The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/05 at 20:00 EST

Episode Date: March 6, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/05 at 20:00 EST

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I'm Tom Harrington. The prime minister spoke to his American counterpart today. The conversation came one day after the Trump administration imposed 25% tariffs on Canadian goods. There has been some movement, but it came at the request of American automakers, not the Canadian government. Marina Vostakalberg has the latest. The problem we've had is it's not clear what the American president wants.

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Jolie speaking to Toronto business leaders less than a day after the US president hit Canada with devastating tariffs. None of us will change the opinion of President Trump but it's the American people themselves. So our job is to make sure that the American people are convinced these tariffs are tax on them. Earlier today, White House press secretary Caroline Levitt confirmed Trump will give automakers in North America a one month tariff exemption. This after the heads of the US's three big car manufacturers reached out. They requested the call, they made the ask and the president is happy to do it.

It's a one month exemption. It's not clear what this exemption means for Canadian auto exports to the US. Marina von Stackelberg, CBC News, Ottawa. Canada has filed a complaint to the World Trade Organization about the US tariffs on Canadian goods. Ottawa says they are unjustified and illegal under the current free trade agreement between the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Canada's ambassador to the WTO in Geneva says the country had no choice but to protect Canadian interests.

French President Emmanuel Macron says Europe needs to be ready in case the U.S. is no longer by its side. The Russian threat is here and it affects the countries of Europe. In a televised address to The Nation, Macron says Russia poses a threat to all of Europe and France needs to invest more in defense. Macron says he'll confer with allies next week and will discuss extending the French nuclear umbrella to European partners. Alaska state troopers say three skiers are believed dead in the backcountry after being

swept away in an avalanche. The slide happened late yesterday near the skiing community of Girdwood, some 64 kilometers south of Anchorage. Rescuers say the heliskiers were buried in snow nearly 10 stories deep. Manitoba's Progressive Conservative Party apologized today to the families of four First Nations women murdered by a serial killer in 2022. Police believed at least two victims, Mercedes Myron and Morgan Harris, were buried in a Winnipeg area landfill.

Interim leader Wayne Iwasco says the Tory government under Heather Stephenson was wrong for refusing to search the site. Our government erred. It's as simple as that. We lost our way in regards to empathy and also lost our way in regards to closure being brought forward to the families of the victims. The province announced last week the discovery of potential human remains. It could take weeks for coroners to make an identification. Ottawa is adding so-called forever chemicals to the toxic substances

list. PFAS substances are found in everyday products including clothing, electronics and food packaging and they have been linked to various health problems including cancer. Yanneth Jayat Singh reports. It's an unprecedented approach since we're regulating the entire class of PFAS and not just one substance, one molecule at a time." Environment Minister Stephen Gilbo in Montreal announcing the government's move to tackle PFAS. Prized for their water and heat resistant properties, they're also linked to cancer and reproductive health issues. Canada will now add them to its official list of toxic substances.

It's the first step on a long road to actually restricting their use. Elaine McDonnell is with the environmental law charity EcoJustice. It's so ubiquitous in our economy. It is in so many different products. It's going to take a long time to figure out how to remove it from everything. The government will start by looking at their use in firefighting form before addressing PFAS in products like takeout containers, cosmetics, household cleaners and other products that expose Canadians to these chemicals. Inayat Singh, CBC News, Toronto.

And that is Your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Tom Harrington. Thanks for listening.