>> TONIGHT ON CBC VANCOUVER
NEWS...
>> MY ORDER FOR NO MORE THAN 50
PEOPLE AT GATHERINGS AND EVENTS
WILL BE IN PLACE.
>> STANDINGS FIRM.
THE MESSAGE FROM B.C.'S TOP
DOCTOR AS THE PROVINCE PREPARES
TO EASE MORE COVID-19
RESTRICTIONS.
>>> ALSO...
>> KID IN HIS CLASS HAD TOLD HIM
THAT HE HAD THE CORONAVIRUS
BECAUSE HE WAS CHINESE.
>> Lien: GROWING HATE.
HALF OF CHINESE CANADIANS
SURVEYED SAY THEY'VE BEEN
TARGETED SINCE THE PANDEMIC.
AND...
>> WE'VE RECEIVED MORE ORDERS IN
THE LAST TWO WEEKS THAN WE DID
IN ALL OF 2019.
>> Mike: BEST SELLERS.
A SURGE IN SALES OF BOOKS ABOUT
RACISM AT LOCAL BOOKSTORES.
>> (Announcer): THIS IS CBC
VANCOUVER NEWS...
>> Mike: GOOD EVENING.
B.C. COULD SOON BE MOVING INTO
THE NEXT PHASE OF OUR COVID-19
PANDEMIC PLAN, AND THAT COULD
MEAN MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO
TRAVEL IN B.C., LOOSER
RESTRICTIONS AND VISITS WITH
MORE LOVED ONES.
>> BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN LARGER
GATHERINGS.
DAN BURRITT JOINS US LIVE NOW
WITH THE PROVINCE'S CORONAVIRUS
UPDATE TODAY, SO, DAN, WHAT DID
WE HEAR FROM Dr. BONNIE HENRY?
>> Dan: WE HAVE 32 NEW CASES
IN B.C. AND SADLY, ONE PERSON
HAS DIED.
THOSE NUMBERS ARE FROM FRIDAY TO
TODAY.
Dr. BONNIE HENRY THINKS WE CAN
MOVE INTO PHASE III OF B.C.'S
RESTART PLAN SOON AND THE
PROVINCE AND THE PREMIER WILL
OUTLINE MORE ABOUT THAT THIS
WEEK.
HENRY SAYS THE GRADUAL EASING OF
RESTRICTIONS MEANS WE CAN DO
MORE ACTIVITIES.
PHASE III WOULD ALLOW FOR MORE
TRAVEL THROUGHOUT B.C. BUT HENRY
SAYS YOU NEED TO CHECK TO SEE IF
THE COMMUNITY YOU WANT TO VISIT
IS READY TO WELCOME YOU.
SOME MAY NOT BE WILLING OR READY
TO WELCOME TOURISTS.
IF YOU GO TO A REMOTE COMMUNITY
HENRY URGES YOU TO BRING YOUR
OWN GROCERIES AND TO KEEP YOUR
GROUPS SMALL.
>> SO THAT WE'RE NOT EXPOSING
LARGE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE WHEN WE
KNOW WHO WE CAN CONTACT IF WE
NEED TO.
AS WELL THE ORDER FOR NO MORE
THAN 50 PEOPLE AT GATHERINGS AND
EVENTS WILL BE IN PLACE UNTIL HE
HAVE EFFECTIVE MEANS TO STOP
COVID-19 IN OUR PROVINCE.
THE ORDER APPLIES TO EVERYONE.
>> Dan: HENRY ALSO HAS A
MESSAGE FOR PEOPLE KEEN ON
CAMPING.
MAKE SURE YOU FOLLOW THE LOCAL
CAMPFIRE RULES.
SHE NOTES QUEBEC IS ALSO DEALING
WITH A MASSIVE FOREST FIRE
AUTHORITIES BELIEVE WAS SPARKED
WITH A CAMPFIRE.
WE DON'T WANT TO BE DEALING WITH
COVID-19 AND WILDFIRES TOGETHER
IN B.C.
>> Mike: CERTAINLY NOT.
IF WE DO MOVE TO PHASE III THIS
WEEK, WHAT MIGHT THAT MEAN FOR
PEOPLE WITH LOVED ONES IN
LONG-TERM CARE HOMES?
>> Dan: THIS IS A HUGE
QUESTION FOR PEOPLE ACROSS
CANADA AND B.C., MIKE.
WHEN CAN, AND HOW DO THEY VISIT
ELDERLY LOVED ONES?
MANY ARE DESPERATE TO CONNECT
WITH PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS
AND OTHER RELATIVES WHO THEY
HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET CLOSE
TO, PHYSICALLY VISIT, GIVEN HOW
BADLY COVID-19 SWEPT THROUGH
MANY CARE HOMES.
DR. HENRIRY SAYS SHE KNOWS HOW
VITAL IT IS FOR FAMILIES TO
CONNECT IN PERSON FOR PEOPLE'S
EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL AND MESSAGES
WELL-BEING.
SHE SAYS THEY NEED TO HAVE THEY
HAVE ENOUGH LONG-TERM STAFF AND
PERSONAL EQUIPMENT TO MAKE IT
HAPPEN BUT SHE'S SOUNDING
OPTIMISTIC.
>> THE SHORT ANSWER IS YES, I DO
BELIEVE WE'LL BE HAVING
CONTROLLED VISITS IN CARE HOMES
IN THE COMING WEEKS.
>> Dan: HOPEFULLY WE'LL FIND
OUT MORE ABOUT WHAT RESTRICTIONS
OR RULES PEOPLE WILL NEED TO
FOLLOW IN ORDER TO VISIT WITH
LOVED ONES.
WE KNOW THE MAJORITY OF DEATHS
IN B.C. -- WE'RE UP TO 169
NOW -- OCCURRED FROM PEOPLE
LIVING IN LONG-TERM CARE HOMES.
>>> ANITA, MIKE?
>> Lien: THANKS FOR THAT, DAN.
SOUTH OF THE BORDER THE
SITUATION CONTINUES TO WORSEN.
WASHINGTON STATE REPORTING
THOUSANDS OF COVID-19 CASES IN
THE SAME SPAN OF TIME B.C.
ANNOUNCED FEWER THAN 100.
>> BRITISH COLUMBIANS OF COURSE
HAVE PROFOUND CONNECTIONS TO THE
UNITED STATES AND WHAT THOSE
CIRCUMSTANCES TELL US IS THE
NEED TO BE VIGILANT HERE.
>> Lien: HEALTH MINISTER
ADRIAN DIX TOOK A MOMENT TO
REITERATE THE GLOBAL NATURE OF
THE PANDEMIC.
HE IS REMINDING EVERYONE THE
IMPORTANCE OF PHYSICAL
DISTANCING, EVEN AS OUR
PROVINCE'S SITUATION IMPROVES.
>> THE FAMILY OF A KELOWNA MAN
IS GRIEVING TONIGHT.
THE 46-YEAR-OLD FATHER DIED
WHILE TRYING TO SAVE HIS
DAUGHTER WHO HAD FALLEN INTO A
CREEK.
KASHIF SHEIKH JUMPED IN AFTER
HIS TEENAGE DAUGHTER WENT IN
NEAR A WATERFALL AT MILL CREEK
ON FATHER'S DAY.
THIS PHOTO TAKEN MINUTES BEFORE
THE INCIDENTS.
HIS WIFE TELLS CBC NEWS OVER
FACEBOOK THAT HE WAS HER WORLD
AND THAT HER LIFE IS OVER.
BYSTANDERS TRIED TO PULL HIM
FROM THE WATER AND STARTED CBC
ARREST.
FIRST RESPONDERS TOOK OVER ONCE
THEY ARRIVED BUT HE DID NOT
SURVIVE.
NOW, THE TEEN WAS ABLE TO MAKE
IT TO SHORE ON HER OWN.
THE B.C. CORONER SERVICE IS
INVESTIGATING THE DEATH.
>>> DESPITE LEGALIZATION, MANY
ILLEGAL CANNABIS COMPANIES
COMPANY TO BE FLOURISHING IN
B.C., ESPECIALLY ONLINE.
>> Lien: AND AS JOEL BALLARD
REPORTS, LICENCED SHOPS SAY THE
ILLICIT COMPANIES HAVE ONE MAJOR
ADVANTAGE:
CANNABIS DELIVERY.
>> Reporter: IN B.C. IT'S
STILL ILLEGAL FOR A BUSINESS TO
OFFER THE DELIVERY OF CANNABIS.
ABOUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S NOT
HAPPENING.
A QUICK SEARCH ON WEED MAPS OF
DELIVERY SERVICES JUST IN THE
GREATER VANCOUVER AREA BRINGS UP
HUNDREDS OF OPTIONS, MANY OF
WHICH ARE OPEN MUCH LATER THAN A
LICENCED STORE FRONT.
SOME EVEN OFFERING 24-HOUR
SERVICE.
AND LICENCED RETAILERS LIKE HOBO
CANNABIS ARE VERY AWARE THEY'RE
LOSING A HUGE PORTION OF THE
MARKET SHARE.
>> THE ILLICIT MARKET HERE ARE
VERY INTELLIGENT, VERY STRATEGIC
AND VERY MATURE IN THEIR
BUSINESS MODELS.
THEY REALLY WERE PREPARED TO BE
ABLE TO EXECUTE ON CALL IT
PANDEMIC CULTURE FEATURES LIKE
DELIVERY AND SHIPPING, AND IT
ABSOLUTELY DID AN EXCEPTIONAL
JOB OF TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT.
>> Reporter: TO FURTHER MUDDY
THE WATERS, STOKER SAYS
GENERALLY THE PUBLIC DOESN'T
TEND TO KNOW THE BUSINESS
BETWEEN A LICENCED BUSINESS AND
AN ILLEGAL BUSINESS.
IT ALL COME DOWN TO CONVENIENCE.
ONE ADJUNCT PROFESSOR FROM
U.B.C. BELIEVES THE GOVERNMENT
CREATED THIS PROBLEM FOR ITSELF
BY FAILING TO INCLUDE THE
ILLICIT MARKET IN THE FRAMEWORK.
>> IT EXCLUDED ALL THE EXISTING
PEOPLE AND SURPRISE, THEY'RE NOW
SELLING CANNABIS AND COMPETING
STRONGLY WITH THE LEGAL MARKET.
>> Reporter: AS THE ILLICIT
MARKET CONTINUES TO GROW,
RETAILERS ARE ASKING FOR A
BALANCED PLAYING FIELD.
>> IF US AS REGULATED RETAILERS
HAD THOSE FEATURES, WE'D BE ABLE
TO COLLECTIVELY COMBAT THE
ILLICIT MARKET A LOT MORE
EFFECTIVELY.
>> Reporter: HAYDEN DOESN'T
BELIEVE THAT GOES FAR ENOUGH.
>> THE MORE COMPLEX ANSWER,
WHICH IS PROBABLY BETTER IN THE
LONG RUN IS TO ASK THE QUESTION
WE SHOULD HAVE INITIALLY, HOW DO
WE TALK THE FOLKS WHO WERE
INVOLVED IN THE ILLEGAL CANNABIS
AND DISTRIBUTION AND INCLUDE
THEM IN THE NEW MODEL.
>> Reporter: IT SEEM THE
GOVERNMENT AGREES WITH BOTH
POINTS, SAYING IN A STATEMENT:
ONE SOLUTION IS LOOKING TO
PERMIT THE LEGAL MARKET TO ALSO
DO ONLINE DELIVERIES CREATING
SIGNIFICANT COMPETITION FOR
ILLEGAL OPERATORS.
AS WELL, IT WOULD LIKE TO SEE
SOME OF THE ILLICIT GROWERS
LICENCED FOR MICROPRODUCTION TO
TRY AND GET THAT TRANSITION TO
TAKE PLACE.
BUT WITH EVERYONE ON THE SAME
PAGE, THE QUESTION THEN BECOMES,
WHAT'S THE HOLD-UP?
JOEL BALLARD, CBC NEWS,
VANCOUVER.
>> Mike: A NEW STUDY HAS
QUANTIFIED THE RACISM AIMED AT
CHINESE CANADIANS TRIGGERED BY
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
AND IT COMES AFTER REPEAT
WARNINGS ABOUT INCREASED ATTACKS
TARGETING THAT COMMUNITY.
>> AS GREG RASMUSSEN REPORTS,
SOME SAY THE HATE IS BEING
FUELED BY SOCIAL MEDIA, AND EVEN
THE U.S. PRESIDENT.
>> Reporter: FOR THOSE DEVOTED
TO FIGHTING RACISM IT'S A
DEVASTATING SETBACK.
>> VERY DISTURBING, VERY
CONCERNING, AND AS CANADIANS,
THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING IN
OUR COMMUNITY.
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY DESPICABLE.
>> Reporter: THE POLL ADDS TO
A GROWING BODY OF EVIDENCE
DOCUMENTING WHAT MANY CHINESE
CANADIANS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING
IN RECENT MONTHS.
50% REPORT BEING CALLED NAMES OR
INSULTED AS A DIRECT RESULT OF
COVID-19.
30% SAY THEY'VE SEEN RACIST
GRAFFITI OR MESSAGES ON SOCIAL
MEDIA.
>> MY SON WAS ATTENDING SCHOOL
AND A KID IN HIS CLASS HAD TOLD
HIM THAT HE HAD THE CORONAVIRUS
BECAUSE HE WAS CHINESE, AND IT
WAS VERY SHOCKING TO HAVE TO
HAVE THAT CONVERSATION WITH A
YOUNG CHILD.
>> Reporter: JAMIE LIEW GREW
MORE WORRIED AFTER HEARING THE
U.S. PRESIDENT ONCE AGAIN BLAMED
CHINA FOR THE DEVASTATING
CORONAVIRUS.
>> THAT NAME GETS FURTHER AND
FURTHER AWAY FROM CHINA SUPPOSED
TO CALLING IT THE CHINESE VIRUS.
(CHEERS).
>> I CAN NAME KUNG FLU...
>> DOESN'T GIVE ME A LOT OF HOPE
THAT WE CAN MOVE PAST THIS KIND
OF RHETORIC AND MISINFORMATION
AND THIS COMPLETE RACIST
BEHAVIOUR.
>> Reporter: THE POLL'S
AUTHORS SAY EVEN THOSE WHO HAVE
BEEN HERE FOR GENERATIONS FEEL
ALIENATED AND BULLIED.
>> INDEED, ONLY 13% REPORT THAT
THEY FEEL LIKE THE REST OF THE
COUNTRY SEES THEM AS FULLY
CANADIAN ALL THE TIME.
>> Reporter: THOSE CAUGHT UP
IN THIS BATTLE SAY IT'S NOT
SIMPLE OR QUICK TO UNDO THE
DAMAGE.
>> RACISM IS NOT BEING BORN.
WE DON'T BORN WITH RACISM.
BUT RACISM IS A LEARNED
BEHAVIOUR, AND IT CAN BE
UNLEARNED.
>> Reporter: THIS STUDY, STARK
EVIDENCE OF JUST HOW MUCH MORE
WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE.
GREG RASMUSSEN, CBC NEWS,
RICHMOND.
MIKE MIKE SOME CHANGES ARE
COMING TO THE VANCOUVER POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
AS MAYOR KENNEDY STEWART
DECLARES HIS RENEWED COMMITMENT
TO HELP END RACISM IN THE
JUSTICE SYSTEM AND POLICE
SERVICES.
AMONG THE PROMISED CHANGES IS
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BLACK AND
AFRICAN DIASPORA ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.
IT WILL WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH
V.P.D. TO CREATE CULTURAL SENSE
ACTIVITY AND ANTIBIAS TRAINING
FOR OFFICERS AND POLICE BOARD
MEMBERS FOCUSED ON BLACK
PEOPLE'S EXPERIENCE IN
VANCOUVER.
STEWART ANNOUNCED PLANS TO END
THE CONTROVERSIAL PRACTICE OF
STREET CHECKS ENTIRELY AND
PROMISED IMPROVEMENTS TO
EXISTING INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S
CULTURAL SENSITIVITY TRAINING
ALONG WITH ENHANCED
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE POLICE
BOARD, CITY COUNCIL AND THE
MUSQUEAM PEOPLE REGARDING POLICE
SERVICES.
>> Lien: THE NUMBER ONE BIC ON
THE NEW YORK TIMES NONFICTION
BEST SELLERS LIST IS HOW TO BE
AN ANTIRACIST.
>> Mike: OF THE TOP 15 BOOKS
BEINGS FIVE ARE ABOUT RACISM.
TRY TO BORROW ONE FROM THE
LIBRARY AND THERE'S A LONG
WAITING LIST.
>> Lien: AND LOCAL BOOK
SELLERS SAY THAT'S BEEN THE CASE
HERE AS WELL.
>> Reporter: IN ALL HER YEARS
AS A BOOK SELLER, PATRICIA
MASSEY HAS NEVER SEEN THIS KIND
OF INTEREST IN BOOKS ON RACE AND
RACISM.
>> YES, WE HAVE A BOX, PERRY
BELLEGARDE OF THE SWORD, BY
OCTAVIA BUTLER.
THAT'S BEEN SELLING LIKE CRAZY.
>> RECORDS HAVE COME IN FOR
BOOKS WRITTEN YEAR AGO.
SEE SAYS THERE SEEMS TO BE A
DEMAND FOR LIFE AND LACKS OF
INDIGENOUS MATERIAL RIGHT NOW.
>> 70% OF IT IS RELATED TO BOOKS
ON ANTIRACISM AND CRITICAL RACE
STUDIES.
>> Reporter: MASS BOOKS IS AN
INDEPENDENT BUT THE STORY IS THE
SAME IN LARGE CHAINS AS WELL,
WHERE BOOKS ON THE ANTIRACIST
REACTED LISTS HAVE CROSSED OVER
ONTO THE BEST SELLERS LIST.
>> TWO WEEKS AGO FOR PHYSICAL
MATERIALS THERE WAS ONE BOOK ON
THAT LIST AND NOW THERE ARE
NINE.
SO OUT OF 25.
SO NONFICTION TITLES ON THAT
LIST ARE NOT UNCOMMON.
BUT IT'S USUALLY A RANGE OF
SUBJECTS, SO THIS MANY TITLES
ALL IN THE SAME OR SIMILAR
SUBJECTS IS VERY UNUSUAL.
>> Reporter: THE MURDER OF
GEORGE FLOYD MAY HAVE BEEN THE
CATALYST, DRIVING MILLIONS OUT
ON TO THE STREETS IN PROTEST.
BUT ALONG WITH THE OUTRAGE HAS
COME A DESIRE TO LEARN.
BOOKS AND DOCUMENTARIES ARE
BEING CONSUMED IN RECORD
NUMBERS.
AT THE BURNABY LIBRARY, THE
SECOND AND THIRD HIGHEST DEMANDS
TITLES THIS WEEK ARE WHITE
FRAGILITY AND HOW TO BE AN
ANTIRACIST, BEAT OUT ONLY BY THE
NEW HUNGER GAMES NOVEL.
>> UNPRECEDENTED, FOR THAT MANY
NONFICTION TITLES AND ALL ON THE
SAME OR SIMILAR SUBJECTS ISN'T
SOMETHING I'VE SEEN BEFORE.
>> Reporter: THE VANCOUVER
PUBLIC LIBRARY HAS SEEN SUCH A
DEMAND.
IT'S MADE UNLIMITED COPIES OF
THE E BOOK "ME AND WHITE
SUPREMACY" AVAILABLE WITH NO
WAIT LIST FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE.
WHETHER THIS IS A SHORT-TERM
TRENDS OR LONG-TERM SHIFT, WE
CAN'T KNOW YET.
BUT READING IS A GOOD PLACE TO
START.
>> THE MORE YOU READ THE MORE
YOU REALIZE THAT THINGS NEED TO
CHANGE, AND THE WORK NEEDS TO BE
DONE, NOT JUST READING BOOK BUT
ENGAGING IN THAT PERSONAL KIND
OF ACTION.
>> BECAUSE WHEN THE BOOK ENDS,
THE REAL WORK BEGINS.
DEBORAH GOBLE, CBC NEWS;
VANCOUVER.
>> THE B.C. LEGISLATURE HAS
RECONVENED FOR A HISTORIC HYBRID
SESSION.
>> THE BUSINESS OF GOVERNMENT IS
NOW LARGELY BEING DONE VIRTUALLY
BUT A SMALL NUMBER OF MLAS DID
RETURN TO VICTORIA TODAY.
>> TANYA FLETCHER IS THERE
TONIGHT WITH MORE ON THE START
OF AN UNPRECEDENTED SITTING.
>> Reporter: THE PROCESSION
OUTSIDE WAS THE SAME, BUT
INSIDE, IT LOOKED ANYTHING BUT
NORMAL.
>> I WISH TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
RECOGNIZE THE HISTORIC NATURE OF
THE PROCEEDINGS WHICH ARE ABOUT
TO UNFOLD.
>> Reporter: PREPANDEMIC, 87
MEMBERS WOULD NORMALLY PACK THE
CHAMBER.
NOW ONLY 25 ARE ALLOWED INSIDE
AT ANY GIVEN TIME.
THE NEW COVID CONFIGURATION
FEATURES PHYSICALLY DISTANCED
DESKS AND LARGE TV SCREENS HUNG
FROM THE GALLERY.
MOST CONNECT BY VIDEO
CONFERENCE, SOME FROM
NEIGHBOURING COMMITTEE ROOMS.
>> THANK YOU TO THE MEMBER FOR
HER QUESTION --
>> Reporter: AND OTHERS FROM
HOME.
>> YESTERDAY WAS NATIONAL
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY.
>> Reporter: MLAs NOW USE
VOTING CARDS TO HAVE THEIR SAY
VIRTUALLY.
THERE WERE SOME MINOR TECHNICAL
GLITCHES ALONG THE WAY.
>> MEMBER SURREY, PANORAMA, YOUR
MICROPHONE MAY BE OFF.
>>> PERHAPS WE CAN COME BACK TO
SURREY PANORAMA.
IT'S OKAY?
>> IT'S OKAY NOW.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Reporter: BUT OTHERWISE THE
INAUGURAL PROCEEDINGS WERE
RELATIVELY SMOOTH.
>> I THINK ALL OF US HAVE BEEN
VERY PLEASED WITH THE
COLLABORATION THAT HAS TAKEN
PLACE IN TERMS OF NOT JUST
DEALING WITH COVID-19 BUT ALSO
IN MAKING THIS SESSION WORKABLE.
>> Reporter: THE BACK AND
FORTH OF QUESTION PERIOD, A SIGN
OF THE FAMILIAR.
>> WILL THE PREMIER TAKE A
SIMPLE STRAIGHTFORWARD STEP.
>> YET WORTH A MORE NOTICELY
SUBDUED TOWN AND MINIMAL
HECKLING.
>> I DO APPRECIATE THE MEMBER'S
QUESTION.
>> AND THE PASTIME OF REPORTERS
CROWDING AROUND MINISTERS IN THE
HALLWAYS HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH
A DIAL IN MEDIA SCRUM FEATURING
ONE MINISTER AT A TIME.
THE OPPOSITION TOO IS BEHIND THE
NEW MODEL AND SAYS IT'S
IMPORTANT THE LEGISLATURE GET
BACK TO BUSINESS.
>> IT'S A GOOD SIGN THAT WE CAN
HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY TO EVERYBODY
IN BRITISH COLUMBIA BY HAVING
ALL 87 RIDINGS REPRESENTED.
IT'S NOT OPTIMAL, BUT WE'RE
GOING TO MAKE IT WORK.
>> Reporter: THIS IS THE
TECHNOLOGICAL NERVE CENTRE WHERE
THE AUDIO VISUAL TECHNICIANS
COORDINATE THE INCOMING FEEDS.
THE PROVINCE SAYS THIS VIRTUAL
FORMAT CAN BE USED AS A TEMPLATE
TO MAKE SURE THE LEGISLATURE CAN
CONTINUE TO FUNCTION IN ANY
FUTURE DISASTERS LIKE AN
EARTHQUAKE.
TANYA FLETCHER, CBC NEWS,
VICTORIA.
>> Mike: QUITE A FEW THINGS
REOPENING TODAY.
CARS ARE BACK IN STANLEY PARK
THE PARK BOARD REOPENING THE
POPULAR DESTINATION TODAY.
SINCE APRIL CYCLISTS WERE THE
ONLY WHEELS ON THE PAN AM GAMES
IN THE PARK, PART OF AN EFFORT
TO IMPROVE PHYSICAL DISTANCING
IN THE AREA.
NOW, AFTER MONTHS OF DETOURS
CARS ARE BACK ON THE STREETS,
ALBEIT IN JUST A SINGLE LANE.
THIS IS BEING WELCOMED BY
TOURISM VANCOUVER, THE VANCOUVER
AQUARIUM AND HORSE DRAWN TOUR
OPERATORS, ALONG WITH
ACCESSIBILITY ADVOCATES, THEY
WERE AMONG THOSE CALLING FOR THE
REOPENING.
>> Lien: GOOD NEWS FOR HIKERS.
THE GROUSE GRIND HAS REOPENED.
THE 2.9 KILOMETRE TRAIL UPGROWS
MOUNTAIN WAS CLOSED DUE TO THE
PANDEMIC.
NORMALLY MOTHER NATURE'S STAIR
MASTER OPENS IN EARLY MAY BUT
THEY HAD TO SUSPEND OPERATIONS
IN MARCH TO KEEP THINGS SAFE FOR
THE TRIP BACK DOWN CAPACITY ON
THE SKY RIDE WILL BE REDUCED BY
70% TO ALLOW FOR PHYSICAL
DISTANCING.
FACE MASKS WILL BE MANDATORY ON
THE GONDOLA AND HIKERS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO TRY TO MAINTAIN A
DISTANCE OF TWO METRES WHILE
HUFFING AND PUFFING THEIR WAY UP
THE MOUNTAIN.
>> Mike: THE VANCOUVER
AQUARIUM IS ANOTHER LOCAL
LANDMARK REOPENING, BUT A LITTLE
LATER THIS WEEK.
AQUARIUM STAFF SAY FRIDAY IS THE
"OFFICIAL" DAY THEY'LL OPEN THE
DOORS TO THE PUBLIC.
VANCOUVER AQUARIUM HAD BEEN
CLOSED FOR MONTHS, THE COST OF
CARING FOR THE NEARLY 70,000
CREATURES WITHOUT INCOMING
REVENUE HAS BEEN A HUGE HIT TO
THE CONSERVATORY.
EVEN AFTER A FUNDRAISER WITH THE
WHITECAPS THE AQUARIUM IS STILL
UNDER WATER, BUT TICKET SALES
SHOULD HELP.
>>> ALL RIGHT, NOT A BAD START
TO THE WORKWEEK.
WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS AS WE GO
FORWARD, OUR FIRST CHECK OF THE
WEATHER FORECAST NOW, HERE'S
CHRISTY CLIMENHAGA.
>> IT WAS A HOT DAY IN THE
INTERIOR IN B.C.
TEMPERATURES UP TO THE HIGH 20S,
AND IT LOOKS LIKE AREAS AROUND
KELOWNA WILL SEE HOT WEATHER
TODAYED COAST A LITTLE MORE
SEASONAL ON THE MAINLAND BUT
TOWARD THE COASTLINE YOU'LL SEE
A LITTLE MOISTURE, THAT'S KEPT
YOU COOLER TODAY AND WILL KEEP
YOU COOL TOMORROW.
A STREAM TARGETING THE COASTLINE
BUT TOWARD THE PRINCE GEORGE
AREA THERE'S BEEN A SHOWERY DAY
THERE AS WELL.
TOWARD THE LOWER MAINLAND YOU'RE
JUST BEING CLIPPED BY IT SO A
BIT OF SHOWERY WEATHER HERE OR
THERE, CLOUD COVER, BUT NOT THE
SAME MOISTURE YOU'RE SEEING A
LITTLE FURTHER NORTH.
OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS YOU'LL
START TO SEE A LITTLE CHANGE.
TONIGHT, STILL VERY CLEAR IN
VANCOUVER, 16º AT MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURES UP TO THE 20S
AROUND SO RIGHT AROUND OR JUST
ABOVE SEASONAL.
A LITTLE MORE SHOWERY WEATHER
POSSIBLE.
LIGHT AND SPOTTY BUT STILL THE
RISK
OF A LITTLE BIT OF WET WEATHER
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
>> THANK YOU, CHRISTIE.
>>> A REMINDER, YOU CAN WATCH
THIS FLUS CAST LIVE ON CBC GEM
AND THE FREE APP IS WHERE YOU
CAN FIND OTHER CBC PROGRAMS.
>> THE CBC VANCOUVER ALSO ON
FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE AND INSTAGRAM
AND WITH TO FORMALLY WELCOME
LIEN TO OUR 6:00 O'CLOCK
NEWSCAST, YOU'LL BE HERE WHILE
ANITA IS ON MATERNITY LEAVE.
HASN'T HAD THE 0 BABY YET BUT
WE'LL KEEP YOU POSTED.
>> AND THE U.S. HITS A SOBERING
MILESTONE.
MORE PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM THE
VIRUS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR.
BUT EFFORTS TO LIFT THE LOCKDOWN
CONTINUE.
THAT STORY NEXT.
>> Mike: THANKS FOR STAYING
WITH US ON OUR AD FREE LIVE
STREAM.
>> A MANITOBA WOMAN IS GETTING
MARRIED TONIGHT TO MAKE IT
EASIER TO SEE HER SPOUSE.
LAST WEEK THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
ANNOUNCED THE BORDER BETWEEN
CANADA AND THE U.S. WOULD REMAIN
CLOSED FOR ANOTHER 30 DAYS.
>> Mike: BUT COUPLES WHO LIVE
ON EITHER SIDE OF THE BORDER, IT
WAS TOUGH NEWS TO HEAR.
>> I MISS YOU.
>> Reporter: SARAH LYNN
RUSSELL LIVES IN WINNIPEG.
HER HUSBAND LIVES IN GRAND
FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA.
>> WE MET ON A DATING APP,
BECAUSE WE LIVED SO CLOSE
TOGETHER AND WE DIDN'T REALIZE
WE WERE FROM DIFFERENT
COUNTRIES.
>> THEY'RE ONLY A THREE HOUR
DRIVE AWAY BUT THEY'VE BEEN
SEPARATED MORE THAN THREE MONTHS
BECAUSE OF THE BORDER CLOSURE.
>> WE SAW EACH OTHER EVERY
WEEKEND.
>> Reporter: THEY WERE ENGAGED
BEFORE COVID-19 HIT.
THEN EVERYTHING FELL APART.
NOW THE COUPLE HAS MADE A QUICK
DECISION.
>> WE'RE ONLY GETTING MARRIED
MONDAY BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT
WILL NOT LET HER IN IF WE DON'T
DO THIS.
>> Reporter: TWO WEEKS AGO THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED IT
WOULD ALLOW IMMEDIATE FAMILY
MEMBERS TO CROSS THE BORDER AND
BE REUNITED.
BUT THERE'S FINE PRINT.
IT ONLY APPLIES IF YOU'RE
MARRIED OR COMMON LAW.
THAT'S LEFT COUNTLESS COUPLES IN
LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPS OR
ENGAGED SEPARATED BY THE BORDER.
>> SO SHE'S NOT ALLOWED TO ENTER
CANADA AT ALL AND I'M NOT
ALLOWED TO DRIVE TO AMERICA BUT
I AM ALLOWED TO FLY BECAUSE
THAT'S HOW THEY'VE DECIDED TO
HANDLE THE SITUATION.
>> Reporter: RUSSELL WILL FLY
TO MINNEAPOLIS AND THEN DRIVE
FOUR HOURS TO GRAND FORKS.
THEY'LL GET MARRIED WITH TWO
WITNESSES THEY'VE HIRED.
>> CERTAINLY WASN'T GOING TO BE
LIKE THIS, LIKE UNDERSTOOD ALL
THIS PRESSURE.
IT'S KIND OF BECOME MORE OF A
LEGAL TRANSACTION BECAUSE WE'RE
TRYING TO RESPECT THE POLICIES
IN PLACE RATHER THAN AN ACTUAL
CEREMONY.
>> Reporter: RUSSELL HAS EVEN
GONE TO HER MEMBER OF
PARLIAMENT.
RAQUEL DANSHO SAYS THE BORDER
SHOULD BE OPEN TO ALL COUPLES IN
LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP.
>> WILL THIS GOVERNMENT ALLOW
AMERICAN-CANADIAN COUPLES TO BE
REUNITED?
YES OR NO?
>> HONOURABLE MINISTER.
>> I THANK THE MEMBER FOR THE
QUESTION.
THIS HAS BEEN A CHALLENGING
ISSUE, AS WE HAVE MADE EVERY
EFFORT TO RESTRICT NONESSENTIAL
TRAVEL ACROSS OUR BORDERS.
>> Reporter: RUSSELL SAYS THE
HARDEST PART IS NOT KNOWING WHAT
THEY'LL SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN.
>> A LOT OF TEARS AND DASHED
HOPES, EVERY TIME THE BORDER
CLOSURE GETS NEAR THE END, WE
ALL GET REALLY EXCITED AND MAKE
PLANS, AND THEN A COUPLE OF DAYS
BEFORE, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN
EXTENDED ANOTHER 30 DAYS.
THEY'RE BASICALLY SAYING IF YOU
DON'T MARRIED WE DON'T CONSIDER
YOUR PARTNER TO BE ESSENTIAL.
>> Reporter: THE WEDDING IS
BITTERSWEET.
THEY'LL HAVE FOUR DAYS TOGETHER
BEFORE RUSSELL HAS TO GO BACK TO
CANADA, NOT KNOWING WHEN THEY'LL
SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN.
CBC NEWS, WINNIPEG.
>> Lien: SACRIFICES YOU MAKE
FOR LOVE.
>> Mike: ANYTHING FOR LOVE,
RIGHT, LIEN.
>> YEAH, THREE HOURS, THAT'S A
DISTANCE.
>> Mike: THERE'S NOTHING
STOPPING HER FROM FLYING INTO
THE STATES, BUT OF COURSE WHEN
THEY COME BACK THEY'LL BOTH HAVE
TO QUARANTINE FOR --
>> FOR 14 DAYS MUCH YOU NEED A
LOT OF VACATION TIME.
>> I THINK THE DATE IS EXTENDED
TO JULY 21, I THINK IT IS NOW.
>> Lien:
>> Mike: ALL RIGHT, STAY WITH
US.
BACK WITH THE LATEST HEADLINES
ON COVID-19 IN A MATTER OF
SECONDS...
>> IN THE U.S. THE NOVEMBER
COVID-19 CASES IS SPIKING.
TODAY THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO
DIED HAS TOPPED 120,000.
MORE THAN AMERICANS HAVE BEEN
KILLED BY COVID-19 THAN IN ALL
OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR.
MOST OF THE NEW CASES IN THE
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST OF THE
COUNTRY PRIMARILY AND THOSE
HOTSPOTS ARE EMERGING AS
PREVIOUS ONES OPEN UP FROM
LOCKDOWN.
>> WE COULD SEE A RISE IF WE'RE
NOT CAREFUL.
>> Reporter: AT NEW YORK AND
WASHINGTON, DECEMBER PEOPLE CAN
EAT AT RESTAURANTS OUTDOORS, GO
TO A SALON AND A GYM.
BUT A STEADY INCREASE IN CASES
IN MORE THAN 20 STATES, A DOZEN
STATES HAVE SET RECORD HIGHS FOR
NEW CASES IN RECENT DAYS.
>> I THINK IT'S TIME TO RING THE
ALARM BELLS, SOME STATES ARE IN
PARTICULAR LOOKING VERY
WORRYING.
ARIZONA, FLORIDA, TEXAS, SOUTH
CAROLINA, CASES ARE SURGING AND
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO
HAPPEN NEXT.
>> Reporter: Dr. ANNA
BERSHTEYN IS A PROFESSOR OF
PUBLIC HEALTH AT NEW YORK
UNIVERSITY.
>> WITHOUT THOSE STATES CLOSING
DOWN AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES
FOR THE VIRUS INTEREST TRANSMIT
IT'S GOING TO GET REALLY BAD.
>> DONALD TRUMP SAID AT A RALLY
ON SATURDAY HE ASKED OFFICIALS
TO SLOW DOWN TESTOING.
THE WHITE HOUSE SPOKESPERSON
SAID TODAY HE WAS JUST JOKING.
>> IT WAS A COMMENT HE MADE IN
JEST, A COMMENT THAT HE MADE IN
PASSING.
>> Reporter: ASKED ABOUT IT
DIRECTLY THE PRESIDENT DODGED
THE QUESTION.
>> DID YOU ASK TO SLOW IT DOWN?
>> IF IT DID SLOW DOWN, FRANKLY,
I THINK WE'RE WAY AHEAD OF
OURSELVES IF YOU TO KNOW THE
TRUTH.
WE'VE DONE TOO GOOD A JOB.
EVERY TIME WE GO OUT, WITH
25 MILLION TESTS WE'LL FIND MORE
PEOPLE SO THEY SAY WE HAVE MORE
CASES IN THE UNITED STATES,
BECAUSE WE DO MORE TESTING THAN
ANY OTHER COUNTRY BY FAR.
>> BUT SOME EXPERTS ATHE RISING
CASES ARE DUE TO LAX PHYSICAL
DISTANCING GUIDELINES, NOT
ENOUGH MASKS, AND GENERAL APATHY
TOWARDS THE VIRUS, AND THEY
WORRY THAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE
FALL.
>> MY FEAR IS THAT WE'RE GOING
TO HAVE UNCONTROLLED PANDEMIC
THAT EXPLODE AND OVERWHELM
HELI-SYSTEMS.
>> Reporter: HE ALSO WORRIES
IT WILL BE EVEN HARDER TO SHUT
DOWN A SECOND TIME AND THAT MORE
CASES WILL ULTIMATELY LEAD TO
MORE DEATHS.
STEVEN D'SOUZA, CBC NEWS, NEW
YORK.
>> Mike: GLOBALLY, THE
PANDEMIC CONTINUES TO
ACCELERATE, WITH MORE THAN NINE
MILLION CONFIRMED CASES BEING
REPORTED WORLDWIDE.
OUTSIDE OF THE U.S., BRAZIL,
RUSSIA, AND INDEPENDENTS ROUND
OUT THE TOP FOUR INFECTED
COUNTRIES.
HOWEVER, AS CHRIS BROWN SHOWS US
TONIGHT, THE SURGING NUMBERS
HAVEN'T STOPPED LEADERS FROM
PUSHING AHEAD WITH REOPENING.
>> Reporter: FIRES BURN
CONTINUOUSLY AT DELHI'S LARGEST
CREMATORIUM TRYING TO KEEP UP
WITH THE DEAD FROM CORONAVIRUS.
>> MY FATHER IS GONE!
THEY HAVE TAKEN IT FROM ME!
>> Reporter: THIS ANGUISHED
BUSINESSMAN TOLD OUR PRODUCER
THE CAPITAL'S HOSPITAL SYSTEM IS
BEING CRUSHED.
DOCTORS KEPT TELLING HIM HIS
FATHER WAS DOING FINE BUT REALLY
HE SAYS NO ONE WAS CARING FOR
HIM.
>> HE'S OKAY, HE'S OKAY, YOU
PLEASE WAIT, PLEASE WAIT, AS THE
DAYS WILL PASS, HE WILL BECOME
OKAY, HE WILL BECOME OKAY.
BUT...
YESTERDAY HE WAS GONE.
(INDISCERNIBLE) OUR GOVERNMENT
IS FAILED, EVERYTHING HAS
FAILED.
>> Reporter: HEALTH
AUTHORITIES SAY DELHI MAY SOON
NEED 150,000 HOSPITAL BEDS TO
COPE.
RIGHT NOW IT ONLY HAS 9,000.
>> IT SEEMS EVERY DAY WE REACH A
NEW GRIM RECORD.
>> Reporter: TODAY THE WORLD
HEALTH ORGANIZATION SAID A SURGE
IN INFECTIONS IN PLACES SUCH AS
INDIA AND BRAZIL IS DEEPLY
WORRYING, AS IS THE
POLITICIZATION OF THE VIRUS.
IN BRAZIL, 50,000 ARE DEAD, YET
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PRESIDENT
BALLS NEAR CONTINUES TO RESIST
MEASURES TO SLOW THE VIRUS'
SPREAD MUCH RUSSIA IS BRACING
FOR A HUGE MILITARY PARADE IN
MOSCOW EVEN AS CASES OUTSIDE THE
CAPITAL ARE ON THE RISE.
AND IN INDIA AFTER A DIFFICULT
LOCKDOWN WAS LIFTED INFECTIONS
HAVE SOARED.
WHILE 14,000 OFFICIAL DEATHS IS
STILL A FAIRLY LOW NUMBER THE
REALITY IN RURAL INDEPENDENT MAY
BE FAR WORSE.
>> BECAUSE THE CURRENT RURAL
AREA IS AT HOME, THEY DOAN DON'T
HAVE MEDICAL ATTENTION SO YOU
DON'T HAVE A DEATH CERTIFICATE
OR CERTIFICATION.
PEOPLE JUST BURY IN THE FIELDS
OF THE VILLAGE REPORT INDIAN
AUTHORITIES INSIST NOT ALL PARTS
OF THE VAST NATION ARE IN SUCH
BAD SHAPE BUT IN THE CAPITAL
IT'S DESPERATE ENOUGH TO START
REPURPOSE OLD TRAIN CARRIAGES AS
HOP WARDS.
CHRIS BROWN, CBC NEWS,
VANCOUVER.
>> MOUNTIES HAVE FINED SEVERAL
AMERICAN TOURISTS FOR VIOLENTING
PUBLIC HEALTH ORDERS BECAUSE
THEY STOPPED FOR A VISIT AT
BANFF NATIONAL PARK OVER THE
PAST WEEK.
THE CANADA-U.S. BORDER IS STILL
CLOSED OFFICIALLY TO
NONESSENTIAL TRAVEL, UNTIL AT
LEAST JULY 21.
THAT INCLUDES PARKS AND TOURIST
SITES.
AMERICANS ARE ALLOWED TO TRAVEL
BETWEEN ALASKA AND THE
CONTINENTAL U.S. TO GET HOME OR
TO GO TO WORK.
BUT THEY MUST TAKE A DIRECT
ROUTE.
>> Mike: VANCOUVER ART GALLERY
RECENTLY REOPENED ITS DOORS, AS
GALLERIES RIGHT ACROSS THE
COUNTRY GO BACK SLOWLY TO THE
BUSINESS OF SHOWING ART.
THEY'RE PLACES THAT CELEBRATE
CREATIVITY, OF COURSE, AND AS WE
HEAR IN THIS REPORT, THEY ARE
APPLYING THEREAT ACTIVITY TO --
CREATIVITY TO TRY TO KEEP
PATRONS SAFE TOO.
>> Reporter: YOU CAN WALK
UNDERSTOOD THESE STARRY SKIES OR
TAKE IN THE WORLD OF VINCENT VAN
GOGH THROUGH YOUR WINDSHIELD.
THIS IMMERSIVE EXHIBIT MADE UP
OF LARGE SCALE PROJECTIONS OF
VAN GOGH'S PAINTINGS WAS TO OPEN
AS A WALK THROUGH ONLY.
BUT THE PANDEMIC MADE PRODUCERS
SWITCH GEARS.
>> I'D ALREADY HAD OF EXPERIENCE
OF DRIVING RIGHT INTO THIS
GALLERY, AND WAS DOING IT EVERY
WEEK WHEN I CAME DOWN HERE AND
THEN SUDDENLY IT DAWNED ON ME
THAT WE COULD OFFER THAT SAME
EXPERIENCE TO THE PUBLIC.
>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO A
RECENT SURVEY, 30% OF CANADIANS
SAID THEY WOULD GO BACK TO
MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES AS SOON AS
THEY REOPEN.
BUT 27% SAID THEY WOULD WAIT
ANOTHER FIVE MONTHS, AND 42%
WERE UNSURE.
FOR GALLERIES, BEING ABLE TO
MAINTAIN DISTANCE BETWEEN
VISITORS IS KEY IN CONVINCING
THEIR PATRONS IT'S SAFE TO COME
BACK.
THERE ARE LOTS OF HANDS
SANITIZING STATIONS BUT NO MORE
BENCHES OR INTERACTIVE SCREENS
TO TOUCH.
>> YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO BOOK
ONLINE IN ADVANCE AND GET A TIME
TICKET.
WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE TOO MANY
PEOPLE IN HERE BECAUSE THEN IT
WON'T BE SAFE.
>> Reporter: THE GALLERY
OPENED DOORS FIRST TO FRONT-LINE
WORKERS LIKE THIS FIRST TIME
VISITOR.
>> I WELCOMED THE TUNE TO DO
SOMETHING AND THIS WAS SOMETHING
THAT WAS OUT OF MY REGULAR
ROUTINE.
>> Reporter: AT CHARLOTTE'S
CONFEDERATION CENTRE, ROUTES ON
THE FLOORS KEEP PEOPLE MOVING IN
A SET PATTERN, WHICH HELPS WITH
DISTANCING.
AND ALL THESE PRACTICES HAVE A
SILVER LINING.
ART IS VIEWED AS IT'S SUPPOSED
TO BE, UP CLOSE, WITHOUT
JOSTLING CROWDS.
>> REALLY WE WANT PEOPLE TO FEEL
COMFORTABLE IN A RELAXED KIND OF
MODE WHEN THEY'RE LOOKING AT
ART.
IT SHOULD BE A PLEASURE.
IT SHOULDN'T BE SOMETHING THAT
THEY'RE FEARFUL.
>> AS ART GALLERIES GET CREATIVE
TO GIVE PEOPLE BACK SOME QUIET
CONTEMPLATION AND INSPIRATION IN
A STRESSFUL YEAR.
>> PRETTY COOL!
>> Mike: LOOKS LIKE A DRIVE
THROUGH ART EXHIBIT.
>> Lien: YEAH!
I SAW SOMETHING LIKE IT IN TOKYO
BUT YOU HAD TO WALK THROUGH IT.
THE SPACE WAS NOT NEIL BIG
ENOUGH TO DRIVE THROUGH.
>> EVERYONE ASKS HOW LONG IT'S
GOING TO BE, BUT WE DON'T KNOW,
THAT'S THE REALITY.
>> Lien: THAT'S RIGHT.
>> Mike: IT'S A NEW CBC
PODCAST ON GENDER IDENTITY
CALLED "THEY AND US.
COMING UP, INSIDE THE WORLD OF
PREFERRED PRONOUNCE,
TRANS-RIGHTS AND A QUEST FOR
EVERYONE TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR
WHO THEY ARE.
♪
>> A FEW YEARS AGO THE
BRITISH COLUMBIA TOWN OF NELSON
LOST ITS COLLEGE WHEN THE
PROVINCE CLOSED IT DOWN.
NOW IT'S OPEN AGAIN WITH A
BRANDS NEW ROLE.
IT'S GONE INTERNATIONAL.
ITS MAIN PURPOSE NOW IS TO TEACH
STUDENTS FROM JAPAN ABOUT
WESTERN WAYS.
KEITH BOAG REPORTS THE STUDENTS
ARE DOING WELL AND SO IS THE
TOWN.
>> Reporter: PEOPLE IN NELSON
ARE BEGINNING TO GET USE TO THE
JAPANESE FLAG FLYING AROUND
TOWN.
THE JAPANESE SIGNS IN THE STORE
WINDOWS DON'T LOOK OUT OF PLACE
ANYMORE AND THE YOUNG JAPANESE
THEMSELVES, NEARLY 300 OF THEM,
ARE STARTING TO BLEND IN.
SORT OF.
MOST DON'T HAVE A FIRM GRIP ON
ENGLISH YET BUT THAT'S WHY
THEY'VE COME.
>> I WANT TO SPEAK ENGLISH
FLUENTLY AND I WANT TO BE A
TEACHER TO TEACH JAPANESE TO
FOREIGNERS.
>> Reporter: NELSON, ONE OF
THE PRETTIEST LITTLE TOWNS IN
B.C., IS ENJOYING A RENAISSANCE,
THANKS IN LARGE PART TO THE
CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE.
>> WE BELIEVE THAT NELSON IS A
SOFT LANDING TO THE JAPANESE
STUDENT AND THAT IT'S A SMALL
COMMUNITY, AND SO IT WOULD BE A
LITTLE EASIER TO ADJUST TO
WESTERN WAYS HERE.
THINGS ARE CLOSER.
>> POST OFFICE...
>> Reporter: THIS IS MORE THAN
JUST A LANGUAGE SCHOOL.
IT'S ITS CURRICULUM IS GEARED
TOWARD INDOCTRINACING THE
JAPANESE IN ALL THE WAYS OF THE
WESTERN WORLD, LANGUAGE,
CULTURE, THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY,
CANADA POST.
>> INTRODUCING...
TO THE MAILBOX.
>> Reporter: RIGHT.
>> PRIVATE SCHOOLS ARE COMMON IN
JAPAN, MORE MIDDLE CLASS THAN
UPPER CLASS AND THAT GOES FOR
THESE STUDENTS AS WELL.
THE $27,000 IT COSTS FOR EACH
STUDENT TO COME HERE IS
AFFORDABLE BY JAPANESE
STANDARDS.
THE IMPACT IT HAS ON THE LOCAL
ECONOMY, THOUGH, IS STAGGERING.
THEY'RE BRINGING
ALMOST $4 MILLION INTO THE
COMMUNITY.
>> THEY KNOW WHAT THEY WANT WHEN
THEY SHOP, NIKE AND REEBOK.
>> THEY'RE CAREFUL INFORMED
SHOPPERS, AND ABSOLUTELY VERY
NICE TO HAVE IN THE STORE.
THEY'RE A WELCOME TYPE OF
CUSTOMER.
>> THE LOCAL PEOPLE IT'S VERY
KIND, AND THE FOOD IS NICE, AND
HERE IS FULL OF NATURE, AND SO
ON.
>> Reporter: THIS IS JUST THE
BEGINNING.
YEAR ONE OF A FOUR YEAR PROGRAM.
THE NEXT THREE YEARS WILL BE
SPENT AT A DIFFERENT CAMPUS IN
VANCOUVER.
>> THE JAPANESE HAVE CLEARLY HAD
THIS UNDERSTANDING THAT THE
ENGLISH WORLD IS VERY IMPORTANT
TO THEIR FUTURE.
>> THEY WILL HAVE SOME BASIC
SKILLS LIKE WORD PROCESSING, AND
WILL HAVE A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF
THE THINGS YOU NEED TO -- WITH
WHICH TO DO BUSINESS IN THE
WORLD.
>> Reporter: BUT IT'S NOT ALL
DRY AND PRACTICAL.
IN FACT THE COLLEGE BENDS OVER
BACKWARDS TO GIVE ITS STUDENTS
THAT SO-CALLED SOFT LANDINGS IN
THE WESTERN WORLD AND WITH GOOD
REASON.
ACCORDING TO THE COLLEGE, 90% OF
JAPANESE STUDENTS WHO STUDY
ABROAD NEVER FINISH THEIR
PROGRAMS, SO DIFFICULT IS THE
TRANSITION BETWEEN CULTURES.
THAT'S A RECORD THAT MUST
IMPROVE AND IMPROVE DRAMATICALLY
FOR THE COLLEGE HERE TO SURVIVE.
KEITH BOAG, CBC NEWS, NELSON.
>> Lien: HERE ARE SOME OF THE
STORIES WE'RE FOLLOWING TONIGHT
ON CBC VANCOUVER NEWS...
>> WE MUST CONTINUE, HOWEVER, TO
MINIMIZE OUR CASES, TO MANAGE
THEM QUICKLY AND EFFECTIVELY
WITH PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION AND
WITH EVERYBODY DOING THEIR PART.
>> Lien: A STRONG MESSAGE FROM
B.C.'S TOP DOCTOR AS THE
PROVINCE PREPARES TO EASE MORE
COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS.
DR. HENRIRY SAYS THAT WILL
LIKELY HAPPEN THIS WEEK BUT SHE
INSISTS WE MUST REMAIN VIGILANT
AND WON'T BUDGE ON HER ORDER
LIMITING GATHERINGS AND EVENTS
TO 50 PEOPLE T WE REPORTED 32
CASES OF THE VIRUS OVER THE LAST
THREE DAYS AND ONE NEW DEATH
BRINGING B.C.'S DEATH TOLL TO
169 PEOPLE.
>> IT'S HAVING AN IMPACT ON
THEIR PSYCHE.
THEY'RE EXPERIENCING ANXIETIES
AND WORRIES THAT ARE SERIOUS
ENOUGH TO MAKE THEM CAUSE CHANGE
TO THEIR ROUTINE.
>> Mike: NEARLY 60% OF CHINESE
CANADIANS ARE CHANGING THEIR
ROUTINES TO AVOID BEING TARGETS
OF COVID-19 RACISM.
A NEW ANGUS REID SURVEY SHOWS
HALF OF THOSE SURVEYED HAVE
EXPERIENCED DISCRIMINATION IN
THE LAST THREE MONTHS.
EXPERTS SAY IT'S NOT SURPRISING
THAT IT'S CLEAR EVIDENCE MORE
EVIDENCE MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE
TO STOP THE SPREAD OF HATE.
>> WE DID MORE LAST WEEK THAN WE
DID IN ALL OF 2019, 70% OF THAT
RELATED TO BOOKS ON ANTIRACISM,
CRITICAL RACE STUDIES.
>> Lien: A BIG RUN ON BOOKS
ABOUT RACISM AT LOCAL
BOOKSTORES.
OF THE TOP 15 BOOKS ON THE NEW
YORK TIMES' NONFICTION BEST
SELLERS LIST, THIS WEEK FIVE ARE
ABOUT RACISM.
THE NUMBER ONE BOOK IS "HOW TO
BE AN ANTIRACIST."
>> Mike: CBC IS LAUNCHING A
NEW PODCAST TODAY ON GENDER
IDENTITY CALLED "THEY AND US".
>> Lien: IT TAKES YOU INSIDE
THE WORLD OF PREFERRED
PRONOUNCE, TRANS-RIGHTS, AND THE
QUEST FOR EVERYONE TO BE
RECOGNIZED FOR WHO THEY ARE.
>> Mike: ONE OF THE TOPIC THE
PODCAST TOUCHES ON IS CONVERSION
THERAPY, A PRACTICE OF CHANGE A
PERSON'S SEXUAL ORIENT
ALLEGATION OR UNDERIDENTITY
WHICH IS WIDELY VIEWED AS
UNSCIENTIFIC AND HARMFUL.
>> VANCOUVER BANNED THE PRACTICE
TWO YEARS AGO, BUT SO FAR NO
OTHER MUNICIPALITIES IN B.C.
HAVE FOLLOWED SUIT.
>> Reporter: JUNE 6th 2018
WAS A MONUMENTAL DAY.
VANCOUVER BECAME THE FIRST CITY
IN THE COUNTRY TO BAN CONVERSION
THERAPY.
>> WE HAVE 11 IN FAVOUR AND
PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
WORK ON THIS.
>> ONE OF THE PEOPLE CELEBRATING
WAS PETER GUIDEIC.
HE WEPT THROUGH CONVERSION
THERAPY AS A YOUNG MAN BUT HE
CALLS IT SOMETHING ELSE.
TORTURE.
>> MY SITUATION, I WILL READILY
ADMIT MIGHT BE ON THE EXTREME
SPECTRUM.
>> Reporter: GUIDIC DREW THESE
PICTURES DECADES AGO IN THERAPY.
HIS PSYCHIATRIST TOLD HIM HE
ONLY THOUGHT HE WAS GAY BECAUSE
HE WAS SEXUALLY ABUSED AS A
CHILD.
THE SESSIONS WHICH INCLUDED
POWERFUL DRUGS, WERE MEANT TO,
AS THE PSYCHIATRIST PUT IT,
"CORRECT THE ERROR OF HIS
HOMOSEXUALITY."
>> YOU CAN'T CONSENT TO
SOMETHING THAT, THANK GOD, BY
NOW, HAS BEEN SHOWN GLOBALLY TO
BE FRAUDULENT AND EXTREMELY
HARMFUL.
>> Reporter: SINCE VANCOUVER
BARRED THE PRACTICE IN 2018,
SEVERAL OTHER MUNICIPALITIES,
INCLUDING EIGHT IN ALBERTA, HAVE
FOLLOWED SUIT.
FIVE PROVINCES EITHER PROHIBIT
CONVERSION THERAPY OR ARE
COURAGE WORKING ON LEGISLATION.
BUT B.C. ISN'T ONE OF THEM AND
VANCOUVER REMAINS THE ONLY CITY
IN THE PROVINCE WITH THE BAN.
THE B.C. GOVERNMENT WROTE A
LETTER TO OTTAWA LAST YEAR
CALLING FOR A FEDERAL BAN.
IN MARCH, A BILL BASS INTRODUCED
TO ERADICATE CONVERSION THERAPY.
>> WHICH IS A TEENAGER TERM
BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE NOT CONVERTED
AND THERE IS NOTHING THERAPEUTIC
ABOUT IT.
>> Reporter: THIS S.F.U.
RESEARCHER SAYS IT'S UP TO ALL
LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT TO TAKE A
STAND.
>> DIFFERENT LEVELS OF
GOVERNMENT HAVE DIFFERENT POLICY
LEVERS AVAILABLE TO THEM SO
MUNICIPALITIES CAN LOOK AFTER
BUSINESS LICENCES, PROVINCES CAN
LOOK AFTER WILL BE AND SOCIAL
WELFARE SYSTEMS AND THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT CAN LOOK AT THE
CRIMINAL CODE.
>> A DOZEN MUNICIPALITIES IN
CANADA NOW HAVE BANS IN PLACE.
SAULWAY SAYS THAT'S PROGRESS.
BUT ONLY ONE IS IN B.C. AND
ADVOCATES IN THIS PROVINCE SAY
THERE'S A LONG WAY TO GO.
JESSE JOHNSTON, CBC NEWS CBC
NEWS, VANCOUVER.
>> AND I'M CBC JOURNALIST
WILFRED DAHL AND I'M NONBINARY.
WHAT EXACTLY DOES THAT MEAN?
WE'LL ANSWER SOME OF THE GENDER
QUESTIONS YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO
ASK IN OUR NEW PODCAST, THEY AND
US.
LISTEN NOW.
>> HER HUSBAND HAS BEEN IN JAIL
IN CHINA FOR 560 DAYS.
COMING UP, A CBC BROADCAST
EXCLUSIVE.
WHAT MICHAEL KOVRIG'S WIFE IS
SAYING ABOUT HOW THE TRUDEAU
GOVERNMENT IS HANDLING THE
ORDEAL.
>> Mike: 21 MINUTES BEFORE
7 O'CLOCK MONDAY NIGHT, A LIVE
LOOK AT THE NORTH SHORE
MOUNTAINS AS WE SEE THE CITY
COMING UP ON THE HORIZON THERE.
PRETTY NICE START TO THE
WORKWEEK ON THE SOUTH COAST.
WE'LL FIND OUT WHAT TO EXPECT IN
THE COMING DAYS, THE FORECAST IS
NEXT.
♪
>> Mike: WE ARE HARDLY GOING
INTO A HEAT WAVE BUT AS THE
WEATHER WARMS UP, GOOD NEWS FOR
THOSE TRYING TO BEAT THE HEAT.
>> STARTING JULY 13, FOREOUTDOOR
POOLS WILL BE REOPENING.
THE VANCOUVER PARK BOARD
ANNOUNCED TODAY THE POOLS AT
KITSILANO, NEW BRIGHTON, SECOND
BACHE AND MAPLE GROVE WILL OPEN
UP LIFEGUARDS RETURNING TO
ENGLISH BAY, JERICHO, KITSILANO,
LOCARNO, SPAN ISSUING BANKS,
EAST AND WEST, SUNSET AND TROUT
LAKE.
FOR THE LITTLE ONES WHO CAPTAIN
MAKE IT DOWN TO THE WATER TEN
SPRAY PARKS WILL BE BACK IN
ACTION SATURDAY.
>> Mike: GREAT NEWS.
I GUESS THEY'LL BE SOCIAL
DISTANCING AT THE SPRAY PARK.
>> KIND OF HARD WITH KIDS.
>> THEY'LL MAKE IT WORK.
>> Lien: AS FOR WHETHER THAT
WILL BE NICE OR NOT, THAT'S A
QUESTION WE HAVE FOR CHRISTY
CLIMENHAGA.
>> IT'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF A
PARTS OF THE INTERIOR THANK TO A
STREAM OF MOISTURE COMING OFF
THE PACIFIC THAT HASN'T LET UP
AND THROUGH THE NIGHT TONIGHT
AND DAY TOMORROW A PRETTY
SIMILAR STORY.
WHEREAS FURTHER SOUTH IT'S BEEN
MORE SPOTTY, SEEING THINNER
CLOUD TOWARDS VANCOUVER AREA.
THAT EXPECT TO CONTINUE TONIGHT
BEFORE WE START TO GET A LITTLE
BETTER CHANCE OF SOME SHOWERY
WEATHER TOMORROW.
HERE'S HOW IT TIMES OUT.
YOU CAN SEE PRETTY STEADY
RAINFALL AROUND THE PORT HARDY
AREA, AS YOU MOVE INTO THE DATE
TOMORROW, THIS IS TOMORROW
MORNING, YOU CAN SEE MAYBE SOME
SHOWERS STARTING TO PEEK INTO
THE LOWER MAINLAND.
BUT STILL, THE MAJORITY OF THE
PRECIPITATION ALITTLE FURTHER
NORTH AND ARE INTO THE INTERIOR,
TOMORROW ALSO SEEING THE RISK OF
A LITTLE BIT OF THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY STARTING TO SPARK UP
INTO THE INTERIOR WITH ALL THAT
HEAT THAT'S REALLY BEEN ISOLATED
ON THAT AREA.
SO AS YOU MOVE THROUGH THE NEXT
36 HOURS, HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT
WE CAN EXPECT IN TERMS EVER OF
OUR PRECIPITATION.
THINGS BY TOMORROW MORNING,
EARLY, STILL HEAVY RAIN IN PORT
HARDY, THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE GOING
TO SEE MOST OF IT.
TOWARDS VANCOUVER, A LITTLE MORE
SHOWERY SO YOU MIGHT SEE A
LITTLE BIT OF THAT OVERNIGHT AND
THEN INTO THE DAY TOMORROW,
MAYBE A FEW MORE MILLIMETRES BUT
AGAIN, THE LEAFEST OF THAT
RAINFALL PUSHING FURTHER NORTH.
AS FOR TOMORROW'S FORECAST
ACROSS THE REGION, 29 IN
CRANBROOK, SEEING AGAIN THAT HOT
WEATHER REALLY SETTING UP WITH
ALL THAT SUNSHINE.
THE RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS INTO
THE KAMLOOPS AREA, AGAIN WHICH
AGAIN HAS SEEN A LOT OF THE HOT
WEATHER.
SHOWERY IN PRINCE GEORGE AND
PORT HARDY, 14, SIMILAR TO
TODAY.
TO GET A CLOSER LOOK FURTHER
SOUTH, 21 IN VICTORIA FOR THE
DAY TOMORROW, LITTLE BIT OF
SHOWERY WEATHER POSSIBLE ON AND
OFF BUT AGAIN, YOU'LL LIKELY SEE
BREAKS OF SUNSHINE TOO, AS IT IS
A LITTLE MORE SPOTTY AS YOU HEAD
SOUTH.
OVER THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS IF
YOU'RE IN VANCOUVER A LITTLE BIT
OF EVERYTHING ON THE WAY, NOT
HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED BUT SOME
SHOWERY WEATHER FOR THE NEXT FEW
DAYS, TEMPERATURES JUST
BEAUTIFUL, AROUND SEASONAL,
SUNSHINE COMING OUT FOR YOUR
THURSDAY, AGAIN, THE RISK OF AN
EVENING SHOWER FOR FRIDAY AND A
LITTLE ON AND OFF THROUGHOUT THE
WEEKEND AS WELL.
ALL IN ALL
A FAIRLY SEASONAL FORECAST.ND
>> Lien: SEASONAL WORKS.
THANKS, CHRISTIE.
♪
>> AS A PAIR OF CANADIANS
IMPRISONED IN CHINA BECAME THE
SUBJECT OF NEW SPARRING TODAY
BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES, THE
WIFE OF ONE OF THE MEN KNOWN AS
THE TWO MICHAELS IS COME FORWARD
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
>> Lien: IN A BROADCAST
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH CBC
NEWS, MICHAEL COACH'S WIFE TOLD
OUR ADRIENNE ARSENAULT NOW IS
THE TIME FOR HER TO SPEAK UP.
>> WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING NOW.
THAT WORDS ARE NO LONGER ENOUGH.
WE HAVE TO TAKE ACTION.
>> Reporter: MORE THAN A YEAR
OF WAITING, WATCHING SILENTLY,
WORKING AWAY, VINA NAJIBULLAH
WANTS MORE DONE TO FREE HER
HUSBAND, MICHAEL KOVRIG.
>> HOW IS HE MANAGING?
>> HE'S BEEN CONFINED TO A
SINGLE CELL FOR THIS ENTIRE
TIME.
HE HAS NOT BEGUN OUTSIDE.
HE HAS NOT SEEN A TREE OR HAD
FRESH AIR TO BREATHE FOR 56160
DAYS.
IN ONE OF HIS LETTERS HE SAYS
THAT IT REALLY WEIGHS ON THE
SOUL WHEN YOU CAN'T SEE MORE
THAN 10 FEET IN ANY DIRECTION.
>> Reporter: KOVRIG AND
ANOTHER CANADIAN, MICHAEL
SPAVOR, HAVE BEEN HELD BY
CHINESE AUTHORITIES SINCE
20192018 THOUGH THE CHARGES OF
SPYING WERE ONLY LAID LAST
FRIDAY.
>> THESE ACCUSATIONS ARE
GROUNDLESS, BASELESS.
THEIR DETENSION WAS ARBITRARY
SINCE DAY ONE MUCH THERE IS NO
DOUBT WHY THIS HAPPENED.
>> DID YOU IMMEDIATELY THINK
THIS IS RETALIATION FOR MENG
JUAN REVIEW?
>> YES, HAVING LIVED IN CHINA,
HAVING STUDIED IN CHINA AND
STUDIED INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
AND BEING IN THE WORLD THAT I'M
IN OF POLITICS AND DIPLOMACY IT
WASN'T HARD TO PUT TWO AND TO
TOGETHER.
>> Reporter: IT WAS DAYS AFTER
HUAWEI'S CFO MENG WANZHOU WAS
ARRESTED IN VANCOUVER ON A U.S.
EXTRADITION WARRANT THAT KOVRIG
AND SPAVOR WERE PICKED UP MANY
CHINA.
CANADA SAYS THE DETENTION OF THE
TWO MEN IS POLITICALLY MOTIVATED
BUT THAT ITS HANDS ARE TIED ON
THE MENG CASE.
>> IF CANADA MAINTAINS THAT THE
JUDICIAL PROCESS IS INDEPENDENT,
IT CAN'T INTERVENE POLITICALLY,
WHAT'S CANADA'S MOVE HERE?
>> SINCE THE BEGINNING THIS HAS
BEEN POSITIONED -- THE
EXTRADITION HAS BEEN POSITIONED
AS A JUDICIAL MATTER, IS BEFORE
THE COURTS.
SO TO MAKE SENSE OF ALL OF THAT
I ASKED A LAWYER HERE IN
TORONTO, A LAWYER OF NATIONAL
REPUTATION, BRIAN GREENSPAN AND
HIS TEAM, AND THEY UNEQUIVOCALLY
SAY THAT EXTRADITION IS NOT A
CRIMINAL PROCEEDING.
THERE IS NO DEFERENCE TO THE
COURT.
THERE IS NO, IF YOU STEP IN AS
THE MINISTER OF  JUSTICE THAT IS
SOMEHOW VIOLATION OF THE RULE OF
LAW.
>> Reporter: WHAT DOES THE
CANADIAN GOVERNMENT SAY TO YOU
WHEN YOU BRING THIS UP?
>> NOW WE HAVE INTRODUCED ALL
THIS, SUBMITTED THIS TO THE
GOVERNMENT, MINISTER OF 
JUSTICE, Mr. LAMETTI HAS SEEN
THE LEGAL OPINION AND RECEIVED
LETTERS EXPLAINING THAT LEGAL
OPINION AND ASKING FOR ACTION.
THERE HAS BEEN NO REPLY.
>> Mike: CBC'S ADRIENNE
ARSENAULT IN TORONTO.
>>> WELL, WELLNESS CHECKS ARE
JUST THAT.
BUT IN A FEW CASES RECENTLY
THOSE CHECKS HAVE RESULTED IN
DEATH.
>> CHANTEL MOORE, A B.C.
INDIGENOUS WOMAN, DIED RECENTLY
IN NEW BRUNSWICK DURING A
WELLNESS CHECK.
WE HAVE A LOOK'S LINK BETWEEN
POLICE SHOOTINGS AND MENTAL
HEALTH.
>> Reporter: ANOTHER DEATH,
ANOTHER PROTEST.
THIS ONE FOR IJAZ CHAUDHRY, A
62-YEAR-OLD FATHER OF FOUR WHO
ON THE WEEKEND WAS IN CRISIS.
>> MY UNCLE WAS A HARMLESS MAN.
>> Reporter: HIS FAMILY SAYS
THEY CALLED A NONEMERGENCY
NUMBER HOPING FOR HELP.
>> YOU'RE IN A MENTAL HEALTH
CRISIS AND YOU'RE FACED BY
PEOPLE WITH GUNS, PEOPLE WITH
BODY ARMOR, PEOPLE WITH
AUTHORITY OVER YOU.
>> Reporter: PEEL REGION
POLICE OFFERED CONDOLENCES AND
ASKED FOR PATIENCE DURING THE
INVESTIGATION.
>> WE DEMAND A PUBLIC INQUIRY
INTO WHAT TOOK PLACE, AND WE
ALSO DEMANDS THAT THE OFFICER
INVOLVED IN SHOOTING OUR UNCLE
IS REMOVED IMMEDIATELY FROM PEEL
POLICE.
>> Reporter: ALL THIS AMIDST A
GLOBAL DEBATE OVER HOW POLICE
USED THEIR WEAPONS, HOW THEY USE
FORCE, NOT JUST ON CRIME
SUSPECTS BUT ALSO ON PEOPLE
SUFFERING MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS.
IN THE LAST MONTH SEVERAL OTHERS
HAVE DIED AFTER INTERACTIONS
WITH POLICE RESPONDING TO
EMERGENCY CALLS.
>> WE HAVE TO QUESTION THE LOGIC
OF HAVING HEAVILY ARMED AGENTS
OF THE STATE CONDUCTING
SO-CALLED WELLNESS CHECKS.
>> Reporter: THIS RESEARCHER
SAYS MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS AND
NOT ARMED POLICE OFFICERS SHOULD
BE RESPONDING TO MANY CRISIS
CALLS.
>> OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES,
STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT ABOUT
70% OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS
COUNTRY WHO ARE KILLED BY POLICE
OFFICERS HAVE EITHER MENTAL
HEALTH ISSUES AND/OR SUBSTANCE
ABUSE ISSUES.
70% OF THE PERSONS KILLED BY
POLICE.
>> (In unison): NO JUSTICE, NO
PEACE!
>> Reporter: HE SAYS ASS
PROTESTS MOUNT OVER POLICE USE
OF DEADLY FORCE, HE'S OPTIMISTIC
THAT GOVERNMENTS ARE REALIZING
THERE MAY BE BETTER WAYS TO
RESPOND.
>> Lien: WELL, LAST YEAR CBC
REPORTER JASON D'SOUZA SPENT A
MONTH AT A SURREY HIGH SCHOOL.
THIS YEAR HE'S BACK, GIVING THE
COMMENCEMENT SPEECH TO
>> HI, I'M AMY BELL, AND HERE'S
WHAT'S IN YOUR CBC VANCOUVER
IN-BOX.
CBC VANCOUVER IS A PROUD
SPONSOR.
DOXA DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL.
THIS YEAR IT'S MOVING ONLINE,
ENJOY AMAZING FILMS AND DIGITAL
LIVE EVENTS FROM THE COMFORT OF
OUR OWN HOME.
>>> AND WHAT IS GENDER IDENTITY?
WHAT DOZEN NONBINARY MEAN?
SUBSCRIBE TO CBC B.C.'S NEW
PODCAST, "THEY AND US" AND JOIN
HOST WILF SEASON UNDEL AS THEY
EXPLORE THESE QUESTIONS AND
MORE.
>> Mike: ALL RIGHT, IT WAS A
YEAR AGO WE TOOK YOU BACK TO
HIGH SCHOOL WITH OUR SERIES
MATHESON.
EARLY EDITION STORY PRODUCER
JAYS DAS JASON D'SOUZA SPENT A
MONTH IN SURREY AS A GRADE 11
STUDENT ARE THE THIS YEAR THE
SAME STUDENTS ARE GRADUATING IN
THE MIDST OF THE PANDEMIC AND AS
PART OF THE CELEBRATION, JASON
WAS ASKED TO RECORD A
COMMENCEMENT SPEECH FOR THE
GRADS.
>> HEY, GUYS, JASON D'SOUZA HERE
FROM B.C.
CONGRATULATIONS ON GRADUATING.
IT'S SUCH A TREMENDOUS CHEECHOO
AND EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU
SHOULD BE SO PROUD OF THAT.
LAST YEAR WAS A LITTLE BIZARRE
FOR HAVING A JOURNALIST HAVING A
MONTH IN THE CLASSROOM,
PESTERING WITH QUESTIONS, IT HAD
BLEND IN, FAILING TO BLENDS IN
BUT AT LEAST NOW, A YEAR LATER,
YOU'LL BELIEVE ME THAT I'M NOT A
NARC OR A LOW-KEY FED ALTHOUGH I
SUSPECT SOME OF YOU ARE STILL
PRETTY SUSPICIOUS.
>> I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE PROBABLY
SO EXCITED FOR GRADUATION AND
ALL THE CELEBRATIONS AND
COMMEMORATIONS THAT COME ALONG
WITH IT, AND THEN...
GLOBAL PANDEMIC.
I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE WHAT THE
LAST FEW MONTHS HAVE BEEN LIKE
FOR ALL OF YOU.
BUT I AM SUPREMELY CONFIDENT
THAT IF THERE'S ANY GRAD CLASS
THAT CAN NAVIGATE THROUGH THESE
STRANGE TIMES SUCCESSFULLY, IT'S
YOU GUYS.
♪
>> ADMITTEDLY, MY TIME AT
MATHESON WAS A BIT DIFFERENT
THAN ALL OF YOURS.
>> MY FAVORITE TIME OF HIGH
SCHOOL, LUNCHTIME AND THANK
FULLY THAT'S NOW.
WHILE TECHNICALLY I DIDN'T HAVE
TO DO ANY OF THE SAME HOMEWORK
ASSIGNMENTS YOU GUYS HAD TO DO,
YOU STILL MADE SURE THAT I WAS
LEARNING THE WHOLE TIME.
SOME OF THAT WAS JUST PRACTICAL
STUFF, LIKE GETTING THE DOWN-LOW
ON SLANG TODAY.
>> WHAT'S UP; BOY, YOU'RE
LOOKING LIKE A SNATCH.
(INDISCERNIBLE).
>> I HAVE NO IDEA.
I DON'T HAVE IDEA WHAT ANY OF
THAT MEANT.
>> OR UNDERSTANDING THE PONS OF
A HANDS SHAKE.
>> MAYBE THE MOST IMPORTANT
HANDSHAKE IS YOU'RE THE MAN.
>> MORE IMPORTANTLY MATHESON
TAUGHT US TO WE NEED TO TURN THE
CAMERA ON YOU GUYS SOME MORE, TO
HEAR WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE TO SAY.
>> WHAT ARE YOU MOST POST-HIGH
SCHOOL?
>> I'M EXCITED TO BE MORE
INDEPENDENT, BEING WHO I TRULY
AM, SHOWING THE SKILLS THAT I
HAVE AND GROWING UP AS A PERSON.
THIS IS ALL A PROCESS FOR BEING
GROWING UP AND BECOMING AN DULL
THAT YOU WANT TO BE.
>> UNIVERSITY, DEFINITELY.
I THINK I WANT TO STUDY
PSYCHOLOGY OR LAW, ONE OF THOSE
TWO.
>> WHAT'S THE MESSAGE YOU WANT
TO SENDS TO ALL YOUR CLASSMATES,
ALL YOUR COLLEAGUES WHO ARE
WATCHING RIGHT NOW?
>> BE PROUD OF EVERYTHING YOU'VE
ACCOMPLISHED.
JUST BECAUSE OTHER GET TO SEE
IT, KNOW IN YOUR MINUTE SET THAT
YOU GOT THIS.
>> I KNOW IT SOUNDS CHEESY BUT
HONESTLY, WE'RE IN THIS TO THIS.
IT SUCKS WE DIDN'T GET WHAT WE
WANTED BUT AT LEAST WE HAVE THIS
MEMORY AND WE CAN TELL OUR KIDS
WHAT WE'RE WAY OLDER, AND SAY,
YOU KNOW WHAT?
IF THEY'RE COMPLAINING ABOUT
SCHOOL, WE DIDN'T GET A PROPER
GRADUATION.
NOT JUST L.A. MATHESON, AND WE
GOT THROUGH THIS MUCH.
IT'S OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO GET
THROUGH THIS TOO.
>> YOUR VOICES ARE SO IMPORTANT
SO KEEP SPEAKING OUT, MAKE
YOURSELF HEARD.
CONTINUE TO SHATTER THOSE
STIGMAS AND TAKE THE INCREDIBLE
OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE SET TO
COME YOUR WAY.
TECHNICALLY I'M NOT A MATHESON
GRAD BUT YOU GUYS DEFINITELY
MAKE ME FEEL A LITTLE BIT LIKE
ONE.
SEE YOU GUYS OUT IN THE WORLD.
>> Mike: HE'S NOT A NARC OR A
LOW KEY FED EITHER.
>> BUT A BOO WHO'S LOOKING LIKE
A SNACK.
>> WHAT DID SHE SAY, HU M.D. Y?
>> A HUNDRED PERCENT?
>> A HUNDRED DOLLARS?
SPEND A HUNDRED DOLLARS AT
WENDY'S?
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE GRADS
AT L.A. MATHESON AND ALL THE
HIGH SCHOOLS, JUST TOTALLY
DIFFERENT FOR THE GRAD CLASS OF
THIS YEAR, THAT'S FOR SURE.
>> Lien: YEAH, BUT THEY GOT
THIS.
>> YES.
>> GREAT MESSAGES IN THERE.
>> THAT'S IT FOR US TONIGHT.
YOU CAN ALWAYS WATCH THIS
NEWSCAST ONLINE, CBC.CA/BC.
>> OUR NEXT LOCAL NEWS RIGHT
HERE AT 11 AFTER "THE NATIONAL"
WITH DAN BURRITT.
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
>> Mike: GOOD NIGHT.
