The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/06 at 15:00 EST

Episode Date: February 6, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/06 at 15:00 EST

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to consider a buyout offer today from the Trump administration. Workers had until midnight tonight to accept Elon Musk's plan or he would start slashing jobs. Caroline Bargout is in Washington with the latest. Unions representing 800,000 federal workers filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of Elon Musk's buyouts and asked a judge to temporarily halt them. Musk had given two million workers until midnight Thursday to accept his offer. Thursday afternoon, the judge extended the deadline to Monday and ordered a new hearing. Democrats, including Chewie Garcia, are calling for Musk to be fired.

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Canada and Mexico aren't the only U.S. allies worried about Donald Trump's threat to impose tariffs. Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says there's also concern in the European Union. I think the Europeans are watching what has been happening on the conversation around tariffs in Canada with some degree of surprise and certainly lots of concern. I think many are of the view that if the president would do something like this to Canada, which historically has been the closest ally of the United States, what may be in store for Europe. Trump has singled out the EU as his next target.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau goes to Paris and Brussels on Saturday on a mission to expand trade cooperation. NDP leader Jagmeet Singh says Donald Trump's ultimate goal is to make Canada the 51st state by making its economy weaker. Singh gave one example of what he believes is at stake. What does it mean when he wants to make us the 51st state? Well, he wants to privatize our health care system, creating billions of dollars for his

billionaire buddies. We think that is wrong. That is wrong. We are proud of our health care system. Of course we need to improve it. But in Canada, no matter who you are, no matter how much you earn, you can go into a hospital and get the best quality care. That is something the Canadians are proud of.

Singh spoke in Montreal, where workers at two companies have already been laying people off in anticipation of U.S. tariffs. Nova Scotia is planning a new public-private arrangement to provide mental health services. Private psychologists, social workers and counselling therapists Nova Scotia is planning a new public-private arrangement to provide mental health services. Private psychologists, social workers and counselling therapists will sign contracts so they can be paid by the government. It's a pilot program to be launched this spring.

Non-urgent cases such as depression, bipolar disorder, PTSD and anxiety will be the focus. Those patients are supposed to be seen within four weeks of referral, but some end up waiting three months or more. Francine Vesna is the senior executive director with the Nova Scotia Office of Addictions and Mental Health. With the first phase, it is to alleviate some of the pressure. Nova Scotians need supports and there's increased demand in the area of mood and anxiety disorder,

and that's increasing the amount of time that folks are waiting. The province is investing 10 million dollars in the initiative. The UN Secretary General is making a special appeal to end vicious fighting in the eastern Congo. Antonio Guterres says the human toll has been enormous in the mineral rich central African country. Thousands of people are dead, including women and children, and thousands more have been forced from their homes. We have countless reports of human rights abuses, including sexual and gender-based

violence, forced recruitment, and the disruption of life-saving aid. The humanitarian situation in and around Goma is perilous. The M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, captured two key cities in the last couple of weeks. Congo's president, along with eastern and southern African leaders, will meet tomorrow in Tanzania to discuss the conflict. And that is Your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Tom Harrington. Thanks for listening.