The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/11 at 08:00 EST

Episode Date: February 11, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/11 at 08:00 EST

When a body is discovered 10 miles out to sea, it sparks a mind-blowing police investigation. There's a man living in this address in the name of a deceased. He's one of the most wanted men in the world. This isn't really happening. Officers are finding large sums of money. It's a tale of murder, skullduggery and international intrigue. So who really is he? I'm Sam Mullins and this is Sea of Lies from CBC's Uncovered,

available now. From CBC News, it's the world this hour. I'm Joe Cummings. A campaign is underway to get the White House to reverse course, but as it stands now, a 25% American tariff will be imposed on Canadian steel and Canadian aluminum as of March 12th. If it comes to that, our response, of course, will be firm and clear. We will stand up for Canadian workers.

We will stand up for Canadian industries. That's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau saying there will be a Canadian response to the Trump trade action, but first, the Canadian premiers are in Washington for a joint lobbying effort aimed at convincing the Trump administration that tariffs are not in their best interest. Kate McKenna has more. This is about changing minds and changing minds not just in the short term but changing minds 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. For Donald Trump, hurting Canadian business is the point. Yesterday 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. The head of the European Union, Ursula von der Leyen, is saying today that the U.S. tariffs will not go unanswered and will trigger harsh countermeasures from the EU. Speaking in Brussels, she says the EU will act to safeguard its economic interests and will take whatever steps are necessary to protect European workers, businesses, and

consumers. Now, away from the tariff issue, President Trump was on Fox News last night complaining about the cost of supporting the Ukrainian war effort. We're spending hundreds of billions of dollars and you know they may make a deal, they may not make a deal, they may be Russian someday or they may not be Russian someday but we're going to have all this money in there. And I say, I want it back. Trump says Kyiv has essentially agreed to a deal that would see Washington continue to provide military aid in exchange for Ukraine's rare minerals and resources. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky is scheduled to meet on Friday of this week with the U.S. Vice President, JD Vance.

They'll be at a security conference in Munich. As for the Middle East, Jordan's King Abdullah is in Washington for talks today with President Trump. Trump wants Jordan to accept more Palestinian refugees from Gaza, perhaps permanently if the Trump administration follows through on a proposal to redevelop the territory. An Ojibwe community in northern Ontario is marking 30 years under a boil water advisory, and it's concerned that the current political instability in Ottawa is undermining its ongoing efforts to finally secure a water treatment facility.

Sarah Law has the story. It has been traumatic for Nishkandega people. Chris Munez is chief of Nishkandega First Nation in Northwestern Ontario. As of February 1st, the community's 350 members have lacked access to clean drinking water for three decades. Well, it's a lack of political will from the government. Nearly 30 million dollars in upgrades haven't fixed the problems of the water plant. Munoz says the facility is producing clean water, it's just not getting to people's homes.

He says a new plant is the only solution, costing about $52 million. In 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to end Canada's long-term drinking water advisories. A decade later, 33 long-term advisories remain. Engineering professor Kerry Black at the University of Calgary says the issue must be prioritized no matter who's in power. So stop politicizing it. Stop making it a volleyball that you bat between different political parties. Munoz is already calling on Canada's next prime minister to take quicker action to help his community.

Sarah Loss, CBC News, Thunder Bay, Ontario. And that is The World This Hour. I'm Joe Cummings.