The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/11 at 13:00 EST

Episode Date: February 11, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/11 at 13:00 EST

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From CBC News, the world is sour. I'm Tom Harrington. The premiers are heading to Washington to convince U.S. officials not to impose the Trump administration's latest tariffs. President Trump proclaimed last night 25 percent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports starting March 12. Ontario's Doug Ford kicked things off this morning with an address to the US Chamber of Commerce.

No matter if it's Democrat or Republican, I have yet to hear one elected official down here and say, that's a great idea. Let's attack Canada economically. it's never been said I've yet to meet one CEO and I've talked to endless CEOs say let's go after Canada Ontario opposition parties argue Ford's trip to Washington is inappropriate during an election campaign but the PC leader says he can simultaneously run for re-election and take these actions as premier. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is coordinating with world leaders on a strategy to deal with

the coming U.S. tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports. The White House says those new levies will take effect next month. At a global AI summit in Paris, Trudeau delivered a message directly to the Trump administration. Olivier Stefanovic reports. As usual, these summits are a great opportunity to speak with a range of leaders. Moments after the Prime Minister made those comments to reporters in Paris, a senior federal government official says Justin Trudeau got in a word with US Vice President J.D. Vance. We will stand up for Canadian workers. we will stand up for Canadian industries.

The official says Trudeau mentioned the impact steel tariffs will have in Ohio. Vance's home state, among Canada's largest markets, and one of the states where US President Donald Trump wants to revive steelmaking. Trudeau did not announce retaliatory measures today, but he warned Trump's 25 percent tariff on all steel and aluminum imports will drive up costs for Americans. Olivia Stefanovic, CBC News, Paris. The Canadian cities expected to be hit hardest by any U.S. trade action are Calgary, St. John and Windsor, Ontario, the result of a study by

the Canadian Chamber of Commerce using Statistics Canada data. It looked at 41 Canadian municipalities and shows the cities least affected will include Victoria and Halifax. For the most part, a significant amount of their exports are directed toward either Asia or Europe. The steel and aluminum industries across the country are bracing for the tariffs. One example, the city of Kinimat, BC, where a major aluminum smelter employs 1,000 people. Hannah Peterson reports. Taylor Bachrach is the member of Parliament for Skeena-Bulkley Valley in

northwest BC. He says these tariffs will have a devastating impact on the province. I'll certainly be doing everything that I can as a member of parliament to protect those jobs that folks rely on. There are 10 primary aluminum smelters in Canada. One is located in Kitimat. Rio Tinto's aluminum smelter and Power Generation employs over a thousand people in the region. Minister of Housing Ravi Kalan is chairing the province's tariff committee established to coordinate BC's response to US tariff threats. He says the US gets about 3.5 million metric tons of aluminum from jurisdictions outside

the US and about half a million of that is from British Columbia. We've been working with our partners, in particular Rio Tinto and others, from the moment that threats were even suggested. Kalan says the committee is focused on helping industry pivot to other markets. Rio Tinto says they are not commenting on the matter at this time. Hannah Peterson, CBC News, Prince George. Jordan's King Abdullah is meeting with Donald Trump at the White House this hour. Trump has been pressuring Jordan and Egypt to take in Palestinians he wants to forcibly

relocate or else he'll cut aid to both countries. The president has said the U.S. would take over Gaza and develop it. The meeting also comes after Trump's demand Hamas release all remaining hostages by noon Saturday or in his words, let all hell break out. Israel's prime minister echoed that today. Benjamin Netanyahu says the ceasefire will end if Trump's deadline is not met and the military will return to intensive fighting. And that is Your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Tom Harrington. Thanks for listening.