The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/04/05 at 14:00 EDT

Episode Date: April 5, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/04/05 at 14:00 EDT

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There's some estimates of 15,000. This is the World This Hour. I'm Gina Louise Phillips. Liberal leader Mark Carney says a key part of building a stronger, more resilient Canadian economy is ensuring Canada has the skilled tradesmen to build it. Carney says his government will support training and increase labour mobility. the details. Sorry about that, we're having some issues here. I will move on.

In Washington, early this morning, U.S. Senate Republicans approved a multi-trillion dollar tax break and spending cut package by a narrow margin of $51.S. Senate Republicans approved a multi-trillion dollar tax break and spending cut package by a narrow margin of $51.48. The Democrats are accusing Republicans of laying the groundwork to cut safety programs worth more than $5 billion and tax cuts that disproportionately benefit the rich. Chuck Schumer is the Democratic minority leader in the Senate. We'll hear from him right now. I'm sorry my clips are not working today. Anti-Trump demonstrations are being planned in 1,200 cities across the US today. Organizers say the hands-off rallies will give people a chance to

demonstrate their opposition to Trump's sweeping changes to foreign and domestic policy. And Americans in Canada are expected to rally outside the U.S. consulate in Toronto this afternoon. Liberal leader Mark Carney says a key part of building a stronger, more resilient Canadian economy is ensuring Canada has the skilled tradesmen to build it. Raffi Boudjian-Canyon has the details. My clips are still not playing. I am so sorry about that. NDP leader Jagmeet Singh says his party has a plan to ensure every single Canadian has a family doctor by 2030 and qualifying foreign-trained doctors is at the core of that plan.

Specifically, Singh wants to ensure more people from rural and remote communities can go to medical school. He'll offer provinces which sign on a 1% top-up on their Canada health transfer payments. As U.S. tariffs begin rolling out around the world, global economies are preparing their responses. U.S. President Donald Trump has implemented tariffs at 10 percent on all imported goods. The move has triggered the worst week of stocks since the COVID-19 pandemic five years ago. The CBC's Anna Cunningham,

let's see if we can hear from her. Right now, right now, we simply. From midnight Eastern time, seaports, airports and customs warehouses in the US were ready for the new US tariffs. The baseline 10% tariff will impact everything from electronics to clothing. The move, the US administration says, is designed to address trade imbalances and boost US manufacturing.

All US ports were informed that there was to be no grace period for cargoes moving on the water at midnight. Britain, Australia, Colombia, Argentina, Egypt and Saudi Arabia were the first countries to be hit by these new US tariffs. Starting next Wednesday, about 60 countries will face additional steeper tariffs. Leaders from the UK, Italy and Australia held calls this morning agreeing that an all-out trade war would be extremely damaging. Anna Cunningham, CBC News, London.

Apologies for the mistakes. Next hour we will make sure to have all of that audio for you. My name is Gina Louise Phillips. This has been The World This Hour. For news anytime, go to our website cbcsenews.ca. Remember, you can listen to us wherever you get your podcasts. The World This Hour is updated every hour, seven days a week. Thank you so much for listening. I'm Gina Louise Phillips.