The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/01/25 at 13:00 EST

Episode Date: January 25, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/01/25 at 13:00 EST

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From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Claude Fague. Israel released 200 Palestinian prisoners and detainees after Hamas released another four female hostages, the latest exchange under the Gaza ceasefire. Sasha Petrcic has more from Jerusalem. The ceremony organized by Hamas militants in Gaza today was clearly meant for the cameras. There were rows of Hamas militants. There was a stage with a banner that said,

Zionism has no future, and then a signing ceremony with the Red Cross handing over the four female soldiers who were being released today. In exchange, Israel is setting free 200 Palestinian prisoners who were convicted by Israeli courts and held in Israeli jails. 121 of these were convicted of serious offenses and were serving life terms. And it has a lot of Israelis upset, but the release of the hostages is paramount in people's minds and there is a lot of joy that that is happening and that the ceasefire process is continuing.

Sasha Petrusik, CBC News, Jerusalem. The applications are in and confirmation process is underway in the race to become the next leader of the Liberal Party. Mark Carney continues to rack up endorsements from federal cabinet ministers. The former Bank of Canada governor currently has the endorsement of 13 ministers, while his chief rival, former Deputy Prime Minister Krista Freeland, has five. But Freeland said her former colleagues support of Carney doesn't bother her.

Central to my campaign to see this is not about liberal elites deciding, this is about the grassroots. It is certainly looking like Mark is the choice of the liberal establishment. It is certainly looking like he is the PMO's candidate. Mayors of cities and towns along the Canada-US border are forming a new partnership. The Border Mayors Alliance is aimed at safeguarding communities and the US and Canada, as the US and Canada, the US and Canada discuss President Trump's threat to put tariffs on Canadian goods. Windsor Ontario Mayor Drew Dilkens will chair the group. We expect that at the federal level that there will be diplomatic talks at the federal level between Washington and Ottawa. We know

the premiers are working their angles with governors, rightfully so, because many of the states in the US call Canada the number one customer of the goods produced here. And we want to link arms with our mayors on the other side because their communities have just as much to lose as ours. The Border Mayors Alliance says trade between Canada and the U.S. is valued at approximately $950 billion a year and supports millions of jobs on both sides of the border. The federal government says it will intervene

in the Supreme Court challenge to Quebec's controversial secularism law, Bill 21. But with the prime minister leaving office in March and a federal election expected shortly after, questions hang over that promise. Rafi Boudjah-Kanian reports. The Quebec law bans some public workers in positions of authority like judges or police officers from wearing religious symbols while on the job. Religious groups like Muslims and Jews say it discriminates against them.

The Quebec government says the legislation is to protect secularism and denies it singles out anyone faith. It is threatened to use the notwithstanding clause to override charter rights. For years now, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said his government would intervene if the Supreme Court of Canada hears legal challenges against Bill 21. But now the court has said it will do that while Trudeau is eyeing the exit door. Karina Gould, former government House leader who did not commit to intervening at the Supreme Court but did say, The role of the federal government is to defend the rights of all Canadians.

In statements, the campaigns for former Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney and former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland told CBC News they want the federal government to intervene in court. Rafi Boudjikanj on CBC News, Ottawa. the federal government to intervene in court. Rafi Boudjikani on CBC News, Ottawa. And that is Your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fague.