The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/11 at 02:00 EST

Episode Date: February 11, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/11 at 02:00 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. Canada's industry minister is calling Donald Trump's latest threat of 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum completely unjustified. François-Philippe Champagne

says Ottawa will respond. In the meantime, Canada's premiers are spending part of this week in Washington trying to dissuade Trump from going ahead with tariffs. Kate McKenna has more. This is about changing minds and changing minds not just in the short term, but changing minds up for the long term. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is pushing a message to American lawmakers. Tariffs make things more expensive, and will kill Canadian and American jobs.

But his message doesn't appear to be taking root. Back to America. For Donald Trump, hurting Canadian business is the point. He announced a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum. Tens of thousands of Canadian jobs are directly tied to those industries. Trump's angling to move those jobs south of the border. 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. Catherine Cobden is the president and CEO of the Canadian Steel Producers Association. If this is going forward, Canada it's time to act. A senior Canadian government official says Canada is looking to build a response with its allies since this applies to every country that exports steel and aluminum into the United States. Kate McKenna, CBC News, Washington. Governments around the world are reacting to the new U.S. tariffs. Anthony Albanese is Prime Minister of Australia. He says he spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump.

I presented Australia's case for an exemption and we agreed on wording to say publicly, which is that the U.S. president agreed that an exemption was under consideration. But there's no guarantee he'll get it. Meantime, the second most powerful leader in Hong Kong is vowing to fight the U.S. for imposing a 10% tariff on its goods as part of the measures against China. Eric Chan says Hong Kong has always been considered a separate trade zone. This is absolutely inconsistent with the WTO rules and we will file a complaint with the WTO regarding this unreasonable arrangement.

The head of the European Union will meet Tuesday in Paris with US Vice President JD Vance to discuss the tariffs. Whoever wins the next federal election will have to deal with the issue of Arctic sovereignty. Conservative leader Pierre Poliev laid out his pitch in Nunavut. Juanita Taylor reports. Our safety, territory and trade with the US requires we take back control of our North. Pierre Poliev unveiled part of his plan while touring Iqaluit, how he would accomplish security and stability in the North should he become the country's next Prime Minister. It includes doubling the size of Canada's rangers, adding more icebreakers, and building

Canada's first permanent Arctic military base in Iqaluit. Hostile powers want our resources, our shipping routes, and to be in striking distance of our continent. Pauliev is taking aim at the Russian and Chinese governments. He says both have been eyeing the Arctic because of its viable shipping lanes due to climate change. A timely reference, says former Nunavut Senator Dennis Patterson, who says there is a need to work more closely with the United States.

It's in our mutual interest in defending and protecting our northern border. Juanita Taylor, CBC News, Yellowknife. U.S. President Donald Trump is proposing a new deadline in Gaza for the Palestinian militant group Hamas to release the remaining Israeli hostages. If all of the hostages aren't returned by Saturday at 12 o'clock, I think it's an appropriate time. I would say cancel it and all bets are off and let hell break out. Trump says he would suggest canceling the latest Israel-Hamas ceasefire, which began

January 19th. On Monday, Hamas said it would delay the release of the remaining hostages because it said Israel had broken the terms of the agreement. Israel accuses Hamas of breaking the deal. And that is Your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Neal Herland.