The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/01/20 at 19:00 EST

Episode Date: January 21, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/01/20 at 19:00 EST

Every language is a note in the symphony of our heritage. Together, they create a harmony that cannot be silenced. Discover your voice on the new APTN Languages TV channel. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Tom Harrington. Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. The inaugural ceremony was held inside the Capitol Rotunda,

due to cold weather in the U.S. Capitol. Trump promised to declare multiple emergencies but made no mention of specific tariffs against Canada. Peter Armstrong reports. I Donald John Trump do solemnly swear Donald Trump is back. In his inaugural address he laid out dozens of actions he'll take from the consequential... I will declare a national emergency at our southern border. To the slightly stranger. A short time from now we are going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. As Canadians braced for word of tariffs imposed on exports to the U.S., this is all they got. Instead of taxing our citizens to enrich other countries,

we will tariff and tax foreign countries to enrich our citizens. The Wall Street Journal and Reuters saying the president will issue a broad memorandum ordering federal agencies to study trade policies and investigate remedies for some of Trump's bigger concerns, but it seems the actual action of imposing those tariffs is left for another day. Peter Armstrong, CBC News, Washington. Liberal MPs are gathering in Montaubetle, Quebec for a cabinet retreat. They are encouraged by the fact there are no immediate tariffs on Canadian goods from the Trump administration. Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says the government has been working to convince U.S. officials tariffs are a bad idea.

I met with many senators and congresspeople last week as well as American business, understand that tariffs would actually hurt both countries and that there's a lot more that we can do. So I think today was actually a step forward and now we need to go back and continue to have conversations about how we work together more effectively going forward. Wilkinson says the first Trump term gives the Liberal cabinet an idea of what to expect in his second. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she is pleased to see the reversal in Trump's position. She was at the inauguration, the only Canadian Premier to attend. Smith also responded to allegations from other Premiers and the Prime Minister that she is not putting

Canada first. Last week, Smith was the only Premier who refused to sign a joint statement on US-Canada relations. Kate McKenna explains. And it hurt me. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she took it personally when other Premiers, including Ontario's Doug Ford, accused her of putting Alberta ahead of the country. I would never go out publicly and say we should stop selling car parts as a way of making a point to the Americans and hurt Ontario. I'd never go out and say we should stop selling aluminum to Americans as a way to make a point to hurt Quebec.

Last week, Smith was the only Premier who refused to sign a joint statement on US-Canada relations. She said she wouldn't sign anything unless the federal government ruled out using Alberta oil as leverage in a potential trade war. Trump is reportedly not moving ahead with his promised tariffs for now, but the Prime Minister says if he does, Canada will retaliate and there will be compensation for regions or sectors hit particularly hard. Smith said she'd like the focus to be on diplomacy, and away from retaliation. Kate McKenna, CBC News, Ottawa.

Panama's president says the canal that bears the country's name is and will remain Panamanian. Raul Molino is responding to Trump's threat to take the canal back. The incoming president called the handover of the canal to Panama by former president Jimmy Carter a foolish gift and claimed American ships were being overcharged to use it. Molino insists Panama has administered the canal responsibly for the whole world including the United States. Trucks laden with humanitarian aid roll into Gaza on the second day of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

The UN says more than 900 trucks entered the territory today. That's in addition to 630 vehicles yesterday. Half of them were destined for northern Gaza, threatened with famine. The ceasefire deal requires 600 truckloads of aid to be allowed into Gaza daily for the first six weeks. And that is Your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Tom Harrington. Thanks for listening.