The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/01/22 at 08:00 EST

Episode Date: January 22, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/01/22 at 08:00 EST

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Find Uncover wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, it's the World This Hour. I'm Joe Cummings. First to the United States, where in the wake of the Trump administration's newly drafted immigration policy, there are mounting concerns that mass deportations could get underway at any time. Chris Reyes reports from New York. The new policy was announced by the Department of Homeland Security Tuesday and took effect

immediately. It allows for expedited removal after arrest if an illegal immigrant can't prove that they've been in the country longer than two years. It also means that ICE can bypass court proceedings. Tom Homan, Trump's so-called border czar, was asked about raids, where and when they would happen. Well, I wouldn't call them raids. They're target enforcement operations. They know exactly who they're looking for. They know pretty much where they'll find them. So again, these are well planned operations. They're well investigated. Worth noting that there are more than

250 sanctuary cities and states in the U.S. where local policies either limit cooperation with ICE officers or prohibit asking about a person's immigration status. Many of these cities like Chicago and New York are led by Democrats, and right now they are gearing up for a fight. Chris Reyes, CBC News, New York. Meanwhile, on the trade front here in Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers have another strategy session scheduled today as part of their ongoing effort to answer

Donald Trump's tariff threats. And the meeting comes as a number of premiers are speculating that if the Trump tariffs become a reality, it could signal the end of North American free trade. Janice McGregor has more. If Trump did proceed on February 1st, after April 1st, or at any point, it would be effectively the end of NAFTA. BC Premier David Eby reinforced this idea that it would lead to a new era of protectionism when he said yesterday that if Trump acts on his extreme threats, his province would

follow Ontario's lead and pull US boos off the shelves of BC's liquor stores too. In ordinary times, we have trade agreements with the Americans that we have to treat their products like our own. But if they're not going to abide by our trade agreements, then neither are we. Donald Trump is not the only actor casting doubt on NAFTA's future. Remember, back in November, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said that all of Canada's premiers actually support his call to immediately set to work on negotiating a different deal with the Americans alone, cutting out Mexico, a proposal that's now

morphed into Ontario government policy. Janice McGregor, CBC News, Ottawa. Now to a First Nation in northern Ontario where the recent death of a 10-year-old girl by suicide is again drawing attention to youth suicide in First Nations right across the country. Sarah Law reports. Very friendly, always smiling, always joking. That's how Mishke Gogerming's chief Merle Loon describes J'Naya Skunk.

Loon says the community has been open about the death of the 10-year-old in December. We have to address this type of traumatic experience head on. There have been more than 600 suicides in the region's First Nations since the mid-80s. Across Canada, suicide rates are about six times higher for First Nations youth compared to non-Indigenous youth. Janet Gordon, with the Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority, says First Nations need help closer to home. Saul Mamakwa, Kiwatanong's MPP, agrees.

He says taking people out of the community for care is a short-term fix. And then when we send them back to the community, the same setting, we throw them back into the river. Loon wants the provincial and federal governments to help build a new land-based health and treatment centre. Ottawa says it's working on creating a funders table to help make that happen. Sarah Law, CBC News, Thunder Bay, Ontario. Now to Gaza. At the RAFA border crossing, that's a convoy of trucks delivering humanitarian aid to the territory. The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is now into its fourth day, and since the truth

went into effect, more than 2,000 truckloads of aid have entered Gaza. The ceasefire is also allowing Palestinians to see what is left of their homes, as well as to search for the remains of loved ones. And that is The World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.