The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/04/08 at 09:00 EDT

Episode Date: April 8, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/04/08 at 09:00 EDT

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Find Crime Story wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, it's the world is ours. I'm Joe Cummings. We start with the election campaign and conservative leader Pierre Poliev. He appeared last night at a rally outside Edmonton, where he received the endorsement of a former prime minister. 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 is Stephen Harper endorsing Pierre Poliev in what was a rare public appearance for the former prime minister. At the same time, liberal leader Mark Carney was speaking at a rally in Richmond, B.C., where he discussed his campaign against the Trump administration's trade actions. Americans understand money, lawyers, and Fox News. So we're fighting them with tariffs. We're fighting them in the courts. And as I said last night, I wasn't joking.

We sent Doug Ford down onto Fox News to help. And he's doing a damn good job. He's doing a damn good job. As for today, Carney has stopped plans planned for Delta and New Westminster BC before heading to Calgary. Pierre Poliev is still in the Edmonton area. NDP leader Jagmeet Singh is in Vancouver. Bloc leader Yves-Francois Blanchet is in Ottawa.

And the Green Party will be unveiling its health care plan in Guelph, Ontario. Canada's fashion industry is among the many economic sectors across the country that is in the process of having to navigate the impact of the Trump tariffs. And while Canadian apparel brands may not be facing direct tariffs, there could be a price to pay. Paula DeHatchuk has more. The U.S. market's amazing. It's huge. Emma May owns the Calgary women's wear brand Sophie Grace, and all her clothes are made in China. The White House is slapping steep new tariffs on major garment making hubs, a previous exception allowing small orders from China to the US without tariffs will soon be gone. What people have to understand is that making clothing in India and China, it's not just

because labour is cheap. There's an expertise there that does not exist here. Jeremy Oldland co-owns the Montreal kids clothing brand Hatley. We're going to sell less product. It's going to hurt any way you do it. Bob Kirk is executive director of the Canadian Apparel Federation. He says some big name companies had been shifting production out of China to try and get ahead of tariffs. But now the U.S. is also going after smaller manufacturing hubs like Vietnam. You're very much damned if you do, damned if you don't.

As for Emma May, she's still trying to grow her business, but for now focusing on customers north of the border. Paula Duhaczek, CBC News, Calgary. The Iranian foreign minister is confirming that there will be nuclear treaty talks this weekend between Iran and the United States. Crystal Gamansing has the details. I think if the talks aren't successful with Iran, I think Iran is going to be in great danger.

U.S. President Donald Trump says Iran can't have nuclear weapons, and a deal is preferable, but not the only option on the table. It was Trump in 2018 who pulled the U.S. out of the JCPOA. The Obama-era accord restricted Iran's civilian nuclear enrichment program. Providing some assurances it could not pose an enhanced threat to regional partners, including Israel. There is deep mistrust on both sides. Overnight, Abbas Arachi, Iran's foreign minister, posted on social media that Saturday's talks would be an opportunity for the U.S. as well as a test.

He is expected to be involved in the talks this weekend with U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff. Crystal Gamansing, CBC News, London. Prince Harry is in a London court today looking to have his British security detail reinstated. The Duke of Sussex lost his security privileges five years ago after he stepped down from his role as a working member of the royal family. Harry claims that due to intense media coverage, he and his family are potentially in danger whenever they visit his home country.

And that is The World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.