The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/01/21 at 20:00 EST

Episode Date: January 22, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/01/21 at 20:00 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 is ours. I'm Tom Harrington. The Federal Liberal Cabinet has been briefed by representatives making Canada's case in Washington. The threat of a 25% 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 Francois-Philippe Champagne says he keeps reminding Americans how much their industries rely on Canada. The US manufactures semiconductors, essential pieces and 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 going to say yes to. Trump has ordered a study into America's trade relationships. Canada's ambassador to the U.S., Kirsten Hillman, says it's a chance to make a case. We are able to engage with the Americans, the fact that we are their closest economic ally. Hillman says Trump's goal is for the U.S 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

US 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. More than a dozen Democratic-led states have filed lawsuits in an effort to block Donald Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship. That's the guarantee U.S.-born children are citizens regardless of their parents' status. California Attorney General Rob Bonata says Trump's order violates the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. It also violates the Immigration and Nationality Act and flouts more than 125 years, a century

and a quarter, of long-standing, well-established precedent set by the U.S. Supreme Court. Trump says there needs to be tougher standards on becoming a citizen. The president's order doesn't go into effect for about a month, giving the court's time to block its implementation. Much of Halifax is currently under a boil water advisory. Halifax Water says there had been a brief power outage planned at a treatment facility, but that's when unclorinated water entered the drinking supply. The boil water advisory could be in place for up to two days before it is lifted.

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 mastered the accordion and the saxophone. He was born in Windsor, Ontario and grew up in London. One of four Canadians who made up one of the most influential acts in rock music. Garth Hudson died at a nursing home in Woodstock, New York. He was 87. And that is Your World This Hour. For CBC News,

I'm Tom Herrington.