The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/04/07 at 05:00 EDT

Episode Date: April 7, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/04/07 at 05:00 EDT

Scott Payne spent nearly two decades working undercover as a biker, a neo-Nazi, a drug dealer, and a killer. But his last big mission at the FBI was the wildest of all. I have never had to burn baubles. I have never had to burn an American flag. And I damn sure was never with a group of people that stole a goat, sacrificed it in a pagan ritual, and drank its blood. And I did all that in about three days with these guys. Listen to Agent Palehorse, the second season of White Hot Hate, available now. 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 ridings 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 B.C. to unveil his plans for tackling

the opioid crisis. Olivia Stavanovic reports. Make no mistake, we will be shutting down drug dens. Conservative leader, Pierre Pol Poliev 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. Poliev is promising 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 center where Poliev 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 try to defend the president's tariff policy on Sunday. Katie Simpson has more.

U.S. 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 U.S. 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 is no postponing they are definitely gonna 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 up 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%. 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 Neil Kumar.