The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/04/10 at 08:00 EDT

Episode Date: April 10, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/04/10 at 08:00 EDT

When they predict we'll fall, we rise to the challenge. When they say we're not a country, we stand on guard. This land taught us to be brave and caring, to protect our values, to leave no one behind. Canada is on the line, and it's time to vote as though our country depends on it, because like never before, it does. I'm Jonathan Pedneau, co-leader of the Green Party of Canada.

This election, each vote makes a difference. Authorized by the Registeredleader of the Green Party of Canada, this election, each vote, makes a difference. Authorized by the registered agent of the Green Party of Canada. From CBC News, it's the World This Hour. I'm Joe Cummings. With most of its global tariff action now on hold, it's clear the Trump administration's main trade target is now China. And as the American campaign against China escalates, Beijing is vowing to fight back. Patrick Fock has the latest.

The warnings from China are consistent, if not repetitive. At a news briefing in Beijing today, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian reiterated that China didn't want to fight a trade war. But we will not fear when they come our way, he says. In a separate briefing, the Commerce Ministry acknowledged that the environment for trade was becoming increasingly challenging. But it also insisted the resilience of Chinese trade has not diminished. Markets in Asia rebounded strongly after the Trump administration offered a 90-day reprieve on tariffs against dozens of nations.

Investors shrugged off uncertainty about how the fight between Washington and Beijing might play out even as the US notched its tariff rate against Chinese goods higher to 125%. And Goldman Sachs says the substantial US tariffs will significantly weigh on China's economy and labor market. Patrick Fock for CBC News, Singapore. Meanwhile, President Trump's existing tariffs on Canada are still very much in place. That includes Trump's fentanyl-related levies as well as the tariffs on the auto sector, steel, aluminum, potash, and energy.

But in response, Canada's retaliatory tariffs are still on the books. As for the European Union, it is pausing its tariff response, saying it hopes it can negotiate a permanent long-term solution. Statistics Canada is coming out later this morning with its latest update on Canada-U.S. cross-border travel. And we're expecting to see that Canadian visits to popular destinations like Florida are down significantly. Steve Futterman has more. Steve Futterman, Canadian Travel Specialist, Canada Pretty large amount of Canadians are actually deciding to cancel their trips. Robert Washington is a real estate broker in Tampa.

One client said about 40 percent of his bookings were with Canadians. All of them canceled his trips. All over Florida, businesses, especially hospitality businesses, are feeling the impact. In one spot especially popular with Canadians... Beautiful Don Eden, Florida, the site of the first spring training game of the Blue Jays. ...in Dunedin, Canadians did show up for the Blue Jays pre-season games, but the numbers seem to be smaller and Dawn Dally who runs a popular bar in Dunedin says those that did show up went home very quickly when the games ended.

Yeah, I would say it was a significant drop off over the past week. Usually people will stay around until after Easter and it usually kind of tapers off slowly but we felt a little bit of a significant drop just this past week. The big question among those impacted is whether this is a one-year anomaly or possibly the new normal. Steve Futterman for CBC News, Clearwater, Florida. Now to the election campaign in the Bush, in the push for votes in Saskatchewan by both the liberals and the new Democrats. The province is considered a rock solid conservative stronghold, but the NDP and the liberals

both believe there are gains to be made. Ashley Burke reports. We are in the Paris of the Prairies, thank God. This is amazing. It's amazing to be back in Saskatoon. Liberal leader Mark Carney and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh. Oh man, this is in some energy. We needed this energy.

Both rallying supporters in Saskatoon West within two kilometers of one another. We gotta send great Saskatchewan MPs to Ottawa. The liberals and NDP were both shut out of the province in the 2019 and 2021 elections. Now the parties are trying to change that and pick up conservative seats. Ottawa works best when one party doesn't have all the power.

We've seen in our history the best things that have ever come out of our parliament have been when new Democrats have been there. Our universal health care, new Democrats. Singh pitching the hope of a minority government by sending more NDP MPs to parliament as the liberals try to solidify their strong support and polls across the Prairie provinces. Ashley Burke, CBC News, Saskatoon. And that is The World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.