The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/01/21 at 00:00 EST

Episode Date: January 21, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/01/21 at 00:00 EST

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There's a major new development tonight in Washington that could devastate the Canadian economy. U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed tonight that he's considering hefty tariffs on Canada. Trump made the comment to reporters while signing a series of new executive orders from the White House. We're thinking in terms of 25 percent on Mexico and Canada because they're allowing vast numbers of people, Canada's a very bad abuser also, vast numbers of people to come in and fentanyl to come in. When do you think we would enact? I think February 1st.

25 percent on both, sir? On each. Earlier Monday, many Canadians sighed with relief because Trump did not specifically mention tariffs against Canada during his inauguration address. Here at home, the Trudeau cabinet has been hunkered down all day in Montebello, Quebec, trying to plot strategy in case U.S. President Donald Trump hit Canada with harsh tariffs. Now those fears are one step closer to reality. The CBC's Tom Perry has late reaction tonight from the Canadian government.

Well, we're thinking in terms of 25% on Mexico and Canada. Tonight, as Donald Trump was signing executive orders in the Oval Office, he told reporters he's still considering a 25% tariff. Hi everybody. Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Jolie and Finance Minister Dominique LeBlanc say they're sticking with their plan to keep talking to the U.S. to try to prevent Trump from going ahead with his tariffs and if he does go ahead to retaliate. We heard and saw President Trump's latest comment.

We wanted to say to Canadians that again, we have a plan. The plan is threefold. The first one is we will continue to work on preventing tariffs and that's also why we have a very strong border plan. Second, we will work on preparing for a response. That's why we're here and we'll be going back with cabinet, of course, working on retaliation. And thirdly, we have to work on our long-term response. Tom Perry, CBC News, Montebello, Quebec. Donald Trump's comments tonight came as a shock, especially because he delivered them

while speaking to reporters in the Oval Office. The CBC's Alex Panetta reports from Washington. The nations of the world have received a swift reminder of life under Trump as a never-ending roller coaster of real threats, unfulfilled threats and negotiation. You know, he was back in the Oval Office for the first time in four years, and he was having these impromptu exchanges with reporters that went on at length while signing executive orders, a slew of executive orders.

He was withdrawing from the Paris Accord. He was withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization. But in the midst of this, he's being asked about things like his Mexico policy. He declared an emergency at the southern border and declared drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. And he was asked, would you use the American military to attack drug cartels in Mexico? And he said, yeah, it could happen. The CBC's Alex Panetta in Washington tonight. Earlier Monday Trump was sworn into office again. I will to the best of my ability preserve protect and defend. Preserve protect and defend. The Constitution of the United States. The Constitution of the United

States. So help me God. So help me God. Congratulations Mr. Trump. Trump took the oath of office just after noon Washington time in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. The ceremony was forced inside because of cold weather. In his speech Trump said his presidency begins the golden age of America. We will be the envy of every nation and we will not allow ourselves to be taken advantage of any longer. During every single day of the Trump administration, I will very simply put America first.

And we're following some breaking news tonight near the Canada US border. An American border agent was shot dead on a highway in northern Vermont. It happened about 32 kilometers from the Canadian border. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Herland.