The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/21 at 21:00 EDT

Episode Date: March 22, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/21 at 21:00 EDT

Don't wait. If you submitted a Federal Indian Day School claim and have not heard back, now is the time to call the administrator to check on your claim. If your claim form is incomplete and any missing information isn't submitted by June 27, 2025, your claim could be denied. Don't wait. Call the administrator at 1-888-221-2898. Learn more at indiendayschools.com. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Claude Fague. Prime Minister Mark Carney says he wants to accelerate how quickly major infrastructure projects are built and approved in Canada. He also wants to remove mobility restrictions for any federally regulated professions to

allow people to move across provinces more easily. Rafi Boudja-Kanian has more. Together we can give ourselves more than any foreign government can ever take away. Prime Minister Mark Carney on the heels of his first meeting with the country's provincial and territorial premiers, wanting to show they're taking action. He says they came to an agreement the federal government will no longer double up when it comes to signing off on major energy projects that already have the nod from a province or territory.

We are creating a one-window approval process. He also intends to allow more people to move across the country while keeping jobs they're qualified to do. We are going to remove any labor mobility restrictions for federally regulated professions. Carney also intends to get rid of all restrictions for free trade within Canada by July 1st, but these are all promises he can only keep if he wins the next federal election, which sources tell CBC News will be called on Sunday.

Rafi Bujaykani on CBC News, Ottawa. A new opinion poll finds 41% of Canadians think US economic aggression is the biggest threat that Canada faces, and slightly more than a third said they would seriously consider moving to a new country if the U.S. annexed Canada. The Leger poll surveyed 1,500 adults last week. It found older Canadians were much more worried than younger Canadians. Local officials in Stansted, Quebec, say the U.S. is limiting Canadians access to a historic library that physically str Quebec say the U.S. is limiting Canadians access to a historic library that

physically straddles the border. The Haskell Free Library and Opera House has long been considered a symbol of harmony, allowing visitors from both Canada and the U.S. without a formal border check to enter. But as Paula Dayamperas reports, that's quickly changing. Built in 1904, the library sits right on the border between Stansted, Quebec, and Herbe Line, Vermont. Its main entrance is on the American side, but for years Canadians could enter without inspection.

The U.S. government says as of Monday Canadians will need to show a library card. And starting on October 1st, they'll have to go through an authorized port of entry first. The changes come nearly two months after US Secretary of Homeland Security visited the library and according to staff called the Canadian site the 51st state. A spokesperson from US Customs and Border Protection says the area has seen a continued rise in what it calls illicit cross-border activity. But the library's president, Sylvie Boudreaux, says most people use the facilities in good

faith. Do you think we're going to go across the border to have all the kids that are coming to see a movie or join an activity? No. Boudreaux says there are now crowdfunding to open an entrance from the Canadian side. Paula Diane Perez, CBC News, Stansted. Ottawa has signed a pharma care deal with the Yukon government. The 9.5 million dollar agreement will improve access to a number of drugs and medical devices,

including contraceptives, diabetes meds and devices. As of January 2026, those will be available to Yukon residents at little or no cost. A young woman is speaking out after she was secretly recorded at a mall in London, Ontario. The video was posted on a TikTok account that seems to celebrate men who degenerate women. In the video, the man approaches her asking her if she has a boyfriend and mocks her when she says yes,

comments on the video call, the video call that the man is king and that thanked him for allegedly humbling women. Caitlin Mendez, a sociology professor at Western University says the videos and comments feed into negative stereotypes about women. That doesn't feel good. It kind of enables this form of misogyny

that I think is really bubbling out there in society. And so to potentially give us this like really negative outlet. And that is Your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fig.