The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/01/29 at 16:00 EST

Episode Date: January 29, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/01/29 at 16:00 EST

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From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Tom Harrington. Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Jolie is scheduled to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington this hour. They'll discuss the impending tariffs on Canadian imports and their impact on Canada's economy. Meantime, CBC News has learned more about how Ottawa is trying to convince the Trump administration not to impose those tariffs. Katie Simpson reports they're trying to present their arguments in a Trump-friendly way.

According to multiple sources speaking to both CBC News and Radio Canada, at some point Canadian officials will be presenting Trump officials with a new video trying to highlight the changes to border security as a way to try to convince those around Donald Trump and possibly the video even making it to Trump himself that that would be the goal, to try and persuade him. According to multiple sources, one senior Canadian government source as well. The Trump people have been saying to Canada, listen, Donald Trump wants to be convinced. He wants to see evidence that things are changing at the Northern border. And one of the ways to do that is to send video, video of those newly acquired US Black

Hawk helicopters landing in the snow, highlighting, you know, Canadian terrain, showing that they are operational, as well as other high-level conversations to really make that point. Katie Simpson reporting from Washington. Those Trump tariffs were on the agenda again today at another First Minister's meeting. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met virtually with the 13 premiers from the provinces and territories. New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt hinted at a possible relief program from Ottawa. We continued to focus on fine-tuning our tariff retaliation strategy and then much of the

meeting was focused on the conversation of supports. I, with the support of some of my colleagues, had been calling on the federal government to bring some things to the table to recognize that we may have workers and entrepreneurs that will need supports quite quickly. Labour Minister Stephen McKinnon would not confirm reports the federal government was considering an aid package for the provinces similar to what we saw during the pandemic. He does say workers won't bear the brunt of potential tariffs. The accounting firm KPMG has surveyed Canadian business leaders about the threat of U.S. tariffs.

It found 8 in 10 want Canada to respond with targeted dollar-for-dollar retaliatory levies. The survey also found the majority of businesses are delaying capital investments until the details of the American plan are known. 94 percent of respondents say Ottawa and the 13 premiers must show a united front against the United States. U.S. senators gave Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a rough ride during his confirmation hearing today. He is Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. As Chris Reyes reports, RFK Jr. faced scrutiny for his long-standing reputation as a vaccine skeptic. I promised President Trump that if confirmed I will do everything in my power to put the health of Americans back on track. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent most of his three and a half hours Senate hearing defending his controversial views.

RFK Jr. insisted he's not an anti-vaxxer despite past public statements questioning the safety of vaccines. Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse demanded this. Americans are going to need to hear a clear and trustworthy recantation of what you have said on vaccinations. If confirmed, RFK Jr. would head dozens of agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Republican Senator Ron Johnson. I can't say I'm surprised by the hostility on the other side.

I'm highly disappointed in it. RFK Jr. can only afford to lose the votes of three Republicans for his confirmation to pass. Chris Reyes, CBC News, New York. At least 30 people were killed and 60 others were injured in a stampede at the world's largest religious gathering in northern India. Millions of pilgrims rushed to dip in sacred waters during the Maha Kumpf festival. One official says the stampede happened when some of those pilgrims tried to jump barricades. Hindus believe bathing at the holy site can

cleanse them of past sins. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Tom Harrington. Thanks for listening.