The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/05 at 22:00 EST

Episode Date: March 6, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/05 at 22:00 EST

In Scarborough, there's this fire behind our eyes. A passion in our bellies. It's in the hearts of our neighbors. The eyes of our nurses. And the hands of our doctors. It's what makes Scarborough, Scarborough. In our hospitals, we do more than anyone thought possible. We've less than anyone could imagine.

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 Neil Herland. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with US President Donald Trump today and we're learning more about their call. It lasted 50 minutes and Vice President J.D. Vance and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick

were also on the line. A senior government official says the U.S. proposed dropping some, not all, of its tariffs if Canada pulled its retaliation plan to slap tariffs on $30 billion worth of American goods. Trudeau said no to the offer. Marina von Stackelberg has more. 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.

Meantime, Canada has filed a complaint to the U.S. Marina von Stackelberg, CBC News, Ottawa. Meantime Canada has filed a complaint to the World Trade Organization on the U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods. Ottawa says they're unjustified and illegal under the current free trade agreement. Canada's ambassador to the WTO in Geneva says the country had no choice but to protect Canadian interests. The United States has cut off intelligence sharing with Ukraine. U.S. security officials say it's meant to put pressure on Ukraine

and bring the Zelensky government to the negotiating table, but it could seriously hamper the Ukrainian military, Dominic Velaitis reports. News the U.S.'s Paul sharing intelligence with Ukraine was first confirmed by national security adviser Mike Waltz. We have taken a step back and are pausing and reviewing all aspects of this relationship. You're gambling with the lives of millions of people.

You're gambling with World War III. America's decision comes after Friday's disastrous meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky. The move, which comes in addition to the pause in military assistance, announced Monday, could have serious consequences for Kiev on the battlefield. But with Zelensky taking steps to repair relations and American and Ukrainian teams now planning to meet in the near future, US officials are already hinting their pause in support for Ukraine may not last long.

Dominic Vilaitis for CBC News, Riga, Latvia. The federal government is adding so-called forever chemicals to the toxic substances list. The PFAS substances are found in everyday products including clothing, electronics and food packaging. As Anayat Singh reports, they've been linked to various health problems including cancer. 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.

Priced 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 MacDonald 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 Neil Herland.