The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/24 at 14:00 EDT

Episode Date: March 24, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/24 at 14:00 EDT

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From CBC News, the world is our. I'm Tom Harrington. Income taxes and Donald Trump are the dominant topics of the federal election campaign now in its second day. The conservative leader is promising a middle class tax cut. Pierre Poliev made the promise at a paper products plant in Brampton, Ontario. He also weighed in on why the president said he was more keen to work with his opponent. There's a reason why Donald Trump wants the weak, out of touch liberals in power.

They've handed him control of our economy. Trudeau and Carney raised taxes. They have buried us in bureaucracy. And Donald Trump knows that a weak, out of touch, liberal government, given a fourth mandate, will only make Canada a bigger target for him. Poliev says he will cut income taxes by 15%

and get rid of the sales tax on new homes. The Liberal leader says he is prepared to talk to President Donald Trump about his tariffs and threats to Canada. But Mark Carney thinks Trump may be waiting to see who wins the election. Carney made the remarks on a campaign stop in Newfoundland and Labrador. Tom Perry was there. I would like to thank everyone for welcoming me to Gander.

Liberal leader Mark Carney touched down in a community famous for welcoming travelers from the US and other countries on 9-11 when America came under attack and American airspace shut down. You showed friendship to people who were fearful and in crisis you showed character. Today nearly a quarter century later Carney says Donald Trump has put those bonds at risk with his tariffs on Canadian goods and threats to Canada's sovereignty. Unfortunately, President Trump's actions have put that kinship under greater strain today than at any time in our storied history. Carney has not spoken to Trump since being sworn in as prime minister.

The Liberal leader says he interprets that as Trump waiting to see who wins the federal election, adding he's ready to talk on Canada's terms terms as a sovereign nation and not America's 51st state. Tom Perry, CBC News, Gander. The new Democrats are promising they will build affordable housing only on federal land. Party leader Jagmeet Singhs made the announcement on an empty plot of federal land in Montreal. David Thurton is following Singh's campaign. I think in this election the question is, who's going to build homes you can actually afford? NDP leader Jagmeet Singh says his party will do just that.

A new Democrat government, he says, will only build affordable homes on vacant federal land. And he set a target, 100,000 new rent control homes by 2035. All constructed on federal land as long as it's suitable. Singh also committed to fast-track approvals of those projects and train more trades workers. The difference is here's the plans of the other guys. Pierre Pauliev wants to sell off federal land to rich developers and rich builders. He wants to sell it off to companies like Mark Carney's former company so that they can make lots of profits and they're not in it for you.

Carney used to be chair of Brookfield, a multinational corporation with vast real estate holdings. He resigned in January. David Thurton, CBC News, Montreal. The federal party leaders will hold two debates next month. The French election debate, its language debate, is set for Wednesday, April 16th. The English language version goes the next day. Both debates will be held in Montreal with broadcaster Steve Paikin serving as moderator for the English debate.

Two other news now. The United Nations is reducing its footprint in Gaza after a deadly attack on one of its compounds last week. One staffer was killed and six others were wounded by what the UN says was a shell fired from an Israeli tank. Israel has denied it was behind the March 19 explosion at a guest house in central Gaza. UN spokesperson Stefan Duzeric. We are not leaving Gaza.

I repeat, the United Nations is not leaving Gaza. I repeat, the United Nations is not leaving Gaza. We remain committed to continuing to provide aid that civilians depend on for their survival and for their protection. Tom Herrington, The New York Times, The New York Times Israeli strikes across Gaza have killed more than 700 people since attacks resumed last week. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Tom Harrington. Thanks for listening.