The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/02 at 04:00 EST

Episode Date: February 2, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/02 at 04:00 EST

What does a mummified Egyptian child, the Parthenon marbles of Greece and an Irish giant all have in common? They are all stuff the British stole. Maybe. Join me, Mark Fennell, as I travel around the globe uncovering the shocking stories of how some, let's call them ill-gotten, artifacts made it to faraway institutions. Spoiler, it was probably the British. Don't miss a brand new season of Stuff the British Style. Watch it free on CBC Gem. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Claude Fague.

Canada is pushing back against President Donald Trump's tariff program. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says retaliatory tariffs will be applied to billions of dollars of US goods coming into Canada. Rafi Boudjah-Kanyeh has the details. We didn't ask for this. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressing the country. We will not back down in standing up both for Canadians and for the incredible, successful relationship between Canada and the United States.

That relationship on one of its rockiest patches yet. With the US making tariffs on all imported Canadian goods official, Trudeau is hitting back. Ottawa will slap its own 25% tariff on some $30 billion worth of American goods starting Tuesday, then three weeks later another hundred and twenty five billions worth. And Trudeau says he and other Canadian leaders are planning more. We are considering several non-tariff measures. Trudeau says he has not been able to reach Donald Trump since the president's inauguration. He's optimistic about engaging with him in the weeks

to come, though Trudeau is set to leave his job after March 9th. Rafi Boudjikan, UNCBC News, Ottawa. Canada's move precipitated after President Donald Trump officially launched a trade war against Canada on Saturday, imposing a 25% tariff on virtually all Canadian imports to the US. The tariffs, as heard, due to start on Tuesday, and could have a devastating effect on the Canadian economy. Chris Reyes reports from New York. It's official. President Donald Trump is imposing massive tariffs on Canada, 25% on goods, 10% on energy

resources, effective February 4. Also in the firing line, Mexico and China. To impose these tariffs, Trump is using what's called the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. In a lengthy statement from the White House, the Trump administration said the flow of illegal immigration and drugs like fentanyl into the U.S. constitutes a national emergency. It goes on to say that the tariffs will remain in place until that crisis is alleviated and that it will be up to Trump to decide when that happens. The order also includes a preemptive strike against Canada, warning that if Canada

retaliates with counter tariffs or any other measure, the US tariffs will increase. The order says Trump is using tariffs to put American safety and national interest first. Chris Reyes, CBC News, New York. Meanwhile, the energy sector is coming to terms with its 10% tariff. Sam Sampson has more on how those in the oil and gas industry are preparing for the future. Peter Tertsakian says no matter how you slice it, the energy industry is in for a change. He's the president of an energy industry is in for a change. He's the president of an energy industry firm in Alberta and is part of the Prime Minister's Canada-U.S. Relations Council. Tertsakian's biggest concern is retaliatory tariffs.

That means those in central Canada who get their energy from the states will pay much more. We are actually importers in central Canada. So the last thing we want to do is get into some sort of tit-for-tat escalation. Edmonton Chamber of Commerce president Doug Griffiths says he's thankful the energy tariffs are lower. Though the entire approach, he says, doesn't make sense. Their economy very much is interconnected and dependent on Canada. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the lesser tariff on energy is thanks to her government's efforts to meet with U.S. lawmakers and Trump himself.

Though she's disappointed there are tariffs at all, she says they'll continue that diplomacy work. She and others continue to suggest the way out of this is to build more pipelines so the U.S. is no longer Canada's number one customer for energy. Sam Samson, CBC News, Edmonton. And some Canadian hockey fans weighed in on the U. the US Trump tariffs in a different way last night. Fans booed the American anthem at the Ottawa Senators home game versus the Minnesota Wild at the Canadian Tire Center. The two teams have a combined 14

American-born players between the two rosters and the Sens won the game 6-0. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Paig. ...