The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/11 at 22:00 EST

Episode Date: February 12, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/11 at 22:00 EST

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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. CBC News has learned that President Donald Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum could be twice as high as previously reported. If the 25 percent tariff on all

goods goes into effect on March 4th, the steel and aluminum charge would stack on top of that, meaning a rate of 50 percent on those products. Francois Philippe Champagne is Canada's industry minister. He warned of the potential impact. Chaos in terms of the well-estab chain that exists because I always say the Americans don't buy from Canada because they want to be nice. They buy from Canada what they need and they need the steel from Canada, they need the aluminum from Canada, and at the same time you say cost because we've been saying all along, there cannot be tariff without impact, there cannot be tariff without consequences,

and there cannot be tariff without impact, there cannot be tariff without consequences, and it cannot be tariff without cost. Meantime, Doug Ford was in Washington taking an anti-tariff message to an American audience. And he's not alone. All the premiers were there, hoping to persuade American officials to stop the tariffs. Mike Crawley reports. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce hosted Doug Ford's lunch hour event at a Washington hotel, but the audience of 100-plus was dominated by Canadians and Canadian businesses. Still, Ford makes his pitch against tariffs.

Let's stick together and please get the message to President Trump. This is not a good idea for both countries. It's far from clear that anyone in the audience has Trump's ear, and even if they did, that they could change his mind. Eric Miller listened to Ford's speech. He's American and runs a Washington-based consultancy focused on cross-border trade. But I'm not sure much can change Donald Trump's mind at this point. What would it take?

You're going to have to see paint. When you start seeing vehicle plants close, when you start seeing the price of energy go up, that is what we'll get through to President Trump. Mike Crawley, CBC News, Washington. The tariffs were a big topic on the Liberal leadership campaign trail. Candidates are laying out their policies as they try to become Canada's next Prime Minister. Mark Carney spoke in Regina. We as Canadians are coming together. We're going to build our strength next Prime Minister. Mark Carney spoke in Regina. We as Canadians are coming together.

We're going to build our strength here at home. We have many other options abroad. We are going to develop those rapidly. And if the Americans are going to be reasonable, if the Americans are going to be willing to strike an agreement and not tear it up a few years later, but strike an agreement with honor that they are going to honour, then we look forward to sitting down and having those negotiations. Christopher Eland's campaign focused on affordability for Canadians,

putting out a plan that includes cutting taxes. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed a new czar to crack down on illegal fentanyl trade at the Canada-U.S. border. Kevin Brousseau was named to the role Tuesday. Tricia Kindleman reports. Former Mountie Kevin Brousseau is being asked to work closely with U.S. counterparts and law enforcement agencies. In a statement, the feds say he will accelerate Canada's ongoing work to detect, disrupt and dismantle the fentanyl trade. Nearly 10,000 kilograms of fentanyl were seized at U.S. borders in 2024, according to data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Only about 20 kilograms were seized by authorities at the northern border. Despite those small numbers, the government says it's an important step. In recent weeks, we've seen other elements of a 1.3 billion dollar plan also rolled out including additional law enforcement personnel at border crossings and Black Hawk helicopters have also been added at borders in Alberta, BC and Quebec. Trisha Kindleman, CBC News, Toronto. Donald Trump is still pushing his plan for the US to seize control and redevelop Gaza, and he did it today in the Oval Office, before a meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah.

We're going to take it, we're going to hold it, we're going to cherish it, we're going to get it going eventually where a lot of jobs are going to be created for the people in the Middle East. In a statement afterwards, the King rejected the idea of displacing Gaza residents. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Neal Herland.