The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/07 at 01:00 EST

Episode Date: February 7, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/07 at 01:00 EST

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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 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 deputy leader of the Conservative Party is being sued for defamation. Birju Dittani, a former Canadian human rights commissioner, is alleging Melissa Lansman led a deliberate and malicious campaign to characterize him as an anti-Semite. 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. Beardra 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. 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. Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen has been named the NFL's most valuable player. Allen threw for over 3,700 yards with 28 touchdown passes and ran in another 12. The 28-year-old beat out Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, a two-time NFL League MVP. Allen becomes the third player in team history to win the award. And that is Your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fague.