The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/04/08 at 03:00 EDT

Episode Date: April 8, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/04/08 at 03:00 EDT

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Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper has endorsed Conservative leader, Pierre Poliev, for Prime Minister, as Poliev met thousands of supporters south of Edmonton tonight. In his endorsement, Harper said, Poliev was the best candidate for a better, stronger, and more united future. From a person who has been right on all the big issues for a decade, and a person who has the energy and yes, the youth to take us forward into a better, stronger, and more united future. That person, he is our leader and he is the next Prime Minister of Canada, Pierre-Paul

Liev and Anna. The Conservative Party had an estimated crowd of 12,000 people, which would make the rally one of the larger campaign events in Canadian history. Let's show some gratitude for the greatest Prime Minister of the 21st century, the right honourable Stephen Harper. Liberal leader Mark Carney also held a rally in Richmond, BC. US President Donald Trump isn't backing off from his trade aggression. Instead, he's doing the opposite, threatening another economic superpower with even higher tariffs. Katie Simpson has more. President Donald Trump sitting in the Oval Office next to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,

listening closely to his new pitch to escape US tariffs. I think Israel can serve as a model for many countries who ought to do the same. Trump seemed to welcome the promise. At the same time, he lashed out at China after it took a very different route, imposing retaliatory tariffs on US goods. If that tariff isn't removed, we're putting a 50 percent tariff on above the tariffs that we put on. What we're seeing is really no distinction between an ally or an enemy. Inu Manik is a fellow for trade policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. She says this will

make life more expensive in the US and sends a message to America's trading partners. If you decide to retaliate we're going to hit back again. After a weekend of mixed messaging, Trump signaled he is, in fact, open to negotiations. Katie Simpson, CBC News, Washington. Liberal leader Mark Carney says stock market turbulence is evidence that investors aren't as confident as Donald Trump is about tariffs

and that Canadians will end up paying the price. Carney says Canada has rock-solid financial institutions to weather the economic storm. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is addressing Western alienation, charging Liberal policies which are forcing her province to take a backseat. Olivia Stavanovic has more from Edmonton. The election is going to be decided before we have a chance to vote. It's a long-standing grievance in western Canada now refueling a push about breaking up the country

led in part by Wexit founder Peter Downing. The separatist movement is going to absolutely explode even more than when Trudeau was in back in 2019. Downing is part of a minority right now, but recent polling from the Angus Reid Institute shows only one quarter of residents in Alberta and Saskatchewan feel their province is respected by the rest of the country. This is the time when we need to come together as a country. Liberal leader Mark Carney, who was born in the Northwest Territories and grew up in Alberta, says he is committed to building more pipelines. There is a lot of frustration on the part of Albertans.

But Alberta Premier Daniel Smith is warning of a national unity crisis. Olivia Stefanovic, CBC News, Edmonton. Florida has won its third national championship in U.S. college basketball following a 65-63 victory over Houston. The Florida Gators came back from a 12-point deficit in the second half. However, the Houston Cougars got the ball back with 19 seconds left but could not find a final shot. 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.