The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/01/19 at 15:00 EST

Episode Date: January 19, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/01/19 at 15:00 EST

There is a political firestorm burning in America. We're gonna walk down to the Capitol. The flamethrowers tells the story of the radio broadcasters who started that fire and kept it burning. Here is Rush Limbaugh. Broadcasters who clawed their way from the fringes of American politics I've had enough of all of it. I've had enough of it! to the very center of power, the flamethrowers. Available now on the CBC Listen app or wherever you get your podcasts.

From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Julianne Hazelwood. We begin in Gaza. After some hiccups, the ceasefire deal is underway. Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! We begin in Gaza. After some hiccups, the ceasefire deal is underway. That's the sound of dozens of armed Hamas fighters in uniform and wearing blackface coverings chanting as they pull three women out of a minivan and push them into another vehicle. It's the much anticipated transfer of the first three Israeli hostages to the custody of the Red Cross. They were then taken to an Israeli hospital for medical checkups and reunited with their

families. In hostages square in Tel Aviv, supporters of the hostages cheer as images of the transfer are played on television. In Israel, buses are standing by to take the 90 Palestinians released from Israeli jails to the West Bank or East Jerusalem. Sasha Petrasek has more on that side of the exchange. They are being released from prison. These are women and minors who were all arrested and suspected of various acts which often Israel labels as terrorism

who were not involved in October 7th. The first group that is being let go, 90 of them, that's 30 for every hostage that has been let go as well. It's a very carefully calculated number and of those a few will be going to East Jerusalem, 12, and 78 will be going to the West Bank. So this is mostly people who are not from Gaza. Sasha Petrasek in Jerusalem. In Toronto, former finance minister Krista Freeland's liberal leadership campaign launch was disrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters. supporters clapped in a bid to drown out the hecklers and Freeland used the

moment to support her argument that she's the strongest candidate. Freeland pointed out she stood up to Donald Trump during his first term and can do it again and she says conservative leader Pierre Paulev doesn't have what it takes. If Pierre Polyev is elected, he will be on the first flight to Mar-a-Lago to kiss the ring. He will bend down and sell us out. Health Minister Mark Holland is endorsing Freeland for the Liberal Party leadership. In Burlington, Ontario. My name is Karina Gould and I'm running to be the next leader of the Liberal Party of

Canada. Government House Leader Karina Gould kicked off her leadership campaign today in her hometown. At 37 years old, Gould is the youngest candidate in the leadership race, saying it's crucial that a new generation of leaders take the helm of the Liberal Party. We can rebuild this party so that we can re-earn the trust of Canadians and build the Canada that we want and win the next election. Gould says Canadians have lost faith in the Liberal Party and she's the one to rebuild

that faith. A federal court judge has agreed to expedite a hearing of a legal challenge to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decision to prorogue Parliament. Two Nova Scotia residents have been given the go-ahead to seek an order setting aside Trudeau's decision. They argue that prorogation prevents Parliament from dealing with pressing issues, including President Trump's threat to impose tariffs on Canadian goods. Some Canadian business leaders are making their way to Washington to tomorrow's inauguration

of Donald Trump, making a last-ditch effort to remind Americans that tariffs on Canadian goods jeopardize American jobs and American businesses. Candice Lange is the president CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. You know we've done what we can on the ground to make sure that trade is not viewed as maybe Trump would be spinning it these days as charity. Truth is trade supports 1.4 million American jobs and if Trump tariffs do hit us that actually shrinks the economy in the United States. Lang says she expects Donald Trump will be issuing a long list of executive orders, some of which will impact Canada.

And that's your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Julianne Hazelwood.