The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/04 at 15:00 EST

Episode Date: March 4, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/04 at 15:00 EST

1942, Europe. Soldiers find a boy surviving alone in the woods. They make him a member of Hitler's army. But what no one would know for decades, he was Jewish. Could a story so unbelievable be true? I'm Dan Goldberg. I'm from CBC's personally, Toy Soldier. Available now wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Tom Harrington. Justin Trudeau says Canada won't back down from a fight. The prime minister spoke this morning after American tariffs went into place on Canadian imports.

Trudeau says the U.S. has imposed economy-wide tariffs against its closest ally and friend. David Thurton reports. Now it's not in my habit to agree with the Wall Street Journal, but Donald, they point out that even though you're a very smart guy, this is a very dumb thing to do. The Prime Minister delivering a verbal punch. The blunt words followed news Canada is imposing a 25% retaliatory tariff on $30 billion worth of US goods. And that's just the beginning Trudeau says if Trump doesn't back down from what Trudeau calls his senseless trade war. Even the excuse that he's giving for these tariffs today of fentanyl is completely bogus.

So we actually have to fold back on the one thing he has said repeatedly that what he wants is to see a total collapse of the Canadian economy. Although that might be Trump's intention, Trudeau said that's never going to happen. David Thurton, CBC News, Ottawa. You don't treat your neighbors like this. New Brunswick's Susan Holt expressing the sentiment of her fellow premiers. These tariffs are an attack on Canada and on who we are. And they mark a turning point for our province and our country.

Provinces are rolling out their response to the tariffs. U.S.-made alcohol is being pulled off store shelves in Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador, Manitoba and Quebec. Threats are being made to exclude U.S. companies from provincial procurement contracts. Ontario's Doug Ford has announced he's ripping up the province's contract with Starlink, Elon Musk's satellite internet service. He's also threatening a 25% surcharge on electricity exported to the U.S. Mexico's president says there is no reason or justification for the tariffs.

Gloria Sheenbaum says she will announce a counter package of tariff and non-tariff measures on Sunday. China also responded by imposing additional tariffs of up to 15% on imports of key American farm products. They include chicken, pork, soy and beef. It also restricted some US companies from doing business in China. Meantime, the Trump White House is doubling down on its strategy. In a social media post, President Trump is threatening to impose additional reciprocal tariffs equivalent to the Canadian response. And Vice President JD Vance claims Canada has not been serious about stopping the fentanyl trade. To other news now, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the Oval Office meeting did

not go the way it was supposed to. Striking a remorseful tone in a lengthy post on X, he wrote, it is time to make things right. The comments come after the U.S. paused weapon shipments to Ukraine. Kristo Gmansing reports. You haven't been alone. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appears to want to bury the hatchet. Writing on social media, he and his team stand ready to work under President Donald Trump's strong leadership to get a peace that lasts, saying last week's meeting in Washington was regrettable.

On the streets of Kiev, Ukrainians expressed concern as the U.S. said it was freezing all weapons aid to Ukraine, a move James Nixie of the London-based think tank Chatham House described as a devastating blow. It gives the Russian side, if nothing else, a morale boost. Zelensky stopped short of apologizing but said he is ready to work fast to end the war and sign the minerals deal with the U.S. Crystal Gamansing, CBC News, London. Buffy St. Marie says she has returned her Order of Canada with a good heart.

The singer was stripped of the honor after a CBC report questioned her claims of Indigenous heritage. St. Marie says she never lied about her identity. She says she is an American citizen and holds a U.S. passport, but was adopted as a young adult by a Cree family in Saskatchewan. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Tom Harrington. Thanks for listening.