The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/06 at 00:00 EST

Episode Date: March 6, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/06 at 00:00 EST

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start listening today. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Neil Herland. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with US President Donald Trump Wednesday and we're learning more about their call. It lasted 50 minutes and Vice President J.D. Vance and US 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.

Marine Yvonne 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, 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 U.S.'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 U.S. Marina von Stackelberg, CBC News, Ottawa. Meantime Canada has filed a complaint to the World Trade Organization over the U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods.

Ottawa says they're 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. 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 US's poor sharing intelligence with Ukraine was first confirmed by National Security Advisor 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 Velaitis 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. 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. 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 Neal Herland.