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>> Adrienne: GOOD EVENING, I'M
ADRIENNE ARSENAULT.
TONIGHT ANXIOUS NURSES TELL US
THAT THEY'RE WORRIED FOR THEIR
SAFETY.
>> WE NEED TO BE PROTECTED.
>> Adrienne: AND THE
GOVERNMENT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT
THERE'S AN EQUIPMENT SHORTAGE.
>> Andrew: I'M ANDREW CHANG.
ALSO TONIGHT, GETTING TOUGHER ON
PHYSICAL DISTANCING.
>> WE MUST ABSOLUTELY IMPLEMENT
STRONGER MEASURES.
>> Andrew: WHY YOU'LL BE
MEASURING YOUR STAY AT HOME IN
MONTHS.
>> VERY OFTEN WE HAVE SEEN
CUSTOMERS ARE NUMBER ONE, RIGHT.
BUT I DON'T THINK IN THIS CASE
IT'S TRUE.
>> Adrienne: THE MESSAGE FROM
GROCERY STORE WORKERS AND TO
SOCIALIZING SHOPPERS -- ENOUGH
IS ENOUGH.
>> Andrew: AND ON THE FIRST OF
THIS MONTH, DETAILS ABOUT
DESPERATELY NEEDED FEDERAL
FUNDS.
>> The Hon. Bill Morneau: GET
READY TO RE-HIRE PEOPLE.
>> Andrew: WE'LL EXPLAIN HOW
BUSINESSES GET IT AND OUR
FINANCE EXPERTS ANSWER YOUR
QUESTIONS.
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>> Andrew: AS THE GLOBAL
PANDEMIC BEGINS A FOURTH WEEK,
IT IS CLEARER THAN EVER THAT
CANADA'S COLLECTIVE ORDEAL HAS
BARELY BEGUN.
THE MESSAGE FROM LEADERS TODAY
IS THAT THE CALL TO STAY
ISOLATED WILL LIKELY CONTINUE
FOR MONTHS.
>> Adrienne: SO ANDREW AND I
STILL KEEPING OUR DISTANCE AND A
MEASURE MORE PLAINLY NECESSARY
SINCE WE STARTED DOING IT NEARLY
TWO WEEKS AGO.
LIKE YOU, WE'LL KEEP IT UP AS AS
LONG AS IT TAKES, BUT HOW LONG
WILL YOU BE ASKED TO CONFINE
YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE?
TODAY WE'RE LEARNING THAT
THERE'S RISK INVOLVED WHEN
LEADERS AREN'T CLEAR ON THAT
QUESTION.
CHRIS GLOVER LOOKED INTO THAT AS
CANADA'S BIGGEST CITY, THE ONE
THAT YOU SEE BEHIND ME, WAS
ORDERED TO SETTLE IN FOR THE
LONG HAUL.
>> Reporter: IT'S A LONELY
TIME TO CELEBRATE YOUR TWO-YEAR
ANNIVERSARY IN CANADA, SAYS
ABBOUD ABANA.
>> IT'S SAD.
>> Reporter: MOST BUSINESSES
ARE CLOSED.
GATHERINGS IN PUBLIC AND EVEN
PRIVATE SPACES ARE BANNED.
HE JUST LEARNED THAT THIS
PHYSICAL DISTANCING WILL LAST
FOR 12 MORE WEEKS IN TORONTO.
>> OH, IT'S HARD, YOU KNOW.
>> LOCKING THE CITY DOWN AS MUCH
AS ANY MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
POSSIBLY COULD WILL SAVE LIVES.
>> Reporter: SO FAR 19 DEATHS
IN TORONTO.
THE FEAR IS THAT IT WILL GET BAD
LIKE NEW YORK CITY WHERE ROUGHLY
1,100 PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM THE
VIRUS.
>> WE MUST ABSOLUTELY IMPLEMENT
STRONGER MEASURES.
>> Reporter: AND SO THE
LOCKDOWNS FROM COAST-TO-COAST
INTENSIFY.
FOUR PEOPLE IN NOVA
SCOTIA WERE FINED $700 EACH.
TWO OF THEM FOR NOT STANDING TWO
METRES APART IN PUBLIC.
IN ONTARIO, IF YOU'RE CAUGHT
BREAKING RULES AND YOU DON'T
IDENTIFY YOURSELF, POLICE WILL
NOW ADD ON A $750 FINE.
>> WE'RE FACING A RUTHLESS,
RUTHLESS ENEMY.
THERE'S VERY LITTLE SEPARATING
WHAT WE WILL FACE HERE IN
ONTARIO FROM THE DEVASTATION
THAT WE'VE SEEN IN ITALY AND IN
SPAIN.
>> Reporter: NEW RESEARCH
SURVEYED 900 ITALIANS DURING THE
PANDEMIC.
IT FOUND THAT
PEOPLE ARE MOST LIKELY TO
DISOBEY LOCKDOWN LAWS IF
TIMELINES ARE BROKEN.
>> THEY WILL BE WILLING TO
RESPECT FEWER RULES
AND GUIDELINES AND EVEN TO
FRANSGRESS THE LAW.
>> Reporter: THEY POINT TO THE
U.S. PRESIDENT WHO AT FIRST
DOWNPLAYED THE VIRUS.
>> THE CREDIBILITY OF THE
DEADLINES OF THE END DATES THEY
ESTABLISH MIGHT ACTUALLY MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN MAKING PEOPLE
COMPLY AND STAY AT HOME.
>> NOW DOUG FORD KNOWS THAT I
CAME OUT SHOPPING.
>> Reporter: NORMA MCDOWELL IS
ONLY TEASING.
SHE APPLAUDS HER CANADIAN
LEADERS.
>> I DON'T THINK THAT YOU CAN
PREDICT THIS KIND OF THING.
IT'S LIKE BEING IN A SILENT WAR.
>> IT'S JUST GOOD TO BE GRATEFUL
FOR WHAT YOU HAVE.
>> Reporter: INSTEAD OF
CELEBRATING THIS YEAR, ALBANA IS
JUST GRATEFUL FOR HIS HEALTH.
CHRIS GLOVER, CBC NEWS, TORONTO.
>> Andrew: AND NOW TO TAKE
A LOOK AT THE SITUATION ACROSS
THE COUNTRY.
129 PEOPLE HAVE NOW DIED AND
CANADA IS CLOSING IN ON 10,000
CASES.
THE BIGGEST JUMPS TODAY --
ALBERTA WITH 117 NEW CASES.
ONTARIO WITH ITS BIGGEST ONE-DAY
COUNT YET -- 426.
AND QUÉBEC WHICH SAW 449 NEW
CASES.
BUT CANADA'S CHIEF PUBLIC HEALTH
OFFICER SAYS THAT THOSE NUMBERS
TELL ONLY A PART OF THE CITY.
>> Reporter: WHAT YOU DON'T
SEE WITH THOSE NUMBERS IS WHEN
THOSE PEOPLE DID GET SICK AND
WHAT DOES THE TRAJECTORY OF THIS
OUTBREAK LOOK LIKE.
THAT'S WHAT AN ENCARNACION DEMIC
IS.
cm THEY HAVE A LAG BETWEEN
INFECTION AND REPORTING.
NOW WE DON'T KNOW HOW IT WILL
END, OF COURSE, BUT WE KNOW OF
AT LEAST TWO POTENTIAL OUTCOMES,
THE PATH WHERE CANADA LETS ITS
GUARD DOWN, OVERWHELMING THE
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.
OR CANADIANS HEED THE
GOVERNMENT'S WARNINGS,
FLATTENING THE CURVE AND BUYING
TIME.
FOR CANADIANS CLINGING TO THE
IDEA THAT YOUTH IS A NATURAL
DEFENCE -- LOOK AT THESE FIGURES
-- ABOUT HALF OF ALL OF THE
CASES ARE
NOW PEOPLE UNDER 50.
VIK ADHOPIA TAKES A LOOK AT THE
CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS.
>> YOU KNOW, EVERY DAY IT'S A
CHALLENGE.
>> Reporter: RENE SEGURA
LANDED IN E.R. AFTER DIFFICULTY
BREATHING.
HE WAS PUT ON A
VENTILATOR LIKE ANOTHER PATIENT
IN THE I.C.U. WITH COVID-19.
>> HE DIDN'T MAKE IT.
AND THAT'S WHEN REALITY HIT THAT
THERE'S A CHANCE THAT I MAY NOT
MAKE IT HOME.
>> Reporter: SEGUROA IS
RECOVERING NOW AT HOME.
BEFORE THIS THE 41-YEAR-OLD WAS
OTHERWISE HEALTHY.
HIS AGE GROUP, PEOPLE IN THEIR
40s OR 50s MAKE UP A THIRD
OF CASES IN CANADA, FOLLOWED BY
YOUNGER ADULTS 678 OF THOSE SENT
TO HOSPITAL, ABOUT ONE IN EIGHT
ARE UNDER 40.
>> SO IT MEANS THAT WE'RE ALL
SUSCEPTIBLE.
>> Reporter: THIS U.S.
RESEARCHER IS LOOKING AT FACTORS
BEHIND THE DIFFERENCES IN THE
SPREAD OF INFECTIONS.
>> YOU KNOW, WE HAVE U.S. AND
CANADIAN KIDS GOING DOWN TO
FLORIDA AND CROWDING ON THE
BEACHES.
>> Reporter: AND THAT CROWDING
CONTINUES TODAY, AT LEAST AT
THIS POPULAR PARK THAT IS
SUPPOSED TO BE CLOSED.
THE IDEA THAT YOUNGER PEOPLE ARE
SOMEHOW UNAFFECTED PERSISTS.
EPIDEMIOLOGISTS SAY THEY CAN
SPREAD THE ILLNESS TO OTHERS AND
YET THAT MESSAGE MAY HAVE BEEN
OVERSHADOWED BY THE FACT THAT
IT'S STILL THE ELDERLY MOST AT
RISK.
>> I BELIEVE THAT MANY PEOPLE IN
MY PROFESSION, MYSELF INCLUDED,
HAVE DROPPED THE BALL A LITTLE
BIT ON HOW BEST TO COMMUNICATE
RISK, OUTCOME AND RELATIVE
IMPORTANCE OF THIS MOMENT IN
HISTORY.
>> Reporter: THAT RISK AND
WHERE WE ARE IN THIS OUTBREAK
WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE
PRECAUTIONS WE TAKE OR DON'T
TAKE, NO MATTER THE AGE.
VIK ADHOPIA, CBC NEWS, TORONTO.
>> Adrienne: THE COVID-19
OUTBREAK AT A NURSING HOME IN
BOB CAGEON, ONTARIO, HAS NOW
CLAIMED TWO MORE LIVES BRINGING
THE TOTAL TO 14 RESIDENTS AND
ONE RESIDENT'S SPOUSE.
>> I HAVE BEEN DOING FAMILY
MEDICINE FOR 30 YEARS AND I
NEVER HAVE HAD SO MANY DEATHS IN
SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
THIS IS UNPRECEDENTED.
>> Adrienne: AT LEAST 34 STAFF
MEMBERS HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR
THE VIRUS.
PINECREST IS ONE OF MORE THAN
TWO DOZEN SENIORS' FACILITIES
DEALING WITH CASES.
ONTARIO'S CASE COUNT SPIKED
TODAY AND POLITICAL AND HEALTH
LEADERS ARE WARNING THAT THE
WORSE COULD BE AROUND THE
CORNER.
THOMAS DAIGLE NOW WITH THE FEARS
ON THE FRONTLINES AND THE PREPS
ALREADY UNDERWAY.
>> Reporter: YES, IT'S COME TO
THIS.
A MAKESHIFT HOSPITAL NEAR
TORONTO FOR FEAR THAT THE
CORONAVIRUS WILL STRETCH REGULAR
FACILITIES BEYOND CAPACITY.
>> RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN THE CALM
BEFORE THE STORM.
WE'RE ESSENTIALLY CREATING A
SURGE CAPACITY BASED ON THE
WORST-CASE SCENARIO.
>> Reporter: THE NEW STRUCTURE
WILL HOUSE UP TO 93 PATIENTS AND 
FREEING UP SPACE INSIDE THE
HOSPITAL FOR MORE INTENSIVE CARE
BEDS.
RIGHT NOW JOSEPH BRENT HOSPITAL
ONLY HAS FIVE CASES FROM
COVID-19 IN THE I.C.U., BUT
PLENTY MORE ARE EXPECTED, AND
IT'S NOT JUST HERE.
>> THERE ARE MANY MORE FACING
WHAT WE'LL FACE HERE IN ONTARIO
FROM THE DEVASTATION THAT WE
HAVE SEEN IN ITALY AND SPAIN.
THOUSANDS OF LIVES ARE AT STAKE.
>> Reporter: THOSE COUNTRIES
WORST HIT SAW THEIR INTENSIVE
CARE UNITS OVERWHELMED.
ONTARIO HAS 145 CONFIRMED CASES
IN I.C.U.s AND 340 MORE
SUSPECTED.
THE CASE COUNT IS DOUBLING EVERY
FOUR DAYS WITH THE SURGE
EXPECTED SOON.
TWO WEEKS AFTER MARCH BREAK
TRAVEL.
>> SOMETIMES IN THE NEXT FOUR OR
FIVE DAYS, SOME OF THEM WILL BE
HOSPITALIZED AND SOME MAY GO TO
I.C.U. AND BE VENTED.
>> Reporter: ONTARIO'S TOTAL
NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CASES KEEPS
GROWING STEADILY.
COMPARE THAT TO B.C., WHERE THE
CURVE IS SLOWLY STARTING TO
FLATTEN.
>> YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY ARE AT
PEAK, NEAR PEAK AND THEY HAVE
THIS UNDER CONTROL AND ONTARIO
DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THAT.
>> Reporter: THERE'S A BACKLOG
FOR ONTARIO TEST RESULTS, PLUS A
NEED FOR
BETTER TESTING IN GENERAL, SAYS
THIS EPIDEMIOLOGIST, COMPARING
VULNERABLE PATIENTS TO SITTING
TARGETS.
>> IF YOU'RE NOT DOING GOOD
SURVEILLANCE THIS IS LIKE A
SHARK SWIMMING AROUND UNDER THE
SURFACE OF THE WATER.
YOU'RE GOING TO ONLY KNOW ABOUT
THE EPIDEMIC ONCE THE PADDLE
BOATS START
DISAPPEARING.
THAT'S THE SITUATION IN ONTARIO.
>> Reporter: THERE MAY WELL BE
A NEED FOR MORE MAKESHIFT
HOSPITAL WARDS ELSEWHERE.
BEFORE IT GETS BETTER.
THOMAS DAIGLE, CBC NEWS,
TORONTO.
>> Andrew: OKAY, LET'S TURN TO
DR. ISSAC BOGOCH, A INFECTIOUS
DISEASE SPECIALIST WHO IS
HELPING US TO UNDERSTAND THE
PANDEMIC.
SO, DR. BOGOCH, WHAT IS YOUR
UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE WE'RE
TRULY AT?
I MEAN, IS B.C. REALLY
FLATTENING, IS ONTARIO REALLY
GETTING WORSE?
>> IT'S KIND OF HARD TO KNOW
RIGHT NOW AND, CERTAINLY, WE ALL
HOPE THAT B.C. IS FLATTENING.
BUT I STILL THINK THAT IT'S TOO
EARLY TO BE OPTIMISTIC THAT IS
THE TRUE TREND THAT IT'S TAKING.
AND WE'RE GOING TO NEED A LITTLE
BIT MORE TIME TO SEE IF THAT IS
ACTUALLY SUSTAINED.
AND SIMILARLY IN ONTARIO AND
ELSEWHERE IN COUNTRY AND IN
QUÉBEC AND ACROSS THE BOARD
WE ARE STARTING TO SEE THE
EXPANSION OF DIAGNOSTIC TESTING
AND IN ONTARIO, WE'RE LOOKING AT
THEM WORK THROUGH THAT BACKLOG
OF TESTS.
SO IT'S KIND OF HARD TO
INTERPRET THESE
NUMBERS IN A MEANINGFUL WAY.
AND, AGAIN, JUST LIKE IN B.C.,
THE REAL TEST IS GOING TO BE
WHAT HAPPENS IN THE DAYS AND THE
TWO WEEKS AHEAD.
ONLY THEN WILL WE KNOW IF THIS
IS BEING FLATTENED.
>> Andrew: WHEN PUBLIC HEALTH
SAYS TO EXPECT A RISE IN CASES,
WHAT ARE
WE SUPPOSED TO DO ABOUT IT?
>> WE ARE SUPPOSED TO REALLY
HOLD THE FORT AND REALLY
PRACTISE PHYSICAL DISTANCING
MEASURES TO PREVENT COMMUNITY
TRANSMISSION OF THIS INFECTION.
>> Andrew: DR. BOGOCH, THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
>> ANYTIME.
>> Adrienne: SO AS CASES
OF THE VIRUS
MOUNT, THE OUTCRY FOR PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT GROWS.
BUT TODAY BROUGHT FRANK WARNINGS
ABOUT PROBLEMS IN THE SUPPLY
CHAIN.
DAVID COCHRANE HAS THE LEADERS
WHO LAID OUT COLD HARD FACTS.
>> Reporter: THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT CAME INTO THIS CRISIS
WITH AN EMERGENCY STOCKPILE OF
SUPPLIES AND A BIG UNANSWERED
QUESTION -- WILL IT BE ENOUGH?
>> NO, WE LIKELY DO NOT HAVE
ENOUGH.
I THINK THAT THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENTS FOR DECADES HAVE
BEEN UNDERFUNDING THINGS LIKE
PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS.
AND I WOULD SAY THAT, OBVIOUSLY,
THE GOVERNMENTS ALL ACROSS THE
WORLD ARE IN THE SAME EXACT
SITUATION.
>> Reporter: IN THE EXACT
SITUATION AND NOW ALL TRYING TO
BUY THE EXACT SAME THINGS.
THERE'S A GLOBAL RUN ON THE
MASKS AND
GLOVES THAT EVERY HEALTH CARE
WORKER NEEDS.
SUPPLIES ARE BEING RATIONED IN
CANADIAN HOSPITALS AND ARE
INCREASINGLY HARD TO GET ON THE
MARKET, EVEN WHEN YOU THINK THAT
YOU HAVE A DEAL.
>> THERE'S A WHOLE SAGA OF
INVENTORY THAT DOESN'T EXIST AND
OF ORDERS THAT DISAPPEAR, AND,
QUITE FRANKLY, OF
DELIVERIES BEING PURCHASED FROM
UNDERNEATH US.
AT THE PLANE BY OTHER
JURISDICTIONS OUTSIDE OF CANADA.
>> Reporter: THOSE MARKET
CONDITIONS EMERGE AS SOME
PROVINCES SCRAMBLE.
HARD-HIT QUÉBEC HAS BURNED
THROUGH A YEAR OF SUPPLIES IN A
SINGLE MONTH, SHOWING JUST WHAT
THE COUNTRY IS UP AGAINST.
>> HEALTH SYSTEMS WERE NEVER
DESIGNED FOR THIS KIND OF SURGE.
SO THAT IS THE CHALLENGE.
>> Reporter: THIS IS PRECISELY
WHY THE GOVERNMENT HAS SIGNED
DEALS WITH COMPANIES TO MAKE
THESE SUPPLIES HERE IN CANADA.
THAT GLOBAL COMPETITION WILL
ONLY INCREASE.
AND IT'S BECOMING MORE AND MORE
DIFFICULT TO RELY
ON OTHER COUNTRIES FOR HELP.
DAVID COCHRANE, CBC NEWS,
OTTAWA.
>> Andrew: SO THAT EQUIPMENT
IS DESTINED FOR THE FRONTLINE
AND MUCH OF IT FOR CANADIAN
NURSES WHO ARE
CHARGED WITH TAKING CARE OF THE
SICKEST OF THE SICK.
BUT FROM ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY
THEY'RE TELLING WENDY MESLEY
THEY DON'T FEEL SAFE DOING THAT.
>> Wendy: THIS FILM WAS
SMUGGLED OUT TO US ANONYMOUSLY
FROM A BIG CANADIAN CITY
HOSPITAL BECAUSE WE WEREN'T
ALLOWED IN.
ON THE WAY TO INTENSIVE CARE YOU
CAN SEE THE VISITOR SEATS
BLOCKED OFF, THE HALLS ARE
EMPTY.
BUT ONE DOCTOR TOLD US THAT THEY
ALL KNOW THAT A TIDAL WAVE IS
COMING.
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>> Wendy: THIS IS THE
NIGHTMARE SCENARIO.
THIS "THE NEW YORK TIMES" VIDEO
SHOWS HALLWAYS IN SPAIN JAMMED
WITH SICK PATIENTS, NURSES
MAKING THEIR OWN PROTECTIVE
GEAR.
AND NOW PHOTOS ON FACEBOOK
SUGGEST THAT IT'S STARTING HERE.
PATTY TAMLIN GOT SARS ON THE JOB
IN 2003.
SHE'S STILL AN E.R. NURSE, BUT
NOW HER HUSBAND IS BATTLING
CANCER.
SHE SAYS THAT SHE WOULD NEVER
QUIT BUT --
>> IF I DO NOT HAVE THE
EQUIPMENT THAT I NEED TO WALK
INTO A ROOM, I HAVE MYSELF, I
HAVE MY HUSBAND, I HAVE MY
CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN THAT
I NEED TO PROTECT ULTIMATELY.
>> Wendy: DOZENS OF OTHER
WORRIED NURSES TOLD US THAT THEY
FEAR LOSING THEIR JOBS IF
IDENTIFIED.
BUT ONE SHARED THIS EMAIL FROM
HER HOSPITAL ADVISING,
"WE HAVE ROUGHLY A ONE-WEEK
SUPPLY OF MASKS."
AND ANOTHER NURSE IN ALBERTA
TOLD US THAT AFTER THEY REFUSED
TO DO
COVID TESTS WITHOUT THE N95
MASKS THAT USED TO BE CALLED
FOR, "THIS DIDN'T GO OVER WELL.
I WAS MADE TO FEEL BELITTLED AND
MY CONCERNS DISMISSED."
AND AN ONTARIO NURSE POSTED
THIS, "LESS THAN A MONTH AGO I
COULD HAVE FACED A DISCIPLINARY
ACTION FOR WEARING THE SAME MASK
BETWEEN PATIENTS, BUT NOW IT'S
WHAT WE'RE BEING TOLD TO DO.
I'M NOT SAFE, OUR PATIENTS ARE
NOT SAFE."
LINDA SI WELL EVERYONE AS IS
HEAD OF THE CANADIAN NURSES'
UNION AND WE CONNECTED OVER
ZOOM.
SO, LINDA, SOME HEALTH CARE
PROFESSIONALS THAT WE TALKED TO
ARE SUGGESTING THAT WE'RE IN A
GLOBAL CRISIS AND THAT NURSES
JUST NEED TO SHARE THE PAIN,
SHARE THE RISK.
>> WE'RE NOT GOING TO SHARE THE
PAIN OR THE RISK WITH OUR LIVES.
WE WORK IN THAT FIELD KNOWING
THAT WE NEED TO BE THERE,
ESPECIALLY IN THESE TIMES OF
PANDEMIC AND OTHER EMERGENCIES.
BUT TO DO THAT PROPERLY, WE NEED
TO BE PROTECTED.
>> Wendy: SO AS YOU CAN SEE
THE NURSES ARE BEGGING FOR MORE
SUPPLIES AND TELL US THAT IF WE
DON'T BETTER PROTECT THEM WE
COULD END UP LIKE OTHER PLACES
IN THE WORLD WHERE THEY ARE NOW
BEGGING FOR MORE NURSES.
WENDY MESLEY, CBC NEWS, TORONTO.
>> Adrienne: DIFFERENT
PROVINCES AND CITIES ARE TAKING
DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO MANAGING
THE VIRUS.
ANITA BATHE IS LOOKING AT WHAT'S
HAPPENING IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS
COUNTRY.
>> Reporter: ADRIENNE, LET'S
START IN QUÉBEC WHERE YOU HEARD
THAT MORE TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS
HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED.
TRAVEL IS LIMITED TO AND FROM
THE REGIONS ON YOUR SCREEN.
THE PATROL OFFICERS WILL
RANDOMLY BE STOPPING PEOPLE TO
MAKE SURE THAT YOU MEET THE
CRITERIA FOR ESSENTIAL TRAVEL
AND IF YOU DON'T YOU'LL BE ASKED
TO RETURN HOME.
AND DESPITE MOUNTING CALLS TO
LOCKDOWN THE ISLAND OF MONTRÉAL,
THE PREMIER SAYS THAT IS NOT
GOING TO HAPPEN.
>>
>> IF WE DECIDE TO DO THAT WE
NEED TO CLOSE THE SUBURBS
BECAUSE NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE
ISLAND OF MONTRÉAL THERE'S A LOT
OF TRAVELLING.
>> Reporter: IN ONTARIO, THE
CITY OF WINDSOR HAS LAID OFF
NEARLY 550 EMPLOYEES.
THIS IS MAINLY PEOPLE WHO WORK
AT ARENAS, POOLS AND COMMUNITY
CENTRES.
THE MAYOR SAYS THAT THIS ISN'T
ABOUT SAVING MONEY, BUT IT WILL
SAVE $135,000 A WEEK.
>> I THINK THAT IT'S FAIR TO SAY
THAT WE'RE ALL DEALING WITH A
SITUATION THAT IS IN FRONT OF US
TODAY.
COULD THINGS EVEN CHANGE A MONTH
OR TWO MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD?
MAYBE.
BUT WE'RE TRYING TO DEAL WITH
THE SITUATION THAT WE SEE AT
LEAST OVER THE NEXT MONTH AND
MAKE REASONABLE DECISIONS ON HOW
WE'RE GOING TO POSITION THIS
ORGINISATION TO CONTINUE TO
FUNCTION.
THE.
>> Reporter: AND THE OTTAWA
SENATORS SAY THAT FOUR MEMBERS
OF THE ORGINISATION HAVE TESTED
POSITIVE, BRINGING THE TOTAL TO
SIX.
TWO MEMBERS OF THE COLORADO
AVALANCHE HAVE ALSO TESTED
POSITIVE.
ADRIENNE?
>> Adrienne: ONE OF THE LAST
PLACES THAT YOU CAN INTERACT
WITH PEOPLE FACE-TO-FACE THESE
DAYS IS AT THE GROCERY STORE.
BUT EMPLOYEES AND OFFICIALS ARE
WARNING THAT IT'S NOT SUPPOSED
TO BE A SOCIAL EVENT.
KAYLA HOUNSELL EXPLAINS.
>> Reporter: THIS TORONTO
GROCERY STORE IS TAKING PHYSICAL
DISTANCING SO SERIOUSLY THAT
IT'S HIRED BOUNCERS.
>> I WORKED AT BARS FOR 20
YEARS.
>> Reporter: NOW SHE SAYS THAT
PEOPLE ARE TREATING IT LIKE IT
IS A BAR.
>> SO THEY'LL BE STANDING ON
EITHER SIDE OF A DISPLAY SO
THERE'S STILL LIKE SIX FEET AWAY
BUT THEY'RE CHATTING.
>> Reporter: AND OFFICIALS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY SAY THAT
SOCIALIZING AT THE GROCERY STORE
IS NOT OKAY.
>> THE RECKLESS FEW, SHAME ON
YOU.
WE'VE HAD IT.
>> ONE PERSON, ONE TRIP EACH
WEEK.
DON'T TAKE YOUR CHILDREN WITH
YOU UNLESS THERE IS REALLY NO
ALTERNATIVE.
AND, PLEASE DON'T LET THEM LICK
THE HANDLES ON A SHOPPING CART.
>> WE'RE TIRED, WE'RE NOT GOING
TO LIE.
>> Reporter: THIS STORE OWNER
SAYS THAT MOST OF HIS CUSTOMERS
ARE RESPECTFUL AND APPRECIATIVE
BUT HE STRESSES THAT PEOPLE NEED
TO STOP SHOPPING IN GROUPS.
>> IF SOMEBODY IS COMING WITH
THEIR SPOUSE OR ONE OF THEIR
KIDS OR SOMETHING, IT'S OKAY
TODAY.
BUT NEXT TIME IF YOU COULD
PLEASE SHOP SOLO.
>> Reporter: SOME GROCERY
STORE EMPLOYEES AFRAID OF
APPEARING ON CAMERA SAY THEY'VE
BEEN VERBALLY ABUSED BY ANGRY,
FRUSTRATED AND IMPATIENT
CUSTOMERS.
THEY SAY THEY'VE BEEN YELLED AT
AND EVEN SWORN AT AND ACCUSED OF
OVERREACTING AS THEY TRY TO
ENFORCE PHYSICAL DISTANCING
MEASURES PUT IN PLACE BY THEIR
EMPLOYERS.
THEIR UNION SAYS THEY DON'T HAVE
TO TOLERATE SUCH BEHAVIOUR AND
THEY SHOULD REPORT IT.
>> WE SAY THAT THE CUSTOMERS ARE
NUMBER ONE, RIGHT, THEY COME
FIRST.
BUT I DON'T THINK IN THIS CASE
IT'S TRUE.
>> Reporter: AND SAFETY
MEASURES ARE NOT JUST TO PROTECT
THE CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES.
CONSIDER THIS -- LISA WALSH IS A
SEVERELY IMMUNOCOMPROMISED
TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT.
THREE OF HER IMMEDIATE FAMILY
MEMBERS WORK IN GROCERY STORES.
>> YOU COULD PASS IT TO ON TO ME 
OR AN ELDERLY PERSON AND NEVER
KNOW IT.
AND YOU COULD BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT PERSON'S
DEATH.
>> Reporter: A MESSAGE FROM
SOMEONE REALLY AFRAID OF THE
SO-CALLED RECKLESS SHOPPERS.
KAYLA HOUNSELL, CBC NEWS,
HALIFAX.
>> Andrew: WELL, TODAY IS THE
DAY THAT A LOT OF CANADIANS WERE
DREADING -- RENT DAY.
SO TONIGHT WE'RE TAKING A CLOSER
LOOK AT YOUR MONEY CONCERNS.
>> MANY PEOPLE LIVE PAYCHEQUE TO
PAYCHEQUE.
>> SHOULD WE PAY APRIL'S RENT?
>> Andrew: AHEAD ON "THE
NATIONAL," THE EXPERTS ANSWER
YOUR QUESTIONS.
>> IT'S JUST SURREAL, ACTUALLY,
KNOWING THAT I'M IN A DISASTER
ZONE IN NEW YORK CITY.
>> Adrienne: AND TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF HEALTH CARE WORKERS
DESCEND ON THE U.S. EPI-CENTRE
OF THE PANDEMIC.
>> Andrew: LATER, A STRANGER
DROPS OFF ENVELOPES OF CASH FOR
GROCERY STORE WORKERS AND THE
STORY DOESN'T END THERE.
>> HE SAID, NO, LET'S PAY IT
FORWARD.
>> Andrew: WE'RE BACK IN TWO.
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>> Adrienne: WELCOME BACK.
THE UNITED STATES HAS JUST
JUMPED OVER A HORRIBLE NEW
MARKER -- MORE THAN 200,000
CONFIRMED CORONAVIRUS CASES.
AND JUST AS TROUBLING THE VICE
PRESIDENT WAS COMPARING THE
SITUATION THERE TO WHAT'S
HAPPENED IN ITALY.
CBC'S SUSAN ORMISTON HAS MORE.
>> Reporter: SOMEONE LOVED,
LOADED
DIRECTLY INTO A MAKESHIFT MORGUE
AS THE DEATH TOLL DOUBLES IN
THREE DAYS.
NO END TO THE AGONY FOR THE BIG
APPLE.
>> IT'S JUST SURREAL, ACTUALLY.
KNOWING THAT I'M IN A DISASTER
ZONE IN NEW YORK CITY.
>> Adrienne: MORE THAN 80,000
HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS HAVE
ANSWERED AN URGENT CALL FOR
VOLUNTEERS.
>> I'M AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL
DOCTOR IN NEW YORK CITY.
>> Reporter: AS DOCTORS ON
WARDS MAKE THEIR
OWN VIDEOS TO DESCRIBE THE VIRUS
IN THE LUNGS AS A WARNING.
>> IT'S LIKE YOU HIT A TIPPING
POINT AND YOU START DROWNING AND
YOU'RE DOING POORLY.
>> Reporter: THE U.S. VICE
PRESIDENT TOURING WALMART MAKES
A STARK COMPARISON TODAY.
>> WE THINK THAT ITALY MAY BE
THE MOST COMPARABLE AREA TO THE
UNITED STATES.
>> Reporter: WHILE IN FLORIDA
THE GOVERNOR FINALLY BOWS TO
PRESSURE.
>> DIRECTING ALL FLORIDIANS TO
LIMIT MOVEMENTS AND PERSONAL
INTERACTIONS OUTSIDE THE HOME.
>> Reporter: WEEKS AFTER
PACKED BEACHES ON SPRING BREAK.
AND STILL PACKED CHURCHES LAST
SUNDAY.
>> OF COURSE WE HAVE WHAT THEY
CALL SOCIAL
DISTANCING IN HERE, IN THIS
ROOM.
>> Reporter: THIS PASTOR WAS
ARRESTED IN TAMPA.
>> BUT WE ARE GLAD THAT YOU CAME
TODAY.
[Cheers and Applause]
>> Reporter: ANOTHER YESTERDAY
IN LOUISIANA WAS LIVESTREAMED
AS HE WAS SERVED A SUMMONS FROM
LOCAL SHERIFFS.
>> I'M EXERCISING MY FIRST
AMENDMENT RIGHTS.
>> Reporter: AND THEN
CONTINUED ON WITH HIS NIGHTLY
SERVICE.
BUT TO AMERICANS LOSING FAMILY,
NO GATHERINGS ARE SAFE.
>> THEY TOOK A
THAT IS THE MOST IN ANY COUNTRY.
AND IN SPAIN ANOTHER DAY OF
HARD-TO-FATHOM NUMBERS, THE
HIGHEST DAILY DEATH COUNT
YESTERDAY WAS SURPASSED AGAIN
TODAY, 864 MORE PEOPLE GONE IN
24 HOURS.
SIX OF THE 10 COUNTRIES HARDEST
HIT BY THE COVID-19 ARE IN
EUROPE.
>> Reporter: EMPTY OF PEOPLE
SHIELDING FROM THE VIRUS,
EUROPE'S GREAT CAPITALS FEEL
HOLLOWED AND ABANDONED.
EVEN ROME'S COLISEUM LOOKS LIKE
A CHILD'S FORGOTTEN TOY WHEN
VIEWED FROM BOO OF ON.
THE GROUND FOR ITALY'S CHILDREN
TODAY THERE WAS A BRIEF RAY OF
LIGHT, ALLOWING THEM A DAILY
WALK, IF ONLY A BRIEF ONE.
>> [Speaking Foreign Language]
>> Reporter: WE'RE SCARED TO
BE OUTSIDE, SAYS THIS FATHER,
THE LOCKDOWN HAS BEEN OUR
SALVATION.
THE MEASURES ARE WORKING AND I
WANT THEM TO CONTINUE.
ITALY IS BY NO MEANS OUT OF THE
WOODS.
THE LOCKDOWN NOW EXTENDED UNTIL
MID-APRIL.
AND DOCTORS STILL WORRY ABOUT
HAVING THE RIGHT PROTECTION.
MORE THAN 60 HAVE DIED.
>> [Speaking Foreign Language]
>> Reporter: WE FEEL
VULNERABLE, SAYS THIS DOCTOR, WE
HAVE BEEN SENT IN EMPTY-HANDED.
IN ITALY AND AROUND EUROPE.
IN MADRID, ANOTHER HOLLOWED OUT
CAPITAL, THE DREADFUL TICKING
CONTINUES.
HERE THE ARMY IS TAKING THE
SHIFT TO A NEW MAKESHIFT
HOSPITAL, THE NUMBER OF
CONFIRMED INFECTIONS NOW TIPPING
OVER THE 100,000 MARK.
IT LEAVES A COUNTRY NAVIGATING
DARK CORRIDORS OF THE SOUL.
HERE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM,
WORRIED OFFICIALS HOPE TO AVOID
THE SAME FATE.
BUT THERE'S GROWING ANGER OVER
THE GOVERNMENT'S FAILURE SO FAR
TO LIVE UP TO PROMISES ON
MASSIVE BOOSTING TO TESTING AND
TRACKING.
>> IT DOES BEG THE BELIEF THAT
WE DIDN'T ACTUALLY SORT OF ACT
QUICKER.
BECAUSE WE KNEW -- WE DID AN
EXERCISE, WE KNEW THAT WE HAD
THESE CHALLENGES.
>> Reporter: FROM THE ROYAL
FAMILY THERE WAS A MESSAGE FROM
PRINCE CHARLES, NOW RECOVERED,
HE SAYS, FROM THE CORONAVIRUS
AND URGING HOPE AND FAITH.
>> NONE OF US CAN SAY WHEN THIS
WILL END, BUT END IT WILL.
>> Reporter: WHAT THOUGH WILL
IT LEAVE IN ITS WAKE?
MARGARET EVANS, CBC NEWS,
LONDON.
>> Andrew: WELL, THIS BEING
THE FIRST OF THE MONTH, RENT DAY
FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, WE ARE
CHANGING THINGS UP AND ANSWERING
YOUR FINANCIAL QUESTIONS WITH A
TEAM OF EXPERTS.
QUESTIONS SUCH AS THIS -- AS A
RETIREE I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO
WAIT FOR MY INVESTMENTS TO
REBOUND BEFORE I NEED ACCESS
FROM THEM.
SHOULD I CASH OUT ON A PORTION
OF MY INVESTMENTS?
THAT'S NEXT.
BUT AS WE GO TO BREAK WE ASK
ABOUT WHAT THIS PANDEMIC KEEPS
YOU UP AT NIGHT?
WE'LL HAVE CANADIANS ANSWERING
THAT QUESTION IN THEIR OWN
WORDS.
HERE'S OUR FIRST PANDEMIC DIARY.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS CRAIG
McMILLIAN AND THIS IS MY
RESTAURANT.
I HAVE INVESTED BASICALLY EVERY
PENNY THAT I HAVE IN THE
RESTAURANT.
AND I'M NOT DOING VERY WELL
RIGHT NOW AS MANY RESTAURANTS
AREN'T.
WHAT KEEPS ME AWAKE AT NIGHT IS
WORRYING ABOUT ALL OF MY
EMPLOYEES AND MY BILLS.
IF MY BILLS DON'T GET PAID,
THERE ARE IMPLICATIONS FOR
EVERYBODY WHO I DON'T PAY AS
WELL AS MYSELF.
HOWEVER, FOR MY EMPLOYEES
THERE'S A GREATER IMPLICATION.
IN THE TIME THAT WE'VE BEEN
OPERATING, I HAVE SPENT PRETTY
CLOSE TO HALF A MILLION DOLLARS
IN PAYROLL, AND WE'VE ENDED UP
WITH 18 PEOPLE WHO ARE THE MOST
EXCELLENT PEOPLE THAT I CAN
IMAGINE.
AND I WANT TO KEEP THOSE
EMPLOYEES, AND I'D LIKE TO LOOK
AFTER THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES.
SADLY, IF THIS CONTINUES, WE MAY
NOT BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
(*)
Announcer:
CBC Listen.
 Hear it all here.
>> Andrew: TONIGHT WE'RE
TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT THE
FINANCIAL COSTS OF COVID-19 ON
YOUR LIVES.
IT IS, OF COURSE, THE START OF A
NEW MONTH.
FOR MANY CANADIANS
THAT MEANS RENT AND OTHER BILLS
ARE DUE.
SOMETHING THAT IS MADE EVEN MORE
CHALLENGING THAN USUAL IN THESE
UNCERTAIN TIMES.
PETER ARMSTRONG LOOKS AT WHERE
THINGS STAND AND WHERE THEY
MIGHT HEAD NEXT.
>> Reporter: THE NUMBERS ARE
SO BIG THAT THEY HARDLY MAKE
SENSE ANYMORE.
BUT WITH SO MANY OF US WORKING
FROM HOME OR NOT AT ALL, THE
TOLL ON THE ECONOMY IS SIMPLY
UNPRECEDENTED.
FACTORIES, MALLS AND OFFICE
TOWERS HAVE EMPTIED OUT.
1.5 MILLION JOBLESS CLAIMS MADE
IN A WEEK.
213,000 PEOPLE ARE ASKING THEIR
BANK TO DEFER MORTGAGE PAYMENTS
AND COUNTLESS OTHERS STRUGGLING
TO PAY THEIR RENT.
THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING.
UNEMPLOYMENT COULD SOAR AS HIGH
AS 15%.
THAT WOULD MEAN MORE THAN THREE
MILLION CANADIANS OUT OF WORK.
PEOPLE WHO WERE ALREADY
STRAINING UNDER SKY-HIGH DEBT
LOADS NOW HALF OF THE CANADIANS
SAY THEY'RE ON THE BRINK OF
INSOLVENCY.
WHAT SAVINGS THEY DID HAVE WERE
CRUSHED AS GLOBAL STOCK MARKETS
PLUMMETED.
THE DOW ANDs AND P AND THE
T.S.X. ALL DOWN MORE THAN 20%
SINCE THE OUTBREAK BEGAN.
SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED
BUSINESSES ARE PARTICULARLY HARD
HIT.
YOUR LOCAL BARBER, FLORIST OR
RESTAURANT DON'T HAVE MUCH
CUSHION TO SURVIVE A BAD WEEK,
LET ALONE WHATEVER THIS IS.
THESE COMPANIES MAKE UP MORE
THAN 70% OF PRIVATE SECTOR
EMPLOYMENT IN CANADA, BUT THEY
ALSO MAKE UP THE CHARACTER OF
OUR TOWNS AND OUR
NEIGHBOURHOODS.
THIS IS A CRISIS UNLIKE ANY
OTHER.
>> I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M GOING
TO DO.
>> Reporter: IT WILL RESHAPE
THOSE BUSINESSES AND HOW WE
INTERACT WITH THEM.
AND MANY OF THOSE CHANGES WILL
LAST MUCH
LONGER THAN THESE WEEKS OR
MONTHS OF ISOLATION.
PETER ARMSTRONG, CBC NEWS,
TORONTO.
>> Andrew: AS PETER JUST
MENTIONED, CANADIAN BUSINESSES
ARE ESPECIALLY HURTING, BUT
TODAY
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SAYS THAT
RELIEF IS ON THE WAY, FILLING IN
DETAILS OF ITS EMERGENCY WAGE
SUBSIDY PROGRAMME.
>> The Hon. Bill Morneau: THE
CANADA EMERGENCY WAGE SUBSIDY
WOULD BE
AVAILABLE TO CANADIAN BUSINESSES
BIG AND SMALL, INDIVIDUALS,
PARTNERSHIPS AND CORPORATIONS,
THOSE NOT PUBLICLY FUNDED.
>> Andrew: TO QUALIFY,
BUSINESSES NEED TO SHOW A 30%
DROP IN REVENUE COMPARED TO THE
SAME MONTH LAST YEAR.
AND IN THOSE CASES THE SUBSIDY
WOULD COVER 75% OF EACH
EMPLOYEES' SALARY, UP TO
$58,700.
OR A MAXIMUM OF $847 A WEEK.
EMPLOYERS WOULD NEED TO REAPPLY
EACH MONTH ON THE C.R.A.'S
WEBSITE, BUT THERE'S STILL A
DELAY FOR THAT TO START, UP TO
THREE TO SIX WEEKS.
THOUGH WHEN THE MONEY DOES COME
IN IT WOULD BE RETROACTIVE TO
MARCH 15th.
(*)
>>> WELL, THIS IS TYPICALLY THE
PART OF THE PROGRAMME WHERE WE
BRING IN OUR PANEL OF DOCTORS,
BUT TONIGHT WE'RE DOING THINGS A
LITTLE DIFFERENTLY.
WE'RE STILL TAKING YOUR
QUESTIONS, BUT WE'RE FOCUSING ON
WHAT COVID-19 MEANS FOR YOUR
FINANCES, FOR YOUR BOTTOM LINE.
AND HERE TO ANSWER YOUR
QUESTIONS, THREE PERSONAL
FINANCE EXPERTS.
DAVID SUNG IS IN VANCOUVER AND
CAREY TAYLOR IN VERNON, B.C.,
AND TIM SUSNECK IS IN
BURLINGTON, ONTARIO.
HELLO TO THE THREE OF AND YOU
WE'LL DIVE IN WITH OUR FIRST
QUESTION.
AND IT COMES VIA VIDEO.
>> MY NAME IS WENDY, I AM 46
YEARS OLD.
I OWN A LASER AND LASH BAR IN
DOWNTOWN TORONTO.
MY BIGGEST WORRY IS WHAT DO I
SACRIFICE BETWEEN MY PERSONAL
LIFE AND MY BUSINESS.
SOMETHING HAS TO GIVE.
>> Andrew: BOY, SO, TIM, THE
SPECIFICS WILL BE HARD TO GET
INTO, OF COURSE, BUT EVEN JUST
STRATEGICALLY HOW SHOULD SHE TRY
TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION?
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, ANDREW, I
THINK THAT EVERYBODY SHOULD SIT
BACK AT THIS POINT IN TIME AND
ASK THEMSELVES THE QUESTION --
WHERE AM I SPENDING MONEY IN MY
BUSINESS AND PERSONALLY?
AND WHAT ARE
REALLY MY NEEDS AND WHAT ARE MY
WANTS.
WHEN IT COMES TO WANTS WE ALL
NEED TO SIT BACK FOR A SECOND
AND SAY IT'S NOT TIME TO GO WITH
WANTS, BUT MAYBE FOCUSING REALLY
ON THE NEEDS INSTEAD.
I THINK THAT ALSO WHEN IT TO AS
YOU SPEND MONEY IN YOUR BUSINESS
YOU MAY NEED TO BE ABLE TO
DEDUCT THOSE COSTS WHICH MAY
MEAN THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO
SAVE TAXES.
AND SO KEEP THAT IN MIND.
AND THEY SHOULD TALK TO THEIR
TAX ADVISOR ABOUT THAT.
AND RIGHT NOW ASK THE QUESTION,
WHAT IS MY GREATEST NEED RIGHT
NOW AND HOW CAN I MEET THAT
NEED?
AND THAT SHOULD HELP TO GUIDE
THE DECISION AS TO WHERE YOU'LL
SPEND MONEY PERSONALLY OR IN
YOUR BUSINESS AND WHERE YOU
SHOULD REALLY CUT BACK.
>> Andrew: ALL RIGHT, CAREY,
WE'LL HAVE YOU FIELD THIS NEXT
QUESTION.
HAVE A LISTEN.
>> I AM AISHA.
AND MY QUESTION IS THAT MANY
PEOPLE LIVE PAYCHEQUE TO
PAYCHEQUE.
HOW WILL THEY SURVIVE WAITING
FOR THE BENEFITS TO KICK IN WITH
LITTLE TO NO SAVINGS PUT ASIDE?
>> Andrew: WE'VE GOTTEN THAT
QUESTION AN AWFUL LOT.
HOW DO I MAKE ENDS MEET IF I
DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO DO IT?
>> IT'S A BIG QUESTION AND FOR
SURE A LOT OF CANADIANS WERE
STRETCHED TO THE LIMIT BEFORE
THIS CRISIS AND THEY'RE
ABSOLUTELY STRETCHED TO THE
LIMIT NOW.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT YOUR CREDIT
SCORE OR YOUR CREDIT REPORT,
MOST IMPORTANT THING IS YOUR
HEALTH.
YOUR HEALTH IS YOUR WEALTH IN
THIS SITUATION AND YOUR PRIORITY
SHOULD GO TO PAYING FOR FOOD AND
MEDICATIONS, OKAY?
SO AFTER THAT WE NEED TO SIT
DOWN AND WE NEED TO LOOK AT HOW
TO GET MORE INCOME IN.
SO BE SURE TO APPLY FOR THE
CANADA EMERGENCY RESPONSE
BENEFIT.
GO TO MY C.R.A. WHEN IT'S
AVAILABLE ON APRIL 6th AND
APPLY FOR IT.
IT'S ABOUT $2,000 A MONTH FOR UP
TO FOUR MONTHS.
THAT WILL HELP A LOT TO MAKE
ENDS MEET.
AND THE SECOND THING IS TO LOOK
AT YOUR EXPENSES RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS SERIOUS.
SO LOOK AT WHAT YOUR DEBT
REPAYMENTS ARE, LOOK AT WHAT
SERVICES YOU PAY FOR, AND PICK
UP THE PHONE AND
SEE IF YOU CAN GET SOME RELIEF
WITH YOUR SERVICE PROVIDERS AND
YOUR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
MANY OF THEM HAVE FINANCIAL
RELIEF PLANS IN PROCESS.
AND NOW THE THIRD THING TO DO IS
THAT I'M REALLY CONCERNED THAT
PEOPLE LIVING PAYCHEQUE TO
PAYCHEQUE WILL HIT UP THE PAYDAY
LOAN CIRCUIT.
THIS IS A STOP-GAP MEASURE THAT
IS JUST GOING TO BECOME MORE
PAINFUL IN WEEKS TO COME.
BECAUSE IF YOU BORROW LIKE $400
THIS WEEK, INTO THE RATES ARE SO
HIGH THAT IT WILL BALLOON
TO $400, $500 OR $600 IN WEEKS
FROM NOW.
AND IT WILL JUST MAKE A HARD
SITUATION WORSE.
SO IF YOU'RE UNABLE TO USE THE
BENEFIT PROGRAMMES COMING IN AS
A STOP-GAP MEASURE TO HELP YOUR
INCOME AND TO EASE OUT YOUR
EXPENSES, I WOULD RECOMMEND
DON'T BE AFRAID, PICK UP THE
PHONE AND CALL LICENSED
INSOLVENCY TRUSTEE.
THESE ARE GOOD PEOPLE WITH GREAT
IDEAS THAT CAN HELP YOU TO
MITIGATE COLLECTION CALLERS AND
HELP TO DEAL WITH THESE
FINANCIAL PAIN POINTS BEFORE
THEY GET WORSE.
AND A LOT OF THEM CAN GIVE A
FREE CONSULTATION.
SO THEY CAN TAKE YOUR EXACT
SITUATION
AND SEE WHAT TO DO.
AND SOME OF THEM MAY SAVE YOU
RIGHT NOW.
>> Andrew: AND YOU MENTIONED
THE RESPONSE BENEFIT AND THERE'S
ANOTHER QUESTION LATER ON THE CR
CB.
AND DAVID, HERE'S ONE THAT I
WILL THROW YOUR WAY.
AS A RETIREE I MAY NOT BE ABLE
TO WAIT FOR MY INVESTMENTS TO
REBOUND BEFORE I NEED TO ACCESS
THEM.
IS THERE ANY GOVERNMENT
ASSISTANCE FOR ME?
AND SHOULD I BE CASHING OUT ON A
PORTION OF MY INVESTMENTS?
>> THERE ARE A FEW MEASURES BUT
LET ME START WITH ONE MEASURE
THAT THERE WILL NOT BE, AT LEAST
IN MY BEST GUESS.
THERE'S NO MEASURE TO HELP
PEOPLE TO PREVENT LOSSES FROM
THEIR INVESTMENTS DECLINING IN
VALUE.
BUT LET ME START WITH THE GOOD
NEWS.
THE GOOD NEWS
OVER THE PAST 90 YEARS THERE'S
BEEN MANY STOCK MARKET CRASHES
AND MANY BEAR MARKETS.
AND AFTER EACH ONE OF THESE,
INCLUDING THE TECH BUBBLE AND
THE CREDIT CRISIS, WHICH IN EACH
ONE OF THOSE THE MARKETS
DECLINED OVER 50% IN VALUE AND
WE'RE NOWHERE NEAR THAT RIGHT
NOW -- AFTER EACH ONE OF THOSE
THE MARKETS HAVE GONE ON TO NEW
HIGHS.
SO I PUT THAT OUT AS GOOD NEWS.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR
INVESTORS IN ANY PORTFOLIO
DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT THE
INCOME THAT THEIR PORTFOLIO
GENERATES -- INTEREST, DIVIDENDS
AND OTHER PORTFOLIO INCOME, THAT
THAT PROVIDES THEM WITH THE CASH
FLOW THAT THEY REQUIRE, SO THEY
DON'T PUT THEMSELVES IN A
POSITION TO CASH OUT
INVESTMENTS.
HAVING SAID THAT, IF YOU PLAN AN
INCOME STRAIN THAT INVOLVES
DRAWING DOWN ON CAPITAL, YOU
WILL WANT TO KNOW THAT YOUR
PORTFOLIO HAS CAPITAL IN A SAFE
PLACE SUCH AS BONDS AND FIXED
INCOME.
AND SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE
THINGS THAT INVESTORS SHOULD
TAKE THE TIME TO RELOOK AT WITH
THEIR ADVISORS TO ENSURE THEY
HAVE THE RIGHT PORTFOLIO DESIGN.
BUT IN TERMS OF SHORT-TERM
MEASURES THE GOVERNMENT HAS
INDICATED THAT LOOSENING UP ON
THE MINIMUM WITHDRAWALS REQUIRED
FOR RETIREES TO TAKE FROM THEIR
REGISTERED RETIREMENT INCOME
FUNDS, THAT FORCES THE
WITHDRAWAL TO A SLOWER PACE AND
HELPS TO MITIGATE LOSSES.
OF COURSE THERE'S THE DEFERRAL
ON TAXES OUT A LITTLE BIT
FURTHER INTO THIS YEAR.
SO THOSE ARE ALL MEASURES THAT
RETIREES SHOULD LOOK AT IN ORDER
TO NOT GET INTO THEIR
INVESTMENTS AND POTENTIALLY DRAW
DOWN ON ANYTHING IN A LOSS
POSITION.
>> Andrew: OKAY, TIM, I'M
GOING TO GIVE YOU THE LAST WORD
ON THIS BECAUSE I KNOW THAT
THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS WHO
HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CREB.
I'M FINDING IT HARD TO DETERMINE
IF I'M ELIGIBLE FOR IT.
DO YOU HAVE TIPS ON NAVIGATING
THE NEW POLICIES?
>> SO AS KERRY ALLUDED TO, THE
CANADA EMERGENCY RESPONSE
BENEFIT, THE CERB, IS SOMETHING
THAT IS AVAILABLE STARTING
APRIL 6th.
YOU CAN GO TO THE CANADA.CA
WEBSITE
TO APPLY FOR IT.
WHO QUALIFIES?
BASICALLY ANY CANADIAN WHO IS
OUT OF WORK, BECAUSE OF
COVID-19, WILL BE ENTITLED TO
APPLY FOR THIS BENEFIT.
NOW THERE ARE SOME RESTRICTIONS,
YOU HAVE TO BE AGED 15 OR OLDER
AND YOU HAVE HAD TO HAVE HAD
$5,000 OR MORE OF INCOME IN
2019.
THERE ARE SOME GREY AREAS THAT
WE'RE NOT QUITE SURE ABOUT, IF
YOU'RE A STUDENT AND YOU HAVE
PLANNED A JOB THIS SUMMER AND
MAYBE YOU HAVE A JOB LINED UP
AND IT'S NOT AVAILABLE
ANYMORE -- CAN YOU STILL APPLY?
WE DON'T KNOW THAT.
BUT THE GOVERNMENT HAS SAID THAT
YOU HAD TO HAVE BEEN WORKING.
SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT CLEAR
WHETHER A STUDENT WOULD QUALIFY.
BUT IF YOU HAVE BEEN OUT OF WORK
FOR 14 DAYS, MY BEST ADVICE IS
THIS -- IF YOU'RE NOT SURE,
APPLY FOR IT.
AND YOU GO ON AGAIN THE CANADA
WEBSITE AND YOU CAN APPLY
STARTING APRIL 6th.
>> Andrew: TO THE THREE OF
YOU, TIM, KERRY, DAVID, THANK
YOU
SO MUCH FOR YOUR ADVICE.
>>> TOMORROW NIGHT OUR PANEL OF
DOCTORS WILL BE BACK HERE AS
USUAL TAKING YOUR QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND
SO SEND US ANY THAT YOU'VE GOT
THROUGH INSTAGRAM
THROUGH @CBCTHENATIONAL OR AN
EMAIL TO COVID@CBC.CA AND BE
SURE TO PUT "THE NATIONAL" IN
THE SUBJECT LINE.
>> Adrienne: NEXT, THE
CLOSER LOOK AT THE
DETECTIVE WORK THAT GOES INTO
TRACKING THE VIRUS IN THE NAME
OF STOPPING THE VIRUS.
YOU WILL MEET THE CONTACT
TRACERS WHO LITERALLY FOLLOW THE
VIRUS FROM PERSON-TO-PERSON.
WHY YOU MAY BE CALLED INTO
ACTION.
>>> BUT FIRST... THE GETTY
MUSEUM IN LOS ANGELES MAY BE
CLOSED, BUT IT SET UP A
CHALLENGE FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN'T
VISIT TO RECREATE A WORK OF ART
USING WHATEVER THEY HAVE AT
HOME.
WELL, THOUSANDS HAVE RESPONDED.
HERE'S "THE ASTRONOMER."
THIS IS NORMAN ROCKWELL "GIRL
WITH A BLACK EYE."
AND SARAH JOHNSON FROM KELOWNA,
B.C., TOOK THIS PORTRAIT OF "AN
ITALIAN GIRL."
>> THE CAMERA ON MY iPHONE WAS
TIMED SO THERE WAS ENOUGH TIME
TO SET UP THE POSE.
AND THEN I TOOK ABOUT 10
PICTURES AND THEN
I WAS LIKE, OKAY, THAT'S IT.
I CAN'T STAY HERE ALL DAY.
>> Adrienne: GETTY CALLED THE
CREATIONS
INGENUOUS AND HILARIOUS.
AND A BRIGHT SPOT DURING A T
>> Adrienne: GETTING COVID-19
UNDER CONTROL WILL TAKE MORE
THAN PHYSICAL DISTANCING, IT
WILL REQUIRE A SURGE IN CONTACT
TRACING.
THAT'S THE STEP-BY-STEP
DETECTIVE WORK TO FIND EVERYONE
THAT AN INFECTED PERSON HAS
CONTACTED.
DONE RIGHT IT'S WORKED WELL
ELSEWHERE.
NOW THERE'S CALLS TO HAVE MORE
FROM CANADA TRAINED BEFORE
PEOPLE GET SICK.
IT'S ONLY BEEN A FEW WEEKS OF
DISTANCING FOR CANADIANS, BUT
DOESN'T IT ALREADY LOOK STRANGE
TO SEE PEOPLE OUT TOGETHER SO
CLOSE TOGETHER?
STRANGE TOO TO KNOW THAT THESE
AREN'T OLD PICTURES.
THIS IS SINGAPORE DAYS AGO.
A DENSELY POPULATED CITY STATE
OF SIX MILLION MAKING HUGE LEAPS
AT CONFRONTING COVID-19.
ONLY A THOUSAND CASES, LESS THAN
HALF A DOZEN DEATHS.
LOOK AT ITS ENVIOUSLY FLAT CURVE
AND NOW LOOK AT CANADA'S.
THE CONTACT TRACERS OF SINGAPORE
ARE CRUCIAL.
THEIR DETECTIVE WORK IDENTIFIED
MORE THAN 50% OF ALL CASES, MOST
PEOPLE WHO HAD NO IDEA THAT THEY
WERE INFECTED.
ONE TRACE CAN TAKE HOURS WITH
EACH PERSON WHO TESTS POSITIVE.
>> SO WE GO DOWN WITH THE
FIRST LINES, AND THEN WE TRACE
OUT WHO ARE THE PEOPLE
FOR EACH OF THOSE CONTACTS THAT
YOU COULD HAVE COME IN CONTACT
WITH.
>> Adrienne: THEN IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH POLICE,
CONTACTS ARE VISITED, THEY SIGN
AGREEMENTS TO STAY QUARANTINED.
AND THEY KNOW THAT IT'S JAIL IF
THEY DON'T.
IT'S SO EFFECT THEY HAVE SOME
COMMERCE HAS BEEN ABLE TO STAY
OPEN.
SO HOW IS CANADA FARING ON
CONTACT TRACING?
>> SO THE MAJORITY OF
JURISDICTIONS HAVE FOR NOW.
BUT A FEW HAVE SAID THAT, LOOK,
IF THE CASES GO
UP IN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS
WE'LL NEED HELP.
>> Adrienne: THEY WILL NEED
HELP AND THEY'LL LIKELY TURN TO
A PLACE LIKE THIS.
A TRACING CENTRE IN ALBERTA.
THE PROVINCE LEADS THE WAY
IN MOBILIZING TRACERS, PUBLIC
HEALTH NURSES IN CONJUNCTION
WITH NEWLY TRAINED MEDICAL
STUDENTS.
OVER 300 OF THEM ARE TAUGHT HOW
TO DO THIS BY ROCHELLE
SCHINDLER.
>> THAT WHOLE TEAM TOGETHER IS
DOING EVERY SINGLE CASE IN
ALBERTA RIGHT NOW.
SO I BELIEVE THAT IT'S ABOUT 60
A DAY.
AND WE'RE DEFINITELY NOT MAXED
OUT.
WE CAN DO MORE.
>> Adrienne: IT'S PICKING
APART CREDIT CARD STATEMENTS AND
BUS SCHEDULES AND HELPING
SOMEONE ALREADY STRESSED TO
REMEMBER VITAL DETAILS.
INITIALLY SOME THOUGHT THAT
CONTACT TRACING WOULD ONLY BE
EFFECTIVE IN THE EARLY DAYS,
THAT THE VIRUS WOULD OUTPACE THE
EFFORTS TO CHASE IT.
SUCCESS STORIES PROVE THAT
WRONG.
>> THE ONE THING THAT WE HAVE
LEARNED
FROM CHINA, SOUTH KOREA, JAPAN,
IS THAT YOU NEVER NEVER STOP
DOING THIS WORK.
THROUGH AGGRESSIVE CONTACT
TRACING AND ISOLATION OF
CONTACTS,
THEY WERE ABLE TO GET IT UNDER
CONTROL.
>> Adrienne: IF YOU CAN DO
THIS, SHE ADVISES, CONSIDER
CONTACTING PUBLIC HEALTH
AGENCIES.
IT MAY SOON NEEDS MORE
CANADIANS TO STEP UP.
>> Andrew: MEANWHILE, COVID-19
IS CHANGING HOW WE DO THE MOST
MUNDANE OF TASKS.
SO NEXT WE CONTINUE OUR REGULAR
HOW TO SERIES WITH THE SITUATION
THAT YOU CAN VERY EASILY FIND
YOURSELF IN.
>>> OKAY, SO YOU GET INTO AN
ELEVATOR AND SOMEONE ELSE IS
THERE.
LET'S ASSUME THE WORST --
THEY'RE INFECTED WITH COVID-19.
(*)
>> I'M JAYME POISSON AND
TOMORROW ON CBC'S DAILY NEWS
PODCAST "FRONTBURNER," THERE ARE
NOW SEVERAL CASES OF COVID-19 IN
CANADA'S PRISONS.
WE HEAR FROM PEOPLE INSIDE
PRISONS ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE
SEEING AND WHAT THEY FEAR.
SUBSCRIBE WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR
PODCASTS.
(*)
>> Andrew: SO YOU'RE FOLLOWING
ALL OF THE RULES AND KEEPING
YOUR DISTANCE, BUT THERE'S SOME
PLACES WHERE CLOSE CONTACT IS
UNAVOIDABLE.
TONIGHT AS PART OF OUR REGULAR
"HOW TO" ON NAVIGATING COVID-19,
STAYING SAFE IN AN ELEVATOR.
OKAY, SO YOU GET INTO AN
ELEVATOR AND SOMEONE ELSE IS
THERE.
LET'S ASSUME THE WORST --
THEY'RE INFECTED WITH COVID-19.
HOW LIKELY ARE YOU TO BECOME
SICK AS WELL?
>> SO IN YOUR EVERYDAY SCENARIO,
PEOPLE COUGHING OR SNEEZING, IT
DOESN'T GET SUSPENDED IN THE
AIR.
IT SIMPLY TRAVELS IN THESE
DROPLETS AND THE DROPLETS WILL
HIT A SURFACE OR LAND ON THE
GROUND, BUT THEY WON'T STAY
SUSPENDED IN THE AIR.
>> Andrew: SO IF SOMEONE
COUGHS OR SNEEZES YOUR BEST
DEFENCE IS SIMPLY TO FACE A
DIFFERENT DIRECTION.
REMEMBER, IT IS YOUR FACE THAT
YOU'RE TRYING TO PROTECT.
THAT'S WHERE THE GERMS GO IN.
AND AS LONG AS THEY'RE NOT
SPRAYING THOSE GERMS DIRECTLY AT
YOU, THEY'RE LARGELY NOT GOING
TO GET ON YOU.
BUT WHERE DO THOSE GERMS GO?
WELL, IDEALLY INTO THE PERSON'S
SLEEVE.
OTHERWISE, THEY'RE GOING HERE OR
DOWN HERE SOMEWHERE, OR MAYBE
EVEN ON THE BUTTONS HERE.
SO SAFEST ASSUMPTION IS SIMPLY
EVERYTHING IS CONTAMINATED.
WASH YOUR HANDS AND DON'T TOUCH
YOUR FACE.
>> Adrienne: ALWAYS GOOD
ADVICE.
NEXT ON "THE NATIONAL," A
MYSTERIOUS DONATION.
HOW ONE ANONYMOUS CUSTOMER
HONOURED THE COMMUNITY GROCERY
STORE WORKERS.
OUR "MOMENT" IS NEXT.
(*)
Announcer:
CBC Listen.
 Hear it all here.
>> Andrew:  THESE STAFF HERE
AREN'T JUST GROCERY STORE
WORKERS.
THEY'RE SOME OF THE HEROES WHO
KEEP COMING TO WORK DAY AFTER
DAY AFTER DAY.
ONE OF THE CUSTOMERS WANTED TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK AND SO
DROPPED OFF AN ANONYMOUS GIFT
JUST FOR THEM AND THE ACTS OF
KINDNESS DID NOT STOP THERE.
THAT'S OUR "MOMENT."
>> SO WE HAD A CUSTOMER COME IN
AND THEY DROPPED OFF TEN
ENVELOPES.
EACH ENVELOPE HAD A LITTLE
SAYING.
IT WOULD SAY THANKS FOR WORKING,
THANKS FOR WORKING DURING
COVID-19.
EACH ONE HAD $40 CASH.
WE CAME UP TOGETHER AS A TEAMAND
I SAID WE HAVE $400.
WE COULD USE ITS FOR STAFF.
THEY SAID, NO, LET'S PAY IT
FORWARD AND WE THOUGHT, WHAT A
BETTER TIME THAN TO DO FOUR
SENIORS FOR $100 WORTH OF
GROCERIES EACH.
THE SURPRISING THING WAS, WOW!
SOMEBODY RECOGNISED US COMING TO
WORK DURING THIS AND WE WERE ALL
BLOWN AWAY THAT SOMEBODY DID
THIS FOR US AND THEN WE JUST
WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE PUT IT
BACK.
>> Adrienne:  PATTY SAYS SHE'S
AT ALL SURPRISED HER STAFF DID
THAT, THAT'S THE SORT OF PEOPLE
THEY ARE AND THE ACT OF PAYING
IT FORWARD WILL BE THE THING
THAT GETS EVERYONE THROUGH THIS.
>> Andrew:  WHOEVER SAID MONEY
CAN'T BUY HAPPINESS, HUH?
YOU SPEND IT IN THAT AND THAT
WILL BRING IT IN SPADES.
THIS IS "THE NATIONAL" FOR APRIL 1st.
GOODNIGHT.
>> Adrienne:  GOODNIGHT.
