The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/22 at 01:00 EDT

Episode Date: March 22, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/22 at 01:00 EDT

In Scarborough, there's this fire behind our eyes. A passion in our bellies. It's in the hearts of our neighbors. The eyes of our nurses. And the hands of our doctors. It's what makes Scarborough, Scarborough. In our hospitals, we do more than anyone thought possible. We've less than anyone could imagine.

But it's time to imagine what we can do with more. Join Scarborough Health Network and together, we can turn grit into greatness. Donate at lovescarborough.ca. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Claude Paig. Prime Minister Mark Carney says he wants to accelerate how quickly major infrastructure projects

are built and approved in Canada. He also 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. Rafi Boudjah-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 B. G. Kani on CBC News, Ottawa.

Emerging from today's meeting, Ontario's Premier Doug Ford called for unity among provincial and territorial leaders. Ford says Canada needs to forge new economic partnerships in response to U.S. tariffs that have been imposed by Donald Trump. When we're under attack by one person in economic war, all the rules have changed. We have to get to market on everything. We have to build those big infrastructure projects, start shipping our goods all around the world.

We can't be so reliant on one country, the United States. We need to diversify our trade and make sure that we partner up with other countries around the world. Meanwhile, Trump has ordered federal agencies to revoke more than a dozen security clearances, including former Vice President Kamala Harris and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The move comes a month after Trump revokes security clearances for former President Joe Biden. A young woman is speaking out after she was secretly recorded at a mall and the video was posted on TikTok that seems to celebrate men who denigrate women. Kendra Segan has her

story. Excuse me, do you have a boyfriend? Yes, I do. That's surprising. That's from a video posted on a TikTok account called Five Star. It's one of dozens where a young man approaches a woman in public to ask her relationship status. No matter their response, I don't. Yeah, I could tell.

They're mocked. One of the women said she had no idea she was being filmed. She says it's not just about the video, but the response it's getting. People in the comments saying like, yeah keep humbling these girls. You can really see how deeply uncomfortable many of the women look. Kaitlyn Mendez is a sociology professor at Western University. She says women being approached by men is nothing new, but now women have to think about how they respond, knowing the exchange could end up online. While it may be unwelcome, filming people in public is not against the law.

One lawyer says proving an invasion of privacy can be difficult. Kendra Segan, CBC News, London. Boxer George Foreman has passed away. His death was confirmed by his family in an online statement the cause of death was not released. Foreman was a two-time world heavyweight champion, Olympic gold medalist, entrepreneur, minister, and author. Among his most famous fights was beating then undefeated Joe Frazier in 1973 and the famous Rumble in the Jungle in 1974 when he lost to Muhammad Ali. His entrepreneurial ventures included the famous Foreman Grill, which has sold over

100 million units. George Foreman Grill, which has sold over 100 million units. George Foreman was 76. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fahy.