The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/23 at 16:00 EDT

Episode Date: March 23, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/23 at 16:00 EDT

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From CBC News, the world is sour. I'm Neil Kumar. Arguably, the most consequential election in decades is officially underway. Liberal leader Mark Carney met with the Governor General and asked her to dissolve parliament. Carina Rowman has more. Liberal leader Mark Carney says the amount and pace of the changes he has implemented will convince Canadians that a vote for the Liberals is not a vote for the same old same old. We put many of the foundations in place in just nine days. We're asking for a mandate to

finish that job. But Conservative leader Pierre Poliev says it is he who represents real change. To all those who wonder what happened to the country that they knew and loved, change and hope are both on the way. But what was set to be a change election is now about who is best suited to stand up to the US president and his tariffs and threats to Canada's sovereignty. You can be respectful and firm. We're over the shock of the betrayal, but we should never forget the lessons. The polls have shifted dramatically over the past two months,

the Liberals catching up to the Conservatives, partly at the expense of the NDP and Bloc Québécois, making this election outcome anything but certain. Carina Roman, CBC News, Ottawa. Bloc Québécois leader Yves-Réchoix Blanchette says Quebecers need to be able to speak for themselves to Canada, Mexico and the U.S. and while he understands the times are worrying. I believe that in any instance, under any circumstance one should never vote because of fear. And we will try to force logic in that campaign in order for democracy to work its way out. Blanchet also says no oil or gas pipelines will be built across Quebec without the approval of

Quebecers. It would financially benefit Westerners, but Quebecers would be left to pay for the damage to the climate. For months, the Conservative Party appeared, set to win a majority in an expected election. But everything seems to have changed when former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation. Poll analyst Philippe J. Fournier breaks down the dramatic change. There has been a dramatic and I would say historic turnaround in the numbers in the past two months. Since Justin Trudeau announced his resignation on January 6th,

the Liberals have completely closed the gap. They trailed the Conservative by 25 points on average. And the polls that we saw this week from the Angus Street Institute, from Léger, and Ipsos, and other polling firms, show not only that the Liberals have closed the gap, but they have taken the lead in voting intentions throughout the country and in key areas where the Liberals could make seat gains in this election.

Obviously, we are at the starting line of this election, so this is not a prediction, but right now, amazingly, the Liberals enter this election campaign as the favorites. Poll analyst Philippe Fournier runs the website 338 Canada. Protesters in Israel marched towards Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office in Jerusalem today. The demonstrations, now in their sixth consecutive day, have swelled to more than 100,000 people nationwide.

Uriach says he's trying to protect democracy and secure the release of hostages in Gaza. I'm here to make it clear to the Israeli government that their actions to ruin the Israeli democracy and leave the hostages in Gaza will not pass. We are here to make it clear Israel is a democracy and will stay a democracy and the hostages in Gaza will be freed by the Israeli government as soon as possible. A retired Supreme Court justice warned Israel is no longer a free democracy. A recall has been issued for 10 Habibi's Mediterranean dips. The Canadian Food Inspecting Agency says the dips contain peanuts not listed on the label

and that several people have suffered allergic reactions. The nine hummus and one baba ganoush dips were sold in BC and Alberta. And that is Your World This Hour. Remember, you can listen to us wherever you get your podcasts. The World This Hour is updated every hour, seven days a week. For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar.