The National
This flagship 22-minute newscast debuted in 1956, just four years after CBC Television itself. In 1982, it was the first newscast to jump from the 11 p.m. to a 10 p.m. prime-time slot. Followed by a new show called The Journal, The National soon became "must-hour" viewing for over 1.5 million Canadians. But a 1993 gamble proved disastrous when Prime Time News replaced the show in a 9 p.m. timeslot. It was bumped back to 10 p.m. a year later and renamed The National in 1995. Its anchors number among the country's top journalists, including Larry Henderson, Earl Cameron, Stanley Burke, Warren Davis, Lloyd Robertson, Peter Kent, Knowlton Nash and Peter Mansbridge.
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Not guilty, says judge in tainted blood scandal
Broadcast Date: Oct. 1, 2007
After an 18-month trial, a judge has ruled that there was "no crime" in the actions of four doctors and a U.S. pharmaceutical company in relation to the tainted blood disaster. It's a ruling that provokes emotional reactions, as we see in this 2007 CBC-TV clip. "It was almost like my brain couldn't process it," says Janet Conners, whose husband died as a result of tainted blood, and who now suffers from HIV herself. "I was so certain that there would be a verdict of guilty."Not guilty, says judge in tainted blood scandal
• "There was no conduct that showed wanton and reckless disregard," said Justice Mary Lou Benotto in delivering her Oct. 1, 2007 verdict. "There was no marked departure from the standard of a reasonable person. On the contrary, the conduct examined in detail for over one and a half years confirms reasonable, responsible and professional actions and responses during a difficult time."• Many survivors of the tragedy, as well as family of those afflicted, were shocked and outraged by the verdict. Mike McCarthy, past vice-president of the Canadian Hemophilia Society (who also contracted hepatitis C more than 20 years ago), called the decision "a miscarriage of justice."
• For more on the October 2007 ruling, please see the CBCNews.ca story Judge acquits four doctors in Canada's tainted blood trial.
Not guilty, says judge in tainted blood scandal
Medium: Television
Program: The National
Broadcast Date: Oct. 1, 2007
Guest(s): Janet Conners, Roger Perrault, John Plater, Michelle Scarpino, Mina Shah
Reporter: Laurie Graham
Duration: 2:58
Last updated:
July 8, 2009
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