The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/19 at 12:00 EDT

Episode Date: March 19, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/19 at 12:00 EDT

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From CBC News, it's the world this hour. I'm Joe Cummings. U.S. President Donald Trump is once again weighing in on Canadian politics. But it's a different message this time and one that's caught the attention of conservative leader Pierre Poliev. Janice McGregor reports. After falsely accusing Justin Trudeau of clinging to power, Donald Trump now seems to be acknowledging that Canadians have a new prime minister and will soon head to the polls to decide whether

or not the Liberals should get a fresh mandate to govern. In an interview with Fox News last night, Trump offered this take on the choice that Canadian voters have in front of them. The conservative that's running is stupidly no friend of mine. I don't know him, but he said negative things. So I think it's easier to deal actually with a liberal. Pierre Polly-Eve noticed Trump's criticism weighed in on his social media account overnight, calling this an endorsement of Mark Carney

and suggested that Trump knows that the conservative leader would be a tough negotiator. Poliev's adopted the Canada First slogan to try to pivot to a more nationalist stance. It's one that's reminiscent in its style of the populist politics that carried the day in the US last November while also trying to fight against it in substance. Janice McGregor, CBC News, Ottawa. the U.S. last November while also trying to fight against it in substance. Janice McGregor, CBC News, Ottawa. Still with Poliev on an election-style visit today to Sudbury, Ontario, he says a conservative government would prioritize opening up the region's rare mineral deposits.

The region in question is known as the Ring of Fire, and it contains deposits potentially worth tens of billions of dollars. Along with green lighting development, Poliev says his government would offer $1 billion to develop road infrastructure. Meanwhile, a group of senior executives from the energy sector is calling on the leaders of all the federal political parties to declare a Canadian energy crisis. The executives want emergency powers to be used to speed up

the development of projects that they say are in the national interest. The CEOs are from 10 of Canada's largest oil and gas producers and four of the largest pipeline companies. Now to the Middle East, where Gaza is once again being hit with Israeli airstrikes. Crystal Gamansing reports now from Jerusalem. The second day of strikes comes as far-right Israeli politician Itamar Ben-Ghavir resumes his role as national security advisor. He resigned from that position in protest when Israel agreed to a ceasefire in January. Now that ceasefire is broken. The resumed military operations and ensuing cabinet

appointments as Ansel Pfeffer of The Economist, is about maintaining power. Prime Minister Netanyahu needs to ensure that he has a majority over the next couple of weeks to pass a budget. If that doesn't happen, then early elections are triggered. Most of his potential coalition are on the far right, and they have been demanding an end to the ceasefire and a return to the fighting. Thousands of demonstrators are marching towards Jerusalem. Multiple groups are involved trying to show Netanyahu's government they'd rather fight for democracy. Crystal Gamansing, CBC News, Jerusalem.

Incidentally the UN is reporting that one of its workers in Gaza was killed today when a UN compound was hit in an Israeli airstrike. Citing safety concerns, the Vancouver International Auto Show has dropped Tesla from its event this week. Mira Bains has more. Event organizer Eric Nicol says the company was given multiple opportunities to withdraw over the last seven days, then was ultimately dropped. The political position on this has absolutely no bearing on the decision.

This is purely from a safety point for our guests. Tesla founder Elon Musk is steeped in controversy over concerns of political interference and close ties to U.S. President Donald Trump, recently building a wave of Tesla takedown protests across Canada, the U.S., and parts of Europe. Tesla chargers and showrooms have also been the targets of vandalism.

CBC News reached out to Tesla. The company did not respond by deadline. Mira Bains, CBC News, Vancouver. And that is The World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.