The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/01/22 at 18:00 EST

Episode Date: January 22, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/01/22 at 18:00 EST

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From CBC News, the world is sour. 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 U.S. is not in Canadians' best interests, 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 convened a strategic planning session today 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 is focused on the tariff threat. So now that Donald Trump has taken office, he has 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 Paul. Yeah, they've 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. Harjit Sajjan is the latest Liberal Cabinet Minister to say he will not run for re-election. In his announcement, he says he was proud of his time in government. But Sajjan also warned the increasingly toxic and polarized nature of politics takes a toll on politicians and their families. He has endorsed Mark Carney to succeed Justin Trudeau as party leader. Amazon is shutting down all of its warehouse facilities in Quebec. More than 1,700 workers are 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 we're gonna do now, in 2025 is now is 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. Netflix is about to get more expensive for Canadian subscribers. The cost of its cheapest plan, which includes commercials, will rise by $2 to $7.99 per month. Ad-free streaming will increase by $2.50 to $18.99, while the Netflix premium plan jumps $3.00 to $23.99.

The new prices take effect immediately for new subscribers, while existing members will see the change on their next bill. Israel says its soldiers killed an alleged Islamic jihad militant in Gaza. It's the first time since the ceasefire began Sunday the Israeli military said it struck targets in Gaza. It is not clear whether the killing would affect the agreement between Israel and Hamas. Meantime in Jenin, Palestinians fled on foot as Israeli forces pressed ahead with a major military operation in the occupied West Bank city.

It's now in its second day. Local health officials say at least 10 Palestinians have been killed. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Tom Harrington. Thanks for listening.