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>> Andrew: TONIGHT THE VOTES
HAVE BEEN CAST AND COUNTED AND
THE PEOPLE OF ONTARIO HAVE SWEPT
OUT THE OLD, SAYING A RESOUNDING
GOODBYE TO THE LONG GOVERNING
LIBERALS AND HELLO TO THE MAN
THAT YOU CAN SOON CALL PREMIER,
DOUG FORD.
WHAT WILL A PROGRESSIVE
CONSERVATIVE ONTARIO MEAN FOR
CANADA?
>> Ian: ALSO TONIGHT WE'RE IN
QUÉBEC CITY ON THE EVE OF AN
UNCERTAIN GATHERING OF G7
LEADERS.
PROTESTERS HAVE TAKEN TO THE
STREET, A RITUAL WITH THE G7
MEETINGS AND DONALD TRUMP IS
STILL AT HOME BUT TONIGHT HE'S
CALLING JUSTIN TRUDEAU "SO
INDIGNANT."
IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR THAT MIGHT
JUST GET UGLY.
THIS IS "THE NATIONAL."
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>> Andrew: THE BATTLE FOR
ONTARIO IS OVER AND SO ARE 15
YEARS OF LIBERAL GOVERNMENT.
THE PROVINCIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN
WAS DRAMATIC AND COMBATIVE.
SHAPED IN PART BY THE FACT THAT
SOME VOTERS DIDN'T LIKE ANY OF
THEIR OPTIONS.
BUT THERE WERE THREE DISTINCT
POLITICAL DIRECTIONS ON OFFER
AND IN THE END ONE RAN AWAY WITH
THE SHOW.
DOUG FORD'S POPULOUS MESSAGE HAS
LED THE PROGRESSIVE
CONSERVATIVES BACK TO POWER AND,
REMEMBER, THAT IT WAS JUST
MONTHS AGO THAT THE PARTY SEEMED
TO BE IN COMPLETE DISARRAY.
BUT NONE OF THAT MATTERS NOW.
HANNAH THIBEDEAU IS IN TORONTO
TONIGHT WHERE THE DUST IS STILL
SETTLING.
[Cheers and Applause]
>> Reporter: IT'S A BIG WIN.
>> MY FRIENDS, THIS VICTORY
BELONGS TO YOU.
[Cheers and Applause]
>> Reporter: DOUG FORD
DELIVERED A HUGE MAJORITY
PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE
GOVERNMENT.
>> WE HAVE SENT A CLEAR MESSAGE
TO THE WORLD, ONTARIO IS OPEN
FOR BUSINESS.
[Cheers and Applause]
>> Reporter: THE TORIES PULLED
THIS OFF IN SPITE OF MANY
OBSTACLES.
>> IT'S NOT MY VALUE AND NOT HOW
I WAS RAISED AND NOT WHO I AM.
>> Reporter: THE P.C.s
DIDN'T HAVE A LEADER IN LATE
JANUARY AFTER PATRICK BROWN
STEPPED DOWN AMID ALLEGATIONS OF
SEXUAL ASSAULT.
AND THERE WERE MANY OTHER
HURDLES ALONG THE WAY.
FORD HIMSELF GETTING CAUGHT ON
AUDIOTAPE SELLING FAKE
MEMBERSHIPS FOR HIS PREFERRED
CANDIDATE, KINGA SURMA, AND NOT
TELLING VOTERS HOW HE'LL PAY FOR
HIS ELECTION PROMISES.
AND HIS SISTER-IN-LAW SUING HIM
FOR MISMANAGING THE FAMILY
BUSINESS.
>> IT'S HEARTBREAKING,
HEARTBREAKING.
>> Reporter: BUT THE FORD TEAM
WERE ABLE TO FEND IT ALL OFF.
ANDREA HORWATH DID GIFFORD A RUN
FOR HIS MONEY, BUT WAS ONLY ABLE
TO OBTAIN THE OFFICIAL
OPPOSITION CONSOLATION PRIZE.
>> I TOLD THE PREMIER-DESIGNATE
THAT NEW DEMOCRATS WILL WORK
EACH AND EVERY DAY FOR THE
CHANGE THAT FAMILIES NEED TO
MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR ALL OF US,
FOR ALL OF US.
>> Reporter: THE N.D.P.
STARTED IN THIRD BUT PICKED UP
STEAM AFTER THIS...
>> YOU KNOW WHAT...
>> Reporter: PEOPLE STARTED TO
QUESTION HER ACCOUNTING AND IT
SEEMED THAT SHE WAS NOT ONLY
FIGHTING DOUG FORD BUT ALSO THE
GHOST OF BOB RAE.
>> THIS IS NOT 1990, AND I AM
NOT BOB RAE.
IN FACT, HE'S A LIBERAL NOW.
>> Reporter: AS FOR THE
LIBERALS IT WAS A RESOUNDING
DEFEAT AFTER 15 YEARS IN POWER.
>> I AM RESIGNING AS A LEADER OF
THE ONTARIO LIBERAL PARTY.
I KNOW.
WE'RE NOT... GOING TO CRY.
I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE PARTY
PRESIDENT AND ASKED HIM TO START
THE PROCESS OF CHOOSING AN
INTERIM LEADER.
AND IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
THERE IS ANOTHER GENERATION, AND
I AM PASSING THE TORCH TO THAT
GENERATION.
[Applause]
>> Reporter: KATHLEEN WYNNE
REALLY HAD NO CHOICE.
THIS IS THE WORST RESULT FOR THE
LIBERALS SINCE 1951 WHEN THEY
TOOK SEVEN SEATS.
HANNAH THIBEDEAU, CBC NEWS,
TORONTO.
>> Andrew: NO SO NOW THAT THE
PEOPLE OF ONTARIO HAVE SPOKEN
LET'S LISTEN A BIT MORE FROM THE
MAN WHO WILL BECOME PREMIER.
HERE'S WHAT DOUG FORD HAD TO SAY
AFTER SECURING THE WIN EARLIER
THIS EVENING...
>> WE HAVE DELIVERED A
GOVERNMENT THAT IS FOR THE
PEOPLE.
[Applause]
A GOVERNMENT THAT WILL RESPECT
YOUR HARD-EARNED TAX DOLLARS
AND, MY FRIENDS, THE PARTY WITH
THE TAXPAYERS' MONEY IS OVER.
IT'S DONE!
[Cheers and Applause]
AND I KNOW THAT MY BROTHER, ROB,
IS LOOKING DOWN FROM HEAVEN...
[Cheers and Applause]
I ALSO NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY
OPPONENTS IN THIS RACE, TO
KATHLEEN WYNNE AND ANDREA
HORWATH...
>> BOO!
>> OH, NO, GUYS.
OH, NO, NO.
NO.
NO, NO.
>> BOO!
>> YOU FOUGHT -- YOU FOUGHT A
HARD, VERY HARD CAMPAIGN AND
I'LL TELL YOU THAT ONTARIO IS
BETTER FOR IT.
AND TONIGHT WE HAVE SENT A CLEAR
MESSAGE TO THE WORLD, ONTARIO IS
OPEN FOR BUSINESS.
[Cheers and Applause]
>> Andrew: OKAY, SO THE BOTTOM
LINE HERE, DOUG FORD IS IN.
NOW WHAT?
ROSIE HAS BEEN BUSY DELVING NOT
JUST INTO THAT QUESTION BUT, OF
COURSE, CO-HOSTING THE ELECTION
SPECIAL ALL NIGHT LONG.
ROSIE, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WHAT IS DOUG FORD'S ONTARIO LOOK
LIKE?
>> Rosemary: I THINK THAT IT
LOOKS PRETTY DIFFERENT, AND
DRAMATICALLY DIFFERENT RIGHT
AWAY, ACTUALLY.
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT DOUG
FORD AND THE PROGRESSIVE
CONSERVATIVES REPRESENT, NO
SURPRISE, THEY WANT LESS
GOVERNMENT.
THEY WANT LESS GOVERNMENT IN
YOUR LIFE, INVOLVED IN YOUR
DECISIONS.
HOW DO THEY DO THAT?
THEY'LL TRY TO CUT PEOPLE'S
INCOME TAX.
THEY WANT TO GIVE YOUR MONEY
BACK TO YOU SO YOU CAN START
MAKING SOME DECISIONS.
ANOTHER BIG ONE, THE
CAP-AND-TRADE SYSTEM AND CARBON
TAXES AND HE DOESN'T THINK THAT
IS THE BEST WAY TO DEAL WITH
CARBON EMISSIONS.
SO HE'LL FIND HIS WAY OUT OF
THAT DEAL BETWEEN QUÉBEC AND
CALIFORNIA.
AND THERE'S OTHER THINGS, THAT
HE TALKED ABOUT DURING THE
CAMPAIGN THAT NO ONE UNDERSTANDS
HOW HE'LL DO, BUT HE WILL DO IT
HE SAYS.
CUT 10 CENTS OFF YOUR GAS PER
LITRE.
THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT IDEA TO
ONTARIANS AND HOW DOES HE MAKE
THAT HAPPEN?
AND HE'LL SHAVE THINGS OUT OF
GOVERNMENT.
HE HAS PROMISED TO DO AN AUDIT
OF THE SPENDING IN ONTARIO AND
THAT INEVITABLY AND IN SPITE OF
WHAT HE'S SAID THROUGHOUT THE
CAMPAIGN MEANS THAT SOME THINGS
HAVE TO GO, WHETHER IT'S A
PUBLIC SERVANT, AND WHETHER IT'S
TEACHERS OR NURSES OR JUST PARTS
OF THE DEPARTMENT THAT YOU CAN'T
CUT OUT $6 BILLION OF ONTARIO'S
BUDGET AND NOT SEE SOME OF THOSE
THINGS FADE AWAY.
SO ONTARIO IS GOING TO LOOK A
LOT DIFFERENT, BUT, CLEARLY,
THAT'S WHAT ONTARIANS WANTED.
THEY WANTED SOMETHING THAT
LOOKED DIFFERENT THAN IN THE
PAST 15 YEARS.
>> Andrew: WHAT ABOUT THE REST
OF THE COUNTRY AND ESPECIALLY
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT?
I MEAN, THEY'RE LOSING A KNOWN
QUANTITY IN KATHLEEN WYNNE.
>> Rosemary: THEY ARE, SURE,
AN ALLY THAT THEY COULD COUNT ON
AND BRING TO THE TABLE AND TRY
TO GET OTHER PROVINCES RALLIED
AROUND THEM TO BUILD A
CONSENSUS.
THEY DON'T HAVE THAT ANYMORE.
WE SHOULDN'T MAKE TOO BIG A DEAL
OUT OF IT, AND THESE ARE
PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE, AND JUSTIN
TRUDEAU WILL KNOW HOW TO DEAL
WITH DOUG FORD AND DOUG FORD
WILL WANT THINGS FROM JUSTIN
TRUDEAU.
WE COULD SEE SHAKEUPS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY FOR ELECTIONS, LET'S
SAY, THAT JASON KENNEY GETS
ELECTED IN AN ALBERTA ELECTION
AND THEN WE HAVE A COUNTRY THAT
IS MORE DIFFICULT FOR THE PRIME
MINISTER TO MANAGE.
BUT AS YOU HAVE BEEN TALKING
ABOUT THE PRIME MINISTER IS
MANAGING OR TRYING AT ANY RATE
TO MANAGE DONALD TRUMP RIGHT
NOW.
CERTAINLY, HE CAN HANDLE DOUG
FORD.
THEY'LL HAVE TO COME TO SOME
SORT OF ACCEPTABLE RELATIONSHIP
AND FRIENDSHIP BECAUSE THEY'RE
GOING TO NEED ONE ANOTHER,
SOMETHING THAT I LIKE TO POINT
OUT IS THAT ONTARIO MAKES UP 40%
OF CANADA'S GROSS DOMESTIC
PRODUCT.
ONTARIO HAS TO WORK FOR REST OF
CANADA TO WORK.
>> Andrew: RIGHT.
AND TOMORROW YOU'LL BE BACK ON
THE PROGRAMME AND BREAKING IT
DOWN WITH "AT ISSUE" AND YOU'LL
HAVE A COUPLE THINGS.
>> Rosemary: ONE OR TWO THINGS
TO SAY.
MAYBE CARVE OUT 15 MINUTES FOR
ME.
>> Andrew: WE'LL SEE WHAT WE
CAN DO.
IN THE MEANTIME I WISH YOU
GOODNIGHT, AND I HOPE THAT YOU
CAN GET SOME SLEEP, ROSIE.
>> Rosemary: THANK YOU,
ANDREW.
>> Andrew: ONE LAST NOTE ON
TONIGHT'S RESULTS, A VICTORY FOR
THE GREEN, A SMALL ONE BUT A
VICTORY NONETHELESS.
>> I AM READY TO TAKE MY SEAT AT
QUEENS PARK.
[Cheers and Applause]
>> Andrew: THAT'S THE
BRAND-NEW M.P.P. MIKE SCHRINER
WINNING THE GREEN SEAT, THE
FIRST IN THE ONTARIO
LEGISLATURE.
AND THE MORAL HERE MAY VERY WELL
BE TRY, TRY AGAIN.
BECAUSE THIS IS SCHRINER'S THIRD
ATTEMPT AT A SEAT.
>>> NOW TO ANOTHER MAJOR
POLITICAL STORY PLAYING OUT
TONIGHT, THIS ONE IS IN QUÉBEC
CITY WHERE WE FIND IAN.
>> Ian: ANDREW, THE G7 SUMMIT
BEGINS TOMORROW, ABOUT TWO HOURS
OUTSIDE OF QUÉBEC CITY, BUT IT
IS HERE THAT THE PROTESTERS ARE
HOPING TO MAKE THEIR VOICES
HEARD.
>> [Speaking French]
>> Ian: THOSE PROTESTS BEGAN
WITH A MARCH TONIGHT THROUGH THE
DOWNTOWN AS THE G7 LEADERS BEGAN
ARRIVING.
THE SUMMIT HAS FIVE THEMES --
INVESTING IN GROWTH... PREPARING
FOR JOBS OF THE FUTURE... GENDER
EQUALITY... CLIMATE CHANGE...
AND BUILDING A MORE PEACEFUL AND
SECURE WORLD.
BUT THE ACTIONS EVE OF ONE G7 LEADER
IS ALREADY OVERSHADOWING THOSE
INTENTIONS.
NEW TWEETS TONIGHT FROM DONALD
TRUMP TAKING DIRECT AIM AT HIS
CANADIAN HOST.
WE HAVE EXTENSIVE COVERAGE ON
THE TENSIONS INSIDE OF THE
SUMMIT AND OUT ON THE STREETS.
PLUS, THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS
MINISTER ON WHAT CANADA HOPES TO
ACCOMPLISH.
FIRST THOUGH A LOOK AT THE KEY
LOCATIONS.
THE ACTION IS EXPECTED IN TWO
PLACES, AT THE SUMMIT ITSELF, IN
LA MABALBE, AND THICK WOODS ALL
AROUND AND THERE'S A SECURE
GREEN ZONE AND AN EVEN MORE
SECURE RED ZONE.
NEARLY FOUR KILOMETRES OF
FENCING AROUND THE LEADERS AT
THE FAIRMONT LE MANOIR
RICHELIEU.
AND THE MAJOR PROTESTERS ARE FOR
QUÉBEC CITY AND NOT AS EASY TO
SECURE GIVEN ITS SIZE AND
COMPLEXITY.
AND MARCHES AR MARCHERS ARE ENDING AT
POLITICAL VENUES LIKE THE U.S.
CONSULATE AND THE NATIONAL
ASSEMBLY.
AND TONIGHT'S PROTEST MARCH
WHICH WENT RIGHT BY THIS
BUILDING HAS BEEN PEACEFUL, BUT
AS JAELA BERNSTIEN REPORTS THERE
WERE SOME CLEAR SCEN SIGNS OF TROUBLE
AHEAD.
>> Reporter: ON THE EVE OF THE
G7 SUMMIT THIS MESSAGE ON QUÉBEC
CITY STREETS WAS CLEAR... AS
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE MARCHED TO
THE DOWNTOWN CORE.
THIS WAS THE FIRST OF MANY
EXPECTED PROTESTS AND TENSION IS
HIGH.
BUT THOSE WHO CAME OUT TO
PROTEST PEAC PEACEFULLY CALLED OUT
POLICE FOR THEIR CONFRONTATIONAL
TACTICS.
>> I WAS WALKING DOWN TO HERE
AND THERE'S MUCH MORE POLICEMEN
THAN PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE TO --
IN STREETS TO -- TO PROTEST.
>> Reporter: AT LEAST TWO
PEOPLE WERE DETAINED AND SOME
PUSHED BACK AGAINST MEDIA.
WHILE SOME MASKED PROTESTERS
ADDED TENSION TO A POTENTIALLY
VIDEO VOLATILE SITUATION.
BUT FOR MOST IT WAS A FESTIVE
EVENING.
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MORE THAN 50 DIFFERENT INTEREST
GROUPS WERE REPRESENTED ON THE
GROUND, BUT THEY ALL HAVE IN
COMMON IS THAT THEY'RE AGAINST
THE G7.
>> IT'S A JOKE.
>> Reporter: SOME ARE AGAINST
CAPITALISM OR WORRIED ABOUT
GENDER EQUALITY AND RACISM.
OTHERS BLAME G7 LEADERS FOR
FAVOURING OIL AND INDUSTRY OVER
THE ENVIRONMENT.
>> WE NEED TO START GETTING
SERIOUS ABOUT CLEANING THE
OCEANS.
>> THIS MEETING IS REALLY A
MEETING ORGANIZED BY THE 1%,
ONLY TO SERVE THE INTERESTS OF
THE 1%.
>> Reporter: THE DAY WAS A
TEST FOR WHAT'S TO COME.
WE HAVE MORE DAYS OF PROTESTS.
TOMORROW WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE
PROTESTS LIKE THIS BUT ALL DAY
LONG.
IT'S BEING CALLED "THE DAY OF
DISRUPTION."
JAELA BERNSTIEN, CBC NEWS,
QUÉBEC CITY.
>> Ian: WHILE POLICE PREPARE FOR
MASS PROTESTS OUTSIDE OF THE
SUMMIT, INSIDE ANOTHER FACEOFF
IS EXPECTED.
SIX OF THE LEADERS AGAINST
DONALD TRUMP.
THE CBC'S DAVID COCHRANE HAS
BEEN LOOKING INTO THIS AND, YOU
KNOW, REALLY ALTHOUGH THERE'S A
LONG AGENDA HERE THERE'S ONE
ISSUE.
>> Reporter: YEAH, WHEN CANADA
BECAME THE CHAIR OF THE G7 THIS
YEAR AND THEY WANTED TO FOCUS ON
FIVE BROAD THEMES AND IT'S GOT
ONE NOW -- HOW TO DEAL WITH THE
U.S. IN THE AGE OF U.S.
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP.
SO WE'LL HEAR A FAMILIAR MESSAGE
WHEN THE LEADERS START MEETING
TOMORROW AND THAT'S THE TRADE
WAR THAT TRUMP STARTED WITH THE
STEEL AND THE ALUMINUM TARIFFS,
IT'S AN UNACCEPTABLE TRADE WAR
THAT IS GOING TO HURT EVERYBODY,
THAT THE TAR ITCHES ARE
INSULTING AND UNACCEPTABLE.
WE GOT A TASTE WHEN PRIME
MINISTER TRUDEAU MET WITH
EMMANUEL MACRON.
IN THE CONFERENCE TRUDEAU MADE
IT CLEAR THAT HE'S NOT BACKING
DOWN AND THERE'S NO ATTEMPT TO
ESCALATE AND HE WON'T THREATEN
TO BURN DOWN THE WHITE HOUSE A
SECOND TIME.
THEY'LL CONTINUE WHAT CANADA
CALLS A POLITE BUT FIRM RESPONSE
TO TRUMP.
HERE'S WHAT TRUDEAU SAID
TODAY...
>> Prime Minister Justin
Trudeau: I CAN CERTAINLY SPEAK
PERSONALLY TO SAY THAT I HAVE
CONSISTENTLY STOOD UP FOR
CANADIAN INTERESTS, CONSISTENTLY
DEMONSTRATED WHERE WE DISAGREE,
BUT DONE SO IN A POLITE AND A
CORDIAL CONTEXT.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT CANADIANS
HAVE ALWAYS EXPECTED OF ME AND
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE GOING
TO DO.
>> Reporter: SO PRESIDENT
DONALD TRUMP RESPONDED AND THIS
BEING DONALD TRUMP, THE RESPONSE
CAME ON TWITTER.
WE HAVE A COUPLE TWEETS TO SHOW
YOU.
THE FIRST... PLEASE TELL PRIME
MINISTER TRUDEAU AND PRESIDENT
MACRON THAT THEY ARE CHARGING
THE U.S. MASSIVE TARIFFS AND
CREATE NON-MONETARY BARRIERS.
E.U. TRADE SURPLUS WITH THE U.S.
IS $151 BILLION AND CANADA KEEPS
OUR FARMERS AND OTHERS OUT.
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THEM
TOMORROW, UNIRONICALLY.
AND ANOTHER AT PRIME MINISTER
TRUDEAU SAY, PRIME MINISTER
TRUDEAU IS BEING SO INDIGNANT,
BRINGING UP THE RELATIONSHIP
THAT THE U.S. AND CANADA HAD
OVER THE MANY YEARS AND ALL
SORTS OF OTHER THINGS BUT HE
DOESN'T BRING UP THE FACT THAT
THEY CHARGE US UP TO 300% ON
DAIRY HURTING OUR FARMERS AND
KILLING OUR AGRICULTURE.
HE'S COMING IN HOT WITH HIS
AMERICA FIRST AGENDA AND THE
OTHER MEMBERS ARE GOING TO TELL
HIM FIRST OFTEN MEANS AMERICA
ALONE.
>> Ian: WE HAVE ABOUT 30 SECONDS
HERE BUT WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR
THE G7?
>> Reporter: IT'S A CHALLENGE
AND THE SHORT-TERM CHALLENGE IS
AT RISK THIS WEEKEND.
AND YOU SEE A COMMUNIQUÉ WHERE
THEY ALL SIGN OFF AND A
STATEMENT OF GOALS AND
PRINCIPLES.
THERE'S TALKS THAT IS NOT GOING
TO HAPPEN AT THIS, THAT IT WOULD
BE A CHAIR SUMMARY FROM JUSTIN
TRUDEAU.
WE SAW THIS IN WHISTLER WITH THE
FINANCE MINISTERS AND THEY
REBUKED THE U.S.
SO THERE'S A SPLINTERING OF THE
G7 AND TOMORROW NIGHT WHEN THE
LEADERS SIT DOWN FOR SUPPER
THEY'RE ENTERTAINED BY THE
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL, IF THERE WAS
AN EVENT THAT NEEDED ACROBATS
AND COTORTIONISTS TO MAKE IT
WORK, IT'S THIS ONE.
>> Ian: THANK YOU, DAVID.
THE PRIME MINISTER SAID THAT
CANADA IS READY FOR AN
ESCALATING TRADE BATTLE WITH ITS
SOUTHERN NEIGHBOUR.
JUSTIN TRUDEAU'S POINT PERSON ON
THE CANADA-U.S. FILE IS THE
FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER
CHRYSTIA FREELAND AND I SAT DOWN
WITH HER EARLIER TODAY... WHAT
IS GOING ON NOW BEHIND THE
SCENES, PARTICULARLY WITH YOUR
EUROPEAN ALLIES TO TRY TO FIGURE
OUT HOW TO DEAL WITH PRESIDENT
TRUMP?
>> The Hon. Chyrstia Freeland:
WELL, YOU ARE RIGHT, IAN.
A LOT IS GOING ON.
AND A LOT HAS BEEN GOING ON.
AND I GUESS THAT MAYBE THAT'S
THE IMPORTANT PLACE TO START IS
I THINK THAT CANADIANS ARE VERY
AWARE OF HOW HARD WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING WITH THE U.S. AND WITH A
BROAD RANGE OF AMERICAN COUNTER
PARTIES, NOT JUST THE
ADMINISTRATION BUT ALSO
LEGISLATORS, GOVERNORS,
BUSINESS, UNION, MAYORS, YOU
KNOW, THE WHOLE COUNTRY HAS BEEN
BLANKETED BY TEAM CANADA.
>> Ian: AND DO YOU HAVE FURTHER
TARIFFS THAT MIGHT BE IMPOSED,
YOU KNOW, THAT ARE PREPARED IF
THE UNITED STATES DECIDES TO
KIND OF RAISE THE ANTE HERE AS
WELL?
>> The Hon. Chyrstia Freeland:
WELL, LET ME START BY SAYING
THAT THE HAPPY ENDING TO THIS
STORY IS THESE ILLEGAL TARIFFS
ARE REMOVED BY THE UNITED
STATES.
THAT'S THE OUTCOME THAT WE WANT
TO GET TO.
THAT IS THE GOOD OUTCOME FOR THE
UNITED STATES, FOR THE WORLD,
INCLUDING FOR CANADA.
>> Ian: SO THAT WOULD BE THE
OUTCOME THAT YOU WOULD HOPE FOR?
>> The Hon. Chyrstia Freeland:
THE OUTCOME THAT WE WANT IS THEY
TAKE AWAY THE ILLEGAL TARIFFS ON
CANADIAN STEEL AND ALUMINUM.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DRIVING
TOWARDS.
>> Ian: AS WE SIT HERE RIGHT NOW
HOW LIKELY IS THAT TO HAPPEN AND
WHEN?
>> The Hon. Chyrstia Freeland:
YOU KNOW, IAN, ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT I SAID AT THE BEGINNING OF
THE NAFTA NEGOTIATION IS THAT
THERE'S A LOT OF DRAMA AND WE
SHOULD EXPECT A LOT OF UPS AND
DOWNS.
AND THAT IS AS FAR AS I GO IN
MAKING PREDICTIONS.
>> Ian: IS THERE ANY SPECIFIC
STRATEGY TO DEAL WITH THE
PRESIDENT?
>> The Hon. Chyrstia Freeland:
YES, WE HAVE A LOT OF STRATEGIES
TO DEAL WITH THE PRESIDENT.
AND I THINK THAT ONE THING THAT
I THINK THAT CANADIANS HAVE
ACTUALLY BEEN ABLE TO SEE IS HOW
ABLE THE PRIME MINISTER IS TO
FIND A CONNECTION -- I THINK
THAT WITH EVERYONE.
I MEAN, I THINK THAT IT'S A VERY
POWERFUL TALENT HE HAS.
WE EXPERIENCE IT AS CANADIANS,
IT'S ONE OF HIS GREAT SKILLS AS
A POLITICIAN.
I SEE IT ON THE INTERNATIONAL
STAGE.
HE'S VERY GOOD AT TALKING TO
ANYONE AND AT FORMING THAT
CONNECTION.
AND HE DOES HAVE A REALLY GOOD
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PRESIDENT.
I HAVE SEEN IT FACE-TO-FACE IN
THE BILATERAL MEETINGS THAT I
HAVE ATTENDED AND A LOT OF
SENIOR FIGURES IN THE
ADMINISTRATION HAVE SAID TO ME,
YOU KNOW WHAT, THE PRESIDENT, HE
REALLY LIKES THE PRIME MINISTER.
NOW THAT RELATIONSHIP -- THAT'S
NOT EVERYTHING, RIGHT?
AND WE'VE SEEN THAT YOU CAN HAVE
THAT GOOD RELATIONSHIP AND STILL
HAVE SHARP DISAGREEMENTS ABOUT
POLICY.
BUT IT'S CERTAINLY HELPFUL FOR
US AS CANADIANS THAT OUR PRIME
MINISTER IS ABLE TO TALK TO THE
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
>> Ian: WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT
THE CHANCES ARE OF MEANINGFUL
SUCCESS HERE AT THE G7 GIVEN
WHAT'S HAPPENED IN THE LAST FEW
DAYS WITH THE PRESIDENT,
PARTICULARLY ON TARIFFS?
>> The Hon. Chyrstia Freeland:
I THINK THAT FOR ME THE WAY THAT
I DEFINE SUCCESS AT THE G7 IS
THAT WE HAVE THE IMPORTANT
CONVERSATIONS.
I THINK THAT IT IS IMPORTANT,
YOU KNOW, AS CANADIANS THAT WE
ARE VERY FOCUSED ON THE ECONOMIC
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNITED
STATES AND THIS ILLEGAL
IMPOSITION OF TARIFFS BY THE
U.S. LAST THURSDAY IS NATURALLY
A CORE CONCERN.
IT OUGHT TO BE.
AND THAT WILL BE AN ISSUE HERE.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT
THERE ARE MANY, MANY OTHER
ISSUES IN THE WORLD.
AND THERE WILL BE A LOT OF OTHER
ISSUES DISCUSSED.
>> Ian: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> The Hon. Chyrstia Freeland:
MY PLEASURE.
GREAT TO TALK TO YOU.
>> Ian: MORE SPECIAL COVERAGE
AHEAD FROM QUÉBEC CITY.
IT IS CLEAR TONIGHT THAT THE
DYNAMICS OF THIS SUMMIT ARE
UNLIKE ANY OTHER IN RECENT
MEMORY.
>> THIS IS GOING TO BE THE MOST
DYSFUNCTIONAL G7 SUMMIT SINCE IT
WAS FOUNDED IN 1975.
THIS IS GOING TO A PROFOUND --
CAN I SAY SHIT SHOW -- OF AN
INTERNATIONAL MEETING.
>> Ian: SO WITH THAT IN MIND
WE'LL GET A CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE
FROM TWO PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN
INSIDE OF THE G7 AND G8
MEETINGS, THE FORMER PRIME
MINISTER PAUL MARTIN AND THE
FORMER FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER
JOHN BAIRD.
OUR CONVERSATIONS ARE STILL TO
COME ON "THE NATIONAL."
>> Andrew: NOW THE G7 SUMMIT
IS JUST, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, ONE
SMALL PIECE OF DONALD TRUMP'S
IMMEDIATE SCHEDULE.
TODAY HE WRAPPED A MEETING WITH
JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER SHINZO
ABE.
AND WHILE THE G7 IS THE NEXT
THING ON TRUMP'S AGENDA HE ALSO
HAD SOMETHING ELSE ON HIS MIND.
HIS UPCOMING FACE-TO-FACE
MEETING WITH THE NORTH KOREAN
LEADER KIM JONG-un.
IT'S SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK AND
TRUMP IS DROPPING HINTS ABOUT
HOW HE THINKS THAT COULD UNFOLD.
THE CBC'S PAUL HUNTER HAS THAT
STORY FROM WASHINGTON.
>> Reporter: DAYS AWAY FROM
PERHAPS MAKING HISTORY AND SAID
DONALD TRUMP TODAY AMID MEETINGS
WITH JAPAN'S SHINZO ABE, HE'S
GOOD TO GO.
>> President Donald Trump: I
THINK THAT I'M VERY WELL
PREPARED.
I DON'T THINK THAT I HAVE TO
PREPARE VERY MUCH.
IT'S ABOUT ATTITUDE, AND IT'S
ABOUT WILLINGNESS TO GET THINGS
DONE.
THIS ISN'T A QUESTION OF
PREPARATION, IT'S A QUESTION OF
WHETHER OR NOT PEOPLE WANT IT TO
HAPPEN.
>> Reporter: BY THAT HE MEANS
NORTH KOREAN LEADER KIM
JONG-un, INTERNATIONAL PARIAH
AND ODDBALL COMMANDER OF
FEARSOME WEAPONRY.
HE AND TRUMP WILL SHAKE HANDS
AND SIT DOWN AT THIS RESORT IN
SINGAPORE NEXT WEEK WITH A LONG
LIST OF MEGA-ISSUES IN PLAY.
AMONG THEM -- NORMALIZING
RELATIONS WITH THE U.S. AND
OFFICIALLY ENDING THE DECADES
OLD KOREAN WAR.
>> President Donald Trump: WE
COULD SIGN AN AGREEMENT, AS YOU
KNOW THAT WOULD BE A FIRST STEP.
IT'S WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE
AGREEMENT THAT IS REALLY THE BIG
POINT.
>> Reporter: BIG POINT
TRUMP -- DE-NUCLEARIZATION AND
GETTING RID OF ITS NUKES
PERMANENTLY.
IT'S TRUMP'S BOTTOM LINE FOR THE
SUMMIT.
AND IF THINGS SEEM TO BE NOT
HEADED THAT WAY...
>> President Donald Trump: ALL
I CAN SAY IS THAT I'M TOTALLY
PREPARED TO AWK WALK AWAY.
I DID IT ONCE BEFORE.
YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO WALK
AWAY.
>> Reporter: BUT TRUMP SAYS
THAT HE EXPECTS IT TO BE
FRUITFUL, AT WORSE, MAYBE
LEADING TO MORE MEETINGS.
HOW TO TELL HOW IT'S GOING?
SAID TRUMP, TAKE NOTE OF HIS
LANGUAGE.
LATELY HE STOPPED USING THE TERM
"MAXIMUM PRESSURE" IN
REFERENCING U.S. SANCTIONS ON
NORTH KOREA.
>> President Donald Trump: WE
DON'T USE THE TERM ANYMORE
BECAUSE WE'RE GOING INTO A
FRIENDLY NEGOTIATION.
>> Reporter: BUT IF THAT
CHANGES...
>> President Donald Trump: IF
YOU HEAR ME SAYING WE'RE GOING
TO USE "MAXIMUM PRESSURE,"
YOU'LL KNOW THAT THE NEGOTIATION
DID NOT DO WELL, FRANKLY.
>> Reporter: SO WHAT'S GOING
TO HAPPEN?
IS TRUMP READY?
IS KIM BLUFFING?
AS TRUMP HIMSELF MIGHT PUT IT,
WE'LL SEE.
PAUL HUNTER, CBC NEWS,
WASHINGTON.
>> Andrew: SO THE SUMMIT
HAPPENS ON TUESDAY IN SINGAPORE,
BUT REMEMBER THAT IS LOCAL TIME.
SO HERE IN CANADA EXPECT TO HEAR
ALL ABOUT IT ON MONDAY NIGHT.
AND WE'LL HAVE SPECIAL COVERAGE
FROM ON THE GROUND AS THE TWO
SIDES MEET.
>>> MEANTIME, LOTS MORE AHEAD ON
TONIGHT'S SHOW... THERE'S A
CRUCIAL VOTE IN THE SENATE ON
LEGALIZING MARIJUANA IN THIS
COUNTRY.
>>> AND LATER, VLADIMIR PUTIN
TOOK SOME CALLS TODAY DIRECTLY
FROM HIS PEOPLE AND CANADA CAME
UP.
WE'LL TELL YOU WHY.
>>> PLUS, A HISTORIC RESORT IN
NOVA SCOTIA REDUCED TO RUBBLE.
>> WE'RE ON THE ROADSIDE
WATCHING AND I GUESS THAT WITHIN
THE HOUR THE BUILDING WAS
ENGULFED.
WE WATCHED OUR ROOM THAT WE WERE
IN JUST COLLAPSE TO THE GROUND.
IT WAS IN ASHES
>> Andrew: TONIGHT ON "THE
NATIONAL," A GRIM DAY IN
GUATEMALA AS OFFICIALS ADMIT
THAT THEY WERE TOO SLOW TO WARN
PEOPLE ABOUT SUNDAY'S VOLCANIC
ERUPTION.
THAT BY THE TIME THAT AN
EVACUATION ALERT WAS ISSUED IT
WAS TOO LATE FOR MANY OF THOSE
PEOPLE WHO LIVE ON THE SLOPES OF
THE VOLCANO.
109 PEOPLE ARE NOW CONFIRMED
DEAD.
HOPE IS DIMMING FOR THE NEARLY
200 PEOPLE MISSING.
AND ONCE AGAIN THE SEARCH CREWS
HAD TO STOP THEIR WORK TODAY
BECAUSE OF DANGEROUS CONDITIONS.
>>> SO THAT OTHER VOLCANO THAT
WE HAVE BEEN TRACKING ON
HAWAII'S BIG ISLAND.
TONIGHT THE OFFICIALS RELEASED
NEW DETAILS ON THE DAMAGE CAUSED
SINCE KILAUEA BEGAN ERUPTING
ABOUT A MONTH AGO.
NEARLY 600 HOMES HAVE BEEN
DESTROYED, MANY OF THOSE WIPED
OUT JUST A COUPLE DAYS AGO BY A
SLOW-MOVING BUT UNSTOPPABLE
RIVER OF LAVA.
[Cheers and Applause]
>> Andrew: AND VICTORY, THE
WASHINGTON CAPITALS HAVE BEEN
DREAMING ABOUT.
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FRANCHISE
HISTORY THEY HAVE WON THE
STANLEY CUP BEATING THE VEGAS
GOLDEN KNIGHTS 4-3 IN GAME FIVE.
AND THE MAN WHO LED THEM TO THE
TOP, CAPTAIN ALEXANDER OVECHKIN
WAS NAMED THE MOST VALUABLE
PLAYER OF THE STANLEY CUP
PLAYOFFS.
IT WAS A RECORD FOR THE CAPITALS
WITH HIS KNOLLS.
>>> AFTER SIX MONTHS OF INTENSE
DEBATE TONIGHT THE SENATORS
VOTED ON THE LIBERAL
GOVERNMENT'S LANDMARK BILL TO
LEGALIZE RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA.
CATHERINE CULLEN IS FOLLOWING
THE LATE-NIGHT VOTE CLOSELY ON
PARLIAMENT HILL AND IS JOINING
US FROM OUTSIDE OF THE SENATE
CHAMBERS.
SO, CATHERINE, LET'S START WITH
THE RESULTS.
>> Reporter: ANDREW, THERE WAS
SO MUCH SCRUTINY AROUND THIS
VOTE AND A SENSE OF DRAMA THAT
HAD BUILT UP.
IN THE END IT WASN'T CLOSE, 56
IN FAVOUR OF THE CANNIBAS ACT
AND 30 SENATORS OPPOSED.
ONE SENATOR WHO ABSTAINED.
THAT IS WITH ALL OF THE CHANGES
THAT THE SENATE WANTS TO SEE TO
THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION, 46
CHANGES IN FACT WHICH BY
PARLIAMENTARY STANDARDS IS A
PRETTY DARNED BIG NUMBER.
NOW THE HOUSE WILL COMMONS WILL
HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE
LEGISLATION WITH ALL OF THE
CHANGES AND DECIDE WHAT TO DO
ABOUT IT.
JUST BECAUSE THERE WAS A BIG
MARGIN TONIGHT YOU SHOULDN'T
THINK THAT THE PASSIONS AROUND
THIS ISSUE HAVE NECESSARILY
CALMED.
LISTEN TO A BIT OF WHAT SOME
SENATOR HIS TO SAY AFTER THE
VOTE...
>> WE KNOW THAT PROHIBITION
DOESN'T WORK.
I THINK THAT IS A BRAVE MOVE ON
THE PART OF THE GOVERNMENT,
FRANKLY, TO TAKE ON A TOUGH AND
AN OBVIOUSLY CONTROVERSIAL
ISSUE.
I'M VERY PLEASED WITH THE
STRENGTH OF THIS EVENING'S
POSITIVE VOTE.
>> I'M VERY CONCERNED WHAT WE
HAVE SEEN HERE FROM THE
GOVERNMENT SENATORS IS THAT
THERE'S AN ATTEMPT TO NORMALIZE
MARIJUANA AND, UNFORTUNATELY,
THIS BILL MAKES MARIJUANA MORE
ACCESSIBLE TO TEENAGERS,
PARTICULARLY THAN EVER BEFORE,
AND IT'S VERY CONCERNING.
>> Andrew: SO IF WE TAKE STOCK
OF WHAT'S HAPPENED, I MEAN, A
CLEAR WIN FOR THE BILL AND A BIG
STEP FORWARD FOR LEGALIZATION.
BUT AS YOU ALLOWEDDED TO THE
PASSION AROUND THIS, IS NOT OVER
YET, NOT BY A LONGSNOT.
>> Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT.
THE HOUSE OF COMMONS HAS TO
CONSIDER THE CHANGES THAT I
TALKED ABOUT AND SOME ARE
TECHNICAL BUT SOME MORE
SUBSTANTIVE, WHETHER OR NOT, FOR
INSTANCE, THAT PROVINCES SHOULD
BE CLEAR THAT THEY HAVE THE
RIGHT TO BAN HOMEGROWN
MARIJUANA.
BECAUSE THE FEDERAL LEGISLATION
SAYS THAT PEOPLE CAN GROW IT AT
HOME, UP TO FOUR PLANTS PER
HOUSEHOLD.
SO QUESTIONS HOW THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT WILL DEAL WITH THAT.
AND THERE'S A PROPOSAL FROM THE
SENATE TO BAN GRANDED
MERCHANDISE, LIKE T-SHIRTS WITH
MARIJUANA LOGO ON IT.
AND SO THE GOVERNMENT, THE HOUSE
OF COMMONS, WILL HAVE TO DECIDE
HOW TO DEAL WITH THAT.
AND THE LEGISLATION IS GOING TO
COME BACK OVER HERE AND EVEN IF
IT PASSES IN THE SENATE WE STILL
DON'T KNOW WHEN LEGALIZATION
WILL TAKE PLACE.
JUSTIN TRUDEAU SAID THAT IT WILL
BE SOME TIME THIS SUMMER BUT THE
GOVERNMENT WANTS A BUFFER ZONE,
AND SO THEY'LL HAVE TO DECIDE
EXACTLY WHAT DATE TO PUSH THAT
BUTTON ON LEGALIZATION.
ANDREW?
>> Andrew: STILL A FEW STEPS
TO GO.
CATHERINE CULLEN OUTSIDE OF THE
SENATE TONIGHT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> Ian: MORE COVERAGE TONIGHT
FROM QUÉBEC CITY, INCLUDING
INSIGHT FROM CANADIANS WHO HAVE
BEEN INSIDE OF THOSE G7
MEETINGS.
>> WELL, IT IS PROBABLY THE
WORLD'S MOST EXCLUSIVE
MINI-CONVENTION.
THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES
FOR NETWORKING AND MEETINGS ON
THE SIDE THAT PERHAPS DON'T GET
MUCH ATTENTION OR PERHAPS ARE AS
IMPORTANT TO THE
>> Ian: OH, HOW THE MIGHTY ARE
MOCKED.
WHEN SEVEN OF THE WORLD'S MOST
POWERFUL LEADERS GATHER IN ONE
PLACE ALL SORTS OF GROUPS TRY TO
GET GLOBAL ATTENTION.
THIS PUPPET SHOW BY OXZ FAM IS OXFAM IS TO
DRAW ATTENTION TO WOMEN'S
ISSUES.
LET'S LOOK AT HOW THE MEMBERSHIP
TO THIS ELITE CLUB HAS CHANGED
OVER THE YEARS... THE FIRST
MEETING OF BIG PLAYERS WAS IN
1975.
CREATED TO DEAL WITH AN OIL
CRISIS AND TURMOIL IN THE WORLD
ECONOMY.
ONLY SIX MEMBERS THEN.
THE U.S., THE U.K., FRANCE,
ITALY, GERMANY AND JAPAN.
A YEAR LATER THE U.S. PRESIDENT
GERALD FORD INVITED CANADA TO
JOIN.
IT BECAME THE G7.
IN 1998, IT BECAME THE G8 WHEN
RUSSIA JOINED BUT RUSSIA WAS
SUSPENDED IN 2014 AFTER IT
ANNEXED CRIMEA.
SO THIS YEAR AS WE HAVE BEEN
SAYING SOME ARE WONDERING IF
THIS REALLY THE G6 PLUS ONE.
THE SHADOW LOOMING OVER THE
SUMMIT IS THAT THE MOST POWERFUL
LEADER IS ALSO THE MOST
UNPREDICTABLE.
THEY ARE REFERRED TO AS FAMILY
PHOTOS, A SYMBOL OF THE CLOSE
RELATIONSHIP AMONG THE LEADERS
AND THEIR COUNTRIES, BUT MANY
ARE WONDERING WHAT IT WILL LOOK
LIKE WHEN OLD FRIENDS ARE
NURSING NEW GRIEV NEW GRIEVE APSES.
THE TOP DIPLOMAT TO CANADA...
>> THE UNITED STATES AND THE
UNITED KINGDOM, LIKE CANADA AND
THE UNITED STATES, ARE CLOSE
PARTNERS.
AND YOU DON'T EXPECT YOUR CLOSE
PARTNERS TO DO SOMETHING AS
UNACCEPTABLE AS THIS.
AND FREE TRADE IS VERY, VERY
IMPORTANT TO US.
AND IT WILL BECOME MORE
IMPORTANT TO US AS WE LEAVE THE
EUROPEAN UNION.
>> Ian: WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE
THIS YEAR'S G7?
AN AUTHOR AND A FOREIGN POLICY
ANALYST AND A PROFESSOR FROM NEW
YORK CITY...
>> THIS IS GOING TO BE THE MOST
DYSFUNCTIONAL G7 SUMMIT SINCE IT
WAS FOUNDED IN 1975 AND IT'S NOT
EVEN CLOSE.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A
PROFOUND -- CAN I SAY SHIT SHOW
-- OF AN INTERNATIONAL MEETING?
>> President Donald Trump:
THEY'RE OUR ALLIES BUT THEY TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF US...
>> Ian: TRUMP'S DISRUPTION OF
THE TRADITIONAL WORLD ORDER GOES
BEYOND TARIFFS.
THE U.S. PULLED OUT OF THE
TRANSPACIFIC TRADE PARTNERSHIP
AND THE IRAN DEAL AS WELL AS
DITCHING THE PARIS CLIMATE
ACCORD.
LEAVING BEHIND THEIR G7 PEERS.
>> WE HAVE LIVED FOR DECADES NOW
IN A AMERICANA AND IT'S BEEN A
U.S.-LED WESTERN ARCHITECTURE.
THE BRITAIN WOODS INSTITUTIONS
AND THE WORLD BANK AND THE
I.M.F. AND THE W.T.O. AND THE G7
AND THE G20 AND THE UNITED
NATIONS, THAT'S THE WAY THAT THE
WORLD ORDER HAS RUN.
AND THAT ORDER IS IN ENORMOUS
THREAT RIGHT NOW.
THERE IS A LEVEL OF CREATIVE
DESTRUCTION OF OUR GEOPOLITICAL
ORDER THAT NO ONE IS FILLING.
THE CHINESE ARE BUILDING SOME
ALTERNATIVE ARCHITECTURE BUT
AMERICA FIRST IS RUNNING AWAY
FROM IT.
AND THAT IS GOING TO BE IN VERY
CLEAR EVIDENCE IN CANADA THIS
WEEK.
>> Ian: TO GET A CANADIAN VIEW
WE TURNED TO SOME PEOPLE WHO
HAVE BEEN INSIDE OF THOSE G7
MEETING ROOMS.
I JAMES BAIRD, WHO WAS STEPHEN
HARPER'S FOREIGN AFFAIRS
MINISTER.
THERE'S SOME SUGGESTION THAT
ACHIEVING ANY KIND OF MEANINGFUL
CONSENSUS OUT OF THIS MEETING IS
VERY UNLIKELY AND PRIMARILY
BECAUSE OF TRUMP.
WHAT'S YOUR VIEW ON THAT?
>> I THINK THAT ALL SEVEN OR
EIGHT COUNTRIES GOT TOGETHER AND
AGREED ON EVERYTHING YOU
WOULDN'T NEED TO HAVE A MEETING.
WHENEVER THE UNITED STATES IS
AROUND THE TABLE, OBVIOUSLY,
EVERYONE IS A SECOND OR THIRD
TIER PLAYER, THE SIZE OF THEIR
ECONOMY AND THE POPULATION AND
THE ONLY GLOBAL SUPERPOWER.
THAT'S A HUGE DYNAMIC.
BUT CANADA PLAYS A BIG ROLE.
YOU KNOW, WE ARE IN THE G7, WE
ASSUME WE ARE NUMBER SEVEN.
WE HAVE THE WORLD'S THIRD
LARGEST GLOBAL ECONOMY.
BUT THE UNITED KINGDOM FELL TO
NUMBER SIX IN TERMS OF GLOBAL
ECONOMY AND INDIA'S ECONOMY
PASSED IT.
AND NOW WITH THE RISE OF
CHINA -- I MEAN, CANADA'S
ECONOMY WAS BIGGER THAN CHINA'S
25 YEARS AGO SO THE WORLD IS
BECOMING MORE COMPLEX AND MORE
DIFFICULT TO STEER IN THE RIGHT
WAY.
>> Ian: STILL, DRAWING ON HIS
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE BAIRD SAYS
DON'T UNDERESTIMATE THE VALUE OF
ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS.
>> WELL, IT IS PROBABLY THE
WORLD'S MOST EXCLUSIVE
MINI-CONVENTION.
THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES
FOR NETWORKING, MEETINGS ON THE
SIDE.
PERHAPS THEY DON'T GET AS MUCH
ATTENTION OR AS IMPORTANT TO THE
FORMAL AGENDA.
>> I THINK WE'RE GOING INTO THIS
G7 MEETING IN A VERY DIFFERENT
SET OF PARAMETERS THAN WHAT HAS
HAPPENED HISTORICALLY SINCE THE
END OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR.
>> Ian: FORMER PRIME MINISTER
PAUL MARTIN WAS SPEAKING TO G7
FINANCE MINISTERS.
>> WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO
BASICALLY ASSERT THE OPTIMISM,
THE GLOBALIZATION THAT IT IS A
GOOD THING AND IT CAN BE MADE TO
WORK.
>> Ian: LIKE BAIRD, MARTIN IS
OPTIMISTIC THAT THERE WILL BE
SOME MEANINGFUL AGREEMENT AT THE
G7 REACHED BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.
>> THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF
ANY G7 MEETING IS THE DINNER.
AND I HAVE FOUND THAT THOSE
DINNERS ARE WHERE MORE IS
ACCOMPLISHED AND EFFECTIVELY
YOU'RE ABLE TO TALK TO THE OTHER
PERSON AND LOOK HIM OR HER IN
THE EYE AND SAY, LOOK, YOU KNOW,
YOU'RE NOT WHERE WE ARE AND
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SUCCEED.
AND BASICALLY THE ANSWERS COME
BACK AND FORTH.
AND I HAVE GREAT HOPES
FUNDAMENTALLY FOR THAT PRIVATE
DINNER.
>> Ian: BUT FOR ALL OF THEIR
EXPERIENCE AT THESE SUMMITS KEEP
IN MIND THAT NEITHER MARTIN NOR
BAIRD HAVE EVER DEALT WITH A
U.S. PRESIDENT LIKE DONALD
TRUMP.
A PRESIDENT WHO HAS TURNED
UNPREDICTABILITY INTO A
POLITICAL DOCTRINE.
JUSTIN TRUDEAU'S GREEN
CREDENTIALS MAY BE ON THE LINE
AT THIS SUMMIT, ESPECIALLY AFTER
HIS GOVERNMENT BOUGHT THE KINDER
MORGAN PIPELINE.
HIS GOALS HERE INCLUDE LEAVING
THE G7 TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF
THE OCEANS BY REDUCING PLASTIC
POLLUTION.
THE MOVEMENT AGAINST DISPOSAL
PLASTIC GAINED MOMENTUM LAST
MONTH IN VANCOUVER.
THE CITY WILL BAN PLASTIC STRAWS
STARTING NEXT YEAR.
SO WILL SCOTLAND.
THE REST OF THE U.K. MAY FOLLOW
SUIT AS IT STUDIES A BAN ON
STRAWS, COTTON SWABS AND STIR
STICKS.
BUT ONE CALIFORNIA CITY SAW NO
NEED TO WAIT.
MALIBU, THE HOME OF MOVIE STARS
AND THAT GORGEOUS BEACH, HAS
TAKEN A HARD STAND AGAINST
DISPOSABLE PLASTIC.
KIM BRUNHUBER SHOWS US WHY.
>> Reporter: ON THE BEACH IN
MALIBU, A GROUP OF YOUNG
TOURISTS FROM ARGENTINA HAVE NO
IDEA.
STARTING THIS MONTH WHAT'S IN
THEIR DRINKS IS ILLEGAL.
NOT THE SODA -- THE STRAWS.
DO YOU KNOW THAT HERE IN MALIBU
PLASTIC STRAWS ARE BANNED?
>> NO, I MEAN, IT IS?
>> IT'S SO COMMON TO USE THEM.
>> Reporter: THEY ARE AS
UBIQUITOUS AS SEAWEED.
ALMOST ANYWHERE THAT YOU LOOK ON
THE COAST, BOBBING IN THE SURF
LIKE THE MASTS OF TOY SAILBOATS
ARE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF
PLASTIC STRAWS.
ONE STUDY ESTIMATES THAT THE
OCEANS HAVE 270,000 METRIC
TONNES OF PLASTIC.
7% OF THAT PLASTIC, ACCORDING TO
ANOTHER STUDY, IS MADE UP BY
STRAWS AND STIR STICKS.
>> EVERY TIME THAT I GO TO THE
BEACH I HAVE NOTICED TONNES OF
PLASTIC AND AMONG THAT PLASTIC
THERE WAS ALMOST ALWAYS 50%
STRAWS.
>> Reporter: MORA VATTY IS FED
UP WITH ALL OF THE STRAWS
WASHING UP ON THE BEACH.
>> THEY END UP IN OUR WATERWAYS
AND IN SEA LIFE AND THEY END UP
BACK IN US.
>> Reporter: SO LAST YEAR SHE
STARTED LOBBYING THE LAWMAKERS
TO BAN THEM AND IT WORKED.
RIGHT NOW ALL OF THESE ARE
BANNED IN THE CITY OF MALIBU?
>> THE WHOLE BOTTOM AREA IS
BANNED IN OUR CITY.
TO BE REPLACED WITH ALL OF THE
STUFF THAT YOU SEE AT THE TOP OF
THIS.
>> Reporter: MALIBU'S BAN,
AMONG THE FIRST AND THE MOST
STRINGENT SO FAR, COVERS NOT
JUST STRAWS BUT OTHER DISPOSABLE
PLASTICS LIKE CUTLERY.
IT'S SIMILAR TO A PROPOSAL BY
THE EUROPEAN UNION COMMISSION TO
LIMIT SINGLE-USE PLASTICS WHICH
THE COMMISSION CLAIMS MAKES UP
70% OF THE EUROPEAN BEACH LITTER
BUT IN MALIBU SOME BALK AT THE
COST OF REPLACING THAT PLASTIC.
>> IT'S GOING TO BE EXPENSIVE
AND IT HAS HUGE PRICES AND WE
DON'T WANT TO DO THAT BUT WE
HAVE TO.
>> IT'S SUSTAINABLE.
>> Reporter: HE INSISTS THAT
THE ECOFRIENDLY ALTERNATIVE
PRICES EXACTLY DOWN AND MALIBU'S
TRENDY STATUS, HE SAYS, MAKES IT
AN ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCER.
>> WITH 13,000 RESIDENTS WE'RE
NOT POLLUTING THAT MUCH BUT WITH
15 MILLION VISITORS TO OUR CITY
EVERY YEAR WE CAN EDUCATE THE
VISITORS AND THEY HOPEFULLY TAKE
THAT INFORMATION AND DISSEMINATE
IN OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD.
>> Reporter: HOLLYWOOD
EMBRACED THE CAUSE.
>> SUCK, SUCK, SUCK.
>> Reporter: WITH EFFORTS LIKE
THIS ONLINE CAMPAIGN.
>> BY 2050 THERE'S MORE PLASTIC
IN THE OCEAN THAN FISH.
>> Reporter: IN RECENT MONTHS
SEVERAL BIG CITIES LIKE NEW YORK
AND MAJOR NATIONAL CHAINS HAVE
PROPOSED OR ADOPTED THEIR OWN
BANS.
THE ASSOCIATIONS THAT REPRESENT
CALIFORNIAN AND CANADIAN PLASTIC
MERCHANDISMANUFACTURERS SAID THEY OPPOSE
THESE BANS DID YO BUT DECLINED AN
INTERVIEW.
AS FOR THE YOUNG LAW BREAKERS --
>> WE CAN USE MORE PLASTIC, WHY
ISN'T.
>> Reporter: SOMETHING THAT HE
HAD NEVER EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT
BEFORE, HE SAYS, IS NOW HARD TO
UNTHINK.
KIM BRU BRUNHUBER, CBC NEWS, MALIBU,
CALIFORNIA.
>> Ian: TODAY IKEA JOINED THE
CRUSADE TO CUT BACK ON PLASTIC
WASTE.
THE SWEDISH RETAIL GIANT IS
COMMITTING TO STOP SELLING
SINGLE-USE PLASTICWARE LIKE
CUTLERY AND STRAWS BY 2020.
IT SAYS THAT ITS GLOBAL REACH
COULD HELP TO INSPIRE MORE THAN
A BILLION CUSTOMERS, BUT THE
SHEER SIZE CAN ALSO LIMIT A
CORPORATION.
JUST DAYS AGO MCDONALD'S C.E.O.
SAID THAT THERE'S NO REPLACEMENT
FOR PLASTIC STRAWS ON THE VAST
SCALE REQUIRED.
WITH 60 MILLION CUSTOMERS A DAY
THE DEMAND IS SIMPLY TOO GREAT.
THAT'S IT FOR US TONIGHT FROM
QUÉBEC CITY AND WE'LL BE BACK
HERE TOMORROW NIGHT AS THE
SUMMIT OFFICIALLY BEGINS AND
UNTIL THEN LET'S GO BACK TO
ANDREW IN VANCOUVER.
>> Andrew: WE STILL HAVE A LOT
MORE AHEAD TONIGHT, INCLUDING
HOW CANADA FIT INTO VLADIMIR
PUTIN'S ANNUAL CALL-IN
TELEVISION SHOW IN RUSSIA.
HE HAD PLENTY OF BLAME TO PASS
AROUND BUT SYMPATHY FOR THIS
COUNTRY.
>>> FIRST, LET'S TAKE YOU TO
NOVA SCOTIA WHERE THE TINY
VILLAGE OF BADDECK HAS HAD A
DEVASTATING BLOW.
AN HISTORIC INN CONSIDERED AN
ICON OF THE COMMUNITY AND A DRAW
FOR PEOPLE ACROSS COUNTRY WENT
UP IN FLAMES LAST NIGHT.
IT'S BEING DESCRIBED AS AN ANGRY
FIRE, AND ONE THAT MOVED
QUICKLY.
IT TOOK JUST HOURS TO TURN 170
YEARS OF HISTORY TO ASH.
>> WE HEARD SOMEONE RUNNING UP
AND DOWN THE HALLWAY WHO TURNED
TAUGHT ON AN EMPLOYEE OF THE
INVERARY RESORT AND TELLING
PEOPLE, THERE IS A FIRE, GET
OUT, GET OUT.
>> Andrew: IT WAS AROUND 2:00
a.m. LOCAL TIME, THE HEART OF
THE INVERARY RESORT WENT UP IN
FLAMES.
FORTUNATELY, EVERYONE GOT OUT IN
TIME AND SAFELY.
>> WE WATCHED OUR ROOM THAT WE
WERE IN JUST COLLAPSE TO THE
GROUND.
>> Andrew: AND AS OF SUN ROSE
OVER CAPE BRETON THIS WAS WHAT
WAS LEFT OF THE ORIGINAL
BUILDING.
THERE'S NO OFFICIAL WORD YET ON
A CAUSE BUT FIREFIGHTERS HAVE
ZEROED IN ON THE KITCHEN.
>> WE HAD BREAKFAST THERE THE
DAY BEFORE AND DINNER THERE LAST
NIGHT.
LOVELY LOBSTER AND NOW IT'S ALL
GONE.
>> Andrew: THE INVERARY WAS
BUILT AROUND 1850 AS A PRIVATE
ESTATE AND CONVERTED TO AN INN
AFTER THE SECOND WORLD WAR.
BUT OWNERSHIP STAYED WITHIN A
TIGHT KNIT GROUP OF FAMILIES
INCLUDING THE CURRENT OWNERS WHO
HAVE RUN THE RESORT FOR NEARLY
HALF A CENTURY.
>> WE'VE HAD GENERATIONS OF
PEOPLE STAY THERE AND
GENERATIONS WORK THERE SO IT'S
AN IMPORTANT AND ICONIC
SIGNATURE RESORT THAT WE LOST
TODAY IN OUR COMMUNITY.
>> Andrew: THE LOSS IS IMMENSE
BUT INCREDIBLY THERE'S ALSO A
GLIMPSE OF HOPE.
DESPITE LOSING THE DINING ROOM,
THE KITCHEN, RECEPTION AREA AND
SOME ROOMS ENOUGH AREAS WERE
SPARED THAT THE RESORT IS
ACTUALLY STILL OPEN FOR
(*)
(*)
>> Andrew: IT IS RUSSIA'S MOST
POPULAR TELEVISION CALL-IN SHOW
AND A POLITICAL RITUAL FOR
VIEWERS, THEIR CHANCE TO ASK
VLADIMIR PUTIN DIRECTLY FOR
HELP.
IN A COUNTRY WITH A BLUNT
BUREAUCRACY, SOMETIMES A PLEA TO
THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF IS THE
BEST WAY TO GET THINGS DONE, BUT
THIS TIME AROUND AS MOSCOW
CORRESPONDENT CHRIS BROWN
EXPLAINS WE ALSO GOT A GLIMPSE
INTO WHY CANADA HAS BEEN ON
PUTIN'S MIND.
(*)
>> Reporter: ONCE A YEAR
VLADIMIR PUTIN CASTS HIMSELF AS
RUSSIA'S FIXER-IN-CHIEF AS
ORDINARY RUSSIANS CALL IN ON
NATIONAL TV AND PLEAD WITH HIM
TO SOLVE THEIR PROBLEMS.
THIS ST. PETERSBURG TRUCK DRIVER
COMPLAINED ABOUT THE HIGH GAS
PRICES.
>> [speaking foreign language]
LANGUAGE].
>> Reporter: BLAME THE ENERGY
MINISTER, SAID PUTIN, WHO HAD
ALL OF HIS NERVOUS-LOOKING
CABINET MINISTERS AT THE READY
TO EXPLAIN WHY THINGS ARE GOING
WRONG.
IT REINFORCES THE MESSAGE THAT
PUTIN'S KREMLIN GETS THINGS
DONE.
IT'S THE PUR BUREAUCRACY THAT IS
FAILING PEOPLE.
THESE PEOPLE BEGGED PUTIN TO
SAVE THEIR LOCAL HOSPITAL A FEW
HOURS OUTSIDE OF MOSCOW.
WE DON'T HAVE MEDICINE OR
EQUIPMENT, PLEADED THIS WOMAN.
WE'RE LEFT WITH NOTHING.
OTHERS WROTE IN COMPLAINING
ABOUT A SLUGGISH ECONOMY,
WONDERING WHEN THE U.S.-LED
SANCTIONS WILL BE LIFTED.
>> [speaking foreign
LANGUAGE].
>> Reporter: THERE ARE MEANS
TO RESTRAIN RUSSIA, SAID PUTIN,
BUT THEN ADDED, IT'S NOT ONLY
THE RUSSIANS TREATED BADLY.
>> [speaking foreign
LANGUAGE].
>> Reporter: THE INTRODUCTION
OF RESTRICTIVE U.S. TARIFFS ON
STEEL, ON ALUMINUM, NOT ONLY FOR
EUROPE BUT ALSO FOR CANADA AND
MEXICO.
IN ESSENCE, THESE ARE ALSO
SANCTIONS THAT PUTIN, SUGGESTING
THAT CANADA AND RUSSIA, NOW
SHARE A COMMON CAUSE.
>> [speaking foreign
LANGUAGE].
>> Reporter: PUTIN WAS ALSO
ASKED ABOUT THE FATE OF
UKRAINIAN FILMMAKER WHO IS ON A
HUNGER STRIKE IN A RUSSIAN
PRISON.
SENVOV WAS ARRESTED AFTER
PROTESTING THE TAKEOVER OF
CRIMEA, CHARGED WITH TERRORISM.
AND THE WHO'S WHO OF THE ARTS
AND LITERARY COMMUNITY,
INCLUDING MARGARET ATWOOD, HAVE
DEMANDED HIS RELEASE.
BUT WHEN ASKED IF HE'D CONSIDER
A PRISONER SWAP, PUTIN APPEARED
TO RULE IT OUT, SAYING THAT HE
WOULD NOT RELEASE A TERRORIST.
HE IS DEMANDING THAT SCORES OF
OTHER POLITICAL PRISONERS FROM
UKRAINE BEING HELD IN RUSSIA
ALSO BE RELEASED, BUT THERE ARE
FEARS THAT HE COULD DIE DURING
SOCCER'S WORLD CUP WHICH BEGINS
HERE NEXT WEEK.
BUT TIME AND AGAIN TODAY
VLADIMIR PUTIN TOLD THE RUSSIANS
THAT HE'S NOT BUDGING, NOT ON
THIS, OR THE OTHER CONTENTIOUS
ISSUES THAT DOMINATE RUSSIA'S
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE WEST.
CHRIS BROWN, CBC NEWS, MOSCOW.
>> Andrew: AND "THE MOMENT" IS
UP NEXT BUT AS WE GO TO BREAK
REMEMBER THAT YOU CAN GET MORE
OF "THE NATIONAL" IN YOUR INBOX,
OUR NEWSLETTER TAKES A LOOK AT
THE BIG STORIES OF THE DAY.
TODAY WE DOVE INTO SOME OF THE
NUMBERS AROUND THE G7 SUMMIT, 28
HOURS, THREE MEALS AND HUNDREDS
OF MILLIONS OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS.
SUBSCRIBE TO "THE NATIONAL"
>> Andrew: TONIGHT ON "THE
NATIONAL," FACEBOOK IS WARNING
MILLIONS OF USERS THAT SOME
POSTS YOU THOUGHT WERE PRIVATE
MAY ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN MADE
PUBLIC DUE IT A SOFTWARE GLITCH.
FOR SEVERAL DAYS LAST MONTH, THE
COMPANY SAYS THE BUG CAUSED 14
MILLION USERS' PRIVACY SETTINGS
TO BE CHANGED TO PUBLIC.
THAT MEANT POSTS INTENDED TO BE
SHARED ONLY WITH FRIENDS WERE
SHARED WITH EVERYONE.
FACEBOOK HAS APOLOGIZED AND SAID
THAT THE BUG HAS BEEN FIXED AND
IT WILL ALERT EVERYONE AFFECTED.
>> THIS IS A DIFFICULT DAY FOR
ME PERSONALLY
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
DISAPPOINTING SITUATION FOR
EVERYONE.
>> Andrew: AFTER A WEEK OF
TURMOIL FOR THE PHILADELPHIA
76ERS, THAT WAS THE TEAM'S OWNER
ANNOUNCING THAT HIS GENERAL
MANAGER BRYAN COANGELO HAS
RESIGNED.
HE WAS LINKED TO A NUMBER OF
TWITTER ACCOUNTS USED IT TRASH
SOME OF HIS OWN PLAYERS.
HIS WIFE HAS ADMITTED TO RUNNING
THE ACCOUNT, APPARENTLY TO
DEFEND HIM.
AN EXTERNAL REVIEW FOUND THAT
COANGELO WAS RECKLESS WITH
SENSITIVE TEAM INFORMATION.
[APPLAUSE]
AND DAVID SUZUKI ACCEPTED AN
HONORARY DEGREE FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA TODAY.
THAT'S WHERE THE 82-YEAR-OLD
BEGAN HIS CAREER BEFORE HE
BECAME AN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST
AND FIERCE OILSANDS CRITIC.
SOME IN THE CROWD CHEERED, BUT
OTHERS CALLED IT AN INSULT,
SAYING SUZUKI'S ANTI-OILSANDS'
CAMPAIGN HAS HURT THE PROVINCE.
>>> AS YOU ALL KNOW, ONTARIANS
YOUNG AND OLD EXERCISED THEIR
CIVIC DUTY TODAY.
WE WANT TO ZERO IN ON ONE OF
THEM TO CAP THE NIGHT OFF.
21-YEAR-OLD ALMA ACKER.
SHE AND HER FAMILY ARRIVED FROM
SYRIA AND SHE JUST BECAME A
CANADIAN CITIZEN THIS YEAR.
HER VISIT TO THE POLLS IS OUR
"MOMENT OF THE DAY."
>> IT'S MY FIRST TIME VOTING.
I CAME HERE AT 17.
IT'S A REALLY SPECIAL DAY FOR
ME.
IT'S AN HONEST CHANCE, RIGHT?
YOU HAVE THE CHANCE TO LOOK INTO
EACH PARTY AND SEE WHAT THEY'RE
OFFERING TO CHALLENGE WHAT
THEY'RE OFFERING.
I WENT ON-LINE
I WAS ASKING MY FRIENDS.
I WAS LOOKING INTO EACH PARTY
AND COMPARING REALLY BIG ISSUES.
>> Reporter: HOW DID IT GO?
>> IT'S ALL DONE.
IT'S NICE TO VOICE OUR OPINION.
IT WAS FUNNY, STUDYING FOR THE
CITIZENSHIP TEST, THEY ASKED,
WHAT ARE YOU RESPONSIBLE FOR?
IT WAS COMING TO VOTE.
IT WAS A REQUIREMENT TO BECOME A
CANADIAN.
SO IT'S A BIG RESPONSIBILITY AND
IT'S A PRIVILEGE, ACTUALLY, TO
COME AND VOTE.
>> Andrew: YOU CAN SEE VOTING
WAS MUCH MORE THAN JUST ABOUT
CHECKING BOXES FOR HER AND IT'S
NOT A SMALL THING, CONSIDERING
VOTER TURNOUT IN ONTARIO
ELECTIONS, INCLUDING THIS ONE,
HAS PERPETUALLY HOVERED AROUND
50%.
THAT'S "THE NATIONAL" FOR JUNE
7.
GOOD NIGHT.
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