The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/04/07 at 03:00 EDT

Episode Date: April 7, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/04/07 at 03:00 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. On the campaign trail, Liberal leader Mark Carney is in B.C. to campaign and also to have a meeting with the province's premier regarding new American tariffs on Canadian lumber.

Carina Roman has more. This is the first time this election campaign that Liberal leader Mark Carney is setting foot in British Columbia. Critics had certainly noted his absence from anywhere further west than Winnipeg so far. He is expected to sit down with the BC premier. David Eby wants to talk softwood lumber and the move by the US to hike duties on softwood, something that could further threaten the already beleaguered forest industry. Eby has said he wants to see the same Team Canada approach on softwood that has been

applied to the auto, steel and aluminum sectors in Ontario and Quebec. Many writings in BC are blue-orange battles, but polls show the Liberals making unexpected gains in this province. Carney needs to show BCers that he cares about the West as much as he does central Canada. That goal could be bolstered if this third week of the election becomes the first one that Carney doesn't need to suspend his campaign to head back to Ottawa and deal with another Donald Trump related crisis. Karina Roman, CBC News, Victoria.

The Conservative leader, Pierre Poliev, also went to BC to unveil his plans for tackling the opioid crisis. Olivia Stavanovic has more. Make no mistake, we will be shutting down drug dens. Conservative leader, Pierre Polieviev attacking supervised consumption sites in the province that started prescribing drugs as medication to those addicted to opioids, a harm reduction strategy supported by the Liberal government. This is outrageous. We cannot go on like this. to suspend the approval of new supervised consumption sites. He also vows to ban the facilities within 500 meters of schools, playgrounds, daycares, parks and seniors' homes. An announcement he made in a riding held by NDP MP Peter Julian since 2004. I think his agenda is wrong-headed. Julian campaigned in the rain with supporters outside of the convention centre where Paul Yev gave his press conference.

Olivia Estebanovich, CBC News, New Westminster. Dismissing concerns, downplaying the reaction and mixed messages on what's next, that's how members of the Trump administration tried to defend the president's tariff policy on Sunday. Katie Simpson reports. see on Sunday. Katie Simpson reports. US President Donald Trump spent his weekend golfing, leaving it up to key members of his administration to defend the latest shot in his global trade war. Treasury Secretary Scott Besson downplayed the brutal week for investors after more than $6 trillion US in market value was wiped out.

The market consistently underestimates Donald Trump. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick also suggested there's no room for countries to negotiate a way out of this, at least not yet. There's no postponing. They are definitely going to stay in place. This contradicts what other members of the Trump administration are saying in this moment. This president is the chief dealmaker. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rawlins bragging about the new leverage Trump has generated.

Listen, we've got 50 countries that are burning the phone lines into the White House and probably the president's cell phone as well. Katie Simpson, CBC News, Washington. Asian markets plunged in early trading today as they were hit hard by another wave of selling. Investors and economists are grappling with rising odds of a severe economic downturn caused by U.S. President Trump's significant new tariffs on imports. Stocks in Japan plunged over 8 percent while South Korea tumbled about 5 percent. In Australia, stocks fell more than 6 percent. The Toronto Blue Jays

have reportedly signed Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to a $500 million 14-year contract. There are reports that it's the second richest contract in Major League Baseball history and the largest in franchise history. The 26-year-old Guerrero is a four-time All-Star. And that is your World This Hour. Remember, you can listen to us wherever you get your podcasts, updated every hour, seven days a week. For CBC News, I'm Neal Kumar.