CBC News: The National | Where Ottawa’s pandemic spending went | Dec. 6, 2020

A CBC News investigation, The Big Spend, examines how the federal government spent the $240 billion handed out during the first eight months of the pandemic. The details on how much individual Canadians received, who supplied PPE and which publicly-traded company got the most help. The worsening situation inside long-term care homes and why it’s so hard to make changes quickly enough to make a difference. Plus, how Jill Barber took the online performance to the next level.

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00:00 The National for Dec. 6, 2020
01:10 Examining Canada's pandemic spending
03:33 How government spending helped one family
05:40 CBC News Investigates: The Big Spend
07:24 Ontario reports a record 1,924 new COVID-19 cases
07:56 Ontario nursing home staff call for more support
09:58 Quebec reports 1,691 new COVID-19 cases
10:25 Concerns about cracks in Quebec’s health-care system
12:18 Why COVID-19 lockdowns aren’t reducing cases
13:59 Alberta COVID-19 cases continue to surge
14:23 Shamattawa First Nation asks for military help
16:42 COVID-19 outbreak at B.C. mink farm
17:06 B.C. churches defy COVID-19 gathering limits
19:21 Pfizer vaccine could ship to Canada within 24 hours of approval
20:03 Rudy Giuliani tests positive for COVID-19
23:31 Worry fraud claims might keep some from voting in Georgia
25:50 Microwaves likely made diplomats sick in Cuba, U.S. report
26:17 Cameron Ortis and the RCMP secrets scandal
29:18 Remembering the 14 women killed at École Polytechnique
30:10 CBC News Investigates: The Big Spend
30:39 Air Canada received $492M in federal support
33:14 Early days of PPE contracts were ‘the wild west’
36:05 Pandemic Diaries: Newfoundland Inn owners
37:41 VR takes Jill Barber’s concert back in time
43:33 The Moment | Pandemic street party

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