The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/24 at 20:00 EDT

Episode Date: March 25, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/24 at 20:00 EDT

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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 percent 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 those comments on a campaign stop in Yufanland 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 U.S. 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 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. Leader Jagmeet Singh made the announcement on an empty plot of federal land in Montreal. David Thurton reports. I think in this election the question is who's going to build homes you can actually afford. NDP leader Jagmeet Singh says this 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-Paul Yev 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 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. One of the proposed debates between federal party leaders is cancelled. TVA says Liberal leader Mark Carney turned down an invitation. The private French language network asked the parties to pay $75,000 each to help with production costs. So there will be only two debates, the French one on Wednesday, April 16th, the English edition the next day.

The United Nations is reducing its footprint in Gaza after a deadly blast in one of its compounds last week. One staffer was killed and six others were wounded by what the UN says was a shell from an Israeli tank. Israel denies it was behind the explosion at a guest house. Stefan Duzedek is spokesperson for the secretary general. We are 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. Israeli strikes across Gaza have killed more than 700 people since they resumed last week. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Tom Harrington. Thanks for listening.