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00:00:02US show, but only a handful, 8 remained together. Still,
00:00:06romantics don't seem fazed. I really hope I get I get to be
00:00:10part of it. No word yet on When
00:00:12Love Is Blind Canada will begin filming. Mahdi Gebrselassie,
00:00:17CBC News, Toronto.
00:00:20[theme music playing]
00:00:29[Charlsie] We're digging in to find the truth.
00:00:32How fast will compostable products really break down?
00:00:35So we're going to bury one of these.
00:00:37And how long until that reusable bag breaks?
00:00:40Oh, we got a tear! Are these products worth the extra cash...
00:00:44This is strictly, like, an illusion to satisfy consumers.
00:00:48[Charlsie] ...or good for the trash? Would Canadians be better off
00:00:52throwing this stuff right in the garbage? I think Canadians would be better off not buying it.
00:00:56[Charlsie] This is your Marketplace.
00:01:03[Charlsie] We're gearing up for the ultimate challenge.
00:01:06On your marks. Tapping some teens to help...
00:01:10Get set. ...to see which of these grocery bags
00:01:13will last the longest. Go.
00:01:17Single-use plastic is becoming a thing of the past.
00:01:20Bans have been put in place by various levels of government.
00:01:24Six items are part of the federal ban. And the goal?
00:01:28For Canada to have zero plastic waste by 2030.
00:01:31The plastics industry is challenging that ban in court.
00:01:35Still, many of us have already made the switch.
00:01:40We want to know if the most popular alternatives
00:01:42are as good for the planet
00:01:44as their green packaging seems to suggest.
00:01:51So, we're hitting up some big chains.
00:01:56There's plenty to pick from that isn't single-use plastic.
00:02:02From reusable bags at the checkout
00:02:05to compostable products on the shelves.
00:02:08Compliments, compostable bin liners.
00:02:12After a couple of quick comparisons...
00:02:15$6.99. 52 bags.
00:02:1844 bags. $11.20. What?
00:02:22...we can see that going greer doesn't come cheap.
00:02:26$2.75 for plastic. $4 for compostable.
00:02:31Almost every single-use plastic alternative we find...
00:02:35So, there's 30 bags in here and only 10 in here
00:02:38and they're the same price. ...costs more.
00:02:42You're going to see a price premium for compostable products simply because
00:02:46it is just genuinely more expensive to make. [Charlsie] Cal Lakhan is the director
00:02:50of a leading Canadian waste research initiative.
00:02:53Okay, now the federal government, that ban that they brought into place
00:02:57for those six particular single-use items.
00:03:00What's your take on that ban?
00:03:03I think it was actually a well-intentioned, but a bad idea and poor execution.
00:03:07It was a very difficult transition for a lot of small businesses to move away
00:03:10from single-use plastic packaging.
00:03:12And in many cases, there wasn't viable alternatives.
00:03:16So, you know, if you're going to ban single-use plastic,
00:03:18you probably have to replace it with something. [Charlsie] One of the most common alternatives
00:03:22to that plastic we find?
00:03:24Products labelled "compostable." [Cal] Most people actually don't fully understand
00:03:28what compostable means in general. When people think of compost,
00:03:30they think I can put it in my backyard composter.
00:03:32And that's basically it, like they don't fully understand the mechanics behind it.
00:03:36I can put it in my backyard over time. [Cal] And it will turn into soil, basically.
00:03:39[Charlsie] That's what we're putting to the test nex.
00:03:43I wonder how long these paper straws will last in the water.
00:03:46I guess we'll find out.
00:03:48[Charlsie] We're taking 10 items labelled "compostabl"
00:03:51and tracking how they break down
00:03:53in places they could end up.
00:03:55They're made from a variety of materials.
00:03:58Paper plates, birch cutlery, and compostable plastic.
00:04:06First, buried in the ground.
00:04:09Charlsie, how was your day at work today? Oh, good. I buried a bag.
00:04:13Next, the classic at-home composter.
00:04:17See you in a few weeks. And finally...
00:04:21Lake Ontario.
00:04:23I'm going to weigh this crate down with some bricks.
00:04:28While we wait to see just how long it takes
00:04:31for these items to break down... OK, thanks for the lift, Emery.
00:04:34Awesome, no worries. [Charlsie] Let's see how long another
00:04:37single-use plastic alternative lasts.
00:04:41Reusable bags, they are easy to forget,
00:04:44but they're cheap and available at lots of stores.
00:04:47Now, in order for these bags to be considered truly reusable,
00:04:51the federal government says
00:04:53they have to be able to last for 100 trips
00:04:56of 53 metres each
00:04:58and packed full with 10 kilograms.
00:05:01Sounds like a Marketplace test to me.
00:05:04We're at the Abilities Centre in Whitby, Ontario.
00:05:10Look at our testing squad today. This is so awesome.
00:05:13Each of you has a bag in front of you.
00:05:16Today, these teenage athletes
00:05:18are competing against each other.
00:05:20When your bag is packed, I'm going to check it
00:05:23to make sure it weighs 10 kilograms. Almost.
00:05:28Okay, 9.6. You want to grab a banana?
00:05:31-How much does a banana weigh? -Depends on the banana.
00:05:34[Charlsie] And for comparison's sake... You guys know what this is, right?
00:05:37That's the classic plastic bag.
00:05:39We're throwing in a plastic bag, too.
00:05:43Every 53 metres, we'll pause,
00:05:46unpack the groceries and pack them back in,
00:05:49just like we do at home. Because you're simulating,
00:05:52like, another trip to the grocery store?
00:05:54If their bag breaks or tears, it's out,
00:05:57and it doesn't pass the reusable test.
00:06:00Everybody grab your bag. Are you pumped?
00:06:03Yes! -Can you do this? -Yes!
00:06:06All right, on your mark, get set, go!
00:06:14Just a few steps in
00:06:16and the traditional plastic bg isn't doing too well.
00:06:21-Look at that. -Oh, it's already ripping.
00:06:23Look, there's a rip on the side. I think you're in trouble there, bud.
00:06:27I think I'm winning.
00:06:29[all exclaiming]
00:06:31Plastic's done!
00:06:34And not long after...
00:06:38-Oh, we got a tear! -[athlete 1] Oh! [athlete 2] I didn't even see that.
00:06:41[Charlsie] We got a rip. Sobey's ripped.
00:06:43You did five trips, and it ripped.
00:06:46Five trips down, 95 to go.
00:06:50While we wait...
00:06:53let's check up on another one
00:06:55of those alternative plastic products.
00:06:58Compostable goods.
00:07:00To do that, we're in Toronto,
00:07:02a city that manages 170 million kilograms
00:07:06of organic waste each year.
00:07:08Many municipalities have an organic waste program.
00:07:12A green or brown bin program,
00:07:14where food scraps get turned into compost.
00:07:18Matt Keller manages Toronto's solid waste.
00:07:22This is only supposed to be -compostable material? -Correct.
00:07:25[Charlsie] Toronto's green bin waste ends up here.
00:07:28But that's not all.
00:07:30Like, I can see tons of plastic and stuff.
00:07:33Yeah, so in Toronto, we allow plastic bags
00:07:37to put your organics in.
00:07:38It doesn't matter if it's compostable or regular plastic. Our system is designed
00:07:42to remove those plastics out of the system.
00:07:45[Charlsie] The city says allowing plastic bags
00:07:48encourages more people to use the green bin program.
00:07:52Instead of needing to spend more money on bags
00:07:55labelled "compostable."
00:07:57People are buying those because they think it's better than using plastic.
00:08:01[Matt] So some programs, that's what they promote.
00:08:03And they require compostable plastic bags
00:08:06because that's how their system was designed.
00:08:08That's how it's functioning for us. -It doesn't matter. -It doesn't matter
00:08:12if it's compostable or regular plastic.
00:08:14It'll get removed at the start of the process.
00:08:16You're saying this won't be composted anymore?
00:08:18That will not be composted in our program. [Charlsie] You heard right.
00:08:22Compostable or plastic,
00:08:24all of the waste sent here is put in a big tank
00:08:28and blended with water.
00:08:31And the materials come in, it chops it up and the lighter materials,
00:08:34which are the plastics, float to the top.
00:08:37[Charlsie] Anything that doesn't belong gets skimmed off.
00:08:41Straight on a truck and it goes right to a landfill
00:08:44to be deposited.
00:08:47[Charlsie] And it's not just the bags.
00:08:49No compostable plastic is welcome here.
00:08:53We don't want to see compostable plastic cups
00:08:55and cutlery because they all just end up going to landfill.
00:09:00[Charlsie] And Cal says that's not a good option either.
00:09:04A lot of people are going to think,
00:09:06"Okay, well, fine, it ended up in landfill.
00:09:09But at least it's compostable. It's a greener product.
00:09:13It's better than me putting a piece of plastic
00:09:17in the garbage."
00:09:18When you have organic materials, it will break down
00:09:21and release its carbon and methane into the atmosphere,
00:09:24which is actually not what we want at all.
00:09:25So, unless we have the ability to capture that carbon,
00:09:28it's just actually extra emissions.
00:09:31So, this is where, like, the real magic happens.
00:09:34Toronto's organics facility can capture that carbon
00:09:37and turn it into renewable natural gas.
00:09:40The City of Toronto actually uses that renewable natural gas
00:09:44to fuel buildings and our fleet. [Charlsie] But when we show Matt
00:09:47our whole haul of products,
00:09:49there's not much his program would accept.
00:09:51It's very challenging for just the general consumer
00:09:54who wants to buy something compostable to do something better for the environment.
00:09:58[Charlsie] And it's not just Toronto.
00:10:00These major cities don't process
00:10:03any compostable plastics.
00:10:05And these accept some compostable products,
00:10:08but with strict rules. What would you say to people who say,
00:10:12"Toronto, you need to catch up. Change your system.
00:10:14Come on. Get with the times." So our system is one of the most
00:10:18advanced systems available.
00:10:20We're leaps and bounds ahead of some other municipalities who, quite frankly,
00:10:24some don't even have an organics management program.
00:10:26[Charlsie] What would make it better for you,
00:10:28but then also the planet? I think that would be just standardization
00:10:32in terms of how we process organics across the country.
00:10:36Not have it divvied up into,
00:10:37you know, the municipality accepting a couple products
00:10:40that the neighbour doesn't accept.
00:10:46[Charlsie] So, if municipalities can't take compostable products,
00:10:50what happens if they end up in our environment?
00:10:53Is this renewable and sustainable? No, it's single-use garbage.
00:10:57[Charlsie] Coming up on your Marketplace.
00:11:06[Charlsie] We're digging in to Canada's plan
00:11:08to ban single-use plastic items. See you in a few weeks.
00:11:12From compostable straws to wooden cutlery,
00:11:15we're testing whether popular plastic alternatives
00:11:19are as eco-friendly as you might think.
00:11:22Alternatives, like reusable bags.
00:11:25How many of these do you guys have at home? -So many. -A lot.
00:11:30[Charlsie] Are they durable enough
00:11:32to offset the carbon footprint needed to make them?
00:11:35Trip number five, away you go.
00:11:37[quiet chattering]
00:11:40Oh, the peanut butter. Yo, hurry up.
00:11:43[Charlsie] To find out, we're simulating
00:11:44100 trips to the grocery store.
00:11:48Wow, that's a lot of groceries.
00:11:50Our traditional plastic bag doesn't make it very far.
00:11:55[all exclaiming]
00:11:57And neither does this Sobeys bag.
00:11:59Oh, we got a tear.
00:12:01We're not even halfway when we lose our next bag.
00:12:04At 37 trips, we've got multiple tears in the red Metro bag.
00:12:10And then, they seem to drop like flies.
00:12:14-[teen 1] It's really torn. -[teen 2] It's really torn.
00:12:17[Charlsie] So, Dollarama, you're out.
00:12:20Strap ripped, Walmart bag is out.
00:12:23It's a long road to 100 trips.
00:12:26Wow, I didn't see this one coming.
00:12:30Ripped bag, okay.
00:12:32It gives me great joy and pleasure to announce
00:12:35this is your final trip, 100. Away you go.
00:12:39[athletes cheering]
00:12:42In the end... All right, you did it.
00:12:46[cheering]
00:12:49You did it. You did it. Way to go.
00:12:53Only five bags remain out of the original 12.
00:12:57Seven bags break or tear, failing to meet
00:13:00the federal government's 100 trip standard
00:13:03for a reusable bag.
00:13:06Despite failing our test, Dollarama and Walmart say
00:13:10their bags are independently tested and pass.
00:13:13Metro admits their T-shirt style bags
00:13:16are not designed to carry more than nine kilograms,
00:13:20below the federal standard.
00:13:22Sobeys and Loblaws don't respond.
00:13:25But that's not the only plastc alternative we're looking int.
00:13:31The packaging on these compostable products
00:13:33make some pretty green claims.
00:13:36So, we take a closer look. It says, "Made from birch wood
00:13:40from sustainably managed forests."
00:13:43This sounds pretty good. Pretty green.
00:13:46It does in theory,
00:13:48but it largely depends on how it's being used.
00:13:51So, I think ultimately, we need to be moving away from single use anything.
00:13:54Okay, this also says, "Unlike plastic cutlery that can take years to break down,
00:13:58composted birch cutlery soon becomes healthy soil."
00:14:02[Cal] It's kind of a misleading statement. I think it has the potential to.
00:14:05I would want to know what they mean by "soon." Like, so what is the time frame?
00:14:08I would bet my bottom dollar that if you put this in your backyard compost two years from now,
00:14:12it will still stay as a wooden fork. [Charlsie] Well, we're not going to wait two years.
00:14:17We've put 10 products labeled "compostable"
00:14:19into a backyard composter.
00:14:25Buried them in the ground.
00:14:26Oh, there it is. Did a good job.
00:14:29And submerged them in Lake Ontario. Oh, wow.
00:14:35All for 14 weeks.
00:14:39[dramatic music playing]
00:14:42Okay, it's time to check out our stuff.
00:14:44First up, the compostable coffee cup.
00:14:47After being buried in the backyard,
00:14:49they do look different.
00:14:51But what's interesting is you can still see...
00:14:56what I imagine is the liner from the inside of the cup.
00:14:59Same with the lake. For at least 14 weeks,
00:15:02all of this would have still been floating around in the lake.
00:15:06But in the backyard composter...
00:15:08Very little breakdown. Very little breakdown.
00:15:11Turns out hardly any of our products break down at al.
00:15:17Wheat straws and birch forks.
00:15:19Honestly, that looks practically brand new.
00:15:21Bamboo plates and bin liners. It's dirty.
00:15:26But it's sturdy.
00:15:28And compostable plastic items, all easily identifiable
00:15:32after 14 weeks in all environments.
00:15:36I mean, you could eat your soup with that right now.
00:15:39No problem.
00:15:40Our only products that fully break down,
00:15:44one paper straw and two paper plates.
00:15:47It's all gone.
00:15:50We asked the manufacturers about their products.
00:15:53These companies say their products break down
00:15:55in commercial facilities where they exist.
00:15:59They don't comment on the millions of Canadians
00:16:02that don't have access to these facilities.
00:16:05Sobeys doesn't respond.
00:16:08To learn about the damage these products can do in our environment...
00:16:12It's just a treasure trove of litter. ...we're meeting with Karen Wirsig
00:16:15from Environmental Defence, an advocacy group.
00:16:19This was a coffee cup and a lid.
00:16:23Eight weeks in a composter.
00:16:27Fourteen weeks in the lake.
00:16:29[Karen] It's when it breaks down into little fragments that it becomes food
00:16:32for all kinds of unsuspecting organisms.
00:16:35And then all the additives in there. What's happening with them? Where are they going?
00:16:40Are they moving up our food web into animals
00:16:43that we end up eating? Like, this is the big problem.
00:16:47This says, "renewable and sustainable."
00:16:51Is this renewable and sustainable? No, it's single-use garbage.
00:16:55[Charlsie] That's 14 weeks in the composter.
00:16:58Well, what they'll tell you is this is compostable
00:17:00under very specific industrial conditions
00:17:04that don't really exist at scale anywhere.
00:17:08[Charlsie] And if your municipality
00:17:10doesn't take compostable item,
00:17:12it can be nearly impossible to find a facility
00:17:15that accepts consumer goods.
00:17:17It's why Wirsig's message arod alternatives is so simple.
00:17:22Try to avoid using single-use
00:17:24no matter what material it's made out of.
00:17:27And remember that the stuff that looks and feels
00:17:29and is marketed closer to plastic
00:17:32is effectively plastic
00:17:34and it's doing the same kind of damage in the environment.
00:17:37So, you know, don't go out of your way to spend more money on it, that's for sure.
00:17:41I'm guilty of forgetting my reusable bags,
00:17:44my reusable cutlery.
00:17:45Is it my fault for being forgetful?
00:17:49We've been trained by the industry
00:17:53that all this packaging is just...
00:17:58a convenience item that causes no problem to anybody.
00:18:01We need to untrain ourselves collectively
00:18:03and the government needs to help by setting up rules so that we untrain ourselves
00:18:07from these very damaging practices of thinking
00:18:10that we can grab something, use it for a short time and then throw it away
00:18:13where it will last for,
00:18:15you know, centuries in nature or in a landfill.
00:18:18But, I think companies that have to take
00:18:20more responsibility for this kind of thing
00:18:23and provide alternatives that are real alternatives
00:18:26to this disposable society that we've been living in.
00:18:29Really, reusable should be as convenient as garbage.
00:18:32[Charlsie] We asked Federal Environment Minister
00:18:34Julie Dabrusin to come on camera and talk about her plas
00:18:38to put plastic alternatives in their place.
00:18:41Her office refuses and don't respond to our findings.
00:18:44Instead, they say their proposed rules
00:18:47for labelling compostables are on hold
00:18:50while it's before the courts.
00:18:56Here in Banff, they're taking waste reduction matters into their own hands.
00:19:00Coming up, we'll show you
00:19:02some of the surprisingly simple tactics
00:19:05they're using to cut down on waste.
00:19:15[Charlsie] Here in beautiful Banff, Alberta,
00:19:18they're setting an example for the rest of Canada
00:19:21when it comes to tackling the plastics problem.
00:19:24So, I see the signage, "zero waste trail."
00:19:27Environmental coordinator, Carla Bitz, says
00:19:30the town has a plan to reduce all single use item,
00:19:34not just plastic ones.
00:19:36From our perspective, all single use items
00:19:38are a problem whether they're plastic or not.
00:19:41We don't want to substitute one material for another.
00:19:44We want to reduce them and eliminate them altogether
00:19:46as much as we possibly can and showcase that
00:19:48as an example to our visitors who come from around the globe.
00:19:52[Charlsie] When we dine in at A&W...
00:19:54Uh, could I have a teen burger, please?
00:19:57...we're given real dishes. All reusable.
00:20:01At the farmer's market, you're encouraged to sit and stay.
00:20:05I give out plates to all the food vendors in the morning.
00:20:09[Charlsie] Eating off reusable and even edible cups.
00:20:14Okay, so it's a cookie, so I can take a sip and then...
00:20:22Oh, my gosh, what a great idea.
00:20:27So, can I have the yuzu and orange tea sparkler, please?
00:20:31This tourist town has partnered with Muse,
00:20:34a company dedicated to creatig a more circular takeout cultu.
00:20:38Okay, so this is the barcode.
00:20:40You can check out stainless steel cups and containers
00:20:43and use them for up to two weeks for free.
00:20:48Okay, so here we are, different coffee shop.
00:20:50When you're done, return them
00:20:52to any business that's opted .
00:20:55And then you scan the QR code on the location.
00:20:58-Wow! -And then confirm return.
00:21:00Confirm return. And it's that easy.
00:21:03And if you're looking for tips at home,
00:21:05Cal Lakhan, a waste specialist at York University,
00:21:08suggests changing our way of thinking.
00:21:12"Reduce, reuse, recycle," not just a catchy phrase,
00:21:15it's the order in which we're supposed to do things. However, there's a direct correlation
00:21:19between consumption and happiness.
00:21:21So, I think when you frame waste reduction,
00:21:24you frame it in the sense instead of depriving yourself
00:21:26of buying stuff, it's about avoiding wasting -what you already have. -Okay.
00:21:30And then opting for reuse where possible and recycling
00:21:33is the least preferred option out of the three.
00:21:35Avoiding wasting what you already have.
00:21:38-[Cal] Yeah. -That's a good one.
00:21:40A good strategy to save you some money
00:21:43and help the planet at the same time.
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00:22:34[Asha] Next week on your Marketplace.
00:22:49Hi there, Canada.
00:22:51Hi Siri,
00:22:53How are you holding up?
00:22:58It's been difficult to say the least.
00:23:02I intend to resign as party leader, as Prime Minister.
00:23:08The funny, not so funny thing about the
00:23:10world right now
00:23:12is the thing that can consume your thoughts
00:23:15is the thing you maybe didn't see coming.
00:23:20My favorite word? Tariff
00:23:23is going to be cracking down. Minimum 10% tariff on all
00:23:26imports. Some contracts are already getting cancelled.
00:23:29Facing a potential 25 or even 50% tariff on steel exports.
00:23:32We're already hearing about layoffs. Feeling the financial
00:23:36pain of Canada's 25% counter tariffs. He believes that
00:23:39Canadians would benefit greatly from becoming the 51st state
00:23:43when our sovereignty is threatened.
00:23:45You do what you can. He is trying to break us. So you have
00:23:49questions. How should Canadians be preparing for that next trip?
00:23:53What is your plan? How seriously are you taking
00:23:56this threat of 100% tariffs on foreign made films?
00:23:59A lot of questions. How is Hamilton bracing for tariff
00:24:03impact? When we talk about counter
00:24:05terrorists, do those affect you? How much does it cost to be
00:24:08patriotic when picking items at the grocery store?
00:24:12And while your elbows have been up, elbows up.
00:24:16For us, it's the sleeves rolled up.
00:24:19Because you need answers about your neighborhood, your world,
00:24:23your Canada,
00:24:25and what it means for all of us to say we are Canadian.
00:24:34Our journalists countrywide and all over the world are on the
00:24:37case.
00:24:39Do you think you're gonna have to close?
00:24:42I hate to think about that.
00:24:50I'm about 15 kilometers from the Russian border. Where are
00:24:54Canada's allies? Where are Canada's markets?
00:24:57What is this country's place on the planet?
00:25:00It's the uncertainty that's the
00:25:02this issue. What is the next thing to happen and what will
00:25:07it mean for all of us? We assume that it will be a
00:25:11difficult Rd. Canada. We got you and we are right there
00:25:15right beside you trying to make sense of it with you.
00:25:32Hi there, Canada.
00:25:36How are you holding up?
00:25:40The funny, not so funny thing about the
00:25:42world right now
00:25:44is the thing that can consume your thoughts
00:25:48is the thing you maybe didn't see coming.
00:25:52My favorite word, tariff, minimum 10% tariff on all
00:25:55imports. Some contracts are already getting cancelled.
00:25:59We're already hearing about layoffs. Feeling the financial
00:26:03pain of Canada's 25% counter tariffs. He is trying to break
00:26:07us. So you have questions. How should Canadians be preparing
00:26:10for that next trip? What is your plan?
00:26:13How seriously are you taking this threat of 100% tariffs on
00:26:17foreign made films? A lot of questions. How is
00:26:20Hamilton bracing for tariff impact?
00:26:22How much does it cost to be patriotic when picking items at
00:26:26the grocery store? And while your elbows have been
00:26:29up, elbows up.
00:26:32For us, it's the sleeves rolled up.
00:26:34Because you need answers about your neighborhood, your world,
00:26:39your Canada,
00:26:43our journalist countrywide, and all over the world are on
00:26:46the case. Do you think you're going to have to close?
00:26:50I hate to think about that.
00:26:59Where are Canada's allies? Where are Canada's markets?
00:27:03What is this country's place on the planet?
00:27:05It's the uncertainty that's the biggest issue. What is the next
00:27:09thing to happen and what will it mean for all of us?
00:27:14We got you and we are right there right beside you trying
00:27:19to make sense of it with you.
00:28:34Hi there Canada.
00:28:38The funny, not so funny thing about the
00:28:40world right now is the thing you maybe didn't see coming.
00:28:46My favorite word? Tariff. Minimum 10% tariff on
00:28:49all imports. We're already hearing about layoffs. He is
00:28:54trying to break us.
00:28:57So you have questions. How should Canadians be preparing
00:29:00for that next trip? How seriously are you taking
00:29:03this threat? How is Hamilton bracing for
00:29:05tariff impact? And while your elbows have been
00:29:08up, elbows up, for us it's the sleeves rolled
00:29:11up. Because you need answers.
00:29:15Our journalists countrywide and all over the world are on the
00:29:20case. Canada, we got you and we are right
00:29:23there, right beside you trying to make
00:29:26sense of it with you.
00:29:34To truly understand a news story, you need to connect with the people in the moment.
00:29:38Everybody's in panic mode, witnessing their struggles and
00:29:41resilience.
00:29:43I'm OK. This is really my last hurrah. Investigating and
00:29:47digging for the fact it's actually a picture of me and
00:29:50her, you know? See. Yeah, you can see that for sure.
00:29:53That's on her tombstone to get you answers. That's your friend
00:29:57and that's you.
00:29:59I'm Adrian Arseneau. This is the National Canada's newscast.
00:30:21It is illegal to obstruct the work of the United States
00:30:23Congress. So when Anthony Fauci repeatedly says this to a group
00:30:28of senators, I will invoke my right under
00:30:30the 5th Amendment of the Constitution
00:30:34to refrain from answering your questions. And says that 111
00:30:37times over the course of several hours. Refusing to
00:30:41answer every question he was asked last week. Well,
00:30:44nothing says honestly like taking the 5th on Doc.
00:30:49Let's try something. What day of the week is it today?
00:30:53What colour tie you're wearing? What colour is the carpet in
00:30:56front of you? On the advice of counsel,
00:30:58I respectfully decline to answer based upon my rights under the 5th Amendment to the Constitution