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

Episode Date: March 6, 2025

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

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From CBC News, it's the World This Hour. I'm Joe Cummings. It is another day of confusion and uncertainty on the front lines of the Canada-U.S. trade war. The first major American concession from the White House came yesterday with the auto sector being granted at least a one month reprieve. Being suggested certain areas of the agriculture industry could be next. But from the Trudeau government, the message has not changed.

It continues to say it will not negotiate a list of car votes nor will it drop its countermeasures until the US completely ends its tariff campaign. And among those hanging in the balance here in Canada are the New Brunswick forestry towns. 92 percent of their exports go to the United States. And as Jacques Portereau reports, a large part of their wood is already subject to other protectionist measures. The forest is the blood that flows in our veins,

according to Éric Gagnon, the mayor of Kedwick, a rural community of 2,300 people with two major sawmills. Now we are very nervous, but it's not of our control. Donald Trump's tariff lands on top of an existing 14.4% duty on softwood for most Canadian producers. A duty his administration is seeking to increase later this year to 26.8%. That's a total of almost 52% with even more duties possible using national security as a rationale. Canadian softwoods been losing market share in the U.S. for years, but it would take years to ramp up enough American supply to replace it.

So for now, some mills should survive as U.S. buyers are forced to pay higher prices. Jacques Poitras, CBC News, Fredericton. Prime Minister Trudeau and the premiers say they are in the process of lifting barriers on internal Canadian trade and labour mobility. Among the issues being worked on is allowing certified professionals with credentials in one jurisdiction to be cleared to work anywhere in Canada. Provincial trade and labour ministers in each province have been directed to come up with a national credential plan by June 1st. Quebec, however, says it will need more time, saying its language laws will be difficult to negotiate. Overseas, European leaders have opened an emergency defense summit.

The goal is to beef up their own military capability and ensure that Ukraine will be properly supported by its allies. Germany's next chancellor, Friedrich Mertz, and the summit chair are leading the discussion on fortifying Europe's defenses on a short deadline. At the same time, French President Emmanuel Macron is looking at the possibility of France's nuclear deterrent to be used to protect the continent from Russian threats. Australia is bracing for the arrival of tropical cyclone Alfred. It is headed toward the Gold Coast, north of Sydney, and is expected to deliver 12-metre waves to go along with

torrential rain and devastating winds. Phil Mercer reports. For some thrill-seekers, the large waves that have begun pounding parts of Australia's east coast are a novelty. But the authorities are warning that Cyclone Alfred will be incredibly dangerous. Brisbane's Mayor Adrian Schrinner is urging millions of Australians to stay at home. I don't want to see one single person electrocuted. I don't want to see one single person impacted by flying debris. The best way we can make that happen is for everyone to stay at home for the next two days.

The military has been brought in to help as the storm continues its erratic path to the coast. Many residents have laid sandbags to protect their homes. We've done everything we can in terms of securing the house and our belongings and everything like that. Trying to find a safe place for the cars, but I think we're just going to try and hunker down. Phil Mirsa for CBC News, Sydney. And that is The World This Hour. You can listen to us wherever you get your podcasts. The World This Hour, remember, is updated every hour, seven days a week.

And for news anytime, go to our website, cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.