The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/06 at 14:00 EST

Episode Date: February 6, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/06 at 14:00 EST

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start listening today. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Tom Harrington. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is telling big city mayors they are valued partners in the fight against proposed US tariffs. Trudeau addressed their conference in Ottawa today. He talked about the impact the tariff threat has had on Canadian patriotism. Over the last few weeks, I think we've all been blown away by how Canadians have responded to the proposed tariffs from the United States. Canadians have shown just how much we love this great country of ours.

We've shown that when our backs are up against the wall, we will all stand together for Canada. We will choose Canada. Trudeau's urging Canadians to keep up that spirit in the coming weeks so the country can emerge stronger from the tariff crisis. Public safety minister David McGinty says we'll hear more tomorrow about the responsibilities of Canada's proposed Fentanyl czar. He says that role will be filled by March 4th. That's the end of the current pause on Donald Trump's threatened tariffs on Canadian goods. McGinty says the czar faces a complex task.

Fentanyl is a foreign affairs issue. It's a law enforcement issue. It's an intelligence issue. It's a public health issue. So this is a complicated issue. And we're also, to be clear, not going to shy away from raising with our American counterparts, as we have, that there are also drug challenges coming northward.

McGinty cited the seizure of more than 300 kilograms of cocaine announced by Toronto police earlier this week. Five people were arrested, one of them a Mexican national facing deportation. A federal judge in Boston has pushed back a Trump administration plan to offer federal government employees a buyout. The offer came from Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency and the deadline was midnight. But U.S. District Court Judge George O'Toole ordered the deadline extended until after a hearing next Monday on whether the scheme is legal. The White House says

40,000 workers have accepted the offer, far short of Musk's goal of 200,000. There are more than 2 million people working in the U.S. public service. The deputy leader of the Conservative Party is being sued for defamation. A former Canadian human rights commissioner is alleging Melissa Lansman led a deliberate and malicious campaign to characterize him as an anti-Semite. Now Birju Dittani is turning to the courts to clear his name. David Thurton reports. I'm taking this step today to reclaim my reputation and to seek accountability for the damage that has been done to me and those closest to me. Birju Dittani is Canada's former human rights chief.

An assignment he was in for only a couple of months in 2024 before he was pressured to step down. Shortly after my point was announced in June, I became the subject of a vicious smear campaign, painting me as a terrorist supporter and an anti-Semite. A third party investigation cleared his name, but accusations made on social media remain. Dutani is suing conservative deputy leader Melissa Lansman for spreading quote, poisonous allegations against him. None of his claims have been proven in court and Lansman has not yet filed a statement of defense. Nevertheless, the conservative MP is standing by her comments. A statement from her office reads, the issue is a matter of public record and Lansman will

vigorously defend herself against these baseless claims. David Thurton, CBC News, Ottawa. An African-Canadian man is rejecting a legal settlement he helped obtain. Wallace Fowler played a key role in launching a class action lawsuit in Nova Scotia claiming racism in the military. The settlement calls for a maximum payout of $35,000 for each claimant. But Fowler says it's about accountability, not money. He says he endured slurs, jokes and mistreatment in the service, and he wants a public inquiry. Their way out is to always talk about the system. And I think having an inquiry would

pull them people out of the system and it would highlight a whole bunch more. The settlement acknowledges the harm and indignities people suffered. The Department of National Defence says it's already working on a range of measures to deal with racism and will implement recommendations from the settlement as well. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Tom Harrington. Thanks for listening.