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

Episode Date: April 9, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/04/09 at 04:00 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 this hour, I'm Neal Herland. U.S. President Donald Trump has just imposed new tariffs

on dozens of American trading partners, including a staggering 104 percent tariff on Chinese goods, Katie Simpson reports. Donald Trump greeted with a standing ovation at a black tie gala dinner for Republicans. Cheered as he defended his tariff policy despite growing bipartisan blowback. It's a good situation, not a bad. It's great. It's going to be legendary. You watch. Over the course of his speech, the president bragged about forcing world leaders into trade negotiations. They've given us everything. They don't want tariffs on themselves. And it's very simple.

We're making deals and people are paying tariffs. And then he suggested he might not actually be open to reaching agreements. We don't necessarily want to make a deal with them. Goods from dozens of countries are now being taxed at a wide range of rates, including the 104 percent tariff now in place on China. The White House is not offering up any sort of timeline as to when they hope to start signing deals.

Katie Simpson, CBC News, Washington. Liberal leader Mark Carney continues his tour of Western Canada, first B.C. and now Alberta, a province known for its conservative politics. But as Carina Roman reports, liberal supporters are hopeful Carney could break through. I thought I was in Calgary. This is amazing. Liberal leader Mark Carney has likely heard the jokes about how lonely it can be to be Team Red in Calgary.

For the most part, this is a conservative blue town in a conservative province but the Liberals are hoping to break through past the one seat they have here in Calgary. Carney has his work cut out for him as he tries to woo Western voters but supporter Chantal Valliere says she believes more Albertans will give him a chance. People are realizing that okay maybe we didn't like Trudeau, but maybe we just needed a fresh new face, someone who could bring new ideas. The rally filled the room to its 1,000-person capacity. Another estimated 1,000 people were outside listening to Carnion loudspeakers.

That might pale in comparison to the 10,000-plus at the conservative rally in Edmonton two nights ago. But liberals in this crowd say they felt a little less lonely than usual. Karina Roman, CBC News, Calgary. Conservative leader Pierre Poliev was in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario last night where he spoke about the large turnout for his rallies. I think that the reason why we've attracted these record-breaking crowds is people have hope again. People have hope. The young people have hope that soon they'll be able to afford a home

and start a family and have kids and give their parents some grandkids. NDP leader Jagmeet Singh was in Burnaby, BC where he got the endorsement of a prominent indigenous chief in the province. The war between Israel and Hamas is one of the biggest issues in the world, but some Muslim and Arab Canadian voters say party leaders are avoiding the topic. Nicole Williams has more. We've got a humanitarian crisis. There's many things on the mind of Aisha Shirazi this election.

More than 100 Muslim and Arab organizations have signed a letter calling for a clear commitment from party leaders to support Palestinians in Gaza and stand against Islamophobia. But any mention of the issue of the conflict by party leaders on the campaign trail has been few and far between. Ruby Dacher is professor of international development at the University of Ottawa. She says that's because the war as a campaign issue is downright risky because of how divided voters are on the conflict. What we can see is that the Arabs are I wouldn't say spread equally among the parties but I would say spread enough for there not to

be a huge backlash. Even still Shirazi says voters like her want to know where Canada's political leaders stand on the war in Gaza. Nicole Williams, CBC News, Ottawa. And that's your World This Hour.