The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/04/18 at 09:00 EDT

Episode Date: April 18, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/04/18 at 09:00 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 Gina Louise Phillips. Advanced polls are open across the country and discussion over last night's one and only English language debate is well underway.

Viewers saw the leaders spar over the trade war, cost of living and even former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Janice McGregor recaps it for us. Late in the debate there was a very revealing leaders choice round. To the surprise of no one everybody went after the front-runner liberal leader. Jagmeet Singh sought accountability for Mark Carney's past business decisions in the private sector. Yves-Francois Blanchet, for his part, attacked Carney, saying he needs, for transparency's sake, to reveal more about the financial assets he earned in the private sector.

Carney said his followed all the rules when he set up his blind trust. Then it was Pierre Polyev's turn. Well, you looked at the camera in the eye and apologized to the many people who suffered as a result of the inflationary policies that you advised Justin Trudeau to implement. Justin Trudeau isn't here. Then it was Carney's turn. Carney brought up again how the conservative leader has refused to get security clearance, something he needs for foreign interference briefings amid threats from China.

The pace of campaigning picks back up again, leading into this long weekend of advanced polls and a final week now targeting the seats most likely to swing. Janice McGregor, CBC News, Ottawa. With just a week to go before the election, undecided voters may have been watching the debate for some last-minute inspiration to push them in one direction or the other. But as CBC's Peppa Reid finds out, last night may not have helped. He's kind of dry, he's kind of technocratic. Seeking more substance from party leaders in the debate showdown, undecided voter Grace

Pang was left disappointed. Poor Billy was kind of treated as this bundled issue of all these different things that make it up. It was a sentiment echoed by fellow undecided voters Trent Daley and Savannah Stewart. The costs are rising, wages are stagnant, what are they going to do specifically? Housing is another big one, it doesn't really seem to be addressed. All three voters were watching the debate closely and are still on the fence. Calgary pollster and political commentator Janet Brown cautions. Debates really don't matter that much, particularly when they come this late in the campaign. She says Canadians are

exceptionally dialled in and many have already made their choice. You know maybe really speaks to the fact that we're headed to an election with high voter turnout. If our three undecided voters were looking for an epiphany last night they didn't find one. Pippa Reid, CBC News, Edmonton. The cost of tariffs is already hitting both sides of the border. Canadians may need to find alternatives to American products to avoid the retaliatory charges applied by the federal government. But in many cases, businesses don't have anywhere else to buy what they need. Anis Haidari explains. So these tanks are our biggest impact in tariff, costing us tens of thousands of dollars a week.

For Derek Friesen, retaliatory tariffs may cost big bucks. He owns Fiber Manufacturing in Crystal City, Manitoba. They make farm equipment but need specific parts from the U.S. Everything coming into Canada is what we've been paying tariffs on and it's kind of caught us off guard a little bit with the extent of it. His company has already suspended or delayed some shipments to avoid having to pay even more than they already have. He doesn't have alternatives to American suppliers yet.

A recent announcement from Ottawa could help by providing six months of counter-tariff relief for some. But manufacturers like Derek Friesen say that's not enough time. He estimates it would take a year or more for a Canadian supplier to start making the parts he needs from scratch. So while Ottawa may temporarily have him dodging tens of thousands of dollars in extra costs, retaliatory tariffs may still be a problem. Anis Hadari, CBC News, Calgary.

At least 38 people have been killed and over 100 wounded in US airstrikes on Yemen. It's the deadliest known attack under US President Donald Trump against Houthi rebels. There have been hundreds of strikes in this campaign since March 15th. And that is The World This Hour. For news anytime, go to our website cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Gina Louise Phillips.