CBC News: The National | Saskatoon high school student set on fire

The National for September 5, 2024 [♪♪♪] >> Adrienne: TONIGHT IN SASKATCHEWAN, SHOCK AFTER POLICE SAY A STUDENT SET ANOTHER STUDENT ON FIRE AT A HIGH SCHOOL. >> THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE EVER EXPECTED. >> Adrienne: A 15-YEAR-OLD AND A TEACHER SENT TO HOSPITAL, A 14-YEAR-OLD ARRESTED. THE INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT HAPPENED. >>> JAGMEET SINGH SAYS AN EARLY ELECTION IS NOW POSSIBLE BUT REFUSES TO SAY WHEN. >> WE HAVE RIPPED UP THE AGREEMENT WITH JUSTIN TRUDEAU. >> Adrienne: THIS AS LIBERALS LOSE THE MAN WHO WOULD RUN THEIR CAMPAIGN. OUR "AT ISSUE" TEAM WITH WHAT IS HAPPENING BEHIND THE SCENES. >>> AND INSIDE THE CONTROVERSIAL SUPER MALL OPENING IN MONTREAL. >> WELL, SO FAR, I'M IMPRESSED BECAUSE THEY HAVE THOSE BRAND NAME STORES. >> Adrienne: WILL THIS BET ON HIGH-END LUXURY PAYOFF? [♪♪♪] Saskatoon high school student set on fire >> Adrienne: THANKS FOR JOINING US. >>> WE BEGIN WITH A FRIGHTENING SCENE AT A HIGH SCHOOL IN SASKATOON WHERE POLICE SAY A 15-YEAR-OLD WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED WHEN SHE WAS SET ON FIRE BY ANOTHER STUDENT. THE 14-YEAR-OLD ACCUSED OF SPARKING THE FIRE WAS ARRESTED IMMEDIATELY, THE REST OF THE STUDENTS SENT HOME AND THE SCHOOL LOCKED DOWN. ALEX SILBERMAN HAS MORE ON THE STATE OF THE INVESTIGATION AND WHY POLICE SAY IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. >> Reporter: A SASKATOON HIGH SCHOOL NOW A CRIME SCENE. >> IT'S SO SENSELESS, IT'S SO NEEDLESS. >> Reporter: POLICE SAY A 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL WAS SET ON FIRE BY ANOTHER STUDENT. SHOCKING CURTIS TWEET, WHOSE DAUGHTER ALSO GOES TO THE SCHOOL. >> YOU KNOW, MY KID WAS ON THE WAY TO THE CAFETERIA. SHE WAS DAWDLING, SHE WAS BEHIND, SHE WAS DOING WHATEVER. SHE COULD HAVE BEEN THERE. LIKE, MY KID COULD HAVE BEEN THERE, AND I JUST -- I DON'T SEE HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN IN THE SCHOOL. >> Reporter: POLICE SAY IT HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER NOON, AND THAT AN OFFICER WAS ALREADY IN THE BUILDING FOR A DIFFERENT MATTER, ALLOWING THEM TO RESPOND WITHIN A MINUTE, ARRESTING A 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL. A TEACHER HELPED EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. >> THE MOOD IN HER OFFICE RIGHT NOW IS QUITE LOW, AND THERE'S SOME UPSET PEOPLE OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEVER EXPECTED AND COULD NEVER REALLY PREPARE FOR. >> Reporter: POLICE SAY THE VICTIM WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER BEING TREATED AT THE SCENE. THE TEACHER WAS ALSO INJURED PUTTING OUT THE FIRE. CLASSES WERE CANCELLED THIS AFTERNOON, AND THE SCHOOL WILL REMAIN CLOSED ON FRIDAY. THE DISTRICT SAID IN A STATEMENT IT WAS A TRAUMATIC INCIDENT FOR THE ENTIRE SCHOOL COMMUNITY AND OFFERED SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND STAFF. SASKATOON POLICE DID NOT GIVE A MOTIVE. THEY SAY THE INVESTIGATION IS NOW IN THE HANDS OF THE SERIOUS ASSAULTS UNIT AND THE 14-YEAR-OLD REMAINS IN CUSTODY. ALEXANDRE SILBERMAN, CBC NEWS, REGINA. >> Adrienne: IN VANCOUVER, POLICE HAVE NOW CHARGED THE MAN THAT THEY SAY ATTACKED TWO Man charged in random Vancouver attacks PEOPLE AT RANDOM, LEAVING ONE OF THEM, A 70-YEAR-OLD MAN, DEAD. SUSANNA DA SILVA HAS MORE. -- MORE WITH WHAT WE'RE LEARNING TONIGHT ABOUT THE ACCUSED. >> Reporter: A DAY AFTER THE INCIDENT, A COMMUNITY ON EDGE. >> SHOCKING, BUT PERHAPS NOT SHOCKING BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE INCIDENTS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. >> REALLY TERRIFIED. REALLY, I'M SCARED TO GO OUT. >> Reporter: THE SUSPECT IS ACCUSED OF SEVERING A MAN'S HAND BEFORE KILLING ANOTHER ONE, NOW IDENTIFIED AS DAVID FRANCIS LAPORTE TEN MINUTES LATER. 34-YEAR-OLD BRENDAN COLIN MCBRIDE NOW CHARGED, FACING ONE COUNT OF SECOND DEGREE MURDER AND ONE COUNT OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULT. A CHECK OF HIS RECORDS SHOW A CHARGE OF ASSAULT AS WELL AS ASSAULTING A POLICE OFFICER. HE RECEIVED A DISCHARGE FOR THE MOST RECENT CONVICTION AND 18 MONTHS OF PROBATION IN APRIL. >> THE GUY'S KIND OF DOING SOME WEIRD STUFF WITH HIS HEAD, MAKING SOME WEIRD COMMENTS. >> Reporter: THIS MAN WAS DOING SOME WEIRD THINGS WITH HIS HEAD. WE SAW SOME RED STUFF, MAYBE SOME BLOOD WAS THERE. WE DIDN'T EXPECT THIS GUY TO HAVE JUST, YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY STAB SOMEBODY AND HURT SOMEBODY. >> Reporter: POLICE HAVE SAID MCBRIDE HAS A LENGTHY HISTORY OF MENTAL HEALTH RELATED INCIDENTS, AN ISSUE THE PROVINCE HAS STRUGGLED TO DEAL WITH IN RECENT DECADES. >> WE'RE RELYING ON OUR POLICE AND CORRECTIONS SYSTEM TO DEAL WITH ADDICTIONS AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS. Video of home invasion north of Toronto >> Reporter: DOCTORS WERE ABLE TO REATACH THE MAN'S HAND, AND McBRIDE IS DUE BACK IN COURT SEPTEMBER 18. SUSANNA DA SILVA, CBC NEWS, VANCOUVER. >> Adrienne: HOME SECURITY FOOTAGE CAPTURED THE MOMENT OF A GROUP OF ARMED MEN BROKE INSIDE A HOME, DEMANDING MONEY FROM THE FAMILY AND SEARCHING FOR VALUABLES. THREE ADULTS AND A CHILD WERE Singh defends killing NDP-Liberal deal HOME AT THE TIME. POLICE BELIEVE THE HOME WAS TARGETED RATHER THAN A RANDOM ATTACK. THEY ARE SEARCHING FOR MULTIPLE SUSPECTS. >>> AND NOW TO THE NEW FALLOUT AND NEW REALITY IN CANADIAN POLITICS A DAY AFTER N.D.P. LEADER JAGMEET SINGH ENDED HIS DEAL TO SUPPORT THE LIBERALS, HE FACED QUESTIONS FOR THE FIRST TIME. A DAY AFTER, IN HIS WORDS, RIPPING UP THE AGREEMENT THAT PROPPED THE MINORITY GOVERNMENT UP FOR YEARS, PRESENTING HIMSELF AS ALTERNATIVE TO BOTH LIBERAL PREMIER JUSTIN TRUDEAU AND CONSERVATIVE LEADER PIERRE POILIEVRE. ANY MOTION SUPPORTING THE GOVERNMENT CAN COME CRASHING DOWN IF THE N.D.P. WITHHOLDS ITS VOTE, BUT AS ASHLEY BURKE EXPLAINS, SINGH DIDN'T SAY WHEN AN ELECTION WOULD HAPPEN OR WHAT WOULD TRIGGER IT. >> WHEN THE NEXT ELECTION COMES, MY FRIENDS, I AM RUNNING TO BE THE NEXT PRIME MINISTER OF THIS COUNTRY. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> Reporter: THIS POLLING AGGREGATE SHOWS THAT IF THERE WAS AN ELECTION TODAY, THE CONSERVATIVES COULD WIN 42% OF THE POPULAR VOTE. THIS AT THE EXPENSE OF THE LIBERALS, WHICH HAVE TRAILED IN THE POLLS ALL YEAR, AND THE N.D.P. HASN'T BENEFITED. THEY'RE SITTING IN THIRD PLACE, SO SINGH CAME OUT SWINGING AGAINST THE BLUE TEAM, TRYING TO DISTANCE HIMSELF FROM THE LIBERALS AND POSITION HIMSELF AS THE ALTERNATIVE TO THE CONSERVATIVES. >> EVERYTHING PIERRE POILIEVRE DOES IS DESIGNED TO TAKE FROM YOU AND GIVE TO THE ULTRAWEALTHY. >> Reporter: SINGH STAYED ON HIS MESSAGE TRACK, REPEATING IT MORE THAN A DOZEN TIMES. >> WE HAVE RIPPED UP THE AGREEMENT WITH JUSTIN TRUDEAU. WE'VE ABSOLUTELY RIPPED UP THE AGREEMENT WITH JUSTIN TRUDEAU. WE HAVE RIPPED UP THE AGREEMENT WITH JUSTIN TRUDEAU. THE AGREEMENT IS DONE. >> Reporter: BUT DESPITE REPEATED QUESTIONS, HE DIDN'T SAY ONCE IF HE WOULD BRING DOWN THE GOVERNMENT IN A NO CONFIDENCE VOTE. >> I WILL LOOK AT ANY VOTE THAT COMES BEFORE US ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS AND IF IT HELPS CANADIANS. >> AND WHO IS READY TO ELECT COMMONSENSE CONSERVATIVE COLIN REYNOLDS IN ELMWOOD-TRANSCONA? >> Reporter: THE N.D.P.S TRYING TO HOLD ONTO A SEAT IN MANITOBA AND PICK UP ANOTHER IN MONTREAL. NOW THE PARTY'S IN THE SPOTLIGHT. >> IT ALLOWS THEM TO GO TO VOTERS IN THOSE RIDINGS IN PARTICULAR AND SAY, LOOK, WE AREN'T PROPPING UP THE LIBERALS. YOU CAN VOTE FOR US AND GET SOMETHING DIFFERENT. >> Reporter: WITHOUT CLARITY FROM SINGH ABOUT HOW HE IS -- HE'D SUPPORT THE LIBERALS, THE LIBERALS SAY IT'S NOT THEIR PRIORITY. BUT ADRIENNE, THIS DOES PUT THE -- TRUDEAU ON SHAKY GROUND. SINGH ON CBCS "POWER & POLITICS" SAYS THE AUDIO ON HIS BIG BREAKUP RECORDED FOR HIS VIDEO WAS RECORDED MORE THAN A MONTH AGO, AND HE EXPECTED LIBERALS TO BRING DOWN GROCERY PRICES AND NOT IMPOSE BINDING ARBITRATION ON RAIL WORKERS. HE DIDN'T GIVE TRUDEAU NOTICE THE DEAL WAS OVER BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WANT TO GIVE TRUDEAU THE OPPORTUNITY TO BREAK AND TALK ABOUT IT. >> Adrienne: LET'S BRING IN THE -- OUR CHIEF POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT ROSEMARY BARTON. ROSIE, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US? >> ROSEMARY: I THINK HE'S UNWILLING TO SAY WHAT THE PARTY WILL DO WHEN IT COMES TO POLICIES THAT HAVE BEEN STARTED BUT NOT COMPLETED UNDER THE AGREEMENT. PHARMA CARE WOULD BE ONE, LONG-TERM STANDARDS WOULD BE ANOTHER. SO WILL HE HELP THOSE GET ACROSS THE FINISH LINE OR NO? PERHAPS THE MOTIVATING FACTOR BEHIND ENDING THIS DEAL IS NOT POLICIES OR SOLUTIONS, BUT IT'S POLITICS, AND IT'S HOPING THAT DISTANCING YOURSELF FROM AN UNPOPULAR GOVERNMENT WILL HELP YOU. >> Adrienne: AND THEN THERE'S THIS POSSIBILITY OF AN EARLIER ELECTION, THEN COMES ANOTHER NEW BLOW FOR LIBERALS. >> ROSEMARY: YEAH. JEREMY BROADHURST, THE CURRENT CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR, UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH, HIS LEAVING IS WORRYING FOR SOME OF THE LIBERALS I SPOKE TO TODAY WHO NOW SEE THIS POSSIBILITY OF AN EARLIER ELECTION IS NOT GOOD, AND THEY'RE A PARTY THAT RUNS THE RISK OF NOT BEING PREPARED. THAT, AND ALL THESE OTHER CHALLENGES WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BE A BIG PART OF THE CONVERSATION AT LIBERAL CAUCUS NEXT WEEK, ADRIENNE. >> Adrienne: ALL RIGHT. WE'LL BE WATCHING. ROSIE, THANK YOU. Russia accused of influencer propaganda scheme >> Rosemary: YOU'RE WELCOME. >> Adrienne: AND ROSIE AND THE "AT ISSUE" TEAM WILL BE BACK TO DISCUSS WHERE ALL OF THIS TO GO NEXT. >>> THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE HAS ACCUSED AN AMERICAN COMPANY OF SPREADING DISINFORMATION, HIDING THE RUSSIAN ORIGIN OF THE CASH. >> TRUMP, REMEMBER WHAT THEY WERE TRYING TO DO TO YOU, AND PLEASE, PLEASE DESTROY THESE PEOPLE ONCE YOU GET INTO OFFICE. >> Reporter: A U.S. FEDERAL INDICTMENT SAYS THOSE OPINIONS WERE BOUGHT AND PAID FOR BY THE KREMLIN, WHICH FUNNELED $10 MILLION THROUGH A COMPANY OWNED BY LAUREN CHEN AND HER HUSBAND, LIAM DONOVAN, WHO THEN USED THEIR ORGANIZATION TO PAY PEOPLE LIKE DAVE RUBIN, BENNY JOHNSON, TIM POOL, AND LAUREN SOUTHERN. >> WE HAVE NOT SEEN AN ADVERSARY ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE AN AMERICAN ELECTION TO THIS DEGREE EVER BEFORE. >> Reporter: THE FORMER F.B.I. DIRECTOR OF COUNTER INTELLIGENCE SAYS THE RUSSIAN PRESIDENT WILL BE FURIOUS TO SEE THIS OPERATION ROLLED UP. >> THE MESSAGE THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IS SENDING WITH THESE INDICTMENTS IS WE SEE YOU, WE ARE ONTO YOU, AND WE'RE GOING TO CALL THIS OUT. >> Reporter: INFLUENCERS WERE PAID UP TO $100,000 PER VIDEO. SOME HAVE SINCE DECLARED THEMSELVES VICTIMS OF THE SCHEME WHO HAD NO IDEA THE MONEY WAS COMING FROM RUSSIA. TIM POOL EVEN PUT A UKRAINIAN FLAG IN HIS BIO. CHEN AND DONOVAN ALLEGEDLY BILLED THE RUSSIANS DIRECTLY. CBC NEWS REACHED OUT TO CHEN, BUT SHE DENIED TO COMMENT. >> THE CHARGING DOCUMENTS MAKE IT QUITE CLEAR THEY KNEW WHO THEY WERE DEALING WITH. >> Reporter: SO FAR, THE F.B.I. HAS CHARGED ONLY RUSSIANS, NOT CANADIANS AND AMERICANS. THERE WAS A GENERAL DIRECTIVE TO STOKE ANGER AROUND IMMIGRATION, INFLATION, TO SAY THE COUNTRY WAS BROKEN AND HEADED FOR A CIVIL CONFLICT, ANYTHING THAT WOULD WEAKEN AMERICAN UNITY AND DRAG AMERICA DOWN. Ugandan Olympic marathon runner killed EVAN DYER, CBC NEWS, OTTAWA. >> Adrienne: AN OLYMPIC MARATHON RUNNER FROM UGANDA HAS DIED AFTER A BRUTAL ATTACK. POLICE SAY SHE WAS SET ON FIRE BY A MAN BELIEVED TO BE HER BOYFRIEND. AS SARAH LEAVITT TELLS US, SHE'S ONE OF SEVERAL FEMALE ATHLETES WHO HAVE BEEN MURDERED, THEIR PARTNERS THE SUSPECTS. >> Reporter: SHE'D JUST MADE HER OLYMPIC DEBUT. 33-YEAR-OLD REBECCA CHEPTEGEI ALREADY A UGANDAN MARATHON RECORD HOLDER AND A PROLIFIC ATHLETE. CHEPTEGEI HAD BOUGHT LAND IN KENYA CLOSER TO ELITE TRAINING CENTRES, EAGER TO CONTINUE HER WORK. CHEPTEGEI WAS ATTACKED OUTSIDE HER HOME ON SUNDAY. KENYAN POLICE SAY SHE WAS DOUSED IN GAS AND SET ON FIRE, ALLEGEDLY BY A MAN BELIEVED TO BE HER BOYFRIEND. HE'S IN HOSPITAL WITH BURNS, AND POLICE SAY AN INVESTIGATION IS ON GOING. SHE WAS A GOOD CHILD, HER MOTHER SAYS, OVERCOME WITH EMOTION. CHEPTEGEI HERSELF A MOTHER OF TWO. THIS FELLOW MARATHON RUNNER HAS LOST A FRIEND. >> WE ARE ALL IN SHOCK AND IN PAIN. >> Reporter: ANOTHER KENYAN LONG DISTANCE RUNNER WHO RAN IN THE TOKYO OLYMPICS WAS STABBED TO DEATH. POLICE BELIEVE HER HUSBAND WAS TO BLAME AND FLED THE COUNTRY. ADVOCATES SAY THE MURDER OF CHEPTEGEI HIGHLIGHTS THE ISSUE OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN KENYA. >> IF WE DON'T ACT WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS, WHEN ARE WE GOING TO ACT? Thousands in India protest rape, murder of doctor >> Reporter: I'VE LOST THE ONE WE DEPENDED ON, SAYS CHEPTEGEI'S FATHER, AND HER TWO DAUGHTERS ARE LEFT WITHOUT A MOM. SARAH LEAVITT, CBC NEWS, MONTREAL. >> Adrienne: ANOTHER MURDERED WOMAN, A DOCTOR, IS BEING MOURNED TONIGHT IN INDIA. HER KILLING SPARKED HUGE PROTESTS IN INDIA ABOUT GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, AND TONIGHT, HER PARENTS ARE SPEAKING OUT TO OUR SOUTH ASIA CORRESPONDENT, SALIMAH SHIVJI. >> Reporter: THE PROTESTS HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR WEEKS, THIS ONE IN CALCUTTA PARTICULARLY LARGE, PROTESTERS TAKING TO THE STREETS DEMANDING ONE THING FOR THE VICTIM, A 33-YEAR-OLD TRAINEE DOCTOR, RAPED AND MURDERED DONG A REST IN A PUBLIC HOSPITAL SHIFT WHERE SHE WORKED. THOSE PRESENT BREAKING OUT IN PRAYER, HOPING IT WILL BRING HER -- SOME PEACE TO HER PARENTS. WE START THE DAY CRYING AND WE END IT THE SAME WAY. OUR DAUGHTER'S HOPES TO BE A DOCTOR WERE SHATTERED THAT NIGHT. THERE MAY BE A LOT OF POLICE AROUND NOW, AND THERE HAS BEEN ONE ARREST OF A POLICE VOLUNTEER WHO WORKED AT THE HOSPITAL, BUT THE WOMAN'S FATHER IS CONVINCED THAT POLICE TRIED TO SUPPRESS THE INVESTIGATION. THE LATEST SUPREME COURT HEARING FOR AN UPDATE INTO THE INVESTIGATION MAY HAVE BEEN POSTPONED, BUT THE VICTIM'S FAMILY SAYS THEY TRUST THE COURT WILL GET ANSWERS. BUT OUTSIDE THE HOSPITAL WHERE THE DOCTOR WORKED THERE'S MORE ANGER ABOUT SAFETY CONCERNING THE VICTIM'S FEMALE COLLEAGUES. >> WE DO NOT SEE ANY IMPROVEMENT IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE AS OF NOW. [INDISCERNIBLE] I THINK THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION. [♪♪♪] >> Reporter: WHILE THEY SAY LITTLE IS DONE TO DISPEL THE FEAR OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN INDIA. SALIMAH SHIVJI, CBC NEWS, MUMBAI. >> Adrienne: THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PLEDGED TO MAKE SCHOOL BUSES ELECTRIC WHILE THE COMPANY THAT MAKES THEM SAYS THAT'S NOT HAPPENING. >> THERE'S NOTHING WORSE THAN ANNOUNCING A PROGRAMME AND NOT DEPLOYING IT. >> Adrienne: HOW RED TAPE COULD BE STALLING THE PLAN TO GO GREEN. >>> A NEW LUXURY MALL HAS OPENED IN MONTREAL BUT ITS LOCATION HAS SPARKED CONTROVERSY. >> THIS AREA IS ONE OF THE WORST IN CANADA. >> Adrienne: AND A DOG MISSING FOR YEARS IS RETURNED HOME. >> AND I OPENED THE BACK OF THE TRUNK, AND HIS TAIL WAS WAGGING. Swimmer Aurélie Rivard wins gold [Cheers and Applause] >> Adrienne: IN PARIS, QUEBEC'S AURELIE RIVARD SWAM TO THE TOP OF THE PODIUM IN THE 400-METRE FREESTYLE, SO CHALLENGING, SHE SAID SHE WAS READY TO PULL OUT UP TO TEN MINUTES BEFORE IT EVEN STARTED. INSTEAD, SHE WILL COME HOME WITH HER THIRD CONSECUTIVE PARALYMPIC GOLD IN THE EVENT. >>> AND BRENT LAKATOS OF Wheelchair race Brent Lakatos wins gold DORVAL, QUEBEC, TURNED IN A WIN IN HIS EV school bus federal funding delays 800-METRE EVENT. >>> CONCERNS ARE BEING RAISED TONIGHT ABOUT A PROMISE BY THE LIBERAL GOVERNMENT TO CONVERT CANADIAN BUSES TO ELECTRIC. OTTAWA PLEDGED BILLIONS OF DOLLARS THREE YEARS AGO TO MAKE THE SWITCH, BUT CRITICS SAY VERY LITTLE OF THAT MONEY IS MAKING IT TO SCHOOL BUSES. JANYCE MCGREGOR EXPLAINS. >> Reporter: THE FIRST DIFFERENCE? HOW THIS BUS SOUNDS. >> SO THE ONLY THING YOU WILL HEAR ARE THE WHEELS ON THE GROUND. >> Reporter: BUT THIS FACTORY NORTH OF MONTREAL IS QUIETER THAN IT LIKED AFTER SEVERAL HUNDRED LAYOFFS FORCED BY FEDERAL RED TAPE. >> TODAY, WE ARE WAITING FOR AN APPROVAL. THERE'S NOTHING WORSE THAN ANNOUNCING THE PROGRAMME AND NOT DEPLOYING IT. >> Reporter: ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES SAVE MONEY OVER THE LONG RUN, BUT INITIALLY THEY'RE DOUBLE THE COST. INITIALLY, THERE WAS A FEDERAL SUBSIDY FOR THE FIRST 400, BUT APPROVAL FOR THE FIRST 200 TOOK 2.5 YEARS. PROVINCIAL POLICIES PLUS A REBATE PUT ABOUT 1,000 ELECTRIC BUSES ON QUEBEC ROADS, BUT FEDERAL APPROVAL STALLS OTHER PLANS. TAKE PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. AFTER STALLING ON ELECTRIC BUSES, IT HAD TO BUY 30 NEW DIESEL BUSES. >> YOU'LL SEE THE SWITCH TO ELECTRIC BUSES THAT'S KIND OF ON HOLD. >> WE TRADITIONALLY DON'T, IN FEDERAL POLITICS, DEVELOP PROGRAMMES DESIGNED FOR PROVINCIAL EDUCATION SYSTEMS. >> Reporter: BUT ENVIRONMENTALISTS POINT OUT THAT SCHOOL BUSES ARE PUBLIC TRANSIT, TOO, AND THOSE DIESEL BUS FUMES ARE TOXIC. >> THERE ARE MORE DIESEL FUMES INSIDE THE BUS THAN OUTSIDE THE BUS, SO IT'S REALLY IMPACTING OUR KIDS, AND WE NEED TO BE PRIORITIZING THOSE BUSES. >> Reporter: SOME SCHOOLS SPEND MORE ON TRANSIT, ESPECIALLY IN RURAL CANADA, BUT RIGHT NOW, THE POLITICS OF ELECTRIFYING URBAN TRANSIT MAY BE WINNING OUT. JANYCE McGREGOR, CBC NEWS, MONTREAL. >> Adrienne: A CONTROVERSIAL MALL IN MONTREAL HAS OPENED ITS DOORS BUT WHAT'S INSIDE WILL COST YOU. HOW SHOPPERS ARE AFFORDING THE HIGH END BRANDS. >>> AND ROSIE'S HERE WITH "AT ISSUE." HELLO, YOU. >> ROSEMARY: HI, ADRIENNE. TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT JAGMEET SINGH'S DECISION TO END HIS DEAL WITH THE LIBERALS. >> TRUDEAU'S LIBERALS CAN'T DELIVER CHANGE. >> ROSEMARY: SO WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE THE LIBERALS AND WHAT WILL CHANGE? TIFF 2024 begins with Tragically Hip doc [♪♪♪] >> Adrienne: TIFF IS OFF TO A BLISTERING START WITH CHOIR CHOIR CHOIR LEADING TRAGICALLY HIP FANS IN SOME OF THE BAND'S BIGGEST TRACKS. THE SING-LOOK GOT GOING RIGHT AFTER "THE TRAGICALLY HIP: NO DRESS REHEARSAL," A DOCUMENTARY TELLING THE STORY BEHIND ONE OF CANADA'S MOST ICONIC BANDS. >> BEING IN A BAND ISN'T ALL WHAT YOU SEE ON STAGE. PROBABLY NOT THE WHOLE STORY, BUT IT'S ALL WE CAN REMEMBER. >> Adrienne: THE DOCUMENTARY FEATURES INTERVIEWS FROM SURVIVING MEMBERS ALONG WITH Ontario convenience stores can now sell alcohol CELEBRITY FANS. >>> THERE'S A MAJOR CHANGE IN CORNER STORES ACROSS ONTARIO WHERE YOU CAN NOW BUY ALCOHOL. >> THERE SHOULDN'T BE A REASON WHY IT'S CONGREGATED ALL IN ONE PLACE OR MONOPOLIZED, ESSENTIALLY. >> I THINK AS LONG AS IT'S DONE RESPONSIBLY AND IT'S REGULATED AND IT'S NOT THE WILD, WILD WEST. >> Adrienne: MORE THAN 4,000 CONVENIENCE STORES ACROSS THE PROVINCE ARE NOW LICENSED TO SELL BEER, WINE, AND READY MADE COCKTAILS FROM 7:00 A.M. TO 11:00 P.M. THE PROVINCE FAST TRACKED A Controversial new Montreal luxury supermall PROMISE TO MODERNIZE ALCOHOL SALES BY MORE THAN A YEAR. >>> WELL, THE STORES AT A BRAND NEW SHOPPING MALL IN MONTREAL ARE NOW OPEN. THIS AFTER YEARS OF PLANNING AND CONTROVERSY. ALISON NORTHCOTT TAKES US INSIDE. >> Reporter: AFTER YEARS OF PLANNING, ROYAL MOUNT IS NOW OPEN TO SHOPPERS. >> A LOT OF LUXURY STORES THAT WE USUALLY SHOP AT IN NEW YORK OR MIAMI, NOW WE CAN GO TO MONTREAL. >> Reporter: PAIRING HIGH END BRANDS WITH GUCCI AND LOUIS VUITTON WITH MORE AFFORDABLE OPTIONS, IT'S A SIGN OF THE CHANGING TASTES OF SHOPPERS. >> IT'S MORE ABOUT THE EXPERIENCES THAN IT IS ABOUT THE PRODUCTS AND THE GOODS. >> Reporter: IT'S THE SIGN OF A GROWING APPETITE FOR LUXURY AND IN-PERSON SHOPPING. >> WE ARE SEEING A YOUNGER GENERATION, GEN-Z, OF COURSE, AND ANYONE WHO HAS A DISPOSABLE INCOME, WE'RE SEEING THEM SHOP LUXURY MORE AND MORE. >> REPORTER: THE MALL'S DEVELOPER EVEN SOME TEENS ARE READY TO SPEND. >> I DON'T KNOW WHERE TEENS GET THEIR MONEY. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'VE GOT SIDE HUSTLE, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY TOOK THEIR MOTHER'S VINTAGE PURSE AND SOLD IT AND TOOK THE CASH AND SPENT IT. THEY'RE VERY INDUSTRIOUS. >> Reporter: FOR SOME, GETTING TO THE MALL WAS A CHALLENGE. IT SITS AT THE INTERSECTION OF TWO MAJOR THROUGHWAYS. ROYALMOUNT'S LOCATION HAS BEEN CONTROVERSIAL AROUND FEARS IT WILL ADD MORE TRAFFIC TO AN ALREADY BUSY AREA. >> THIS AREA IS ONE OF THE WORST IN CANADA. IT'S GOING TO CREATE MORE CONGESTION, SO OF COURSE, I'M INVITING ALL MONTREALERS TO GO SHOPPING BUT USE METRO. >> Reporter: THESE INFLUENCERS GOT STUCK IN TRAFFIC BUT PROMOTING THE SHOPPING EXPERIENCE TO FOLLOWERS. ALL OF IT IS JUST PHASE ONE. THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO GROW The Breakdown WITH A PLANNED MOVIE THEATRE, AQUARIUM, AND OFFICE BUILDING TO COME. ALISON NORTHCOTT, CBC NEWS, MONTREAL. >> Adrienne: NOW LET'S BREAKDOWN THE WEEK IN POLITICS. ROSIE IS HERE WITH "AT ISSUE." >> ROSEMARY: "AT ISSUE," JAGMEET SINGH DID HE -- DEFENDS HIS DECISION TO RIP UP HIS AGREEMENT WITH THE GOVERNMENT BUT WON'T COMMENT ON ANY At Issue | Singh defends ending Liberal-NDP deal SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT GOING FORWARD. >> WE ARE READY TO FIGHT AN ELECTION WHENEVER THAT HAPPENS. >> ROSEMARY: SO WHAT'S TO BE MADE OF THE EXPLANATION THAT SINGH GAVE TODAY, AND CAN THE SEPARATION FROM THE LIBERALS HELP THE LIBERALS IN THE POLLS? -- HELP THE N.D.P. IN THE POLLS? I'M HERE TO BREAK IT DOWN ALONG WITH CHANTAL HEBERT, ANDREW COYNE, AND ALTHIA RAJ. ALTHIA, LET'S START WITH YOU. WHAT DID YOU MAKE OF JAGMEET SINGH'S DECISION TO END THE DEAL? >> WELL, HE SAID THAT ABOUT 25 TIMES. [INDISCERNIBLE]. >> LOOK, HE HAS TO NAVIGATE A REALLY TRICKY ROAD. HE PROBABLY WANTS TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NOT A REPEAT OF 2005, WITH PAUL MARTIN AND THE [indiscernible] ACCORDS, USHERING IN A DECADE OF STEPHEN HARPER'S RULE, SO HE DOESN'T WANT TO GO ON SOME MONEY BILLS THAT MIGHT INCLUDE THINGS THAT ACTUALLY THE N.D.P. FOUGHT FOR IN THE SPRING. IF YOU LISTEN TO SOME OF THE N.D.P., THEY THINK THEY CAN PUSH THE LIBERALS FURTHER ON THINGS LIKE PHARMA CARE, BUT THE PROBLEM IS WHEN THERE IS A NO CONFIDENCE VOTE, HOW FAR WILL THE N.D.P. VOTE? THE BLOC IS ON THE RECORD VOTING AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT, SO WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE THE N.D.P.? I THINK THAT'S WHERE THE ELECTION TIMING LIES, BUT AS FAR AS THIS WEIRD ROCK-HARD PLACE THING, HE'S GOING TO BE DOING THAT DANCE FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND MONTHS. >> ROSEMARY: ANDREW, I THOUGHT THE EXPLAINING WOULD BE -- >> BETTER? >> ROSEMARY: -- MORE COMPLEX THAN IT WAS, TO SAY THE LEAST? >> WELL, LET'S BE CLEAR WHAT IT -- WHAT HE'S JUST ANNOUNCED. WHEN HE SAYS I'VE RIPPED UP ON THE AGREEMENT, HE'S REALLY SAYING, I'VE RENEGED ON MY AGREEMENT. I'VE GONE BACK ON MY WORD WITH THE GOVERNMENT, WHICH WAS GIVEN UNTIL JUNE OF 2025. IN POLITICS, YOU CAN BRAG ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT WHEREAS IN ANY OTHER PART OF LIFE THAT WOULD BE SEEN AS A SCAM. IT WAS ESSENTIALLY BUYING HIM SOME IS TIME TO KEEP THE WOLVES AWAY. THERE WAS A RISK THAT THEY WOULD ALWAYS BE SEEN AS BEING TOO CLOSE TO THE GOVERNMENT, SUPPORTING THE GOVERNMENT IN ANYTHING THEY'D DO. TO THE EXTENT THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS DONE ANYTHING, THEY'RE GOING TO GET MORE CREDIT THAN THE N.D.P. HAS, AND THEY'RE GOING TO GET MORE CREDIT NOW THAT HE'S RIPPED UP THE AGREEMENT. THEIR MESSAGE IS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD COME BACK TO THEM NOW, BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONLY ONES NERVOUS GOING INTO THE ELECTION. THEY'VE ONLY GOT 58 CANDIDATES NOMINATED, SO THEY'RE NOT READY FOR AN ELECTION ANY TIME SOON. THEY'RE GOING TO GO INTO THE PRE-DEAL ARRANGEMENT, ANY TIME VOTES ARE COMING UP, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HEM AND HAW AND STARE AT THEIR FEET AND SAY IT'S -- WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT DESPITE EVERYTHING EVERYONE SAID ABOUT THEM. >> ROSEMARY: CHANTAL? >> THERE WAS A TIME DURING STEPHEN HARPER'S GOVERNMENT THAT THE LIBERALS KEPT THE N.D.P. OUT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY DIDN'T CAUSE ANY PROBLEMS IN THE GOVERNMENT. THESE THINGS HAVE HAPPENED, THE HUMILIATION COMES TO A PARTY LEADER. I'VE WATCHED A LEADER IN BILL DAVIS' TIME, A LEADER VOTE AGAINST HIS OWN MOTION. I THINK WHAT WE SAW TODAY IS A NARRATIVE THAT LACKS A RATIONALE, A HOOK, IF YOU WILL. I.E., I RIPPED THE AGREEMENT, OKAY, BUT WHY TODAY? WHY NOT IN JUNE? WHAT'S THE HOOK THAT JUSTIFIES THIS, AND IT WAS APPARENT TO SOMEONE LIKE DENNIS MULCARE, WHO USED TO LEAD THE PARTY, SAYING STUFFING IT WAS NEVER PART OF THE AGREEMENT, SO THAT CAN'T BE PART OF SAYING, THAT'S WHY WE'RE WALKING AWAY FROM IT. LUCKILY FOR MR. SINGH, THERE'S ALSO ANOTHER PARTY THAT HOLDS THE BALANCE OF POWER IN GOVERNMENT, THE BLOC QUEBECOIS, AND WHEN ASKED IF THERE WAS A NONCONFIDENCE MOTION, IF THERE WAS A MOTION THAT SAYS WE'VE LOST CONFIDENCE IN THE GOVERNMENT, WOULD YOU VOTE FOR IT IF THE CONSERVATIVES GO THAT ROUTE, MR. BLANCHET SAID I'M NOT PAID TO DANCE TO MR. POILIEVRE'S TUNE, SO JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN I'LL VOTE NONCONFIDENCE, NOT A CHANCE, SO THAT WILL PROBABLY SAVE THE N.D.P. A FEW TIMES. >> ROSEMARY: WELL, THAT'S TRUE, THAT THE VOTE CAN'T HAPPEN JUST BECAUSE MR. POILIEVRE SAYS JUMP. >>> BUT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE CHALLENGING PARTS OF EXPLAINING THIS, BUT IS THERE ANY REAL BENEFIT TO THIS IN THE IMMEDIATE, ALTHIA? >> ACTUALLY, I DO THINK SO. IT'S A DIFFICULT DANCE TO EXPLAIN TO PEOPLE BECAUSE THE CALCULATION IS JUST REAL CRAFT PARTISAN POLITICS. PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO HEAR THAT, BUT THAT'S THE TRUTH. THE CONSERVATIVES HAVE BEEN REALLY GOOD AT BRANDING THE N.D.P. AS BEING IN BED WITH THE LIBERALS. WE HEAR OVER AND OVER AGAIN THE N.D.P.-LIBERAL COALITION, THE N.D.P.-LIBERAL GOVERNMENT, AND IN ORDER TO DISTINGUISH THEMSELVES, THEY HAD TO MAKE THIS MOVE. THEY WERE BEING WRITTEN OFF AS AN OPTION FOR CHANGE, AND THIS IS GEARING UP AS A CHANGE ELECTION. 86% OF THE COUNTRY, ACCORDING TO AN ABACUS SURVEY, WANT CHANGE. JAGMEET SINGH NEEDS TO CAPTURE THOSE VOTERS, AND THIS IS THE WAY TO DO THAT. THE OTHER THING IS IT DOESN'T HURT THAT THEY'RE DOING THIS IN THE LEAD-UP TO TWO BY-ELECTIONS, ESPECIALLY IN MANITOBA, WHERE DISTINGUISHING THEMSELVES FROM THE LIBERALS IS A GOOD THING. >> ROSEMARY: ANDREW? >> THERE'S TWO THINGS THAT IS POTENTIALLY A PAUSE IN FORM. HE'S COMING YOU BE -- UNDER INCREASING PRESSURE FROM PEOPLE REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THIS. EVERYONE IN THE LIBERAL PARTY WANT JUSTIN TRUDEAU TO GO BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT IN GREAT SHAPE. THE N.D.P. IS NOT IN GREAT SHAPE, EITHER, SO HE'S IN A TENTATIVE POSITION AND HE NEEDS TO SHORE THAT UP. THE OTHER THING IS THE LIBERAL GOVERNMENT IS IN TROUBLE AND THEY MAY BE WILLING TO DO A FEW DEALS IN THE FUTURE. THE TROUBLE IS THE LIBERALS ONLY NEED THE SUPPORT OF EITHER THE BLOC OR THE N.D.P. OR, THEORETICALLY, THE CONSERVATIVES. TO PUT IT ANOTHER WAY, ALL THREE PARTIES HAVE TO TURN THE KEY AT THE SAME TIME TO BRING THE PARTY DOWN, SO THE LEVERAGE THAT EACH PARTY HAS IS TENUOUS, AND IF THE N.D.P. DON'T WANT TO DEAL, THEY CAN GO TO OTHERS. >> ROSEMARY: CHANTAL? >> THE LAST TIME THE N.D.P. BROUGHT DOWN A FRIENDLY GOVERNMENT, THE GOVERNMENT OF PAUL MARTIN, DESPITE IT WAS THE N.D.P. WITH JACK LAYTON LITERALLY GOT TO CO-RIGHTS AND A NEW FEDERAL BUDGET. THEY USHERED IN AND MADE SURE OF TEN YEARS OF CONSERVATIVE RULE, BUT THE BLOC QUEBECOIS ABSOLUTELY HAD TO VOTE NONCONFIDENCE BECAUSE THE BIG ISSUE WAS THE SPONSORSHIP SCANDAL. THERE'S NO SUCH THING NOW AS THIS BINDING OF YVES-FRANCOIS BLANCHET DOING AWAY WITH THE LIBERALS. TWO, ANTITRUDEAU FEELINGS DON'T RUN AS HIGH IN QUEBEC AS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, SO -- AND THE NOTION THAT PIERRE POILIEVRE IS A SOLUTION TO FATIGUE IS NOT AS HIGH, SO THE BLOC HAS A LOT MORE LEEWAY TO DECIDE IF IT WANTS AN ELECTION THIS FALL OR IF THEY WANT TO DO IT ALONGSIDE THE BUDGET THAN THE N.D.P. OR EVEN THE CONSERVATIVES. PLUS, THE N.D.P. HAS BOOTS IN THE GROUND IN PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS IN B.C. AND SASKATCHEWAN. THOSE WORKERS ARE BUSY GETTING GOVERNMENTS REELECTED OR DEFEATED. THEY'RE NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL THE END OF OCTOBER AT BEST FOR JAGMEET SINGH. >> ROSEMARY: OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE THIS PART THERE, BUT WHEN WE COME BACK, WE'RE GOING TO TALK MORE ABOUT THE LIBERALS AND HOW THIS AFFECTS THEM. THEY'RE HEADED INTO CAUCUS AT THE BEGINNING PART OF NEXT WEEK, SO WHAT WILL THIS MEAN? THEIR POLITICAL LANDSCAPE, THE DEPARTURE OF THEIR CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR JUST TODAY, THE PRIME At Issue | Liberal prepares for caucus retreat [♪♪♪] >> ROSEMARY: "AT ISSUE," LIBERAL M.P.S ARE SET TO MEET IN BRITISH COLUMBIA NEXT WEEK. WITH BAD POLLING, THE END OF THEIR STABLE MINORITY GOVERNMENT, AND THE DEPARTURE OF THEIR CAMPAIGN CHAIR, WILL M.P.s CALL FOR A DIFFERENT DIRECTION? THE PRIME MINISTER SAYS HIS FOCUS IS ON CANADIANS. >> Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: LOOK, OUR FOCUS IS ON CANADIANS. A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT ON SCHOOL FOOD PROGRAMMES, $10 A DAY CHILD CARE, MOVING FORWARD ON PHARMA CARE AND INSULIN, THESE ARE THE THINGS WE'RE FOCUSED ON FOR CANADIANS. >> ROSEMARY: SO WILL TRUDEAU RALLY THE TROOPS? HERE TO BREAK THAT DOWN IS CHANTAL, ALTHIA, AND ANDREW. ANDREW, WHAT DO YOU THINK TRUDEAU IS WALKING INTO LAST WEEK WITH THESE REALLY BIG CHANGES IN TERMS OF THE LANDSCAPE OF POLITICS? >> FEVERED, FEARFUL, BUT ALSO UNCERTAIN. THEY'VE HAD A SUMMER, THE BEGINNING OF THE SUMMER AFTER THAT BY-ELECTION LOSS IN TORONTO ST. PAUL'S, YOU SAW THE BEGINNINGS OF SOMETHING RESEMBLING A CAUCUS REVOLT AS SMALL AS THAT TURNED OUT TO BE, BUT MOST SAID BEHIND THEIR HANDS AND BEHIND THE CURTAIN OF ANONYMITY THAT THE PRIME MINISTER SHOULD GO. BUT IT FIZZLED OUT PARTLY BECAUSE THE PRIME MINISTER REFUSED TO MEET THEM, AND IT KEPT THEM ESSENTIALLY ALL IN ONE BUNCH, AND BASICALLY, THERE'S BEEN NO MOVEMENT IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE, NO ANNOUNCEMENT OF ANY CHANGES IN POLICY OTHER THAN GOING BACK ON A FEW OF THEIR WORST POLICY DEBACLES, AT LEAST POLITICAL DEBACLES, BUT NO SHUFFLING, NOBODY MOVING AROUND IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE, SO THE PRIME MINISTER IS SAYING IT'S FINE, WE DON'T NEED TO MAKE ANY CHANGES. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WILL MOLLIFY THE CAUCUS OR NOT. YOU DON'T HAVE ANYBODY WAITING IN THE WINGS THAT CAN OBVIOUSLY DO BETTER THAN THE PRIME MINISTER. THIS IS THE CONSEQUENCE WHEN YOU TURN EVERYTHING INTO A CULT OF PERSONALITY IN 2015, BASICALLY KICKED OUT PROMINENT MINISTERS, WHAT DO YOU HAVE LEFT? YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE A HEIR APPARENT OR A STRONG BENCH OF POTENTIAL CANDIDATES, SO MANY MAY FEEL, AS BAD AS IT MIGHT BE, WE MIGHT AS WELL STICK WITH HIM. >> ROSEMARY: CHANTAL, PEOPLE MIGHT THINK THAT TO STAY THE THE -- STAY THE COURSE IS THE STRATEGY. THIS MIGHT BE WHAT THEY'VE DECIDED ON. >> MAYBE, BUT THEIR PLAN FOR CAUCUS OR TO PREPARE FOR A QUIETER CAUCUS MEETING HELD UNTIL 1:00 P.M. YESTERDAY WHEN MR. SINGH ISSUED HIS "I RIPPED UP THE AGREEMENT." WHY? BECAUSE THE MESSAGE THEY'RE SENDING TO CAUCUS IS ONE THAT THEY BELIEVED IN THE CABINET AND THE P.M.O. IS TIME IS STILL ON OUR SIDE. WE STILL HAVE TIME TO TURN THINGS AROUND. THE AGREEMENT WITH THE N.D.P. IS SAFE UNTIL IT COMES TO AN EXPIRY DATE IN JUNE, AND WE ARE PUTTING EVERYTHING IN MOTION TO BE ELECTION READY. NONE OF THESE PROPOSALS, PROPOSITIONS ARE STILL VALID, AND THE DANGER TO THE GOVERNMENT IS THAT, YEAH, SURE, YOU CAN STAY THE COURSE. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT MANY LIBERALS, AND SOME OF THEM HAVE TALKED TO ME, SAYING DOES THIS MEAN WE ARE, QUOTE, UNQUOTE, "STUCK WITH TRUDEAU" IN THE NEXT CAMPAIGN FOR REAL. THEY MAY COME TO THAT CONCLUSION, BUT THEY MAY ALSO TAKE THE EXIT THAT MR. BROADHURST IS TAKING, THE CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR, OR THE QUEBEC LIEUTENANT WHO IS SAID TO BE DAYS FROM ANNOUNCING THAT HE'S RUNNING TO BE THE QUEBEC LIBERAL LEADER. SO PEOPLE AT SOME POINT, ABSENT A PLAN THAT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL SAVE SOME OF THE FURNITURE, WILL JUST WALK WITH THEIR FEET. PLUS, YOU'RE LESS THAN A YEAR FROM AN ELECTION POSSIBLY NOW, YOU'RE LOSING YOUR CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR, YOU'RE LOSING YOUR QUEBEC LIEUTENANT. THAT SOUNDS REALLY OMINOUS. >> ROSEMARY: YEAH, AND THERE ARE OTHER NAMES, NOTHING THAT I'VE CONFIRMED SO I WON'T REPEAT THEM, BUT I'M SURE WE'VE ALL HEARD A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO APPEAR TO HAVE INTEREST IN OTHER JOBS. AFTER YOUR STORY, CHANTAL, I HEARD THAT PEOPLE ARE FREAKED OUT BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE THE GUY THAT'S SUPPOSED TO PUT EVERYTHING IN PLACE. APPARENTLY THOSE TALKS ARE TAKING PLACE BUT NOBODY IS WAITING IN THE WINGS. WHAT DO YOU THINK NEEDS TO HAPPEN NEXT WEEK, AMONG OTHER THINGS? >> I HOPE THAT THE PRIME MINISTER IS GOING TO GIVE CAUCUS AN IDEA OF WHO'S GOING TO REPLACE JEREMY BROADHURST, HE'S THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR, WHO ANNOUNCED SEVERAL WEEKS AGO HE WAS QUITTING. HE'S THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF WHAT THE PLATFORM IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE, THEIR RIDINGS, THEIR CANDIDATES, THEIR ADVERTISING. THERE'S NO LONGER ANYONE DOING THAT, AND FROM WHAT I CAN TELL BY MY CALLS AND MY RESEARCH, THEY'RE NOT CAMPAIGN READY, NOT AT ALL. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS YEAR'S CAUCUS MEETING AND LAST IS THERE WAS ANGER AT A CABINET IS LAST YEAR THERE WAS ANGER AT A CABINET SHUFFLE THAT MANY PEOPLE FELT SQUEEZED OUT OF. THEY FELT THEY NEEDED TO BE A CHANGE OF COURSE AND TELLING THE PRIME MINISTER THAT HE NEEDED TO GO, A CHANGE IN COMMUNICATIONS PLAN THAT THEY FELT LIKE WOULD LEAD TO A CHANGE IN ACTION. THIS TIME, YOU TALK TO M.P.S, AND THEY'RE RESIGNED THAT NOTHING WILL BE HAPPENING. THEY'RE UNSURE NOW NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF THE ELECTION TIMING BUT ALSO WHO WOULD BE BEST, AND A LOT OF QUESTION MARKS OVER THE WAR BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS AND IF THAT'S GOING TO FRACTURE THE PARTY EVEN MORE. THERE'S A LOT OF NERVOUS NELLEES, BUT THEY'RE KEEPING THEIR MOUTHS SHUT NOW. >> ROSEMARY: YEAH. ANDREW? >> JUST TWO POINTS. ONE IS THE RESIGNATION OF THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR, I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF IT DIDN'T HAVE MORE REVERBERATIONS. I CAN'T THINK OF A GREATER VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE IN THEIR PROSPECTS. THIS IS A GUY, WE'RE A YEAR AWAY -- HE'S ONLY A YEAR INTO THE JOB, AND SUDDENLY DISCOVERS HE WANTS TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH HIS FAMILY. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY'S GOING TO CREDIT THAT KIND OF EXPLANATION, SO YOU'RE BASICALLY SAYING WE DON'T THINK WE CAN WIN. AND BASICALLY JUST TO REITERATE THAT POINT, TAKING OVER AS QUEBEC LIBERAL LEADER IS A STEP UP IN YOUR PROSPECTS, YOU KNOW THINGS ARE NOT GOOD. IT'S AN ENTREPRENEURIAL MOVE, BUT IT'S NOT A SURE THING IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY. >> ROSEMARY: 30 SECONDS. >> AND THINK ABOUT THIS. FOR THREE WEEKS NOW, THE PRIME MINISTER'S QUEBEC LIEUTENANT HAS BEEN GIVING SCRUMS AND MAKING STATEMENTS WHERE HE CLEARLY SAYS THAT HE CAN'T SAY THAT HE'S STAYING, AND HE IS STILL IN HIS JOB. >> ROSEMARY: YEAH. >> IT IS STRANGE AND IT SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT THE WEAK POSITION OF THE PRIME MINISTER THAT HE DOESN'T EVEN DARE SAY WELL, IF YOU'RE OUT, JUST, YOU KNOW, BE OUT. >> ROSEMARY: YEAH. >> THEY WANT HIM TO STICK AROUND AS QUEBEC LIEUTENANT UNTIL AFTER THAT BY-ELECTION ON THE 16. >> ROSEMARY: APPARENTLY, HE'S NOT EVEN PRESENT IN THAT BY-ELECTION FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD ON THE GROUND. OKAY. THANK YOU, EVERYONE. GLAD YOU'RE BACK, AND NOW I'LL SEND THINGS BACK TO ADRIENNE IN TORONTO. >> Adrienne: ALL RIGHT. ROSIE, THANK YOU. >>> COMING UP, A DOG IS HOME TWO YEARS LATER. HOW THE FAMILY GOT HIM BACK IN OUR "MOMEN The Moment | Missing dog reunion >> Adrienne: OH, LOOK AT HIM. THAT'S BEAR, BEAR IS A ST. BERNARD MIX FRESHLY GROOMED AFTER FOUND FILTHY AFTER ROAMING THE STREETS. BEAR HAS BEEN MISSING TWO YEARS. HIS OWNER WAS ECSTATIC TO GET HIM BACK. TONIGHT, THEIR REUNION IS OUR "MOMENT." >> I'M PRETTY POSITIVE HE REMEMBERED ME. HE WAS JUST SO HAPPY, SO EXCITED. WE WERE IN COLORADO, STATIONED THERE FOR MILITARY. HE WENT MISSING THE FIRST YEAR WE WERE THERE. HE WAS AT A DOG SITTER'S WHEN WE WEREN'T AT HOME. A DAY LATER, SHE MESSAGED ME, AND SHE SAID HEY, BEAR OPENED THE DOOR AND GOT OUT. THE ADMINS OF 719 LOST AND FOUND PETS SAID I THINK WE FOUND HIM. LINDA IS THE ONE THAT GOT IN TOUCH WITH ME. SHE SENT ME A PICTURE THAT A BYSTANDER HAD TAKEN. SHE SAID WELL, WE'RE WORKING TO TRAP HIM AND GET HIM FED. ONE OF THE LADIES FROM THE 719 LOST AND FOUND PETS TRANSPORTED HIM ALL THE WAY TO NEW YORK FOR US. I OPENED THE BACK OF THE TRUNK, AND HE WAS WAGGING HIS TAIL. HE'S DOING REALLY GOOD, ADJUSTING AND DOING WELL. I REALLY FELT I WAS IN A DREAM, BUT IT WAS VERY REAL. >> Adrienne: AND THIS WAS A VERY DELICATE PROCESS. THEY TOOK ABOUT 1.5 WEEKS TO TRAP HIM, AND THEY FIGURED OUT HIS FAVOURITE FOOD WAS APPLE AND PEANUT BUTTER. THEY LURED HIM IN, AND IT TOOK ABOUT ANOTHER THREE WEEKS TO