The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/10 at 19:00 EST

Episode Date: February 11, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/10 at 19:00 EST

In Scarborough, there's this fire behind our eyes. A passion in our bellies. It's in the hearts of our neighbors. The eyes of our nurses. And the hands of our doctors. It's what makes Scarborough, Scarborough. In our hospitals, we do more than anyone thought possible. We've less than anyone could imagine.

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 is our. I'm Tom Harrington. One of Donald Trump's most popular slogans is promises made, promises kept.

As promised, the U.S. President has signed a proclamation imposing tariffs on all imported steel and aluminum, including its number one supplier, Canada. Protecting our steel and aluminum industries is a must, and today I'm simplifying our tariffs on steel and aluminum so that everyone can understand exactly what it means. It's 25 percent without exceptions or exemptions and that's all countries no matter where it comes from, all countries. Trump's trade adviser Peter Navarro says the tariffs are about ensuring America never has

to rely on foreign nations for critical industries. A senior government official has told CBC News Ottawa is waiting to see the order in writing before responding. Trump says he's also considering tariffs on cars, pharmaceuticals and computer chips. March 4th is the deadline for tariffs to be imposed on all Canadian exports to the United States. Canada is bracing for the impact of these new tariffs. Some analysts say the American strategy is based on more than economics. Julian Goressian is a former special advisor in international trade at the Ministry of Finance.

This operandi of President Trump is to create uncertainty. And by creating uncertainty, you create anxiety in your adversaries or in this case in your apparent friends and neighbors. Officials in Ottawa say tariffs on steel and aluminum would be devastating for many Canadian workers. Ron Wells is a union representative in Hamilton. We're hoping the federal government puts retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products coming into Canada. So hopefully the tariffs won't last long and we'll get back to normal business. The aluminum industry in Quebec is wary as well, given it produces 90% of Canada's exports.

Premier Francois Lago says the North American Free Trade Agreement should be renegotiated immediately. The price of gold surged past $2,900 an ounce today, for the first time. The record high comes amid fears of a global trade war caused by President Trump's tariffs. His plans are broadly viewed as inflationary and could create wider trade disputes. Today's price marks the seventh time this year gold has hit a record high. Investors see the precious metal as a reliable hedge against inflation. Nearly every country has missed today's UN deadline to set more ambitious climate targets. As part of the 2015 Paris Agreement, nations must submit new plans every five years outlining

how they hope to cut emissions by 2035. But as Anayat Singh reports, the deadline came and went with few announcements. Ten years on from Paris, we won't have delivered on all our commitments. Simon Steele, the UN's climate chief, says there's still room for improvement when it comes to global climate action, despite the new US administration of Donald Trump exiting the Paris Agreement. But only 10 out of 195 countries have submitted new, more ambitious targets ahead of Monday's deadline. There is no penalty for submitting late targets.

Canada says it will submit this week. Alex Rafalovic, an anti-fossil fuel campaigner, says the delay is disappointing, but not surprising. These are complex and difficult proposals to bring together and countries take a little bit longer than they anticipate to get them right. Countries need to submit by September so they could be properly assessed before the UN COP 30 climate change conference in November. Inayat Singh, CBC News, Toronto. Nevada has confirmed its first human case of bird flu.

Officials say it's a farm worker who was exposed to infected dairy cattle. Authorities last week reported a second strain of the virus in cows in the state. That heightened concerns about the U.S. outbreak, which has infected nearly 70 people since April, mostly farm workers. The Nevada worker is recovering after suffering from pink eye. The Central Nevada Health District says there is no evidence the H5N1 virus is spreading from person to person, and the CDC considers bird flu to be low-risk to the public. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Tom Harrington. Thanks for listening.