The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/06 at 10:00 EST

Episode Date: March 6, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/06 at 10:00 EST

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powers that are likely to use artificial intelligence to spread disinformation. Catherine Tunney has the details from Ottawa. China, Russia, Iran, all countries the communication security establishment warns will very likely try and use AI to meddle in the upcoming federal election. The cyber spy agency put out a threat assessment this morning, warning both Canadian voters and politicians to be on guard. Emerging AI tools are trained on huge amounts of data to generate a response to a wide range of requests from a user, from text to video and images, all of which can be used to try

and mislead voters or sow division, says CSE. The report goes on to say political parties and those running for office are likely to be targeted by hackers too, looking to leak harmful or embarrassing details. There is some positive news. CSE does say it's very unlikely that these activities will fundamentally undermine the integrity of the next general election, which could take place very soon. Catherine Tunney, CBC News, Ottawa.

With Canada now in a trade war with the United States, the First Minister has opened talks on what can be done to boost trade within our own borders. Kate McKenna reports. Federal and provincial governments agree this is the time to remove provincial trade barriers, and they're ready to move quickly. They issued a statement last night saying, among other things, they want to make it easier for workers to travel across the country and have their credentials recognized. Here's Alberta Premier Danielle Smith making that commitment. My government will

enter into free trade and labor mobility agreements with every province that is willing to do so. The goal is to have no exceptions just free trade and free movement of Canadian workers right across our province. The statement also says most premiers are ready to remove barriers to alcohol sales, meaning no matter where you are in the country, you could buy wine or beer from any province. This big push on inter-provincial trade is an effort to make Canada's economy more resilient in the face of these tariffs. The Minister of Internal Trade, Anita Onand, says eliminating trade barriers

could add up to $200 billion to the Canadian GDP. This issue has frustrated business leaders for decades. They say it's easier to trade with the U.S. than within Canadian provinces. Kate McKenna, CBC News, Ottawa. Meanwhile, the day after the auto industry was granted a one-month tariff reprieve from the Trump administration, it appears the agriculture sector wants to be next. U.S. farmers are particularly concerned about a spike in the price of Canadian potash. Richard Baden has more from Washington.

They're concerned tariffs could lead to a supply shortage or price hikes that would drive up food prices. The agriculture secretary says it's being considered, but that wildly contradicts the message from Vice President J.D. Vance, who said his boss, President Donald Trump, is not interested in specific exemptions to specific sectors. He doesn't want to have 500 different industries getting 500 different carve-outs. And the way to avoid application of the tariffs is to have your factory and have your facility in the United States of America.

That is the way. Invest in America. Now, you'll recall Trump paused the upcoming tariffs on all car imports built under the USMCA trade agreement for a month. This came after he heard concerns from the big three automakers. So while this mixed messaging from the White House is adding more confusion, it does signal this administration is willing to make critical policy decisions on a dime. Some might call it the art of the deal. Richard Madden, CBC News, Washington.

Four people have been killed in a Russian missile strike on the hometown of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. That's emergency crews digging through the rubble of a hotel that took a direct hit. The missile attack comes as Zelensky is in Brussels at an EU defense summit. The EU member countries are discussing an increase in military spending and reaffirming their support for the Ukrainian war effort. And that is The World This Hour. For news anytime, go to our website cbcnews.ca.

For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.