The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/12 at 00:00 EST

Episode Date: February 12, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/12 at 00:00 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. François-Philippe Champagne is Canada's industry minister. He warned of the potential impact. Chaos in terms of the well-established supply 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, Ontario Premier 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 U.S. officials to stop the tariffs. Mike Raleigh 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 pain when you start seeing this point. What would it take? You're going to have to see pain 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. An American teacher who was detained for more than three years in Russia returned to the United States tonight. Mark Fogel is free as part of an exchange with Russia. Tonight, US President Donald Trump welcomed Fogel to the White House before a swarm of journalists and cameras. I feel like the luckiest man on earth right now. I want you to know that I am not a hero in this at all.

President Trump is a hero. These men that came from the diplomatic service are heroes. The US is not releasing details about the so-called exchange, but in a statement calls the release a show of good faith from the Russians and a sign we are moving in the right direction to end the brutal and terrible war in Ukraine. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed a new Tsar to crack down on the illegal fentanyl trade at the Canada-U.S. border. Kevin Brousseau was named to the role Tuesday.

Trisha 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 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 Tuesday 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.