The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/01/23 at 20:00 EST

Episode Date: January 24, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/01/23 at 20:00 EST

Mama, look at me. Brum, brum. I'm going really fast. I just got my license. Can I borrow the car, please, Mom? Kids go from 0 to 18 in no time. You'll be relieved they have 24-7 roadside assistance with intact insurance. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Tom Harrington. Donald Trump says America doesn't need anything from Canada. The president spoke virtually to a panel at the World Economic Forum in

Davos, Switzerland. Trump complained about U.S. trade deficits with other countries, adding that Canada has, in his words, been unfair to America. It's not fair that we should have a $200 billion or $250 dollar deficit. We don't need them to make our cars and they make a lot of them. We don't need their lumber because we have our own forests etc etc. We don't need their oil and gas. We have our we have more than anybody. Most economic data show the US trade deficit with Canada last year at about 45 billion US. The Prime Minister continues to say everything is on the table when it comes to responding

to Trump's threats. Justin Trudeau says the best strategy for both countries is to avoid the tariffs altogether. It would be bad for Canada, yes, but it would also be bad for American consumers. And that's why we are continuing to make the case that rather than restrict the goods coming from Canada, the US should be working even more with Canada. Ottawa reportedly identified $37 billion worth of goods for the first round of counter tariffs that could grow to $110 billion by implementing additional retaliatory measures. The deadline for candidates to submit their names in the liberal leadership race has expired,

and the field of people who want to replace Justin Trudeau is taking shape with familiar faces and new ones. Marina von Stackelberg has more on the frontrunners. I have just left the party office where I deposited my papers to be an official candidate. Leaving liberal headquarters in Ottawa, leadership hopeful Carina Gould says the government she was house leader of didn't do enough to deal with the cost of living. I know that young people in general feel disenfranchised.

They're worried about the future. And I'm here to say to all young Canadians, I get it. Former Finance Minister Krista Freeland spoke briefly before a meeting of Liberal MPs. We can never again be in a position where the leader is the only person who decides who the leader is. Former Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney has a new ad out. When the markets crashed in 08, I worked with a Conservative Prime Minister to protect Canadian homes. I got it done.

Liberals choose a new leader March 9th. Marina von Stackelberg, CBC News, Ottawa. The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear a challenge to Quebec's controversial secularism law. Bill 21 bans some public sector workers, such as teachers and police officers, from wearing religious symbols on the job. The National Council of Canadian Muslims and the English Montreal School Board are among the groups that sought leave to appeal. The Quebec government used the not withstanding clause of the Constitution when it passed the bill back in 2019.

Exhausted firefighters battling deadly wildfires in and around Los Angeles for weeks are now grappling with more of them. The Hughes Fire is churning through rugged mountains north of the city, while the Sepulveda Fire is roaring near Bel Air. Steve Futterman has the latest. Throughout the day, fire crews here have been making progress on the largest of these new fires, the Hughes Fire. It's now 24% contained and homes are no longer in imminent danger.

Another fire that had officials extremely concerned, the Sepulveda fire near the exclusive residential area of Bel Air, is essentially out. Firefighters quickly jumped on that fire, preventing it from threatening hundreds of multi-million dollar homes. The red flag alert issued by the National Weather Service remains in effect until Friday. Also on Friday President Trump is set to come here to see some of the damage and meet with officials. That could be a bit tricky. Trump has blamed California Governor Gavin Newsom's water policies as one of the main causes of the fires and there could be a bit of good news this weekend. There is some rain in the forecast.

Steve Futterman for CBC News, Los Angeles. And that is Your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Tom Harrington. Thanks for listening.