The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/04/18 at 11:00 EDT

Episode Date: April 18, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/04/18 at 11:00 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, the world this hour, I'm Gina Louise Phillips. Just over a week left in the federal election campaign, Conservative leader Pierre Polyaev is in Montreal today making promises to voters. He says he'll reverse a federal ban on single-use plastics on food packaging, straws and other items.

The Liberals plastics ban is not about the environment, it's about cost and control. Only 1% of plastic waste ever ends up in the environment. The other 99% is disposed of safely safely or recycled but the Liberals don't care because this isn't about science it's about symbolism and control. They're not about saving the planet they're about punishing all of us to make themselves feel good to wag their fingers and lecture the people. Block leader Yves-Francois Blanchet and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh are holding events in Quebec and Green Party co-leader Jonathan Pedneau will spend the day campaigning in his Montreal area riding. Liberal leader Mark

Carney is campaigning in Hamilton, Ontario later today. 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 gives us the recap. Janice McGregor 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-François 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 Poliev'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. 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 Haydari explains temporary relief from Canada's government may only delay financial catastrophe. 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. And he said, RECBC News, Calgary.

U.S. airstrikes targeting an oil port in Yemen marks the deadliest attack under U.S. President Donald Trump against Houthi rebels. 74 people have been killed and 171 wounded, the Houthis say. There have been hundreds of strikes in this campaign since March 15th. And that is The World This Hour. Remember, you can listen to us wherever you get your podcasts, updated every hour, seven days a week. You can also listen to us anytime on voice-activated devices like Google Home. For CBC News, I'm Gina Louise Phillips.

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