The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/06 at 23:00 EST

Episode Date: February 7, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/06 at 23:00 EST

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start listening today. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Claude Fague. Canadian politicians are doing a hard sell on Americans to convince them Donald Trump's proposed tariffs are a bad idea. But at the same time, some see domestic opportunity in the crisis. Carina Roman has more from Ottawa. 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 inter-provincial 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 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. But while Trump's levies of 25% on goods from this country are on hold at least for a month, Some of his other trade decisions are leading to Canadian business plans being scaled back, even layoffs. Nisha Patel explains. It's a blow to Canadian small business.

International trade lawyer Jesse Goldman says Canadian companies are getting caught in the crosshairs. A blow to courier industry as well. Shipping and logistics costs go up dramatically for small businesses. This week, customers of Vancouver company Understands received an email warning it was pausing U.S. shipments of its products. Goldman says businesses need to plan for the worst case scenario. My view is that tariffs are here to stay. Montreal-based Shear Techs Texas finances were already strained. The

looming threat has made matters much worse. CEO Catherine Homoth says the women's clothing maker will lay off about 140 employees for six months. This is an incredibly difficult decision to make. It's facing higher costs as it rushes to move its product across the border before March 4th. Nisha Patel, CBC News, Toronto. The largest union in the US government is suing the Trump administration to stop proposed massive layoffs. The lawsuit is on behalf of the workers in the US Agency for International Development, an aid agency. Now the union calls the government's actions unconstitutional and illegal. The

Department of Government Efficiency wants to cut 200,000 government jobs and is offering buyouts. So far only 40,000 employees have accepted them. Super Bowl 59 kicks off this Sunday in New Orleans with the reigning two-time champion Kansas City Chiefs facing the Philadelphia Eagles. Fans are expected to use online betting to wager billions of dollars on the game. But as Allison Northcott reports, experts are warning the growing online gambling industry is a growing public health problem. The two best teams in football are about to collide.

This NFL ad sets the stakes for Sunday's big game. Millions of fans will tune in, many of them with their own stake in the action. American fans alone are expected to wager a record 1.39 billion US dollars on this year's Super Bowl according to the American Gaming Association, a sign it says of the growing enthusiasm for legal sports betting. Canadian fans like it too. Hopefully I can make a few bucks tonight on my little betting app here. The Canadian Gaming Association says the regulated online betting market has grown since Ottawa legalized single event sports betting and Ontario opened the door to private online

gambling companies in 2022. A recent report by the Lancet's Public Health Commission on gambling urges governments to do more to address the public health harms. Alison Northcott, CBC News, Montreal. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fague.