The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/01/21 at 16:00 EST

Episode Date: January 21, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/01/21 at 16:00 EST

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Crime Premium channel on Apple podcasts. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Tom Harrington. The federal liberal cabinet has been briefed by representatives making Canada's case in Washington. The threat of a 25 percent tariff is looming on February 1st. Ottawa has been planning how to prevent those tariffs and how to respond if they happen. Marina von Stackelberg reports. I think you like semiconductors. You may want to be nice to us. Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne says he keeps reminding Americans how much

they rely on Canada for their own industries, like making semiconductors. The U.S. manufactures the essential pieces in electronic devices, but depends on Canada to test and package them. Champagne says without Canada, the US would also need to go to China for critical minerals or Venezuela for crude oil. I said if you say no to Canada be mindful who you're gonna say yes to. Trump has ordered a study into America's trade relationships. Canada's ambassador to the US, Kirsten Hillman, says it's a chance to make a case. We are able to engage with the Americans on the facts of the relationship,

the fact that we are their closest economic ally. Hillman says Trump's goal is for the U.S. economy to prosper, and Canada can help with that. Marina von Stackelberg, CBC News, Ottawa. Alberta's premier is doubling down on her diplomatic efforts to avoid punishing U.S. tariffs. Danielle Smith says she is not asking for a carve-out when it comes to oil and gas.

Instead she says she's stressing the special trade relationship between Canada and the United States. Julia Wong reports. I don't know that this particular administration and this particular president responds well to threats. Alberta premier Danielle Smith says she's sticking to diplomacy, not talk of retaliation. The day after US President Donald Trump suggested a 25% tariff could be slapped on Canadian goods starting February 1st.

Smith, who is in Washington meeting with US lawmakers, says she has never expected a carve out for Alberta. She says she's been asking for an exemption for Canada as a whole. Other premiers have leaned into more aggressive language towards Trump, but Smith is confident about her approach. My interpretation of the president is he likes to win. So it's up to us to demonstrate how we can get a double win here and have a joint energy security strategy that leads to a national and international security strategy.

Smith brushed off a question about how the province would respond if terrorists are brought in, saying she'll take a wait-and-see approach before deciding on the appropriate response. Julia Wong, CBC News, Edmonton. Canada's environment minister is supporting Mark Carney to be the next liberal leader. Stephen Guilbeau says climate change is costing Canadians more every year. Carney, he says, has the background and experience to help deal with the crisis. I've known Mark for many years. We've worked together on issues of green energy, transition, fighting climate change, and the role of the financial sector in fighting climate change.

Mark has worked to mobilize actors all around the world. He's a special advisor to the UN Secretary General on the issue of climate change and green financing. Carney also gained the endorsement of other cabinet ministers, Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, and Crown Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangari. Toronto police say they have made the biggest cocaine bust

in the force's history. They showed off some of the 835 kilograms seized today. They say the drugs have an estimated street value of more than 80 million dollars. Six people have been arrested and police are seeking three other suspects. Garth Hudson, the last surviving member of the band, has died. His keyboard work on such classics as The Weight was the group's connective tissue. Along with the organ and piano, Hudson also handled the accordion and the saxophone. He was born in Windsor, Ontario and grew up in London.

The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. Garth Hudson died at a nursing home in Woodstock, Ontario. He was 87. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Tom Harrington. ¶¶