The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/14 at 21:00 EST

Episode Date: February 15, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/14 at 21:00 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 Claude Faye. The audience of World Leaders in Munich was expecting details on the Trump administration's plan

to end the war in Ukraine. Instead, Vice President J.D. Vance wagged his diplomatic finger at America's European allies. At the same time, he downplayed threats posed by Russia. Chris Brown has the details. At the Munich Security Conference, Ukraine's Vladimir Zelensky finally got some face time with top Trump officials, including Vice President J.D. Vance.

Trump's team has promised they'll bring Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table and stop Russia's invasion. In exchange for its military help, though, the U.S. wants a deal on Ukraine's rare earth minerals, which Zelensky said he's not quite ready to sign. Earlier, European leaders gathering to hear Vance make the keynote speech also wanted more details. Instead, he gave them a lecture on democracy. And what I worry about is the threat from within.

The stunned room listened as Vance berated his hosts, Germany, for allegedly silencing voices on the far right. All week, visiting Trump officials have been pounding home the message that the U.S. now has higher security priorities than Europe. Chris Brown, CBC News, London. Here at home, the sales tax holiday is set to end tomorrow, but NDP leader Jagmeet Singh is calling on the government to extend the tax break. He says essential should not be taxed. I think that is wrong. I think it's wrong that you're gonna have to pay more for things

particularly in the current context. We've got the threat of a trade war. We got terrorists from Donald Trump. People are worried that they might lose their job. They're worried that prices are gonna go up at a time when they're already so high. So I think it's wrong that the government is choosing to do this now. Singh promised that if elected, he will permanently eliminate the tax

on daily essentials and monthly bills. Federal conservatives met in Ottawa today, a day before the party is set to hold a major rally in the nation's capital. The conservatives have been leading in the polls for months, but have seen that lead shrink lately. And that has conservative MPs turning their attention to one particular political rival. Tom Perry reports.

No comments from me today. As they arrive for their caucus meeting, most conservative MPs didn't want to talk, but those who did wanted to talk about one subject. I just want to address, but those who did wanted to talk about one subject. I just want to address Mark Carney's comments. Mark Carney again admitted his own lie. Carbon tax, Carney's failure to provide any transparency to Canadians. Conservatives taking shots at Liberal leadership contender Mark Carney.

David Coletto of Abacus Data understands why. What the polls are showing is the liberals are gaining momentum. Some polls are suggesting that if Mark Carney were the leader, he would do very well, hypothetically, against the Conservatives. Coletto says the Conservatives still lead in the polls, but numbers have been shifting, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stepping down and U.S. President Donald Trump threatening Canada's sovereignty. Tom Perry, CBC News, Ottawa.

The red and white maple leaf flag turns 60 tomorrow. Flag Day has been celebrated every year since February the 15th, 1965, the first time the flag was raised at Parliament Hill. Now, five former prime ministers, both conservative and liberal, are urging Canadians to raise the flag as a show of strength in the face of American threats. Retired veteran Bruce Stock spoke at a news conference ahead of Flag Day. Without you, dear flag, Canada wouldn't exist. Come every February the 15th, we will all celebrate your gift to us from coast to coast to blessed coast."

Parts of Western Canada continue to experience extreme cold windchill values fell below minus 50 in northern Saskatchewan and northern Manitoba. Central Canada is digging out after yesterday's big dump of snow, 40 centimeters in some places, and that storm is hitting the Atlantic regions today. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fague.