The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/09 at 21:00 EST

Episode Date: February 10, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/09 at 21:00 EST

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But it's time to imagine what we can do with more. Join Scarborough Health Network and together, we can turn grit into greatness. Donate at lovescarborough.ca. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Neil Herland. U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening a fresh set of tariffs. Trump made the surprise announcement today on Air Force One and in a separate interview the

president once again threatened Canada's independence. The CBC's Caroline Bargout reports from Washington. In an exclusive interview with Fox News reporter Brett Baier had asked Trump about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's belief that he was serious about making Canada part of the US.S. And this is what Trump said. Is it a real thing? Yeah, it is. I think Canada would be much better off being a 51st state because we lose $200 billion a year with Canada and I'm not going to let that happen. So that $200 billion figure, well, U.S. government data suggests that the trade

deficit with Canada was actually $55 billion U.S. as of last November. So later from Air Force One, Trump said that he would be announcing 25 percent tariffs on all steel and aluminum that's coming into the United States on Monday. Now, when he was asked about the possibility of higher prices because of the tariffs, here's how Trump responded on Fox News. I think we're going to become a rich, look, we're not that rich right now. That's because we let all these nations take advantage of us.

Caroline Bargout, CBC News, Washington. And we're getting reaction tonight from the steel industry in this country. Catherine Cobden is president and CEO of the Canadian Steel Producers Association. Well, certainly we're very concerned. We do not yet know the details. We do not, for example, know whether for sure Canada would be included. I would hope that our primary objective as a country is to get us excluded from these tariffs and I think that we have a very compelling story to tell as Canada.

We've done some incredible things. If these tariffs proceed, they will be devastating. Canada provides 20% of the imported steel in the U.S. We're also getting reaction from Canada's industry minister, Francois-Philippe Champagne, posted tonight on the platform X. He says, let's all be clear, Canadian steel and aluminum support key industries in the U.S. from defense, shipbuilding and auto. This is making North America more competitive and secure. We will continue to stand up for Canada, our workers and our industries. And Quebec Premier François Legault says,

Quebec exports 2.9 million tons of aluminum to the U.S. He says, we must begin to renegotiate our free trade agreement with the United States as soon as possible and not wait for the revision planned for 2026. We must put an end to this uncertainty. The promise of a trade war is forcing Canada to shore up alliances overseas. The Prime Minister is in Europe this week, where countries are also living under the threat of US tariffs.

The CBC's Olivia Stefanovic reports from Paris. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arriving at the official residence of the French president for a private dinner with Emmanuel Macron. A chance for the two allies to have a frank discussion. Escalating threats from the new US president are giving his trip even more purpose. Nobody knows what Donald Trump is going to do next. Roland Parris is a former advisor to Trudeau who now heads the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa. Europeans in Canada are facing

similar kinds of uncertainty with regard to the United States. They might want to talk about how they might coordinate with each other in extreme situations. Along with Greenland, Gaza and the Panama Canal, Trump is threatening the sovereignty of Canada. What I'd like to see Canada become our 51st state. Olivia Stepanovich, CBC News, Paris. And finally, fans of American football are watching the Super Bowl tonight. The game is being played in New Orleans. Right now, the Philadelphia Eagles are ahead of the Kansas City Chiefs 24-0 in the third quarter.

During tonight's halftime show, which just concluded, rapper Kendrick Lamar performed his diss track, Not Like Us, which mocks the Canadian rapper Drake. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Herland.