The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/04/05 at 19:00 EDT

Episode Date: April 5, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/04/05 at 19:00 EDT

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From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Gina Louise Phillips. Most of U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs are now in effect. The 10% across the board tariffs kicked in at midnight, targeting almost all US imports, except for those from Canada or Mexico. As Chris Reyes tells us, many of the countries targeted are talking about retaliation.

We've been building a rules-based trade system for 70 years, and it's all being torn down for no good reason. Jean Grossman is a professor of international economics at Princeton University. As U.S. customs and border protection begin collecting President Donald Trump's new 10% tariffs on imports from close to 100 countries, the bigger tariffs on China and the EU will take effect next week. China has already retaliated with its own 34%

tariff on US goods. From Europe, a rally cry to unite and retaliate with their own tariffs. In a post on social media, Trump called on Americans to hang tough, promising that the end result will bring back jobs and businesses to the US.S. Trump says he's open to negotiating with countries hit by tariffs, but he's also made it clear that they're here to stay for the rest of his term. Chris Reyes, CBC News, New York. Tens of thousands of people around the world have taken to the streets to be part of the so-called hands-off rallies. These are protests denouncing the Trump administration's policies. And as Philipp Lee-Shanock tells us, this includes Americans who live right here in Canada.

Julie Buchanan of Democrats Abroad Canada stands with supporters across from the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. She's worried about her family back home. I don't want them to lose their rights. So despite the fact that I don't live there, it's always home. And I'm going to do everything I can. In London, England, crowds gather in Trafalgar Square with banners that read Dump Trump. Protester Robin Miranda says it's time to take a stand against the Trump agenda.

Policies Trump is following are a threat to the world. It's not a question of location, it's a question of principle. Drew Fagan teaches at the Munk School of Global Affairs in Toronto. He says while it took a few months, opposition to Trump is becoming more vocal. I think there was a little bit of almost depression after the election. Since Trump returned to office on January 20th, there has been a barrage of executive orders and Fagan expects protests to be more frequent and louder. Philip LeShannok, CBC News, Toronto.

It seems Elon Musk is not on board with US President Trump's tariff policy. He appeared by video at a rally for the right-wing Italian party of Prime Minister Georgia Maloney. I'm hopeful, for example, with the tariffs that at the end of the day both Europe and the United States should move ideally in my view to a zero tariff situation effectively creating a free trade zone between Europe and North America. That has certainly been my advice to the president. Instead, President Trump imposed import tariffs on goods from a huge swath of countries from China to the island nation of Madagascar off Africa.

The tech billionaire has been spearheading the Trump administration's efforts to slash the federal government. In Missouri, I think the railing on the bridge is gone now. Can't see it at all. The water is just rushing so fast. Residents react to severe flash flooding that's hit a large swath of the southern U.S. The deadly spring storm is affecting an area spanning from Texas to Ohio and has claimed the lives of nine people.

Flash flood warnings were issued Friday night in at least seven cities, as some were still cleaning up from a wave of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes earlier in the week. Forecasters predict storms will continue to move east through the weekend, with more tornadoes and hail expected in some areas. And that is Your World This Hour. For news anytime, visit our website at cbcnews.ca. Thanks so much for listening. For CBC News, I'm Gina Luis-Phillips.