Rachel Houlihan

I trusted those results. But instead of certainty, it created chaos.

I trusted those results. But instead of certainty, it created chaos.

I couldn't breathe.

I couldn't breathe.

And to pin this story down, we did everything from rifling through corporate records to using hidden cameras for an undercover sting. Because what would you do if somebody came back to you and said, you got the answer wrong?

And to pin this story down, we did everything from rifling through corporate records to using hidden cameras for an undercover sting. Because what would you do if somebody came back to you and said, you got the answer wrong?

And conversations with dozens of people, from former employees still disturbed by what they saw and heard, to families who told us about the moment when reality, as they knew it, was shattered.

And conversations with dozens of people, from former employees still disturbed by what they saw and heard, to families who told us about the moment when reality, as they knew it, was shattered.

A legal note here. Over the course of this podcast, you're going to hear a number of allegations made against Viagard Acumetrix and its employees. When asked, company owner Harvey Tenenbaum said he stands by the test and that any errors were caused by customers during sample collections. Bad Results is written and reported by Jorge Barrera and me, Rachel Houlihan. Mixing and producing by A.C.

A legal note here. Over the course of this podcast, you're going to hear a number of allegations made against Viagard Acumetrix and its employees. When asked, company owner Harvey Tenenbaum said he stands by the test and that any errors were caused by customers during sample collections. Bad Results is written and reported by Jorge Barrera and me, Rachel Houlihan. Mixing and producing by A.C.

Rowe. Jessica Lindsay is our showrunner and Carla Hilton is our executive producer. Special thanks to the folks at CBC Podcasts for their support. Karen Burgess is managing editor for CBC News Podcasts.

Rowe. Jessica Lindsay is our showrunner and Carla Hilton is our executive producer. Special thanks to the folks at CBC Podcasts for their support. Karen Burgess is managing editor for CBC News Podcasts.

How is this company getting away with this? Who works there? Who's answering the phones? Who's analyzing the samples, playing with science and people's fates? Next time on Bad Results, we go looking for people who can take us inside the company.

How is this company getting away with this? Who works there? Who's answering the phones? Who's analyzing the samples, playing with science and people's fates? Next time on Bad Results, we go looking for people who can take us inside the company.

It's a splashy, salacious political story, at least for Canada. George Dryden is making headlines, claiming he's the secret love child of a former prime minister.

It's a splashy, salacious political story, at least for Canada. George Dryden is making headlines, claiming he's the secret love child of a former prime minister.

With his bulldog jowls, middle-aged George is a mirror image of the long-dead and long-believed-to-be-childless politician.

With his bulldog jowls, middle-aged George is a mirror image of the long-dead and long-believed-to-be-childless politician.

For years, George believed Diefenbaker was his dad, and now a DNA test confirms it.

For years, George believed Diefenbaker was his dad, and now a DNA test confirms it.