The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/01/21 at 10:00 EST

Episode Date: January 21, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/01/21 at 10:00 EST

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I'm Joe Cummings. First, to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the ongoing tariff threats by US President Donald Trump. Donald Trump is, as always, a skilled negotiator and will do what he can to keep his negotiating partners a little bit off balance. That's Trudeau responding to Trump's claim last night that he's considering tariff action against Canada starting on February 1st. Trump says it's all part of ushering in quote, a golden age of America.

But Trudeau says that won't happen without Canada's help. If the United States is going to see an increase in jobs, manufacturing and economic growth, they're going to require more energy, more inputs, everything from lumber and concrete to steel and aluminum to critical minerals that are the essential ingredients in the economy of the future. And Canada has all that in an extraordinarily reliable and close partner. Aaron Ross Trudeau says Canada's response at this point includes a detailed list of proposed counter tariffs and a commitment to continue

lobbying U.S. officials about how Americans will be affected by any Trump tariffs. Still with Trump news of the many executive orders he signed immediately after being sworn in yesterday, one of the first formally removes the United States from the Paris Climate Accord. Susan Ormiston has more. The next item here is the withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord. Susan Ormiston has more. The next item here is the withdrawal from the Paris Climate Treaty. Trump signed the order at a sports arena in Washington. The U.S. will no longer partner with nearly every other country in an international pact to limit global warming and curb harmful carbon emissions. Environment Minister Stephen Guilbebo says Trump's timing is tragic.

And it is quite ironic as California is going through one of the worst forest fire season in its history. And on the heels of the hottest year on record, denying a climate crisis, Trump says there's an energy emergency promising a huge lift in oil and gas production and exports, an end to electric vehicle mandates and other green incentives. Climate groups are prepared for the fight back, says Elizabeth Lean with All in America. Trump's team appears determined to unravel the U.S.'s climate agenda.

Susan Ormiston, CBC News, Toronto. And coinciding with Trump's return to the White House, some of Canada's biggest banks are walking away from a global climate coalition. Scotiabank announced yesterday it's leaving the Net Zero Banking Alliance. BMO, National Bank, TD and CIBC all made similar announcements last week. Ahead of the Bank of Canada's interest rate setting next week, the country's inflation rate is on the decline.

It dipped down to 1.8 percent last month from 1.9 in November. Statistics Canada says the biggest factor in the decline was the federal government's temporary GST break. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has called a public inquiry into last summer's knife attack on a dance class in Northern England. The attack by an 18-year-old claimed the lives of three young girls, all under the age of 10. Crystal Gamansing reports.

The tragedy of the South Port killings must be a line in the sand for Britain. In a packed room at 10 Downing Street, UK Minister Keir Stalmer said the blame for the deaths of BB King, LC.Stancombe and Ellis De Silva Aguirre lies with the attacker but acknowledged the government did fail the victims. I will not let any institution of the state deflect from their failure. Three times before his deadly knife attack Axelel Rudekibana was referred to a government program to stop people from becoming radicalized and supporting terrorism. The murders fueled large and violent riots across England. There were rumors of a government cover-up and misinformation about the attacker being an illegal immigrant.

It was later revealed that the British-born Rudra Kibana was also in possession of an al-Qaeda training manual and the poison ricin. Crystal Gamansing, CBC News, London. And that is The World This Hour. I'm Joe Cummings.