The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/12 at 18:00 EST

Episode Date: February 12, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/12 at 18:00 EST

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From CBC News, the world is sour. I'm Tom Harrington. Well, it was a good conversation back and forth and it was a very positive conversation. Ontario's Doug Ford on how things went at a meeting with Trump administration officials at the White House this afternoon. Among the American advisors involved, Jim Blair, Deputy Chief of Staff for Legislative Affairs. The premiers pressed their case, the 25% tariff proposed by Donald Trump will hurt American

consumers and businesses. BC's David Eby described how that argument went over. I think the dominant impression is that it was a very significant day at the White House and yet they still sent two senior reps to meet with us. There were some very frank moments across the table and they urged us to take the president out of his word. And so we will certainly do that. The Premiers say they're waiting for the rest of Trump's cabinet to be confirmed before negotiations can move forward. Before the Premiers went to the White House, the federal finance minister met with senior

Trump officials there. Dominic LeBlanc spoke with Trade Secretary Howard Lutnick and Economic Advisor Kevin Hassett. He says he told them how steel and aluminum tariffs will hurt both countries. LeBlanc sounded optimistic about efforts to head off overall tariffs that could take effect next month. We now have, I think, a good understanding of their process markers over the next number of weeks. And they were very clear that Canada very much has their attention and they want

to work with us to structure an economic deal that's in the interest of both countries. LeBlanc says he also gave an update on border security and Canada's new Fentanyl czar. The U.S. dominated Prime Minister Trudeau's meetings with EU leaders this week, specifically Trump's threat to impose tariffs not only on Canada, Mexico and China, but on the European Union as well. As David Thurton reports, Trudeau had a brief meeting with the US Vice President. It was just a quick greeting exchange. The Prime Minister describing a brief meeting with US Vice President JD Vance.

Both Justin Trudeau and Vance attended an AI summit in Paris this week with other world leaders. During the quick chat, Trudeau says he spoke about all the Canadian steel and aluminum that America relies on. $2.2 billion worth of steel and aluminum exports from Canada go directly into the Ohio economy, often to contribute to manufacturing that happens there. He nodded and noted it, but it wasn't a longer exchange than that. Trudeau says these brief meetings are part of the diplomatic push. So anytime we have an opportunity, we will be highlighting those facts and doing everything we can to prevent this policy that will hurt both Americans and Canadians.

Canada's premiers are also in Washington delivering that same message. David Thurton, CBC News, Ottawa. Meantime Donald Trump says he had phone calls today with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine. White House Press Secretary Carolyn Levitt. He told me to tell all of you they were very good calls they were very positive and the administration is wholeheartedly committed to a peace deal to end once and for all the Russia-Ukraine war. In social media posts Trump says both men want to make peace. He says Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will be in Munich on Friday to start planning those talks.

Zelensky posted about the call, saying they discussed the negotiations as well as Ukrainian economic and resource cooperation with the U.S. The former Kamloops residential school in B.C. has been declared a national historic site. The Takumloops Dyskretlik First Nation decided to preserve several of the buildings. They want to commemorate the trauma experienced by students, their families and communities. They say the site will also teach Canadians about the long-term impact of the residential school policy. The Winter Olympics in Vancouver Whistler opened 15 years ago today. Tonight, the man who scored the golden goal for

Canada at those games will be on the ice for the opening game of the Four Nations Faceoff Tournament. Team Canada is taking on Team Sweden in Montreal, a place team captain Sidney Crosby looks forward to playing in. Just the atmosphere. You know, there's a certain feel to it when you come in and play here. Tomorrow, Finland takes on the United States. The Ron Robbin event continues into next week with the championship game scheduled for February 20th in Boston. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Tom Harrington. Thanks for listening.