S RIVAL, OPPOSITION
LEADER JUAN GUIADÓ.
THE U.S. DECLARED SANCTIONS
TODAY AGAINST STATE-OWNED OIL
UNTIL MADURO HANDS POWER OVER TO
GUIADÓ.
>> THE UNITED STATES IS HOLDING
ACCOUNTABLE THOSE RESPONSIBLE
FOR VENEZUELA'S TRAGIC DECLINE.
>> Andrew: IT IS A POTENTIALLY
CRIPPLING BLOW FOR MADURO, BUT
ALSO FOR REGULAR EVERYDAY
PEOPLE.
THEY'RE ALREADY LIVING THROUGH
AN ECONOMIC CATASTROPHE.
AND RIGHT NOW 40% OF THE
COUNTRY'S OIL GOES TO THE UNITED
STATES.
BUT WHILE CANADA, THE U.S. AND
OTHERS THROW THEIR SUPPORT TO
THE OPPOSITION, RUSSIA HAS
PLACED AN AWFULLY BIG BET ON
MADURO.
AND AS CHRIS BROWN REPORTS FROM
MOSCOW, OVER THERE THIS CRISIS
PLAYS VERY DIFFERENT.
>> [speaking foreign
language].
>> Reporter: NICOLÁS MADURO
CALLED HIS LAST MEETING WITH
VLADIMIR PUTIN IN DECEMBER "THE
MOST USEFUL OF HIS CAREER."
AND NO WONDER.
RUSSIAN STATE COMPANIES WROTE
HIM SOME BIG CHEQUES, BRINGING
RUSSIA'S EXPOSURE IN VENEZUELA
TO $17 BILLION.
MUCH OF IT IS AT RISK IF MADURO
GOES.
>> [SPEAKING RUSSIAN]
>> Reporter: THE UNITED STATES
HAS AGAIN ORGANIZED A GOVERNMENT
OVERTHROW, SCREAMED A HOST ON
RUSSIAN STATE TV.
IT'S GONE WALL-TO-WALL WITH ITS
VENEZUELA COVERAGE.
"THEY JUST WANT TO GET THE OIL."
WITH THE LARGEST RESERVES OF OIL
IN THE WORLD, RUSSIA'S GIANT
STATE OIL COMPANY HAS GONE ALL
IN ON VENEZUELA, BANKROLLING A
$6 BILLION LOAN TO BE PAID OFF
DOWN THE ROAD.
LAST MONTH RUSSIA FLEW IN A PAIR
OF NUCLEAR CAPABLE BOMBERS TO
UNDERSCORE THE LONG-STANDING
MILITARY PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE
TWO COUNTRIES.
IT INCLUDES BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
OF RUSSIAN LOANS FOR VENEZUELA
TO BUY RUSSIA WEAPONRY.
>> [SPEAKING RUSSIAN]
>> Reporter: RUSSIAN
OPPOSITION FIGURE ALEXEI
NAVALNY,
WHO IS BANNED FROM CHALLENGING
PUTIN IN ELECTION BUT STILL HAS
MILLIONS ON HIS YouTube
CHANNEL, NOTED
THAT RUSSIANS COULD GET A LOT OF
THEIR OWN ROADS AND HOSPITALS
FIXED UP WITH ALL OF THE CASH
THAT'S AT RISK.
>> THERE'S ECONOMIC RISKS FOR
RUSSIANS IN THIS COUNTRY AND
ASSETS IN THIS COUNTRY.
>> Reporter: DIMITRI ROSENTHAL
HE SAYS THAT BY NOW HE BELIEVES
THAT THE KREMLIN IS HEDGING ITS
BETS AND TRYING TO MAKE SOME
DEALS WITH THE OPPOSITION, EVEN
THOUGH THE KREMLIN DENIES IT.
>> I THINK THAT WE HAVE SOME
CAPABILITY TO BUILD SOME DEALS
WITH THE OPPOSITION.
>> Reporter: LOSING MONEY IS
FAR FROM RUSSIA'S ONLY WORRY.
STRATEGICALLY VENEZUELA IS
RUSSIA'S BEST MEANS OF
PROTECTING ITS POWER INTO THE
WESTERN HEMISPHERE.
WITHOUT MADURO, RUSSIA'S GLOBAL
REACH IS WEAKENED.
CHRIS BROWN, CBC NEWS, MOSCOW.
>> Andrew: AND RECENTLY IN
CERTAIN HOTSPOTS WHERE
DENIABILITY AND DISCRETION ARE
NEEDED, RUSSIA HAS USED THE
OUTFIT KNOWN AS THE WAGNER
GROUP.
ACCORDING TO REUTERS SOURCES SAY
THAT AT LEAST 400 WAGNER
CONTRACTORS WERE DISPATCHED TO
VENEZUELA TO PROTECT MADURO IN
THE CURRENT CRISIS.
KREMLIN HAS DENIED THOSE REPORTS
REPORTS.
>> Ian: NOW TO SOME OF THE
DEVELOPING STORIES THAT WE'RE
WATCHING TONIGHT ON "THE
NATIONAL"...
>>> EXTREME COLD AND HEAVY SNOW
ARE AFFECTING LOTS OF CANADA
TONIGHT.
LET'S TAKE A LIVE LOOK AT
TORONTO WHERE THERE'S A WINTER
STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.
AND SNOW HAS BEEN HEAVY AND
FORECASTERS ARE WARNING THAT IT
WILL LIKELY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT
IMPACT ON THE MORNING COMMUTE.
UP TO 25 CENTIMETRES OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED IN SOME AREAS.
DOZENS OF FLIGHTS HAVE BEEN
CANCELLED TONIGHT AT TORONTO'S
PEARSON AIRPORT
>>> THE HEAVY SNOW IS MAKING IT
TOUGH FOR PEOPLE TO GET AROUND
AND ONE OF THE CITY'S
SUBWAYLINES, LINE THREE, HAS
BEEN CLOSED.
AND POLICE ARE NOT SURPRISINGLY
ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO STAY HOME,
IF ALL POSSIBLE TONIGHT.
>>> ALLEGED SERIAL KILLER BRUCE
McARTHUR IS EXPECTED IN A
TORONTO COURT TOMORROW AND
POLICE SAY THAT THERE'S A
SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT IN THE
CASE.
McARTHUR IS CHARGED WITH THE
MURDERS OF EIGHT MEN WHO HAD
CONNECTIONS TO THE CITY'S GAY
VILLAGE.
THEY WENT MISSING BETWEEN 2010
AND 2017.
THEIR REMAINS WERE FOUND AT A
HOME WHERE McARTHUR WORKED AS
A LANDSCAPER.
HIS TRIAL IS SCHEDULED FOR NEXT
YEAR.
>> Andrew: STILL AHEAD ON "THE
NATIONAL"... CALL THEM
GENERATION SLEEP DEPRIVED.
IN OUR LATEST STORY IN OUR
SERIES ON SLEEP,
WE GO IN-DEPTH ON WHY CANADIAN
TEENAGERS AREN'T GETTING ENOUGH
ARREST.
>> Ian: BUT, FIRST, HE BLAMES
INSTAGRAM FOR HIS DAUGHTER'S
DEATH.
HOW SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS ARE
RESPONDING AND TAKING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR HATEFUL
CONTENT.
>> Rosemary: AND LATER IN OUR
"MOMENT," THE FIRST IN OTTAWA
FOR M.P.s ON HOW THEY ARE
ADJUSTING TO LIFE IN THE WEST
BLOCK.
>> I WILL SAY THIS, I DON'T KNOW
HOW TO HIDE FROM YOU GUYS YET.
I DON'T KNOW THE WAY TO AVOID
THE MEDIA SCRUM.
SO, YOU KNOW, I'LL BE EXPLORING
THE BACK PATHWAYS IN COMING
DAYS.
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>> Rosemary: HER FAMILY
DESCRIBES HER AS AN ENTHUSIASTIC
TEENAGER WITH A BRIGHT FUTURE,
WHICH MADE IT ALL THE MORE
SHOCKING WHEN ONE MORNING BEFORE
SCHOOL MOLLY RUSSELL TOOK HER
OWN LIFE.
IT WAS ONLY THEN THAT HER
PARENTS MADE A DISTURBING
DISCOVERY OF WHAT SHE'D BEEN
VIEWING ONLINE.
AS KAILLIE HOUNSELL TELLS US,
THE GOVERNMENT IS THREATENING A
BAN IF COMPANIES DON'T COMPLY.
>> Reporter: LIKE A LOT OF
TEEN GIRLS, MOLLY RUSSELL SPENT
TIME ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
WHAT HER FAMILY DIDN'T KNOW WAS
THAT SHE HAD BEEN LOOKING AT
CONTENT LINKED TO ANXIETY,
DEPRESSION, SELF-HARM AND
SUICIDE.
SHE TOOK HER OWN LIFE JUST OVER
A YEAR AGO.
SHE WAS 14.
>> I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT
INSTAGRAM HELPED KILL MY
DAUGHTER.
>> Reporter: HER FAMILY IS NOW
SPEAKING OUT, CALLING FOR
CHANGE.
>> IT'S AS DISTRESSING TO ME AS
ANYONE, REALLY.
>> Reporter: FACEBOOK, WHICH
OWNS INSTAGRAM, SAYS THAT IT IS
ALREADY TAKING STEPS TO BLUR
IMAGES, BLOCK A NUMBER OF
HASHTAGS AND TO CONTINUE WORKING
WITH SUICIDE AWARENESS GROUPS.
>> WE WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES
IN ORDER TO TRY TO MAKE THIS
ENVIRONMENT SAFER ONLINE,
PARTICULARLY FOR YOUNGSTERS.
>> Reporter: IN A MATTER OF
DAYS MOLLY'S STORY SPARKED
OUTRAGE ACROSS THE U.K. AFTER
THE BBC FIRST AIRED HER STORY.
ONE CHARITY THAT WORKS TO
PREVENT YOUTH SUICIDE SAYS IT
HAS HEARD FROM 30 FAMILIES WHO
BELIEVE THAT SOCIAL MEDIA PLAYED
A PART IN THEIR CHILDREN'S
DEATH.
NOW THE U.K. GOVERNMENT IS
THREATENING TO BAN SITES, BY
BLOCKING CERTAIN I.P.
ADDRESSES.
>> IT WOULD BE FAR BETTER TO DO
IT IN CONCERT WITH THE SOCIAL
MEDIA COMPANIES, BUT IF WE THINK
THAT THEY NEED TO DO THINGS THEY
ARE REFUSING TO DO, THEN WE CAN
AND WE MUST LEGISTATE.
>> Reporter: OTHERS ARE HOPING
THAT SOCIAL MEDIA SITES CAN USE
THEIR TECHNOLOGY TO HELP.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT
WE'RE ABLE TO USE THOSE SPECIFIC
ALGORITHMS TO PROMOTE MORE
POSITIVE CONTENT.
SO WHEN PEOPLE ARE SEARCHING FOR
CERTAIN THINGS WHAT THEY'RE
GETTING IS A LOT OF POSITIVE
CONTENT THAT SUPPORTS THEM.
>> Reporter: INSTAGRAM ALREADY
OFFERS MESSAGES OF SUPPORT FOR
PEOPLE LOOKING AT HARMFUL
CONTENT, BUT THE COMPANY IS
REVIEWING ITS POLICIES TO SEE IF
IT CAN DO MORE.
NONE OF IT WILL BRING MOLLY
RUSSELL BACK, BUT HER FAMILY IS
HOPING THAT HER STORY WILL
PROMPT COMPANIES AND THE
GOVERNMENT TO DO MORE
TO SAVE LIVES.
KAYLA HOUNSELL, CBC NEWS,
LONDON.
>> Rosemary: IF YOU OR SOMEONE
THAT YOU KNOW NEEDS HELP, YOU
CAN CALL CRISIS SERVICE CANADA
AT ANY TIME, THE NUMBER IS RIGHT
THERE ON YOUR SCREEN.
IT WON'T COST YOU ANYTHING.
OR HEAD OVER TO THEIR WEBSITE
AND YOU CAN JUST TALK TO SOMEONE
ONLINE.
>> Ian: STILL AHEAD ON "THE
NATIONAL"...
>>> CAB DAN'S BIGGEST BANK IS
APOLOGIZING AFTER AN ERROR WITH
ONE OF ITS MORTGAGES IS CREATING
BIG CONFUSION WITH ITS CUSTOMERS
CUSTOMERS.
>> Andrew: AND IT'S CALLED AN
EPIDEMIC.
WHY CANADIAN
TEENAGERS ARE SKIPPING OUT ON
MUCH-NEEDED SLEEP.
>> I COULD BE LISTENING TO WHAT
THEY WROTE UP ON THE BOARD AND I
JUST FEEL MY HEAD DIP AND I JUST
SHOOT RIGHT BACK UP.
IT WAS PRETTY BAD.
(*
(*)
>> Andrew: "THE NATIONAL" IS
GOING IN-DEPTH INTO HOW
CANADIANS SLEEP, WHY IT'S SO
IMPORTANT AND ELUSIVE.
ABOUT A THIRD OF CANADIAN KIDS
AND ADULTS DON'T GET ENOUGH
SLEEP.
NOW FOR TEENS, ENOUGH IS
GENERALLY AROUND EIGHT TO 10
HOURS.
AND NOT GETTING THAT HAS BEEN
LINKED TO PROBLEMS WITH MEMORY,
CONCENTRATION, MOTIVATION,
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE.
SO NOW FOR THE LAST CHAPTER OF
OUR SERIES ON SLEEP, DUNCAN
McCUE TAKES A LOOK AT THE
YOUNG AND THE SLEEPLESS.
(*)
>> Reporter: SHE'S 18 AND
EAGER TO
GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL, BUT
HANNAH WATERS IS STRUGGLING TO
CROSS THE FINISH LINE.
SHE LIKES SCHOOL, ESPECIALLY
MUSIC AND ART.
TROUBLE IS ON AVERAGE HANNAH IS
ONLY SLEEPING THREE TO FOUR
HOURS A NIGHT.
>> I HAVE TALKED WITH MY DOCTOR
ABOUT IT, AND MY PARENTS AND
STUFF.
AND WE'RE STILL TRYING TO FIND
WAYS FOR ME TO, LIKE, GET ENOUGH
SLEEP AND WHAT MIGHT WORK.
I DIDN'T REALLY GET ANY SLEEP
LAST NIGHT.
SO THIS IS ME TRYING TO STAY
AWAKE NOW, ACTUALLY.
>> Reporter: THE WHEELS ON THE
BUS ROLL BRIGHT AND EARLY.
7:35 a.m., SHE ARRIVES AT
SMITHS FALL DISTRICT COLLEGIATE.
CLASSES START AT 8:10.
AS HANNAH'S DAY UNFOLDS IT'S NOT
JUST LEARNING THAT'S DIFFICULT,
IT'S STAYING AWAKE.
>> I GENERALLY FEEL PRETTY SICK
WHEN I DON'T GET ENOUGH SLEEP.
AND I OFTEN GET KIND OF SHAKY
AND NAUSEOUS.
I FEEL REALLY ASHAMED BECAUSE I
KEEP SAYING, WELL, I'LL GET THIS
DONE, I'LL GET THIS DONE
COUNTLESS TIMES AND I DON'T.
AND I KNOW WHY BUT I'M NOT
FINDING A WAY TO FIX IT.
>> Reporter: SHE'S NOT ALONE.
TEENAGERS' BODY CLOCKS ARE
NATURALLY GEARED TO STAY UP
LATE.
BUT MANY OF HANNAH'S FRIENDS AND
PEERS GET BY ON SIX HOURS OF
SLEEP OR LESS.
>> I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH ALMOST
FALLING ASLEEP IN CLASS.
LIKE, I'D BE LISTENING TO, LIKE,
WHAT THEY WRITE UP ON THE BOARD
AND I'D JUST FEEL MY HEAD DIP
AND I'D SHOOT RIGHT BACK UP.
IT WAS PRETTY BAD.
>> LIKE, YOUR BRAIN ISN'T AWAKE
TO UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING AND
THEN THEY CALL ON YOU.
AND YOU DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER.
AND THEN YOU JUST KIND OF
FREEZE.
>> SOMETIMES I DON'T EVEN GO.
LIKE, I WILL FAKE SICK AND I'LL
STAY IN BED ALL DAY.
I DON'T FUNCTION PROPERLY AND I
DON'T DO ANYTHING IN CLASS.
I FALL ASLEEP AND I SNAP AT
PEOPLE.
IT'S NOT GOOD.
(*)
>> Reporter: DR. NURANG, THE
DIRECTOR OF SLEEP MEDICINE AT
THE HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN,
SEES ALL KINDS OF SLEEP-DEPRIVED
CHILDREN, FROM 2 YEAR OLDS TO
TEENAGERS.
HER PATIENTS USUALLY SUFFER
SEVERE SLEEP DISORDERS.
>> THERE ARE REALLY ALARMING
STUDIES IN THAT GROUP.
>> Reporter: BUT SHE SEES A
DISTURBING TREND AMONG TEENS,
WHAT SHE CALLS AN EPIDEMIC OF
SLEEP DEPRIVATION.
>> IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR ME TO
SEE TEENAGERS IN MY CLINIC WHO
ARE TELLING ME ON A SCHOOL NIGHT
THEY'RE GOING TO BED AT 1:00
a.m., 2:00 a.m. AND 3:00
a.m.
AND GETTING UP AT 7:00 a.m. TO
GO TO SCHOOL.
AND THOSE GROUP OF CHILDREN ARE
ALSO AT INCREASED RISK OF
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE,
METABOLIC DISEASE DOWNSTREAM,
AND CERTAINLY DEPRESSION AND
MOOD CHANGES.
>> OKAY, SO FEMALE... AND IN
GRADE NINE.
AND 8 IN GENERAL, I FEEL
ANXIOUS, WORRIED OR STRESS.
C, OFTEN.
>> Reporter: THAT LACK OF
SLEEP AND THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS
THAT IT BRINGS INTRIGUED QUINN
ATKINSON AND
LINDSAY HORSIE.
THE GRADE 10 STUDENTS DECIDED TO
INVESTIGATE WHY THEIR CLASSMATES
CONSTANTLY COMPLAIN OF FATIGUE.
>> WE WERE LIKE WHAT'S GOING ON
AND WHY IS EVERYBODY IN OUR
SCHOOL SO TIRED.
>> WE WANTED TO KNOW IF IT WAS
MORE OF A BANDWAGON THING, LIKE,
EVERYBODY IS JUST LIKE OH,
THEY'RE TIRED AND I'LL JUST SAY
I'M TIRED.
OR IF THEY WERE LIKE GENUINELY
ACTUALLY TIRED.
AND ACTUALLY NEEDED SLEEP.
AND IF THEY WERE GOING TO GO
HOME AND ACTUALLY TAKE A NAP OR
IF THEY WERE JUST SAYING THEY
WERE.
>> I HAVE TROUBLE FALLING ASLEEP
RIGHT AWAY.
>> Reporter: THEY DESIGNED A
QUESTIONNAIRE, INCLUDING A
SURVEY COMMONLY USED TO DETECT
SLEEPING DISORDERS.
AND THEY HAD THE STUDENTS
COMPLETE IT ANONYMOUSLY.
>> THAT'S SO COOL.
>> I KNOW.
WHEN THE JUDGES COME WE CAN BE
LIKE AH-HA...
>> Reporter: THEY GOT OVER 300
RESPONSES AND PREPARED TO
PRESENT THEIR FINDINGS.
>> THAT'S CUTE!
>> Reporter: IT'S THE DAY OF
THE BIG SCIENCE FAIR.
>> I AM LINDSAY AND THIS IS
QUINN.
AND TODAY OUR SCIENCE EXPERIMENT
IS ON SLEEP.
AND WE HAVE CONCLUSIONS AND
ANALYSED OUR DATA AND CREATED
GRAPHS LIKE THESE.
>> Reporter: THE DUO IS PUMPED
TO SHARE THEIR RESULTS WITH THE
JUDGES.
>> THE AVERAGE OF OUR SAMPLE
SIZE GOT 7.67 HOURS OF SLEEP ON
A SCHOOL NIGHT.
>> IT'S KIND OF FUNNY BECAUSE
SOME PEOPLE GOT THREE HOURS AND
SOME PEOPLE GOT 12.
SO IT KIND OF BALANCED OUT.
>> Reporter: AMONG THEIR
FINDINGS, NEARLY TWO-THIRDS OF
THEIR PEERS SURVEYED ARRIVE TO
SCHOOL SLEEP DEPRIVED.
32% REPORTED EXCESSIVE
SLEEPINESS WITH A HANDFUL SO
LACKING IN SLEEP THAT IT COULD
REQUIRE MEDICAL INTERVENTION.
>> NOW I FEEL THAT I NEED TO
SLEEP MORE BECAUSE I'M SCARED --
>> I KNOW.
I'M SO SCARED OF BEING
SLEEP DEPRIVED.
>> Reporter: THEIR SMALL
PROJECT MIRRORS NATIONAL STUDIES
THAT SAY THAT ADOLESCENTS GET
LESS SLEEP THAN EVER BEFORE.
SO WHAT EXACTLY IS KEEPING MANY
OF THESE STUDENTS FROM GETTING
THE SLEEP THEY NEED?
DR. NURANG HAS BEEN ASKING THE
SAME QUESTION.
>> WHEN WE ASKED THESE
ADOLESCENTS WHAT THEY WERE
DOING, IT WAS SOCIAL MEDIA
PLAYED A BIG ROLE IN THEIR SLEEP
DISTURBANCE.
SO THEY HAD THE PHONE IN THE
ROOM AND IT'S VIBRATING AT
NIGHT.
AND THEY PICK UP THE PHONE AND
THEY'RE RESPONDING TO THE TEXT
MESSAGE.
AND THEY WILL FALL ASLEEP AGAIN,
OF COURSE, BUT IF YOU DO THAT
MULTIPLE TIMES A NIGHT IT REALLY
LENDS TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF
SLEEP DEPRIVATION.
>> Reporter: SO TECHNOLOGY,
HOW MUCH OF THAT IS A PROBLEM IN
TERMS OF TRYING TO GET TO BED?
>> FOR ME IT'S QUITE A PROBLEM.
BECAUSE I'LL BE ON MY PHONE AND
I HAVE PEOPLE TEXTING ME AND
MESSAGING MY PHONE AND I'LL LOOK
AT IT AND THEN I'LL BE UP...
>> Reporter: INDEED, MOST
TEENS ARE WELL AWARE THAT TOO
MUCH SCREEN TIME SABOTAGES THEIR
SLEEP.
>> I THINK THAT TECH HAS A HUGE
PART OF WHY STUDENTS HAVE
TROUBLE SLEEPING.
IT'S KIND OF ADDICTING.
>> YEAH.
MY GUY FRIENDS STAY UP TO 3:00
PLAYING VIDEO GAMES OR TEXTING
THEIR OTHER FRIENDS.
>> I DO KNOW THAT SOME GIRLS
WOULD PROBABLY DO THE SAME THING
TOO, LIKE BEING ON THEIR PHONES
AND DOING WHATEVER.
>> Reporter: SO TECH IS AN
ISSUE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT HOW THAT
MAY IMPACT YOU?
>> I HAVE BEEN SEEING THAT MY
GRADES HAVE BEEN DROPPING A BIT
SINCE I'M NOT GETTING ENOUGH
SLEEP.
>> MY GRADES WERE BETWEEN 90s
AND 100s AND NOW THEY'RE AT
70s.
>> Reporter: SO THE STUDENTS
KNOW THAT THEIR GRADES ARE
AFFECTED AND THEY KNOW THEY NEED
MORE SLEEP.
BUT WHAT CAN THEY DO ABOUT IT?
>> YOU NEED TO BUILD IN SOME
RELAXATION TIME SO THAT YOUR
BODY CAN SLEEP.
LIKE, YOU NEED TO TAKE CARE OF
YOURSELF.
>> Reporter: THIS WELLNESS
CLASS IS GEARED TOWARDS
EDUCATING TEENS ABOUT SLEEP AND
EMPOWERING THEM TO SPEAK UP
ABOUT WHAT MIGHT HELP.
>> DO YOU THINK THAT THE SCHOOL
BOARDS WOULD HAVE A CONVERSATION
ABOUT MOVING THE SCHOOL LATER IN
THE DAY AND HAVING US, LIKE,
START AT MAYBE, LIKE, 10:00 OR
11:00 AND GO TO 4:00 SO WE HAVE
THAT ACTUAL REQUIRED AMOUNT OF
SLEEP?
>> THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW PILOT
PROJECTS IN ONTARIO, A LOT IN
THE STATES AND A LOT IN THE U.K.
DOING THAT.
AND IT'S BEEN REALLY SUCCESSFUL.
IT'S A GOOD DISCUSSION AND
SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE UP FOR
DEBATE.
>> Reporter: VERONICA HORSIE,
A CONCERNED PARENT AND CHAIR OF
THE SCHOOL COUNCIL, SAW A NEED
FOR THIS CLASS.
SHE COMES IN AND TALKS TO PEOPLE
REGULARLY.
>> DO YOU KNOW THAT YOU HAVE
HAVE A HORMONAL NIGHT SHIFT AND
WHEN YOU HIT PUBERTY YOU SHIFT
YOUR BODY CLOCK.
SO NATURALLY YOU GET TIRED UP TO
TWO HOURS LATER.
>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THAT
WAKING STUDENTS UP TO THE
IMPORTANCE OF SLEEP IS A START
BUT IT'S PARENTS WHO NEED TO GET
THE MESSAGE.
>> WELL, I THINK THAT, NUMBER
ONE, ADULTS NEED TO MODEL IT.
I THINK THAT US OURSELVES, WE'RE
BAD EXAMPLES.
I THINK THAT WE PUSH THE LIMITS
AND WE DON'T GET ENOUGH SLEEP
AND WE'RE IRRITABLE AND WE'RE
MOODY.
MOST PEOPLE THINK OF IT AS A
TEENAGER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO GET
THEIR SLEEP.
THERE'S A LOT OF TRUTH TO THAT.
THEY CAN CONTROL THEIR DEVICES
AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT I THINK THAT PARENTS, YOU
KNOW, JUST WANT IT TO HAPPEN
OVERNIGHT AND IT'S NOT GOING TO.
>> EVERYTHING CATCHES UP WITH
SOMEONE AT ONE POINT OR ANOTHER.
IT WILL 100% CATCH UP WITH ME AT
A LATER DATE.
BUT RIGHT NOW I JUST HAVE TO
FOCUS ON THE PRESENT AND, SADLY,
NOT THE FUTURE.
>> IT'S NOT THE GREATEST BECAUSE
I DO WANT TO GET AN EDUCATION
AND I DO WANT TO BE AWAKE FOR MY
CLASSES AND
TO BE ABLE TO PASS TO GET INTO
MY FUTURE GOALS IN LIFE.
>> I OFTEN SAY TONIGHT I'LL TRY
TO GET SLEEP.
TOMORROW I'LL BE ABLE TO GET
EVERYTHING DONE.
I'LL REMEMBER EVERYTHING.
BUT, OF COURSE, TOMORROW I'M
JUST GOING TO BE REALLY TIRED
AND I DON'T GET STUFF DONE.
AND I FEEL THE SAME.
I REALLY WISH I COULD GET MORE
SLEEP.
>> Reporter: WHEN THE SCHOOL
DAY IS FINALLY DONE, HANNAH IS
WORN OUT.
SLEEP SEEMS AN IMPOSSIBLE DREAM.
BUT TALKING ABOUT SOLUTIONS IS A
FIRST STEP.
NOW THE HARD PART IS GETTING A
GOOD NIGHT'S REST.
DUNCAN McCUE, CBC NEWS, SMITHS
FALLS, ONTARIO.
>> Andrew: IF YOU MISSED IT
YOU CAN SEE ALL OF "THE
NATIONAL'S" SLEEP COVERAGE FROM
DUNCAN McCUE'S LOOK AT SLEEP'S
EFFECT ON MEMORY,
TO CONDITIONS LIKE APNEA TO A
PANEL DISCUSSION WITH MEDICAL
EXPERTS.
YOU CAN FIND IT ON OUR
YouTube CHANNEL.
>> Ian: STILL AHEAD ON "THE
NATIONAL," NEW YEAR AND NEW
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
M.P.s WERE BACK ON THE HILL
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2019 TODAY
AND LET'S JUST SAY THAT THE WEST
BLOCK IS TAKING SOME ADJUSTING
TO.
>> IT'S LIKE THE FIRST DAY OF
SCHOOL, RIGHT?
YOU KIND OF FIND YOUR WAY AROUND
AND WHERE IS YOUR CLASS AND ALL
OF THAT STUFF.
SO WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN THESE
HANDY MAPS TO TRY TO FIND OUR
WAY AROUND AND EVERYTHING.
IT TAKES SOME GETTING USED TO,
BUT I THINK THAT WE'LL MANAGE.
>> Ian: AND LATER THIS WEEK ON
"THE NATIONAL," ADRIENNE SITS
DOWN WITH ONE OF "TIME"
MAGAZINE'S PERSON OF THE YEAR.
JOURNALIST MARIARESSA.
HERE'S A PREVIEW...
>> Adrienne: IT WAS ONE THING
TO KNOW THAT SHE WAS CHOSEN BY
"TIME" AS A GUARDIAN OF THE
TRUTH AND QUITE ANOTHER FOR
MARIA
RESSA TO REALIZE THAT EVERY
OTHER HONOURED JOURNALIST, LIKE
JAMAL KHASHOGGI, HAD BEEN
MURDERED OR JAILED.
>> I WAS THE ONLY ONE OF THE
FOUR THAT WAS ALIVE AND FREE.
I WENT THROUGH A LOT OF
EMOTIONS.
>> Adrienne: THERE'S A LOT OF
REASONS TO BE AFRAID.
THE DUTERTE GOVERNMENT IS TRYING
TO JAIL HER.
BUT SHE PUSHES AHEAD, EXPOSING
SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKS THAT
SPREAD LIES
AND HATE AND DAMAGE DEMOCRACIES.
HER WARNING TO CANADA THIS
ELECTION YEAR?
YOU'RE NOT IMMUNE.
>> PRIME MINISTER TRUDEAU WAS
THE ONLY WORLD LEADER THAT
DURING APEC CALLED
OUT THE PHILIPPINES AND DUTERTE
FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS.
WHO IS THE VOICE FOR THESE,
RIGHT?
IF YOU GUYS ARE THAT, YOU'RE THE
TARGET.
>> Adrienne: BRACE YOURSELVES,
CANADA, SHE SAYS, THIS COUNTRY
IS ABOUT
TO BE TESTED.
(*)
>> Ian: HERE'S SOME OF THE OTHER
STORIES THAT WE'RE WATCHING
TONIGHT ON "THE NATIONAL"...
>>> U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP
WILL DELIVER HIS STATE OF THE
UNION ADDRESS NEXT WEEK.
IT WAS SUPPOSED TO TAKE PLACE
TOMORROW BUT IT WAS POSTPONED
BECAUSE OF THE GOVERNMENT
SHUTDOWN.
NOW THAT IT'S BEEN RESOLVED, AT
LEAST TEMPORARILY, THE U.S.
HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI
INVITED TRUMP TO SPEAK ON
FEBRUARY 5th TO A JOINT
SESSION OF CONGRESS.
AND TRUMP HAS ACCEPTED THE
INVITATION.
>> DO I LOOK FORWARD TO DIRECTOR
MUELLER DELIVERING THE FINAL
REPORT?
>> Ian: THAT IS ACTING U.S.
ATTORNEY GENERAL MATTHEW
WHITAKER SIGNALLING THAT ROBERT
MUELLER'S INVESTIGATION MAY BE
CLOSE TO BEING COMPLETED.
HE TOLD REPORTERS THAT HE'S
FULLY BRIEFED ON THE
INVESTIGATION.
MUELLER HAS BEEN LOOKING INTO
POSSIBLE RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE IN
THE 2016 U.S. PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION.
NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE
INVESTIGATION COMES AS NEW
BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION WAS FILED
TODAY WHICH WOULD REQUIRE
MUELLER TO DELIVER HIS FINDINGS
TO CONGRESS AND THE PUBLIC.
>>> IN HOUSTON, FIVE POLICE
OFFICERS ARE IN HOSPITAL TONIGHT
AFTER SERVING A NARCOTICS
WARRANT, TWO
OFFICERS ARE IN CRITICAL
CONDITION AND THE OTHER THREE
ARE STABLE.
THE HOUSTON POLICE CHIEF SAYS
THAT TWO SUSPECTS WERE SHOT AND
KILLED.
>>> BRITISH PRIME MINISTER
THERESA MAY IS PLANNING TO HOLD
A VOTE ON FEBRUARY 15th IN
PARLIAMENT ON HER BREXIT DEAL.
SHE'S BEEN WORKING TO GAIN BACK
SUPPORT AFTER HER DEAL WAS
OVERWHELMINGLY REJECTED EARLIER
THIS MONTH.
ONE OF HER BIG CHALLENGES IS
SECURING CONCESSIONS RELATING TO
THE BORDER WITH NORTHERN
IRELAND.
>> Andrew: SOME CUSTOMERS OF
CANADA'S BIGGEST BANK ARE UPSET
OVER AN ERROR INVOLVING THEIR
MORTGAGES.
R.B.C. TOLD THEM THEY WERE
SIGNING UP FOR WHAT THE BANK
CALLED "AN ACCELERATED PAYMENT"
WHICH ALLOWED THEM TO PAY DOWN
THEIR MORTGAGE FASTER.
BUT NOW AS AARON SALTZMAN
EXPLAINS, R.B.C. SAYS THAT IS
NOT WHAT THE CUSTOMERS
ACTUALLY SIGNED UP FOR.
>> Reporter: WITH TWO YOUNG
CHILDREN AND A VERY FULL HOUSE,
LIFE FOR NATALIE FLOYD IS HECTIC
ENOUGH.
BUT RECENTLY IT BECAME EVEN MORE
COMPLICATED.
>> THIS IS NEW TO ME OF SOMEBODY
SELLING ME SOMETHING AND THEN
TELLING ME, WELL, IT'S NOT
REALLY WHAT WE TOLD YOU.
>> Reporter: LAST SPRING WHEN
SHE AND HER HUSBAND RENEWED THE
MORTGAGE ON THEIR HOME THEY
SIGNED UP FOR WHAT R.B.C. CALLED
AN ACCELERATED BIWEEKLY PAYMENT.
THAT IS A HIGHER PAYMENT THAT
SHORTENS THE AMMORTIZATION
PERIOD, ALLOWING YOU TO PAY OFF
THE HOUSE MORE QUICKLY.
AND THEN LAST FALL SHE GOT A
LETTER FROM THE BANK.
>> IT HAS COME TO OUR ATTENTION
THAT SOME LANGUAGE IN THE
AGREEMENT THAT YOU SIGNED WHEN
YOU RENEWED YOUR MORTGAGE MAY
HAVE BEEN UNCLEAR.
>> Reporter: THE LETTER SAID
THAT
THAT HER AGREEMENT STATED THAT
YOUR PAYMENT TYPE WAS
ACCELERATED EVEN THOUGH THE
MORTGAGE PAYMENT YOU CHOSE WAS
NOT AN ACCELERATED PAYMENT TYPE.
IT EXPLAINED THAT FLOYD'S PAY
PAYMENT
AND AMMORTIZATION PERIOD WAS
CORRECT AND WOULD NOT CHANGE.
FLOYD SAID HAD THEY KNOWN THAT
THERE WAS
A BIWEEKLY OPTION, THEY WOULD
HAVE CHOSEN IT AND SAVED
INTEREST IN THE LONG RUN.
>> THAT'S HOW I KIND OF FEEL
ABOUT IT IS THAT IT WAS
DECEPTIVE.
>> Reporter: R.B.C. DECLINED
AN INTERVIEW REQUEST.
IT ISSUED A STATEMENT SAYING "A
LIMITED NUMBER OF CLIENTS'
MORTGAGE PAYMENTS WERE
INCORRECTLY LABELED.
THE PAYMENTS, TERMS AND
AMMORTIZATION PERIODS REMAIN THE
ONES THEY SELECTED."
R.B.C. WOULDN'T SAY HOW MANY
PEOPLE WERE AFFECTED BUT THEY
SAID IT REGRETS ANY CLIENT
INCONVENIENCE.
THE GOVERNMENT REGULATOR THAT IS
SUPPOSED TO LOOK OUT FOR
CONSUMERS WHEN THEY HAVE
DISPUTES WITH THEIR BANK REFUSED
TO COMMENT, CITING AN OBLIGATION
TO MAINTAIN CONFIDENTIALITY.
CRITICS SAY THAT'S NOT GOOD
ENOUGH.
>> UNFORTUNATELY, IT LEAVES
CONSUMERS THINKING THAT NOBODY
CARES ABOUT THEM.
>> Reporter: THAT'S HOW
NATALIE FLOYD IS FEELING.
>> IT'S REALLY HARD TO KNOW WHAT
TO DO NOW WHEN YOU GO TO RENEW.
BECAUSE, LIKE, WHO DO YOU
PUBLIC?
-- BELIEVE?
AND ARE YOU GETTING THE RIGHT
INFORMATION?
>> Reporter: AND NEXT TIME,
SHE SAYS, SHE MAY LOOK FOR A
DIFFERENT LENDER.
AARON SALTZMAN, CBC NEWS,
TORONTO.
>> Rosemary: STILL TO COME ON
"THE NATIONAL"... M.P.s HELD
QUESTION PERIOD FOR THE FIRST
TIME TODAY IN THEIR NEW DIGS.
>> THIS IS A NEW BUILDING.
SO THAT'S ALWAYS A LOT OF FUN TO
LEARN WHERE TO GO AND NOT TO GET
LOST AND TO SEE HOW PARLIAMENT
IS GOING TO WORK HERE.
>> Rosemary: THEIR FIRST
IMPRESSIONS ARE OUR "MOMENT OF
THE DAY."
BUT FIRST...
>>> "IN CASE YOU MISSED IT"...
TODAY WAS ONE MEAN WINTER DAY
ACROSS MUCH OF CANADA.
HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, COLD.
OTTAWA AND TORONTO AND MONTRÉAL
ALSO COLD.
AND WINNIPEG AND SASKATOON AND
FORT McMURRAY, HOW IS IT THIS
COLD!
AND THE ULTIMATE ICE CUBE --
GERALDTON IN NORTHERN ONTARIO,
BRIEFLY THE COLDEST PLACE ON
EARTH AT -46° WITH THE WIND
CHILL.
BUT ALL THE WHILE FOLKS IN
RELATIVELY BALMY VANCOUVER
STROLLED AMONG THEIR BRAND-NEW
DAFFODILS.
>> WHEN THEY ARE HAVING WEATHER
LIKE THIS I FEEL VERY SORRY FOR
THEM.
>> FREEZING?
WHAT'S THAT?
>> Rosemary: AND VICTORIA
RESIDENTS TOOK IN THEIR
BEAUTIFUL CHERRY BLOSSOMS.
THAT'S RIGHT, IT'S BEEN SO
PLEASANT OUT THERE THAT THE
CITY'S
CHERRY TREES ARE BLOOMING WEEKS
AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.
>> I WILL TELL ANYBODY WHO COMES
HERE TWO WORDS -- GOOD MOVE.
>> Rosemary: AND, SURE, FOLKS
IN CENTRAL CANADA SPENT MUCH OF
THEIR DAY PREPPING FOR A BIG
STORM.
INCLUDING THIS SHORTS-WEARING
FORMER MANITOBAN, OF COURSE, WHO
HAS SOME FUNNY IDEAS ABOUT
ONTARIO WINTERS.
>> I MEAN, PEOPLE IN WINNIPEG
WOULD UNDERSTAND.
>> Rosemary: BUT TO ALL OF OUR
FRIENDS IN COASTAL B.C., DON'T
WORRY!
ENJOY YOUR FLOWERS.
WE'RE NOT JEALOUS.
NOT AT ALL.
(*)
You are long overdue for some "D."
I'm like 6,000 Kegels away from any kind of "D."
Then get squeezin'!
My trauma is an asset to you?
[thump]
Hey!
What is this?
It's my new campaign. What does it say to you?
You look like a pimp. Is that what you're going for?
I gotta take another pill.
I can feel feelings again.
[pop]
Are you all together?
Yes.
Nope.
Got no "D!"
You know I've always wondered if -- [screams]
[screams]
*
>> I'm not lending you any
money. What happened to all
those gigs that you used to do?
>> I blew the last of my savings
on my rude guy t-shirts.
I'll sell you this one if
you want it. 30 bucks. 40. 50.
>> No. You keep going up.
>> $60.
* dee da dee da dee
dum dee da dee da dee da *
>> Give a warm dopradoshi
to my red carpet gown
for the Crow's premier.
>> $3,700?
>> Does this mean that
I should start thinking about
my look for the premier?
>> TBD on that
guest list, Alexis,
but I love your enthusiasm.
*
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>> Rosemary: AS M.P.s COME
BACK FOR A NEW SITTING OF
PARLIAMENT THEY FOUND THEMSELVES
WORKING IN A BRAND-NEW SETTING.
THE HOUSE OF COMMONS WILL MEET
IN THE WEST BLOCK WHILE CENTRE
BLOCK IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR
LIKE 15 YEARS.
TODAY WAS THEIR FIRST DAY IN
THEIR NEW HOME AND FROM THE GOOD
TO THE BAD TO THE GENERALLY
LITTLE BIT LOST, WE
WANTED TO KNOW M.P.s' REACTION
TO THEIR NEW WORKPLACE AND THAT
IS OUR "MOMENT OF THE DAY."
>> (Speaker of the House):
TODAY MEMBERS OF THE 42nd
PARLIAMENT GATHER FOR THE FIRST
TIME IN THIS MAGNIFICENT
INTERIM CHAMBER.
>> I FELT A TINGLING SENSATION
THAT I WAS IN AN HISTORIC
MOMENT.
>> IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO BE
IN.
THE SOWPTDS -- YOU CAN HEAR FROM
ABOVE AND YOU CAN SEE EVERYBODY.
AND IT WAS JUST REALLY GREAT TO
BE IN THERE.
>> A LITTLE BIT OF SADNESS BUT A
LITTLE BIT OF EXCITEMENT BECAUSE
IT'S NEW.
AND I THINK THAT WE'RE THE FIRST
ONES TO SIT HERE IN THE WEST
BLOCK, SO ISN'T THAT EXCITING?
>> OF COURSE IT CAN'T HOLD A
CANDLE TO THE REAL CHAMBERS OR
THE REAL HOUSE OF COMMONS.
I FEEL IT'S LIKE THAT MOVIE
"HONEY I SHRUNK THE KIDS."
LIKE, HONEY, I SHRUNK
PARLIAMENT.
>> FIRST PRIORITY IS THE
BATHROOM AND THEN THE CAFETERIA,
A GOOD CUP OF COFFEE, THAT'S
IMPORTANT.
AND JUST FIGURING OUT HOW TO GET
AROUND AND WHICH ENTRANCES ARE
BEST.
THAT IS A BIG CHALLENGE.
BUT FORTUNATELY THEY HAVE GIVEN
US THESE HANDY MAPS.
>> I WILL SAY THIS, I DON'T KNOW
HOW TO HIDE FROM YOU GUYS YET.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO AVOID THE
MEDIA SCRUM.
SO I'LL BE EXPLORING THE BACK
PATHWAYS IN COMING DAYS.
>> Rosemary: SO IT IS TIGHT, I
WILL SAY.
I WENT UP THERE LAST WEEK TO
SORT OF ORIENT MYSELF.
IT'S TIGHT QUARTERS FOR BOTH OF
WHERE WE HAVE TO WORK AND TRY TO
GET CLIPS FROM PEOPLE.
AND THE CHAMBER IS TIGHT AND
KIND OF MINI.
BUT IT IS ALSO BEAUTIFUL BECAUSE
THEY
PUT 5,000-SQUARE-FEET OF GRASS
OVER WHAT WAS AN OUTSIDE
COURTYARD AND PRESERVED THE
BEAUTIFUL WALLS ON THE INSIDE.
SO IT KEEPS THAT ARCHITECTURAL
RICHNESS AND IT'S QUITE WELL
DONE, I WILL SAY.
>> Andrew: I'VE GOT TO SAY
THAT I JUST FEEL FOR THOSE POOR
M.P.s.
I LOVE THE EARLIER ANALOGY THAT
IT'S LIKE THE FIRST DAY OF
SCHOOL, BECAUSE WE HAVE ALL BEEN
THERE AND WE CAN ALL RELATE OF
STRUGGLING TO FIND YOUR WAY
AROUND.
EXCEPT FOR THEM THE ADDED
PROBLEM IS THAT PEOPLE LIKE US
ARE WATCHING THEM AND FILMING
THEM AND THEN AIRING THE VIDEO
ON NATIONAL TV AND, THEN, SAY,
TALKING ABOUT IT ON "THE
MOMENT."
YOU REALLY FEEL FOR THEM.
>> Ian: I THOUGHT IT WAS
INTERESTING TO
WATCH THE M.P.s IN THOSE CLIPS
AND THEY SEEMED NORMAL.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE SO USED TO
SEEING THE ADVERSARIAL
GIVE-AND-TAKE IN THE SCRUM AND
SO WHAT YOU SEE ALL THE TIME,
ROSEMARY, JUST ORDINARY PEOPLE
IN A NEW SITUATION.
MY FAVOURITE THING ABOUT THE NEW
PLACE THAT THEY'RE IN IS THE NEW
PRIME MINISTER OR THE
TEMPORARY'S PRIME MINISTER'S
OFFICE HAS A SECRET STAIRCASE
THAT ALEXANDER MACKENZIE
PUT IN SO HE COULD SNEAK THIS
WAY OUT OF HIS OFFICE.
I JUST LOVE THE IDEA OF A SECRET
STAIRCASE.
>> Rosemary: AND THE OTHER
OFFICE HAD THIS SECRET AREA
WHERE THEY PUT TVs BEFORE BUT
SOMETIMES THE PRIME MINISTER
WOULD STICK ONE OF HIS KIDS IN
THERE.
IT'S TRUE, IT'S WAS ON
INSTAGRAM.
THAT'S "THE NATIONAL" FOR
JANUARY 28th.
GOODNIGHT.
>> Ian: GOODNIGHT.
>> Andrew: GOODNIGHT.
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