The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/06 at 17:00 EST

Episode Date: February 6, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/06 at 17:00 EST

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We've shown that when our backs are up against the wall, we will all stand together. A renewed sense of Canadian unity, a push to buy Canadian, the real possibility of eliminating decades-old interprovincial trade barriers, the reinvigorated search for export markets other than the U.S. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada's reaction to the threat of tariffs is promising. We don't just want to get through this challenging moment. We want to emerge from it stronger than ever before. NDP leader Jagmeet Singh says the buy Canadian push should apply to government purchasing too.

That it goes towards Canadian companies, Canadian contracts that hire Canadian workers. There's political opportunity as well, with politicians of all stripes positioning themselves as the right person to take on a Trump administration. With a growing belief that will be the ballot question in the next federal election. Karina Roman, CBC News, Ottawa. The Energy and Natural Resources Minister is in Washington today.

Jonathan Wilkinson is talking to US officials about those tariff threats. He says Canada has the resources America needs. I just go back to things like Canada can do a lot on critical minerals to reduce the American dependence on China. This is at a time where China is banning the export of a number of important critical minerals to the United States. And I think that's a much more productive conversation. And so I am certainly trying to ensure that we're offering an alternative that is a positive alternative to turn away from the discussion on tariffs. Beijing is in its own tariff tiff with Washington after Trump imposed a 10% levy on Chinese goods this week. A federal judge in Boston has delayed 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 the judge ordered the deadline extended until after a hearing next Monday on whether the scheme is legal. 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. But now Beardrew Dutani 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. Beardrew Dutani is Canada's former human rights chief. That assignment he was in for only a couple of months in 2024 before he was pressured to step down. Shortly after my appointment 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 the 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 Defense says it is already working on a range of measures to deal with racism and implement recommendations from the settlement. And that is Your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Tom Harrington. Thanks for listening.