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(♪♪) >> Adrienne: TONIGHT, THE PRIME MINISTER'S PLEA FOR UNITY IN THE FACE OF A TARIFF THREAT. A RARE CLOSED DOOR MEETING WITH OPPOSITION LEADERS ON PARLIAMENT HILL. >> DON'T PLAY INTO TRUMP'S NARRATIVE.

>> Adrienne: AND TRUMP'S LATEST NOD TO CANADA AFTER REPORTS THAT HE JOKED THAT THIS COUNTRY COULD BE THE NEXT U. S. STATE.

>>> AN ALBERTA MAN ON THE RUN ACCUSED OF A BIZARRE ARSON EXTORTION PLOT. >> AS THE FACTS REVEAL THEMSELVES IT'S WEIRDER AND WEIRDER. >> Adrienne: TWO HOMES AND A CAR DESTROYED.

NEIGHBOURS WARNED THAT THEY'D BE NEXT IF THEY DIDN'T PAY UP IN BITCOIN. >>> INTIMIDATION, HARASSMENT AND THREATS OF VIOLENCE. >> OFF WITH YOUR HEAD AND HUNG FROM THE GATE.

BURN IN HELL. >> Adrienne: THE ESCALATION OF ABUSE TARGETING M. P.

s. >> THIS IS ABSOLUTELY UNPRECEDENTED. >> Adrienne: WE BREAK DOWN WHAT IS FUELING THE ANGER AND THE GROWING CHALLENGE OF PROTECTING POLITICIANS.

(♪♪) >> Announcer: FROM CBC NEWS, THIS IS "THE NATIONAL," WITH CHIEF CORRESPONDENT, ADRIENNE ARSENAULT. (♪♪) >> Adrienne: THANKS FOR JOINING US. >>> A SIGNAL TONIGHT OF JUST HOW SERIOUSLY CANADIAN POLITICIANS ARE TAKING DONALD TRUMP'S THREAT OF A 25% TARIFF ON CANADIAN GOODS.

IN A RARE MOVE, A RARE MEETING TODAY ON PARLIAMENT HILL. FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, THE PRIME MINISTER SAT DOWN WITH OPPOSITION LEADERS TO TALK BEHIND CLOSED DOORS ABOUT HIS WEEKEND TRIP TO MAR-A-LAGO AND HIS CHAT WITH TRUMP HIMSELF. SO THE LIBERALS ARE PUSHING A TEAM CANADA RESPONSE.

AND ALSO HINTING AT MORE FUNDING TO ADDRESS THE ROOT OF TRUMP'S FRUSTRATION -- BORDER SECURITY. KATE McKENNA WITH OPPOSITION REACTION ON THE WAY OUT. >> Reporter: AN UNUSUAL STEP IN THE FACE OF AN UNPREDICTABLE SITUATION.

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, POLITICAL RIVALS SAT AT THE SAME TABLE, HASHING OUT CANADA'S RESPONSE TO DONALD TRUMP'S TARIFF THREAT. >> I MADE THE POINT THAT THESE KIND OF ACTIONS, WERE THEY EVER TO GO AHEAD, WOULD BE DAMAGING TO THE UNITED STATES JUST AS THEY WOULD BE TO CANADA. >> I WANT TO SEE AN ALL HANDS ON DECK APPROACH TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE FIGHTING TO PROTECT CANADIAN INTERESTS.

>> Reporter: TRUMP VOWS TO SLAP CANADIAN AND MEXICAN GOODS WITH A 25% IMPORT TAX, UNLESS THE GOVERNMENTS STOP THE FLOW OF MIGRANTS AND FENTANYL ACROSS BORDERS. IF TRUMP FOLLOWS THROUGH, IT RISKS PLUNGING CANADA INTO A RECESSION. THE PRIME MINISTER APPEALED TO OPPOSITION LEADERS TO WORK TOGETHER AND NOT REPEAT TRUMP'S BORDER CRITICISM.

>> WE WERE REMINDED DO NOT SAY THINGS THAT AREN'T TRUE. DON'T PLAY INTO TRUMP'S NARRATIVE. >> I'M TRYING NOT TO TRANSFORM THIS SITUATION INTO A PARTISAN FIGHT.

>> Reporter: BUT AFTER THE MEETING FOR SOME, THE GLOVES CAME OFF AGAIN. >> RIGHT NOW WE'RE GOING INTO THIS PROBLEM IN A STATE OF WEAKNESS. THE PRIME MINISTER HAS BROKEN OUR IMMIGRATION SYSTEM AND BROKEN OUR BANK, BROKEN OUR BORDERS.

>> PIERRE POILIEVRE DID NOT GIVE THAT IMPRESSION THAT HE HAD THIS DESIRE TO PROTECT CANADIAN JOBS. FOR HIM HE WAS STILL TRYING TO SCORE POLITICAL POINTS, EVEN WHEN THERE'S NO CAMERAS. >> Reporter: THE PRIME MINISTER ALSO FILLED THE OPPOSITION LEADERS IN ON HIS RECENT MEETING WITH TRUMP AT MAR-A-LAGO.

RECALLER THE SAFETY MINISTER BRUSHED OFF A COMMENT THAT TRUMP MADE, SAYING THAT CANADA COULD BECOME THE 51ST AMERICAN STATE. >> THE FACT THAT THERE'S A WARM AND CORDIAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO LEADERS AND THE PRESIDENT IS ABLE TO JOKE LIKE THAT FOR US WAS A POSITIVE THING. >> Reporter: LESS CLEAR WHETHER THIS TOO IS A JOKE.

THIS IMAGE POSTED ONLINE TUESDAY BY TRUMP WITHOUT ANY CONTEXT. MEANWHILE, MANITOBA IS OPENING UP A TRADE OFFICE IN WASHINGTON. AND THE PREMIER SAYS THAT HE'S HIRING SOMEONE WHO CAN CONNECT TO THE PRESIDENT-ELECT.

>> WE NEED FOLKS WHO ARE, DARE I SAY IT -- [LAUGHTER] A LITTLE TRUMPIE. >> Reporter: PUBLIC SAFETY MINISTER DOMINIC LeBLANC ALSO COMMITTED TO BOLSTERING THE BORDER SECURITY BETWEEN NOW AND TRUMP'S INAUGURATION. HE HASN'T SHARED WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE, BUT IT WOULD PROBABLY REQUIRE LEGISLATION AND LeBLANC TOLD THE LEGISLATION LEADERS THAT HE'LL NEED SOME HELP TO GET THAT THROUGH THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

>> Adrienne: KATE, WHAT OTHER ASKS DID THE PRIME MINISTER MAKE OF THE OPPOSITION LEADERS? >> Reporter: A SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL SAYS HE TRIED TO IMPRESS HOW SERIOUS THIS ISSUE IS AND ASKED THEM TO REACH OUT TO CONTACTS IN THE UNITED STATES TO HELP TO DELIVER THE CANADIAN MESSAGE TO U. S.

OFFICIALS. IT'S A SIMILAR MESSAGE TO WHAT JUSTIN TRUDEAU TOLD THE PREMIERS IN A MEETING LAST WEDNESDAY, THAT CANADA IS BEST SERVED BY A UNITED FRONT. >> Adrienne: ALL RIGHT, KATE McKENNA IN OTTAWA.

>>> AN ALBERTA MAN IS ON THE RUN TONIGHT AND ACCUSED OF LIGHTING DAMAGING FIRES IN EDMONTON AND CALGARY, AND THEN DEMANDING MONEY FROM PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEARBY. JULIA WONG FIRST BROKE THIS STORY AND TELLS US NOW ABOUT THE SEARCH FOR THE SUSPECT AND THE FEARS THAT HE COULD STRIKE AGAIN. >> Reporter: IT'S A GUT PUNCH FOR JUSTIN HIDDLE TO SEE HIS CALGARY HOUSE LIKE THIS.

TWO WEEKS AGO HE WOKE UP TO A STRANGE SOUND. >> I WALKED TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE AND I LIFTED ONE OF THE BLINDS. AND AS I DID THAT, THE WINDOW NEXT IT TO ME CRACKED AND THEN SMOKE AND FIRE LITERALLY STARTED ROLLING INTO THE HOUSE.

VERY THICK SMOKE. >> Reporter: THE FIRE WAS DELIBERATE, POLICE SAY. HIDDLE'S NEIGHBOURS FOUND HANDWRITTEN NOTES TELLING THEM TO PAY UP IN BITCOIN, AN APPARENT EXTORTION ATTEMPT.

>> WE THINK THAT IT WAS A RANDOM AND LIKELY I'M SURE THE OFFENDER OR OFFENDERS ARE HOPING THEY SEND SO MANY OF THESE LETTERS OR PAMPHLETS TO PEOPLE THAT THEY'LL LIKELY GET A SMALL PERCENTAGE WHO MAY RESPOND AND SEND MONEY. >> Reporter: CALGARY POLICE HAVE ISSUED AN ARREST WARRANT FOR 21-YEAR-OLD FINBAR HUGHES. NOW EDMONTON POLICE SAY THAT HE'S WANTED ALSO IN CONNECTION TO THREE OTHER SUSPICIOUS FIRES IN THAT CITY.

IN ONE CASE THE NEIGHBOURS RECEIVED NOTES DEMANDING $1,000 IN BITCOIN OR THEY WOULD SUFFER THE SAME FATE. BETWEEN THE TWO CITIES, HUGHES IS FACING A TOTAL OF 10 COUNTS OF ARSON, EXTORTION, AND POSSESSION OF AN INCENDIARY DEVICE. WE TALKED TO SEVERAL NEIGHBOURS OF ONE OF THE FIRES.

NO ONE WANTED TO SPEAK ON CAMERA. THEY SAY THAT THEY'RE RELIEVED THAT THERE'S A SUSPECT BUT SAY THEY'RE STILL FEELING JITTERY ABOUT THEIR SAFETY. THIS RETIRED POLICE INSPECTOR SAYS THAT IT IS WORRYING THAT THE SUSPECT IS ON THE RUN.

>> IS HE GOING TO START TO DO IT AGAIN? IS THIS A POTENTIAL FOR HIM TO GO -- AND KNOWING THAT HE'S WANTED, IS THIS AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE HE'S GOING TO UP THE ANTE? >> Reporter: AS FOR HIDDLE, HE WANTS TO SEE AN ARREST, ESPECIALLY AFTER CALGARY POLICE SAY THAT MORE THREATENING NOTES WERE SENT OUT.

>> PEOPLE ON THIS STREET ARE TERRIFIED. >> Reporter: BUT HOPEFUL THEY'LL SOON FEEL SAFE AT HOME ONCE AGAIN. JULIA WONG, CBC NEWS, EDMONTON.

>> Adrienne: POLICE IN VANCOUVER ARE SEARCHING FOR A SUSPECT AFTER ANOTHER RANDOM ATTACK IN THE CITY'S DOWNTOWN CORE. THE INVESTIGATORS RELEASED THIS DISTURBING VIDEO OF THE UNPROVOKED ASSAULT. YOU CAN SEE A MAN SUCKER PUNCHED BY A PASSING STRANGER IN THE FACE, KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND.

POLICE ARE CONCERNED THAT HE COULD DO IT AGAIN. >> GIVEN THIS RANDOM LEVEL OF VIOLENCE ON A COMPLETE STRANGER, WE HAVE VERY SERIOUS CONCERNS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. >> Adrienne: SO THIS ATTACK COMES NEARLY THREE MONTHS AFTER VANCOUVER POLICE LAID CHARGES IN A SEPARATE RANDOM ASSAULT CASE WHICH LEFT ONE MAN DEAD AND ANOTHER MAN'S HAND SEVERED.

>>> WELL, PRESSURE IS BUILDING IN SOUTH KOREA TONIGHT. THE COUNTRY WAS UP-ENDED FOR HOURS AFTER THE PRESIDENT DECLARED MARTIAL LAW, WHICH SPARKED AN INTENSE BACKLASH, THAT THEN FORCED HIM TO QUICKLY CALL IT OFF. KRIS REYES SHOWS US THE ANGER THAT HE SPARKED.

>> Reporter: A NIGHT OF CHAOS IN SOUTH KOREA'S CAPITAL OF SEOUL AS THE MILITARY RUSHED THE COUNTRY'S PARLIAMENTARY BUILDING, BLOCKING LAWMAKERS FROM GETTING INSIDE. THE CLASH CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE. >>(SPEAKING ALTERNATE LANGUAGE).

KOREA'S PRESIDENT YOON SUK YEOL WHO WAS DECLARING MARTIAL LAW. ACCUSING HIS ADVERSARIES OF INCITING REBELLION AND SYMPATHIZING WITH NORTH KOREA. ON THE STREETS, PROTESTERS CHANTED "DISMISS MARTIAL LAW" AS HELICOPTERS CIRCLED OVERHEAD.

THE CRISIS PUT A SPOTLIGHT ON THE GROWING POLITICAL STRUGGLE BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT'S RULING PARTY AND THE OPPOSITION DEMOCRATIC PARTY THAT CONTROLS PARLIAMENT. AN EMERGENCY SESSION WAS QUICKLY CONVENED TO VOTE DOWN THE DECLARATION. HOURS LATER THE PRESIDENT BACKED DOWN AND ANNOUNCING THAT HE WAS LIFTING MARTIAL LAW.

>> A SIGH OF RELIEF FOR EVERYBODY AROUND THE WORLD AS WELL WHO CARES ABOUT KOREA. BUT WE WILL NEED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. IT IS DIFFICULT TO IMAGINE A PRESIDENT YOON WHO WAS ALREADY DEEPLY UNPOPULAR TO BE ABLE TO SURVIVE THIS POLITICAL CRISIS.

>> Reporter: YOON HAS BATTLED WITH THE MAJORITY OPPOSITION SINCE HIS ELECTION IN 2022. HIS APPROVAL RATINGS HITTING THE LOWEST POINT THIS YEAR WITH PROTESTERS CALLING FOR HIS RESIGNATION. AMONG THEIR COMPLAINTS -- THAT HIS POLICIES FAVOUR THE ELITE.

>>> POLITICS ARE VERY PERSONAL IN KOREA. PARTY POLITICS ARE IMPORTANT, BUT INDIVIDUAL PARTY LEADERSHIP EVEN MORE SO. THERE'S ALWAYS A BIT OF SCHEME IN KOREAN POLITICS.

THIS TIME THE KETTLES BOILED OVER. >> Reporter:A COUNTRY LEFT TO PICK UP THE PIECES AFTER A NIGHT OF CHAOS. KRIS REYES, CBC NEWS, NEW YORK.

>> Adrienne: THE CEASEFIRE IN THE MIDDLE EAST IS HOLDING, BUT ONLY JUST. BOTH ISRAEL AND HEZBOLLAH CLAIM THAT THEY ARE FIRING BUT IN SELF-DEFENCE. SENIOR CORRESPONDENT MARGARET EVANS IS IN SOUTHERN LEBANON, WHERE RESIDENTS HAVE RETURNED EAGER TO REBUILD.

>> Reporter:NEBATIEH AFTER THE STORM -- THE LEVEL OF DESTRUCTION SO COLOSSAL THAT IT SEEMS TO DWARF HUMANITY. MUCH OF THE CITY UNINHABITABLE. BUT IN THE SHORT TIME SINCE THE CEASEFIRE TOOK HOLD, RESIDENTS ARE RETURNING, DARING TO LOOK.

ASSON SADIC HAS BROUGHT HIS FATHER TO SEE THEIR HOME, THE HOUSE THEY WERE BOTH RAISED IN, REDUCED TO A PILE OF CONCRETE. >> FOR HIM IT'S VERY SYMBOLIC. IT'S NOT JUST STONES AND MATERIALS.

IT'S MORE THAN THAT. >> Reporter: NEBATIAH WAS THE HARDEST HIT CITY IN LEBANON DURING THE ISRAELI AIR CAMPAIGN. IT LIES IN THE HEARTLAND OF HEZBOLLAH TERRITORY.

BUT NOT EVERYONE SUPPORTS THE MILITANT GROUP WHICH IS ALSO A SOCIAL AND POLITICAL MOVEMENT. ALI YUNIS OWNS A MEDICAL SUPPLY SHOP, EAGER TO FIX WHAT HE CAN, DESPITE THE CEASEFIRE VIOLATIONS THAT HE BLAMES ON ISRAEL. >> IF THEY MAKE A BLOW -- AFTER THEY SAY THAT THEY STOPPED THE WAR.

>> Reporter: LEBANON ACCUSES ISRAEL OF MORE THAN 50 VIOLATIONS. ISRAEL SAYS THAT HEZBOLLAH OPERATIVES ARE BREAKING THE TRUCE, REMAINING CLOSE TO THE ISRAELI BORDER. FOR ALI YUNIS, REBUILDING IS STILL THE ONLY OPTION.

>> THEY HAVE TO BELIEVE, WE HAVE TO LIVE. >> Reporter: HOW AND WITH WHAT HELP IS ANOTHER QUESTION. THERE ARE STAGGERING ESTIMATES OF A $12 BILLION PRICE TAG TO REBUILD.

WITH LEBANON ON THE BRINK OF ECONOMIC COLLAPSE EVEN BEFORE THE WAR. BUT THERE IS STILL HERE UNITY. >> THAT'S WHEN YOU KNOW THAT THE SPECIAL THINGS IN LIFE IS YOUR FAMILY AND LOVED ONES.

IF THEY ARE SAFE, THEN YOU CAN OVERCOME ANYTHING, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENED. >> Reporter: SOMEONE TO HOLD ON TO WHEN THE WALLS COME TUMBLING DOWN. MARGARET EVANS, CBC NEWS, NEBATIEH.

>> Adrienne: A CANADIAN IS AMONG THREE CLIMBERS MISSING TONIGHT AFTER PLANNING TO SCALE NEW ZEALAND'S HIGHEST PEAK. THE THREE SET OUT TO SUMMIT MOUNT COOK SATURDAY MORNING, BUT THEN MISSED THEIR FLIGHT OUT ON MONDAY. CREWS LOCATED SOME OF THE CLIMBERS' POSSESSIONS BUT WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE PREVENTING ANY FURTHER SEARCHES UNTIL THURSDAY.

>>> WELL, AIR CANADA IS ROLLING OUT FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY IT SAYS THAT WILL HELP PASSENGERS BOARD PLANES MORE QUICKLY. THAT MEANS NO SHOWING YOUR I. D.

AT THE GATE. GEORGIE SMYTH ON HOW IT WORKS AND THE PRIVACY QUESTIONS THIS IS RAISING. >> Reporter: SOME TRAVELERS AT VANCOUVER'S INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT NOW HAVE A NEW WAY TO BOARD -- FACIAL RECOGNITION.

>> FOLLOW THE STEPS TO CREATE YOUR DIGITAL PROFILE. >> Reporter: AIR CANADA IS PITCHING THE CHANGE AS A QUICKER WAY TO GET FROM THE GATE TO YOUR SEAT ON THE PLANE. PASSENGERS MUST OPT IN TO SKIP THE STEP OF AN AGENT CHECKING PHOTO I.

D. >> IT'S A GREAT PROGRAMME BECAUSE IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME TO REMOVE YOUR PASSPORT OR, YOU KNOW, TAKE OUT YOUR LICENCE. >> NOT REALLY IMPRESSED BY THAT.

I'D RATHER SHOW MY I. D. >> BUT I THINK THAT IN THE LONG RUN IT WILL SAVE PASSENGERS A LITTLE BIT OF TIME.

>> Reporter: VANCOUVER IS A CANADIAN FIRST AND OTHER AIRPORTS WILL SOON FOLLOW. >> TAKE YOUR I. D.

AND LOOK AT THE CAMERA, PLEASE. >> Reporter: BUT THE TECHNOLOGY IS USED IN OTHER COUNTRIES. THE AIRLINE SAYS THAT PERSONAL INFORMATION WILL BE ENCRYPTED AND DELETED WITHIN 36 HOURS.

AIR CANADA WOULDN'T PROVIDE AN INTERVIEW BUT IN AN EMAIL SAID THAT DATA GIVEN TO AIR CANADA VIA DIGITAL I. D. IS ONLY USED TO SATISFY THE GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENT TO CONFIRM I.

D. PRIOR TO BOARDING. THE DATA IS NOT USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE.

BUT CRITICS QUESTION THE DELAY IN DELETING DATA. >> I'M JUST QUESTIONING AIR CANADA WHY 36 HOURS. SO MY VIEW IS THAT AS SOON AS I BOARD THE AIRPLANE, I DON'T NEED IT ANYMORE AND I HAVE GONE THROUGH THAT SECURITY PROCESS.

>> Reporter: OTHERS SAY THAT CANADIANS ARE ASKED TO PROVIDE TOO MUCH PERSONAL DATA TOO OFTEN. >> WE ALL HAVE TO ASK OURSELVES AT WHAT POINT HAVE WE GIVEN AWAY TOO MUCH, WHEN WE'RE SHARING OUR INFORMATION WITH COMPANIES LIKE AIR CANADA, WE REALLY ARE RISKING OUR PRIVACY. >> Reporter: AIR CANADA STRESSES THAT THIS NEW WAY TO BOARD IS OPTIONAL FOR PASSENGERS TO USE IT, PEOPLE NEED TO SIMPLY DOWNLOAD THE AIR CANADA APP AND SCAN THEIR PASSPORT AND TAKE A SELFIE AND THEN SIMPLY SHOW UP AT THE AIRPORT.

GEORGIE SMYTH, CBC NEWS, VANCOUVER. >> Adrienne: ANOTHER IMPORTANT PRODUCE RECALL TO TELL YOU ABOUT. TAYLOR FRESH FOODS IS RECALLING A SWEET KALE CHOPPED SALAD KIT DUE TO POSSIBLE SALMONELLA CONTAMINATION.

THIS APPLIES TO 340 GRAM BAGS WITH A BEST-BEFORE-DATE OF DECEMBER 6TH. THE CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY SAYS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTED ILLNESSES. >>> WELL, THIS IS GIVING TUESDAY, USUALLY A MAJOR FUNDRAISING DAY FOR CHARITIES AND MANY SAY THAT IT COULD REALLY USE A BOOST.

AS YVETTE BREND EXPLAINS, THEY SAY THAT THE CANADA POST STRIKE IS HURTING DONATIONS. >> Reporter: THIS TIME OF YEAR CHARITIES ARE LOOKING FOR DONATIONS AND MANY SAY THAT THE POSTAL STRIKE IS HITTING THEM HARD. >> YEAH, IT'S AFFECTING US A LOT.

SOME PEOPLE SEND US CHEQUES, YOU KNOW, SO THAT'S GOOD. >> Reporter: IN B. C.

, THE SURREY FOOD BANK RELIES ON THE MAIL TO REACH OUT TO POTENTIAL DONORS. >> NOTHING FULLY REPLACES THAT DIRECT MAIL OLD-FASHIONED PIECE OF -- PIECE OF PAPER PACKAGE THAT I WAS GOING TO SEND OUT TO ABOUT 4,000 DONORS ASKING THEM TO SUPPORT WHAT WE'RE DOING. >> Reporter: DESPITE THE PRIZES THAT INCLUDE LUXURY CONDOS AND HOUSES, THIS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION LOTTERY EXPECTS TO LOSE A MILLION DOLLARS IN DONATIONS.

>> WE'RE ABOUT 15% DOWN IN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE POSTAL STRIKE. >> Reporter: REGISTERED CHARITIES ARE ALREADY STRUGGLING AND A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE EXTRAS AFTER PAYING FOR THE BASICS LIKE FOOD AND RENT. >> THE ONGOING LABOUR DISPUTE IS REALLY LIKE THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS FOR MANY ORGINISATIONS.

>> Reporter: THE NUMBER OF CANADIANS WHO GIVE TO REGISTERED CHARITIES HAVE BEEN DROPPING FOR YEARS, FROM 23% IN 2010, TO 17% IN 2021. AND THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT THEY'RE GIVING IS ALSO FALLING. THE STRIKE HAS ALSO HALTED THE USUAL DELIVERIES OF LETTERS TO SANTA, BUT SOME ARE STILL COLLECTING THEM SO THE KIDS SHOULDN'T WORRY, ACCORDING TO THE UNION SHOP STEWARD ON THIS PICKET LINE.

>> THEY ARE WRITING REALLY HEART-WRENCHING LETTERS AND THEY COME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. >> Reporter: SHE SAYS THAT SHE'S SORRY FOR THE COLLATERAL DAMAGE OF THE STRIKE, WHICH IS NOW IN ITS THIRD WEEK. CHARITIES, MEANWHILE, URGE CANADIANS TO KEEP THOSE STRUGGLING IN MIND AND TO FIND ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO GIVE.

YVETTE BREND, CBC NEWS, VANCOUVER. >> Adrienne: THERE IS CONCERN TONIGHT ABOUT THE GROWING USE OF ADULT SKIN CARE PRODUCTS BY CHILDREN. >> WE DO KNOW THAT THEY ARE GOING TO CAUSE, YOU KNOW, INFLAMMATION, REDNESS, SCALING.

>> Adrienne: WHY EXPERTS SAY THAT IT COULD HARM THEIR YOUNG SKIN NEXT. (♪♪) >>> PLUS, RISING HATRED AND VIOLENCE AGAINST CANADIAN POLITICIANS. >> DEAREST PAM, I HOPE AND PRAY TO GOD YOU THAT WILL DIE A HORRIBLE PAINFUL DEATH.

OFF WITH YOUR HEAD AND HUNG FROM THE GATES. >> Adrienne: IOANNA ROUMELIOTIS ON THE TROUBLING TREND THAT HAS REACHED A BOILING POINT. >>> AND LATER, A STRANGE SIGHT ON A TRIP TO TIMS.

>> I BOUGHT SOME TIMBITS AND SOMETIMES SOME DOUGHNUTS AND SOME BREAD. >> Adrienne: THE ALBERTA WOMAN WHO TOOK HER STEER THROUGH THE DRIVE-THRU. WE'RE BACK IN TWO.

(♪♪) >> OH, MAN -- HOLY HELL. WOW. >> Adrienne: WHAT AN INCREDIBLY CLOSE CALL FOR THE DRIVER OF THAT TRANSPORT TRUCK IN ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA.

IT GOT SNUCK IN THE SNOW TRYING TO CROSS THE TRACKS ON MONDAY AND, WELL, YOU SAW THE RESULTS. THE DRIVER THOUGH MANAGED TO GET OUT OF THE CAB JUST BEFORE IMPACT AND WAS UNINJURED. >>> THERE'S A NEW WARNING TONIGHT ABOUT ADULT SKIN CARE PRODUCTS BEING USED BY CHILDREN.

A GROUP OF QUÉBEC CHEMISTS SAY THAT THE INGREDIENTS COULD BE HARMFUL FOR YOUNG SKIN. VANESSA LEE NOW WITH WHAT PARENTS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE SOCIAL MEDIA INSPIRED TREND. >> ARE THESE PRODUCTS GOOD FOR YOUR AGE?

>> Reporter: SWAYED BY BEAUTY INFLUENCERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, MANY TWEENS AND TEENS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE OBSESSED WITH SKIN CARE. >> THIS MAKES ME FEEL VERY HYDRATED. >> Reporter: INCLUDING 12-YEAR-OLD LAUREN FROM ONTARIO.

>> I WANT TO KEEP MY SKIN HEALTHY BECAUSE I BREAK OUT SOMETIMES AND I HAVE ACNE. >> MY GOD, YOU HAVE A TANNING -- >> Reporter: THE QUÉBEC ORDER OF CHEMISTS IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE VIRAL TRENDS. >> LET'S TALK ABOUT HOW I HAD A CHAT WITH A 9-YEAR-OLD WHO JUST BOUGHT THESE.

>> Reporter: IT SAYS THAT KIDS ARE ENTICED TO USE PRODUCTS MEANT FOR ADULTS AND NOT SUITABLE FOR YOUNG SKIN. >> WE NEED TO RAISE A FLAG ON THE EXFOLIANTS, THAT SOME KIDS AS YOUNG AS 5 YEARS OLD ARE GOING OUT AND BUYING. >> Reporter: ANTI-AGING CREAMS OFTEN CONTAIN RETINOL, WHICH DERMATOLOGISTS SAY THAT IS UNNECESSARY FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T REACHED THEIR 20s.

THEY ALSO POINT TO CHEMICAL EXFOLIANTS WITH BETA HYDROXY ACIDS IRRITATING BY NATURE AND IT CAN BE HARSH ON SENSITIVE FACES. >> WE DO KNOW THAT THEY'LL CAUSE INFLAMMATION AND REDNESS AND SCALING. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CAN JEOPARDIZE THE NATURAL SKIN BARRIERS, WHICH YOU NEED REGULAR CREAMS AND MOISTURIZERS.

>> Reporter:IN SWEDEN A PHARMACY CHAIN HAS BANNED CHILDREN UNDER 15 TO BUY PRODUCTS WITH THOSE ACTIVE INGREDIENTS THAT USING SKIN CARE THAT AIMS TO REDUCE WRINKLES AND TO GET A MORE EVEN SKIN TONE IS NOT SOMETHING THAT A CHILD NEEDS. SO WHAT SHOULD A SKIN CARE ROUTINE LOOK LIKE FOR TWEENS AND TEEN? DR.

IVAN LIPINOFF SAYS TO KEEP IT SIMPLE. >> WE RECOMMEND TO USE A SIMPLE FRAGRANT-FREE MOISTURIZER AND A SUNSCREEN. >> Reporter: EXPERTS SAY THAT THEY'RE STILL STUDYING THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS AS THEY GO UP AGAINST INFLUENCERS WITH THEIR MESSAGE -- LESS IS MORE.

VANESSA LEE, CBC NEWS, MONTRÉAL. >> Adrienne: A TORONTO MAN IS MAKING A NAME FOR HIMSELF IN THE NBA, BUT IT'S NOT FOR HIS SKILLS ON THE COURT. >> PEOPLE KNOW THAT WHEN HE'S IN TOWN, AND EVERYBODY WANTS ME TO CUT.

SO WE GOT A REPUTATION. >> Adrienne: WHY HE'S IN DEMAND FROM SOME OF THE GAME'S BIGGEST STARS. >>> PLUS, IN AN ERA OF HIGHLY POLARIZED POLITICS, ESCALATING VIOLENCE AGAINST POLITICIANS.

>> I'VE RECEIVED DEATH THREATS ONLINE AND MY FAMILY HAS BEEN PROTESTED IN OUR HOME. AND LAST SPRING I WAS SPIT ON. >> Adrienne: THE CALLS FOR GREATER SECURITY WITH AN ELECTION ON THE HORIZON.

>> WHAT WE NEED IS TO BE ABLE TO BE CONSTANTLY VIGILANT AND CONSTANTLY UP TO DATE. >> Adrienne: "THE NATIONAL" BREAKS DOWN THE STORIES SHAPING OUR WORLD NEXT. (♪♪) [♪ SINGING ♪] >> Adrienne: SO THAT'S THE CAST OF THE HIT MUSICAL "COME FROM AWAY," PERFORMING A POP-UP SHOW AT TORONTO'S UNION STATION, ALL IN AN EFFORT TO HELP TO RAISE MONEY FOR CHARITY ON THIS GIVING TUESDAY.

>>> WELL, A CANADIAN IS MAKING WAVES IN THE NBA, NOT ON THE COURT, BUT WITH HIS SCISSORS AND RAZOR. HE'S BECOME THE GO-TO BARBER FOR BASKETBALL STARS AROUND THE WORLD. JAMIE STRASHIN BRINGS US HIS STORY.

>> Reporter: IN A LUXURY HOTEL SUITE HIGH ABOVE THE TORONTO SKYLINE, TARIN DHAMRAIT SETS OUT HIS TOOLS. >> YOU KNOW WHAT POUTINE IS? >> Reporter: HIS CLIENT IS HERE.

>> I AM TOLD THAT I HAVE ONE OF THE BEST IN THE LEAGUE AND I COME FOR THIS GUY. PEOPLE KNOW THAT HE'S IN TOWN OR I SEE HIM, EVERYBODY WANTS ME TO CUT. >> Reporter: IF CUTTING HAIR WAS A SPORT, DHAMRAIT'S GAME HAS COME A LONG WAY IN A SHORT TIME.

>> I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING IN TERMS OF WORKING OR WHATNOT, AND THEN A BUDDY OF MINE THAT WAS ACTUALLY A BARBER GROWING UP, HE -- HE STARTED CUTTING HAIR. >> Reporter: HE GREW UP WITH A NUMBER OF FUTURE NBAers IN SUBURBAN TORONTO, INCLUDING WALKER. THOSE FRIENDS BECAME CLIENTS AND THE JOB TAKING HIM AROUND THE LEAGUE AND EVEN TO THE OLYMPICS.

>> BECAUSE IT'S WORD OF MOUTH. LIKE, IF YOU DO A GOOD JOB, THE NEXT PERSON WANTS A HAIRCUT AND IT KEEPS GOING. >> Reporter: FOR PLAYERS HOW THEY LOOK IS ALMOST AS IMPORTANT AS HOW THEY PLAY.

THEIR HAIRSTYLE AND CLOTHING CHOICES TRANSCEND FAR BEYOND THE ARENA. >> MY HAIRCUT AND MY STYLE AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS PLAY INTO WHO I AM AS A HUMAN BEING AND THAT GOES INTO HOW I PLAY SO I THINK IT'S ALL CONNECTED. >> Reporter: DHAMRAIT'S WORK IS PLASTERED ALL OVER SOCIAL MEDIA AND IT'S REACHED AND EXTENDED INTO BARBERSHOPS AROUND THE WORLD.

>> MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE COMBING THE HAIR BACK DOWN. >> Reporter: AT THIS SHOP, DHAMRAIT INSPIRES OTHER CLIENTS. >> THE INFLUENCE THAT ARTISTS HAVE IS SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE LITERALLY THESE KIDS COME IN AND THEY'RE LIKE FOAMING OVER, I WANT TO LOOK LIKE THIS!

>> Reporter:NEXT UP FOR DHAMRAIT -- L. A. , TO MEET ONE OF THE LEAGUE'S BEST, ANTHONY EDWARDS.

BUZZING, CLIPPING AND TRIMMING HIS WAY TO THE TOP OF HIS PROFESSION. JAMIE STRASHIN, CBC NEWS, TORONTO. >> Adrienne: NOW IT'S TIME TO DIG DEEPER INTO THE STORIES SHAPING OUR WORLD.

(♪♪) >>> CANADIAN POLITICIANS CONFRONTED BY HATEFUL RHETORIC AND THE MENACE OF VIOLENCE. >> I DON'T THINK THAT WE CAN WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS KIND OF ANGER. >> Adrienne: THE NUMBERS SPIKING IN JUST A FEW SHORT YEARS, DRIVEN BY A NEW DISTRUST.

>> PEOPLE ARE GETTING REALLY FED UP SO WE HAVE RIGHTEOUS ANGER. >> Adrienne:BUT WHAT'S AT STAKE WHEN ANGER IS USED TO JUSTIFY PHYSICAL THREATS? >>> IOANNA ROUMELIOTIS MET WITH LAWMAKERS WHO FEAR FOR THEIR SAFETY AND SHE BREAKS DOWN THE SOURCE OF THIS GROWING CONCERN -- AND A WARNING -- THERE'S STRONG LANGUAGE, SOME MAY FIND IT DISTURBING.

(♪♪) >> WE DESERVE AROUND-THE-CLOCK HARASSMENT UNTIL YOU GET THE FUCK OUT OF OUR COUNTRY YOU TRAITOR PIG. YOU ARE A FUCKING -- [BLEEP] >> I DON'T THINK THAT WE CAN WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS KIND OF ANGER. >> Reporter: THE THREATS ARE VILE AND OFTEN VIOLENT.

>> WHAT CONCERNS ME IS THE GROWING EXTREMISM IN THE COUNTRY. >> Reporter: POLITICIANS ARE UNDER INCREASING ATTACK. SO THIS IS WHERE IT HAPPENED?

>> YEAH, HE WALKED RIGHT UP AND SPIT ON ME. I WAS CONCERNED THAT HE MIGHT HAVE HAD A WEAPON. >> YOU FUCKING BASTARD.

>> THIS IS ABSOLUTELY UNPRECEDENTED. >> THE RUBBER HITS THE ROAD ON THIS AND OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT NEEDS TO DO MORE. >> Reporter: WHAT'S BEHIND THE RISING VITRIOL?

>> PEOPLE ARE REALLY STRESSED OUT AND REACHING THAT BREAKING POINT. >> Reporter: AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR ALL CANADIANS? >> I THINK THAT CANADIANS DESERVE TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON.

>> THERE IS A VERY CONCERTED EFFORT TO TRY TO ERODE OUR DEMOCRACY. >> Reporter: THESE ARE SCARY TIMES ON PARLIAMENT HILL -- INTIMIDATION AND THREATS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST A PRIME MINISTER AND POLITICIANS FROM ALL PARTIES HAVE BECOME ALARMINGLY ROUTINE. HARASSMENT OF THE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT IS UP NEARLY 800% IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

IT'S HAPPENING HERE AT THE CONSTITUENCY OFFICES, EVEN THEIR HOMES. AND WITH AN ELECTION LOOMING, TENSIONS ARE RISING. >> DEAREST PAM, I HOPE AND PRAY TO GOD YOU THAT WILL DIE A HORRIBLE PAINFUL DEATH.

OFF WITH YOUR HEAD AND HUNG FROM THE GATES. BURN IN HELL -- C WORD. >> Reporter:THAT'S HARD TO HEAR.

I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT IT IS LIKE FOR YOU. >> I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW PEOPLE THINK THAT IT IS OKAY TO SPEAK TO PEOPLE LIKE THAT. I NEVER IN MY ENTIRE LIFE HAD ANYONE EVER USE THAT C WORD.

AND IT AS A POLITICIAN IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS OR SO, IT'S USED ALL THE TIME. ALL THE TIME. >> Reporter: PAM DAMOFF SAYS THAT IT'S GETTING WORSE.

>> PEOPLE ARE NOW SENDING AN EMAIL AND ADDING THEIR NAME AND BUSINESS NAME ON TO IT. AND I THINK THAT PEOPLE ARE EMBOLDENED. >> Reporter: AS A FEMALE POLITICIAN, DAMOFF IS AMONG THE MOST TARGETED.

THE LIBERAL M. P. HAS RECEIVED HUNDREDS OF HATEFUL CALLS AND EMAILS AND DIRECT MESSAGES AND SOME THREATENING HER WITH RAPE AND SHE'S HAD MULTIPLE DEATH THREATS TOO.

WE REACHED OUT TO SOME OF THE PEOPLE BEHIND THEM. THEY DIDN'T WANT TO TALK TO US ABOUT IT. >> PEOPLE HAVE SAID YOU'RE A POLITICIAN AND YOU NEED THICK SKIN, BUT NOT FOR THAT KIND OF STUFF.

THAT'S WHY WHEN PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, APPROACH YOU IN PUBLIC OR ON THE STREET AND START YELLING -- YOU KNOW, IT'S SCARY. YOU GET YOUR BACK UP AND WONDER IF SOMEONE HAS A KNIFE OR A GUN. >> Reporter: IT'S WHY DAMOFF DOESN'T POST HER ITINERARY ON ADVANCE OR TAKE WALK-INS AT HER CONSTITUENCY OFFICE ANYMORE.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE FACT THAT YOU'VE HAD TO KIND OF RESTRICT ACCESS TO YOU? >> I MEAN, I DON'T THINK THAT IT'S GOOD FOR DEMOCRACY, YOU KNOW, IT'S SEPARATING US FROM PEOPLE. WE JUST DON'T HAVE THOSE SAME KIND OF INTERACTIONS ANYMORE.

>> Reporter: FOR MANY, INCLUDING THE PRIME MINISTER, THE HARASSMENT HAS MOVED PAST MESSAGES TO REAL LIFE, LIKE THIS INCIDENT WHERE A MAN THREW GRAVEL AT TRUDEAU. >> YOU FUCKING BASTARD. >> Reporter: RACIALIZED POLITICIANS, INCLUDING N.

D. P. LEADER JAGMEET SINGH.

>> YOU'RE A COWARD -- YOU WON'T SAY IT TO MY FACE. >> Reporter: ARE OFTEN SINGLED OUT AND REQUESTS FOR PROTECTION HAVE SOARED. >> WE ARE ABSOLUTELY LOOKING AT EVERYTHING.

>> Reporter: MICHELLE PARADIS IS THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER IN CHARGE OF THE RCMP'S PROTECTIVE POLICING. >> WE'VE SEEN A 93% INCREASE IN CALLS FOR SERVICE FOR THE RCMP FOR PROTECTION. >> Reporter: IS THAT UNPRECEDENTED?

>> THIS IS ABSOLUTELY UNPRECEDENTED. >> Reporter: UNPRECEDENTED -- BUT THE SENTIMENT BEHIND THE ESCALATING ABUSE HAS BEEN BUILDING FOR A WHILE. EXPERTS SAY THAT IT IS TIED TO DISTRUST FOR AUTHORITY THAT EXPLODED DURING THE PANDEMIC.

IT WAS ON FULL DISPLAY AT THE 2022 CONVOY PROTEST, AS WELL AT DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST THE VACCINE MANDATES AND OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY MEASURES. THE RHETORIC WAS POLARIZING THEN AND PARADIS SAYS THAT IT'S ONLY BECOME MORE EXTREME. >> IT IS NOT NECESSARILY REACHING THE THRESHOLD OF CRIMINALITY, BUT IT REACHES THE THRESHOLD OF AWFUL BUT LAWFUL.

>> Reporter: AWFUL BUT LAWFUL. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? >> IT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN I HOPE YOU THAT GET HIT BY A BUS, VERSUS I'M GOING TO RUN YOU OVER WITH A BUS.

RUN YOU OVER WITH A BUS, CRIMINALITY, THERE IS A THREAT. BUT THERE'S THAT OTHER PIECE WHICH ABSOLUTELY HAS AN EFFECT ON SOMEBODY. >> Reporter: SO WHEN YOU'RE GETTING THESE CALLS FOR PROTECTION, NOT ALL ARE REACHING THE CRIMINAL THRESHOLD, BUT THEY CERTAINLY FALL INTO THE CATEGORY OF INTIMIDATION OR THREAT OR JUST FEELING UNSAFE?

>> VERY MUCH SO. AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT IF IT IS A DIRECT THREAT, IT IS ACTIONED IMMEDIATELY. >> Reporter: THE RCMP WON'T SAY HOW MANY DIRECT THREATS IT HAS RESPONDED TO OR HOW MANY IT'S TRACKING.

BUT POLICE AT EVERY LEVEL ARE ON HIGHER ALERT. PUBLIC ACCESS IS NOW RESTRICTED WHEN THE HOUSE IS SITTING AFTER PROTESTERS YELLED OBSCENITIES AND AT LEAST ONE SHOVED AN M. P.

THIS FALL. THERE'S A NEW PROTECTIVE UNIT IN THE WORKS AND BEHIND THE SCENE, THE RCMP IS KNOCKING ON THE DOORS OF PEOPLE WHO MADE THREATS. BEHAVIOURAL EXPERTS ARE ALSO WATCHING FOR SIGNS OF ESCALATION.

>> Reporter:YOU'RE CONSTANTLY ASSESSING AN EVOLVING THREAT? >> ABSOLUTELY. YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY WILL SAY TO ME, MICHELLE, WHAT WILL HELP YOU TO SLEEP AT NIGHT?

AND I DON'T THINK THAT THERE'S EVER GOING TO BE A TIME WHEN I'M GOING TO BE ABLE TO SLEEP AT NIGHT. WHAT WE NEED IS TO BE ABLE TO BE CONSTANTLY VIGILANT AND CONSTANTLY UP-TO-DATE. (♪♪) >> THERE'S A MORE COMBUSTIBLE ATMOSPHERE.

>> Reporter: THE FORMER PUBLIC SAFETY MINISTER MARCO MENDICINO SAYS THAT HE'S ALWAYS LOOKING OVER HIS SHOULDER, AND HE HAS GOOD REASON TO. HOW HAS IT AFFECTED YOU DIRECTLY? WHAT KIND OF INSTANCES HAVE YOU GONE THROUGH?

>> WELL, I HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT FORMS. I HAVE RECEIVED DEATH THREATS ONLINE. MY FAMILY HAS BEEN PROTESTED IN OUR HOME.

AND LAST SPRING I WAS SPIT ON BY A PROTESTER ON SPARK STREET AT THE BASE OF THIS BUILDING RIGHT HERE. >> Reporter: IT MUST FEEL TO A CERTAIN EXTENT THAT YOU'RE UNDER SIEGE? >> MOST DEFINITELY.

>> Reporter:MENDICINO IS CALLING FOR PROTECTIVE ZONES AROUND POLITICIANS AND HARSHER PENALTIES FOR THOSE WHO CROSS THEM. ESPECIALLY SINCE A MAN SPIT ON HIS FACE LAST JUNE. >> YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE EYES IN THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD NOW.

>> Reporter: PARLIAMENTARY POLICE OFFICERS WERE JUST BEHIND THOSE OFFICE DOORS. >> ALL RIGHT, SO HERE WE ARE. >> Reporter: A STARK REMINDER OF HOW QUICKLY AN ATTACK CAN HAPPEN.

AND WHAT IS SUDDENLY ON THE LINE. SO THIS IS WHERE IT HAPPENED? >> YEAH, STANDING RIGHT THERE AND I WAS OPENING THE DOOR AND HE WALKED RIGHT UP AND SPIT ON ME.

I COULD SEE THAT HE WAS COMING UP TO ME AND HE WAS APPROACHING AT A FAIRLY GOOD CLIP. AND I PUT MY HAND OUT. >> Reporter: WHY DID YOU SHAKE HIS HAND?

>> I WAS JUST TRYING TO DEESCALATE THE SITUATION AND I DIDN'T WANT TO EXACERBATE IT. AND I WAS CONCERNED THAT HE MIGHT HAVE HAD A WEAPON OR A GUN. YOU KNOW, IN THE MOMENT I THINK THAT I WAS JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT I GOT HOME TO SEE MY WIFE AND KIDS.

>> Reporter: THAT VIDEO, INCLUDING OTHERS OF POLITICIANS BEING HARASSED, WAS POSTED ON THIS YouTube CHANNEL. WE REACHED OUT TO THE PEOPLE BEHIND THIS CHANNEL AND TO PEOPLE WHO POST SIMILAR CONTENT. THEY DIDN'T RESPOND TO OUR EMAILS.

SO WE WENT BACK TO OTTAWA TO HEAR FROM PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT THOSE SITES AND TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT THE HARASSMENT OF POLITICIANS. MANY HERE WERE AT THE CONVOY AND STILL HOLD REGULAR PROTESTS THAT THEY CALL FREEDOM RALLIES. >> MY NAME IS BRIAN DIRKSON AND I'M THE TRUCKER WHO NEVER LEFT.

>> Reporter: A LOT OF HARASSMENT HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO POLITICIANS SINCE THE CONVOY AND I'M JUST WONDERING HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT? >> A LOT OF IT I DON'T LIKE. AND I HAVE BEEN HERE FOR MORE THAN A THOUSAND DAYS AND I HAVE BEEN STANDING ON THIS STREET WITH A CERTAIN MESSAGE AND I HAD PEOPLE YELLING OVER MY SHOULDERS AND I'M LIKE -- GOD, PLEASE HELP ME.

YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THIS NONSENSE, I DON'T LIKE IT -- A LOT OF IT. AND I'M AGAINST IT. >> Reporter: THERE'S A RANGE OF PEOPLE HERE WITH A RANGE OF GRIEVANCES, FROM COVID VACCINES TO TRANSGENDER CARE, IMMIGRATION AND THE ECONOMY.

WHAT THEY SHARE IS A DEEP DISTRUST OF GOVERNMENT AND MAINSTREAM MEDIA. >> Y'ALL REALIZE, YOU KNOW THAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO PRISON, RIGHT? ALL OF CBC NEWS WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR YOUR CORRUPTION.

ARE YOU GOING TO SPEAK OUT AND TELL THE TRUTH? YES OR NO? >> Reporter: WHAT'S THE TRUTH ACCORDING TO YOU?

>> COME ON, COME ON. >> Reporter: NO ONE HERE SAYS THEY'VE HARASSED POLITICIANS. DARLENE DORNWOOD DOESN'T BELIEVE THAT THE ABUSE IS EVEN HAPPENING.

THERE'S A LOT OF REPORTS OF DEATH THREATS AGAINST FEMALE POLITICIANS. >> IS THERE? THEY ARE PROBABLY PAYING THEIR OWN TO DO IT, TO MAKE US LOOK BAD IS WHAT THEY DO.

>> Reporter: YOU THINK THAT THE THREATS ARE FAKE? >> AT LEAST SOME OF THEM ARE. >> Reporter: YOU THINK THAT POLITICIANS ARE KIND OF ORCHESTRATING THEIR OWN HARASSMENT?

>> PROBABLY. >> Reporter: HOWARD QUAN SAYS THAT ANY HARASSMENT IS JUSTIFIED. >> I WILL PUT IT THIS WAY -- WHICH CAME FIRST -- ANGRY CANADIANS OR CORRUPT AND INCOMPETENT AND NEGLIGENT POLITICIANS?

PEOPLE ARE GETTING REALLY FED UP. SO IT IS RIGHTEOUS ANGER. >> ALL OF IT IS OFTEN AROUND THIS KIND OF POPULOUS SENTIMENT OF SINISTER ELITE AND THEY'RE OUT TO GET US.

>> Reporter:HE IS A RESEARCHER AT QUEENS UNIVERSITY. HE'S BEEN TRACKING A BROADER COLLAPSE OF THE TRUST IN AUTHORITY AND A RISE IN POPULOUS RHETORIC. HE SAYS THAT IT HAS LED TO MORE EXTREMIST THINKING.

>> US VERSUS THEM AND ELITE VERSUS THE TRUE PEOPLE RHETORIC THAT IS ALSO RAMPING UP. WHICH TENDS TO BE QUITE EASILY LINKED TO CONSPIRACY THEORIES, IF YOU BELIEVE THAT WE ARE THE TRUE REPRESENTATIVES OF CANADA OR THE TRUE CANADIANS OR THE TRUE AMERICANS AND EVERYONE ELSE IS EQUAL AND ELITE, YOU WOULD HAVE -- I WOULD SAY, AN INEVITABLE RISE OF SEEING POLITICIANS IN PARTICULAR AS PEOPLE WHO SHOULD NOT JUST BE DEBATED WITH, BUT ATTACKED AND THREATENED. (♪♪) >> Reporter: THOSE VOICES, HE SAYS, MAY NOT ALWAYS DRAW LARGE CROWDS, BUT ARE INCREASINGLY NORMALIZED ONLINE AND ON ALTERNATIVE MEDIA SITES CATERING TO DISAFFECTED COMMUNITIES.

THE FEAR IS THAT ANGER COULD INTENSIFY. WHERE DO YOU THINK IT COULD GO? >> PART OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE MEGAPHONE GETTING BIGGER AND THE AUDIENCE GETTING BIGGER FOR SOME OF THESE INDIVIDUALS IS THAT IF MORE PEOPLE ARE LISTENING TO HATE SPEECH AND ANTI-IMMIGRANT SENTIMENT AND ANTI-CANADIAN CONTENT OR ANTI-TRUDEAU CONTENT, THE MORE LIKELY IT IS THAT POOL OF PEOPLE WHO ARE LISTENING GETS BIGGER, THAT ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WILL ACTUALLY ACT ON IT.

>> ALL OF US EXPECT TO BE SAFE IN OUR HOMES, IN OUR NEIGHBOURHOODS, AND IN OUR COMMUNITIES. WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO EXPECT THE SAME KIND OF SAFETY IN OUR ONLINE COMMUNITIES. >> Reporter: THE URGENCY TO CONTAIN RISING RADICALIZATION IS PROMPTING THE POLITICIANS TO LEGISLATE SOLUTIONS.

THE LIBERALS INTRODUCED AN ONLINE HARMS BILL AND CONSERVATIVE M. P. MICHELLE REMPEL GARNER INTRODUCED A PRIVATE MEMBERS BILL INFORMED BY HER OWN EXPERIENCE OF BEING HARASSED.

HOW HAS YOUR WORK CHANGED BECAUSE OF THE ESCALATING ABUSE THAT PEOPLE LIKE YOU ARE FACING ONLINE AND OFF? >> YOU KNOW, THIS IS TOUGH FOR ME. THIS IS LITERALLY PROBABLY THE -- I DON'T KNOW -- THE HUNDREDTH INTERVIEW THAT I HAVE DONE OVER THE COURSE OF MY CAREER WHERE I HAVE BEEN ASKED THAT QUESTION.

AND SO I CHOOSE TO JUST NOT ANSWER IT AT THIS POINT, BECAUSE FOR ME IT'S MORE WHAT WE'LL DO ABOUT IT. >> Reporter: HER FRUSTRATION IS CLEAR BECAUSE SHE SAYS THAT THE POLITICIANS ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES TARGETED. >> WHAT THE BILL DOES IS IT ESSENTIALLY CREATES WHAT WE CALL A DIGITAL RESTRAINING ORDER.

SO IF SOMEBODY IS EXPERIENCING ONLINE ABUSE, THAT THEY CAN THROUGH LAW ENFORCEMENT REQUEST A JUDGE TO ESSENTIALLY TO ISSUE A STOP CONTACT ORDER. >> Reporter: AND THAT WOULD SEND A WARNING SIGNAL. >> IT'S THAT PEOPLE FEEL THEY CAN ACT WITH IMPUNITY AND THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO STOP.

>> Reporter: BUT IT'S NOT STOPPING -- POLICE SAY THAT THE THREAT IS EVER PRESENT. >> I WOULD SAY THERE IF THE HAIRS ON THE BACK OF YOUR NECK ARE STANDING UP, THERE IS A REASON FOR THAT. >> Reporter: WHEN THE "THE NATIONAL" CONTINUES, A CALL FOR EMPATHY.

>> I THINK WE'LL GET THROUGH IT BUT IT TAKES A LOT OF LOVE, CARE AND COMPASSION. >> Reporter: AND AN EMOTIONAL CHOICE TO WALK AWAY. >> I'M GOING WITH MY HEAD HELD HIGH.

(♪♪) (♪♪) >> Reporter: DISTRUST OF POLITICIANS IS RISING, SO ARE THREATS AND HARASSMENT. AND POLICE ARE WORRIED THAT AN ELECTION CALL COULD MAKE IT WORSE. >> THERE'S NEVER BEEN A TIME IN OUR HISTORY THAT WE INTERACTED WITH OUR NATIONAL SECURITY ON AS REGULAR A BASIS AS WE ARE RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: THE RCMP IS ADDING OFFICERS TO ITS PROTECTIVE UNIT WHILE IT RECRUITS MORE. AND FOR THE FIRST TIME THE MOUNTIES WILL OFFER ALL PARTY LEADERS THE SAME LEVEL OF PROTECTION AFFORDED TO THE PRIME MINISTER. >> WE HAVE NEVER BEEN THIS FAR ADVANCED IN OUR PLANNING AS THIS ELECTION CYCLE.

SO IF IT HAPPENS TOMORROW, IF IT HAPPENS NEXT SPRING, IF IT HAPPENS NEXT FALL OR SUMMER, WE'LL BE READY FOR IT. >> Reporter: BUT THIS ELECTION IS DIFFERENT, RIGHT? THE THREAT LEVEL OR THE TEMPERATURE AT LEAST IS SO HIGH?

>> THE TEMPERATURE IS HIGHER THAN WE HAVE SEEN BUT WE'RE ABSOLUTELY GOING TO BE ABLE TO MEET THAT TEMPERATURE. >> I WILL NEVER ALLOW FOLKS THAT ARE SPEWING EXTREMISM AND HATE WEAKEN MY RESOLVE. IN FACT, IT REMINDS ME WHY I HAVE TO FIGHT HARDER.

>> Reporter: LEAH GAZAN SAYS THAT SHE'S READY TO RUN AGAIN, EVEN IF IT MEANS FACING MORE ABUSE. AS AN INDIGENOUS WOMAN, THE N. D.

P. M. P.

SAYS THAT SHE'S NO STRANGER TO HARASSMENT, BUT THIS IS NEXT LEVEL. >> I'VE HAD THREATS OF PHYSICAL VIOLENCE. EMAILS THREATENING GUN VIOLENCE.

I'VE HAD TO HAVE THE RCMP DETAIL. AND JUST BY WHO I AM, IT MAKES ME A NATURAL TARGET. YOU KNOW, CONSTANT -- LIKE SOMETIMES SWEARING, SCREAMING, YELLING.

>> Reporter:JUST AS YOU ARE WALKING -- >> YEAH, BLOW HORNS -- ALL OF THAT. >> Reporter: GAZAN HAS ALSO BEEN STALKED AND BRICKS THROWN THROUGH HER CONSTITUENCY WINDOWS. BUT SHE SEES HOPE IN THE SUPPORT THAT PEOPLE SHOW HER AND SHE HAS EMPATHY FOR THOSE WHO KEEP GOING AFTER HER.

>> I THINK PEOPLE FEEL REALLY DISENFRANCHISED, PARTICULARLY SINCE THE PANDEMIC. PEOPLE ARE REALLY STRUGGLING. MENTAL HEALTH IS NOT GREAT.

I THINK THAT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT HAVE FAILED TO PROVIDE PROPER MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS FOR PEOPLE. AS MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT, WE HAVE TO BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS, EXTRA MINDFUL, THAT WE USE OUR POSITIONS IN HERE TO IMPROVE THE MATERIAL CONDITIONS FOR PEOPLE. BECAUSE WHEN PEOPLE ARE DOING WELL, WHEN YOU LOOK AFTER PEOPLE, YOU BUILD HEALTHY COMMUNITY.

(♪♪) >> Reporter: THAT MEANS SEEING PAST THE HATE AND STILL LIVING WITH IT. BUT DAMOFF IS TIRED OF BEING AFRAID. IT'S WHY AFTER NEARLY A DECADE IN POLITICS SHE'S NOT RUNNING AGAIN.

>> I LOVE THIS JOB. I HAVE BEEN SO BLESSED TO DO THIS JOB. I'M AT PEACE WITH THE DECISION THAT I'VE MADE NOT TO RUN AGAIN, AND I KNOW THAT IT WAS THE RIGHT DECISION FOR ME.

I MEAN, I COULD HAVE JUST SAID I'M LEAVING POLITICS FOR PERSONAL REASONS TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH MY FAMILY. BUT I THINK THAT CANADIANS DESERVE TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. AND I THINK THAT THE VAST, VAST MAJORITY OF CANADIANS DON'T SUPPORT THIS AT ALL.

>> Adrienne: SO I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE SEEN A LOT OF THESE MESSAGES IN THE COURSE OF THE REPORT. WHAT IS IT ABOUT THEM THAT STAND OUT? >> Reporter: THE ANGER FOR SURE.

THE TONE. THE CONSTANT STREAM OF HATEFUL MESSAGES. THE FACT THAT PEOPLE LEAVE THEIR NAMES OR SEND SOME OF THESE NOTES FROM THEIR WORK EMAILS.

THAT SENSE OF BOLDNESS IS REALLY STRIKING AND IT'S OBVIOUSLY WHY AUTHORITIES ARE SO CONCERNED, BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL OF WHERE IT CAN GO. >> Adrienne: IN TERMS OF WHERE IT IS DIRECTED, WE'RE NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT FEDERAL POLITICIANS, OBVIOUSLY? >> Reporter: NO, IT'S HAPPENING AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT IN EVERY PROVINCE.

YOU KNOW, QUÉBEC AS A RESULT INTRODUCED A NEW LAW THIS PAST YEAR WHERE PEOPLE WHO ARE FOUND TO BE INTIMIDATING OR HARASSING POLITICIANS FACE UP TO $1,500 IN FINES. AND THEY DID THAT BECAUSE THERE'S AN EXODUS OF MUNICIPAL POLITICIANS ALONE. MORE THAN 700 PEOPLE HAVE LEFT PUBLIC OFFICE IN QUÉBEC SINCE 2021 AND THAT'S ONLY COUNTING MUNICIPAL POLITICIANS SO YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT NUMBER IS MUCH HIGHER.

AND ALWAYS THINK OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE JUST NOT ENTERING POLITICS BECAUSE OF IT. >> Adrienne: BECAUSE OF THIS. ALL RIGHT, IOANNA THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> Adrienne: COMING UP AN ALBERTA DRIVE-THRU GETS A PRETTY CURIOUS CUSTOMER. >> I BOUGHT SOME TIMBITS AND SOMETIMES SOME DOUGHNUTS AND SOME BREAD.

>> Adrienne: A BOVINE WITH A >> Adrienne: THAT HANDSOME FELLA RIGHT THERE, THAT IS MAGNUM, A STEER LIVING IN SYLVAN LAKE, ALBERTA. PICTURED HERE TAKING A LONG HARD LOOK AT A DRIVE-THRU MENU. FRANKLY, WE HAVE BEEN THERE.

HOW DO YOU CHOOSE? SO HIS OWNER KNOWS THAT HE LIKES SWEET TREATS SO SHE RODE HER BELOVED BOVINE TO A LOCAL TIM HORTONS TO SATISFY HIS CRAVINGS. AND THIS UNIQUELY CANADIAN SPECTACLE IS OUR "MOMENT.

" (♪♪) >> MAGNUM IS MY STEER. HE IS EIGHT YEARS OLD NOW. I HAVE HAD HIM SINCE HE WAS 1 WEEK OLD.

ANIMALS ARE LIKE MEN -- THEY LOVE FOOD. YOU ATTRACT THEM BY THE BELLY. [LAUGHTER] SO, YEAH.

I BOUGHT SOME TIMBITS AND SOMETIMES SOME DOUGHNUTS AND SOME BREAD. I JUST ORDER MY STUFF AND I GO UP TO THE WINDOW. BUT THIS TIME I CAN'T GRAB MY STUFF BECAUSE HE'S TOO HIGH SO I JUST TOLD THE GUY THAT HE IS MY ORDER AND I WILL GO INSIDE AND I WILL TIE HIM TO A POLE.

PEOPLE COME TO TAKE PICTURE WITH HIM, AND PET THAT DOG. ANIMALS ARE THERAPY. SO WHEN NO ONE IS THERE, YOUR ANIMALS WILL ALWAYS BE THERE -- YEAH.

WE ARE JUST CHILLING. >> Adrienne: SO HOW DID THIS RAPPORT COME TO BE? WELL APPARENTLY SHE ORIGINALLY BOUGHT MAGNUM TO RAISE FOR BEEF -- FOR FOOD.

AND THEN KIND OF FELL HARD FOR HIM. AND FORMED A CONNECTION AND THEY'VE BEEN PALS EVER SINCE. >>> FROM ALL OF US AT "THE NATIONAL," THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.