The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/04/05 at 21:00 EDT

Episode Date: April 6, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/04/05 at 21:00 EDT

Every language is a note in the symphony of our heritage. Together, they create a harmony that cannot be silenced. Discover your voice on the new APTN Languages TV channel. From CBC News, the world is sour. I'm Neil Kumar. 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. 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 so-called hands-off rallies. These are protests denouncing the Trump administration's policies. And as Philipp Lee Shanick tells us, this includes Americans who live here in Canada. Across from the U.S. Consulate in Toronto,

Julie Buchanan of Democrats Abroad Canada says like many here, she worries 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. She's concerned about legislation that could make it more difficult for Americans to vote from overseas. But from tariffs to devastating cuts to USAID, demonstrators here oppose many of Trump's initiatives. Alexa Fleishman, a third-generation Canadian, joined these expat Americans in protest.

You have to say something. You have to stick up. You have to fight. But George Ann Burke of Republicans Overseas Canada, a former New York Democrat who now lives in Toronto, says she approves of Trump's tough love. I understand that the only thing that the Democrats have is protest. They're about Americans protesting American government policies which favor Americans. Philip LeShannock, CBC News, Toronto. It seems that Elon Musk is not on board with U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policy. He appeared by video at a rally for the right wing Italian party of

Prime Minister Giorgio 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 number of countries, including China to the island nation of Madagascar off Africa.

The tech billionaire has been spearheading the Trump administration's efforts to slash spending for the federal government. In Missouri, I think the railing on the bridge is gone now. Can't see it at all. And the water is just rushing so fast. Residents react to severe flash flooding that's hit a large section 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, and some were still

cleaning up from a wave of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes from 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 repairs to Ontario's power grid continue this weekend. More than 100,000 customers are still in the dark after back-to-back freezing rainstorms earlier in the week. 3,900 Ontario crews are getting assistance from crews across Canada. And that is Your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar.