The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/25 at 11:00 EDT

Episode Date: March 25, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/25 at 11:00 EDT

The world we live in isn't perfect. This is all wrong. I say put mental health first. But it doesn't get any better on its own. I stand before you as a concerned citizen. That's why we talk to activists about how they do what they do and what inspires them to keep going. Because we're all about change.

Listen to stories that give us all hope on all about change wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, it's the world is our. I'm Joe Cummings. Radio Canada has confirmed that Canada's spy agency has evidence that Indian government agents tried to influence the conservative leadership race in 2022. That was a race that led to Pierre Poliev becoming party leader. And as first reported by the Globe and Mail, it's being alleged that India was involved in fundraising and organizing in support of the Poliev campaign.

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh says Poliev would have been kept up to date of these allegations had he applied for his security clearance. Just the allegations alone should have prompted any leader who cares about our country to say, hey, I want to know what's going on. And the fact is, Pierre Poliev could get to the answer, get to the answer of that right now. He could have months ago, could have years ago, got security clearance and found out what's going on. I think the real question is why didn't he? That's for Paulie. If he hasn't commented today on his security clearance, but he is

commenting on the CESIS report. CESIS witnesses noted that they had no reason to believe the impacted candidates would have been aware of the alleged support. Let's be honest, I won the leadership fair and square. Even my political competitors, like Mr. Patrick Brown, have publicly testified under oath that that was the case. That's Paul Yev campaigning today in the Greater Toronto area. Now to Liberal leader Mark Carney, he's in Nova Scotia promising to significantly boost Canada's military spending. We will deliver an unprecedented acceleration of investment in our armed forces so that

we can defend every inch of our sovereign territory, while helping to support and defend our allies. Carney is promising to expand the Navy with new submarines and additional icebreakers as well. He says he'll modernize the military's recruitment process to address the shortage of armed forces personnel. As for the cost of Carney's plans for the military, the party has yet to release any detailed estimate.

CBC News has learned that former Liberal cabinet minister Sean Fraser is running again in his Nova Scotia riding of Central Nova. Fraser announced he was retiring from politics back in December, but sources tell the CBC he has reconsidered at the request of Mark Carney. Fraser was first elected to Parliament in 2015 and under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau served as immigration minister and then housing minister. In other news, with no end in sight the measles outbreak across the country, it's being suggested that a tracking tool from the COVID-19 pandemic might be helpful in slowing the spread. Jennifer LaGrasse explains.

We really don't always have a great handle on how much measles virus is circulating in our population. But we could if only Canada was tracking the highly contagious respiratory virus in wastewater, says Eric Arts. He's a microbiology professor at London Ontario's Western University. Across Canada, there's been more than 500 reported measles cases this year.

But Arts says that number is likely higher. We could identify where the measles virus might be spreading and then put in public health measures. What's devastating is that this is preventable. Dr. Caroline Quash is a pediatric infectious disease specialist. Surveys show majority of Canadian parents want their children vaccinated. She says about 3 to 5 percent are against all types of vaccines. Though health officials say wastewater surveillance could better address this group,

the tool has been scaled back across the country. The Public Health Agency of Canada's online tracker doesn't currently include measles. Jennifer LaGrasse, CBC News, Toronto. Newfoundland novelist Michael Crummey has made the shortlist for the prestigious Dublin Literary Award. Crummey's in the running for his novel, The Adversary. It's set in an isolated community on Newfoundland's North Coast. The Dublin Award, one of Europe's most lucrative literary prizes,

is worth more than $130,000 Canadian. This year's winner will be announced May 22nd. And that is The 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. And for news anytime, go to our website website cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.