The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/04/05 at 05:00 EDT

Episode Date: April 5, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/04/05 at 05:00 EDT

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From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Claude Fague. The federal election campaign is about to enter its third week. All the leaders spent time in Quebec on Friday. Now they're heading to other provinces over the weekend. Alexander Silberman reports. Party leaders are spreading out from one end of the country to the other on Saturday. NDP leader Jagmeet Singh is in Newfoundland, hoping to win back the riding of St. John's

East. The seat has gone back and forth between the NDP and Liberals in recent years. Singh will be staying in Atlantic Canada for the rest of the weekend heading to Halifax later to try and win back a seat held by former NDP leader Alexa McDonough. Liberal leader Mark Carney will be back in the vote-rich Greater Toronto area. The GTA is shaping up to be pivotal in this election, with the three main parties spending considerable time campaigning there. In the West, Conservative leader Pierre Pauliev is in British Columbia. He'll be campaigning in Osoyous in the BC interior.

While historically BC has seen a lot of competitive blue-orange races, the NDP is down in the polls. So those closer ridings are areas to keep an eye on. Alexander Silverman, CBC News, Ottawa. Could the results of the next election damage Canadian unity? That's the thesis being advanced by former Reform Party leader Preston Manning. He's even argued Liberal leader Mark Carney could risk being the last prime minister of a united Canada, but many other politicians disagree. Host of the House, Catherine Cullen, has more. We need to stick together to be successful as Canadians. BC Premier David Eby says this is not the

time to be talking about Western secession. But former Reform Party leader Preston Manning says if the federal Liberals win this election more people in the West will want out. Manning says he doesn't disagree with Eby and others calling for unity. But coming together ought to mean advancing and protecting the interests of each region not just some. Manning cites a poll showing across Western provinces the percentage of people who think they'd be better off apart from Canada ranges from the 30s in Alberta to the teens elsewhere in the prairies. He insists the number could grow with a liberal reelection.

But Liberal leader Mark Carney rejects that. Such dramatic comments are unhelpful at a time when Canadians are coming together. Conservative leader Pierre Poliev was also asked whether he agrees with Manning. No, we need to unite the country. Manning says he hopes voters in Central and Atlantic Canada will think about how their vote could impact national unity. Catherine Cullen, CBC News, Ottawa.

And you can hear more of Catherine's interview with Preston Manning on The House right after the 9 o'clock edition of World Report 930 in Newfoundland or wherever you get your podcasts. To Washington. The concurrent resolution as amended is adopted. US Senate Republicans have approved a multi-trillion dollar tax break and spending cut package. The marathon session lasted into early this morning and passed by a narrow margin of $51.48. The Democrats are accusing the Republicans of laying the groundwork to cut key safety programs, which adds up to more than $5 billion, and disproportionately benefits the rich. Chuck Schumer is the Democratic Senator from New York.

Donald Trump has betrayed the American people. Tonight, Senate Republicans joined him in that betrayal. The tax cuts would amount, as mentioned, to more than $5 trillion. The bill will now go to the House of Representatives for a vote. Also in D.C., a long-standing record in the National Hockey League has some company. Here's a pass, Ovechkin. Scores! The grade eights stand side by side with the great one. Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitol scored his 894th goal last night in front of his home fans, part of a two goal night and a 5-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.

That tied Ovechkin with Wayne Gretzky for the league's all-time goal scoring lead. The 39-year-old superstar will get a chance to break the record on Sunday against the New York Islanders. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fague.