The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/10 at 23:00 EST

Episode Date: February 11, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/10 at 23:00 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 this hour. I'm Neil Herland. Donald Trump is hitting Canada with new tariffs that threaten thousands of jobs

and billions of dollars in trade. Trump signed an executive order this evening. As Katie Simpson reports, a 25% levy will be charged on all steel and aluminum imports coming into the U.S. This is the beginning of making America rich again. And with his sharpie, the U.S. president fired another shot in his global trade war, ordering 25 percent tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, no exceptions, no exemptions, specifically calling out Canada as he announced the change.

We don't need it from another country. As an example, Canada, if we make it in the United States, we don't need it to be made in Canada. We'll have the jobs. That's why Canada should be our 51st state. The new tariffs are reportedly set to kick in March 4th, the same deadline Trump set for his separate tariff threats against Canada and Mexico related to his border security demands. It's time for our great industries to come back to America. Canada is by far America's largest foreign supplier of both steel and aluminum. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, Canada exports about $9.5 billion worth of

aluminum into the U.S. market and about $7 billion worth of steel every year. Katie Simpson, CBC News, Washington. And we're getting reaction tonight from Canada's industry minister, Francois-Philippe Champagne. He says the government will be examining the details and consulting with international partners. In a statement tonight, he says, quote, we will continue to stand up for Canada, support our workers and defend our industries. Canadian steel and aluminum support key industries in the US from defense, shipbuilding, energy to automotive. A senior Canadian government source says Ottawa did not get a heads up about

these new tariffs from the White House. Meantime NDP leader Jagmeet Singh says Donald Trump has unleashed a trade war on Canada and our workers. We can't let it go unanswered and we can't let working Canadians pay the price for Trump's attack. Earlier Monday he called for tariffs against Elon Musk's car company. We want to put a hundred percent tariff on Tesla cars. You pick a fight with Canada, we're going to fight back. We want to make sure Donald Trump and Elon Musk feel it. So that's our vision. We want to be able to support Canadians, to buy Canadian, and we're going to fight back at those that are taking shots at our country. Singh made the statement in Windsor, Ontario after

meeting with auto workers. The leader of the official opposition is also speaking out. Pierre Paliève was in Nunavut promising a conservative government would build a permanent military base in the territory. Hostile powers want our resources, our shipping routes, and to be in striking distance of our continent. Let me be clear, the Canadian Arctic belongs to Canadians and Canadians will take back control of their Arctic waters, Arctic skies skies and arctic land. Polyev says his government would also purchase four polar icebreakers. Students at a school in Surrey, BC say the person shot and killed by police on Sunday

was a 15-year-old grade 10 student. Police and the province's independent watchdog are releasing few details about the incident. They say officers fired shots during an incident involving the victim. Jessica Bergland is with BC's police watchdog. I appreciate that everyone in the community and the larger public is very interested and concerned about this incident so we are going to investigate in as timely a manner as possible and provide updates as we are able. Police say they were called to investigate reports of a person in distress with a weapon near a school. The price of gold surged past $2,900 an ounce Monday 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. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Neal Herland.