The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/04 at 22:00 EST

Episode Date: March 5, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/04 at 22:00 EST

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start listening today. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Neil Herland. Mr. Speaker, the President of the United States. We begin in Washington where U.S. President Donald Trump is addressing the American Congress this hour and Canadians are watching closely to see if Trump announces any change to his new tariff policy that took effect today but in the first hour Trump focused on domestic issues. We've ended the tyranny

of so-called diversity, equity and inclusion policies all across the entire federal government and indeed the private sector and our military. And our country will be woke no longer. The speech began with a rocky start when Democratic Congressman Al Green from Texas kept heckling the president. U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson ejected him from the chamber. The chair now directs the sergeant-at-arms to restore order. Remove this gentleman from the chamber.

Trump also berated Democratic party members in Congress for not cheering during his speech. The federal government is taking a tough stance as a trade war with our closest ally begins. Tariffs of 25 percent are now in place from the U.S. on goods from Canada and Mexico. Canada is fighting back with tariffs on 30 billion dollars worth of products from the U.S. And as Tom Perry reports, that's just the beginning. So today, the United States launched a trade war against Canada. Justin Trudeau says Canada never wanted a fight with a country that's supposed to be its closest ally, but in an address broadcast live on U.S. news channels, the Prime Minister delivered a firm message to the American people and their president.

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. Trudeau says Canada will fight back with reciprocal tariffs on $155 billion worth of US goods. He says Donald Trump is making a bogus claim when he says his tariffs are being brought in because Canada is allowing fentanyl into the U.S. Trudeau says the real reason may be that Trump hopes to weaken the Canadian economy and make it easier to take over the country. Tom Perry, CBC News, Ottawa. The president of Mexico says there is no reason or justification for the tariffs.

No hay motivo, razón, ni justificación. There is no reason, reason or justification for the tariffs. farm products. They include chicken, pork, soy and beef. China is also restricting some U.S. companies from doing business in its territory. 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 the platform acts he wrote, it is time to make things right. As Crystal Gamansancing reports, the comments come after the U.S. paused weapon shipments to Ukraine. You haven't been alone. You haven't been alone.

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. It's very hard to fight without the ammo. 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. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, London. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Neal Herland.