The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/01/22 at 16:00 EST

Episode Date: January 22, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/01/22 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. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has held a virtual meeting with the country's premiers. They talked about the Trump administration's threat to impose tariffs on Canadian goods. There appears to have been some tension among the first ministers. Trudeau supports the principle of dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs. But following the meeting, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he disagrees with that idea. Very targeted tariffs, small targeted tariffs that don't have an impact on our economy. We have had discussions with the federal

government about our support for those broad-based tariffs. Dollar-for-dollar tariffs with the US is not in Canadians' best interest nor should export tariffs ever be considered by our government. In a post on X following the meeting Alberta Premier Danielle Smith reiterated her opposition to any tariffs on her province's energy exports. New Democrats are holding a strategic planning session with their MPs in Ottawa. It could be the last caucus retreat if the party follows through with its promise to topple the Liberal government at the first opportunity.

As David Thurton reports, the NDP says it's focused on how to respond to the tariff threat. So now that Donald Trump has taken office, he's again reiterated the threat of tariffs against Canada. Emerging from his caucus retreat, Juckmeet Singh's remarks focused entirely on Donald Trump and his threat to put a 25% tariff on Canadian goods next month. The NDP leader spoke about his plan and how that differs from other political leaders, like the Conservatives. I think Pierre Pauliev has shown that he's out of touch with where people are at. Things are changing. And with the election of Donald Trump, it certainly means people are worried about what Donald Trump means to Canada. Singh has said for some time that the conservative leader has no plan.

For his part, Singh supports dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs, severing the supply of critical minerals, and restricting energy exports. David Thurton, CBC News, Ottawa. Amazon is shutting down all of its warehouse facilities in Quebec. The decision puts more than 1,700 workers out of a job. Business reporter Nisha Patel has the details. Over the next two months, Amazon will close its seven locations in Quebec. That means more than 1,700 employees will be out of work.

Natham Sabaheddin worked as a supervisor. What are we going to do now? In 2025, it's now hard to find one stable job. The move affects the facility in Laval, Amazon's only unionized warehouse in the country. Workers there said they were dissatisfied with low wages and inadequate health and safety measures. Amazon says the decision is tied to cost savings and not issues with the union. The company will return to using small local businesses to deliver its packages in the province.

Amazon opened its first facility in Quebec just five years ago. Nisha Patel, CBC News, Toronto. Britain says it's been monitoring a Russian ship that passed through British waters this week. Defence Minister John Healey says it's another example of growing Russian aggression. Let me be clear, this is a Russian spy ship used for gathering intelligence and mapping the UK's critical underwater infrastructure. Mr. Speaker, this is the second time that

Yandah has entered our waters in recent months. In November, the ship was detected loitering over UK critical undersea infrastructure. Healy says maritime patrol ships, surveillance planes, and a submarine were deployed to track the Russian vessel. It has now left British waters. There is growing concern among NATO allies after an undersea cable between Estonia and Finland

was cut in December. A Russian ship is suspected. A female student was killed and another wounded in a shooting at a Nashville high school. Police say a 17-year-old male student with a pistol walked into the Antioch High School cafeteria shortly before noon. Don Aaron speaks for the Nashville Police Department. The individual wounded two other students, one of them fatally, before shooting and killing himself. Police say they don't yet know the motive. And that is Your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Tom Harrington. Thanks for listening.