The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/04/21 at 00:00 EDT

Episode Date: April 21, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/04/21 at 00:00 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 Neil Hurland. The federal election campaign is entering its final stretch. This weekend, the NDP and Liberal leaders unveiled their platforms, along with how much they'll cost, and Conservative leader Pierre Polyev is criticizing his opponents. JP Tasker has more from Surrey, BC. We learned that Mark Carney is far more costly than Justin Trudeau. Conservative leader Pierre Polyev is tearing into the new Liberal platform, but he still

hasn't released one of his own he's the last major party leader to put out a plan and advanced voting ends Monday but poliev is promising to slash government spending on consultants can you imagine that you're spending over a thousand dollars in federal taxes just to pay for consultants this is insane poliev is also facing questions about his plan to tackle gun crime. He's refusing to say if he will repeal the national handgun ban if elected.

JP Tasker, CBC News, Surrey, BC. Liberal leader Mark Carney rallied in the Ottawa area riding where he hopes to win a seat. And while in Nepean, he took a dig at his conservative rival. Within nine days, we did more than Pierre Poliev has imagined. Has imagined in his many decades in politics. Axe Poliev, sir. Axe Poliev, Axe Poliev.

We just need to remove him. He does no violence. No violence. We just remove him. He's had his time. He's got his pension. Meantime, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh spoke about the cost of eggs on Easter Sunday. With a week left in the election campaign, Bloc Québécois leader Yves-François Blanchette is predicting Mark Carney and the Liberals have sealed the deal. Tonight on the Radio-Canada TV show Tout le Monde en Parle, he pitched his party to Quebecers.

Raffy Boudjikanian has more. Here is the head of the Quebec Bloc, Yves-François Blanchet. Tout le Monde en Parle is an institution in Quebec. Up to a million viewers a week tune in to the popular Radio-Canada talk show. An audience Bloc Québécois leader, Yves-François Blanchet, is still hoping to capture... Mr. Carney is going to be Prime Minister, that's clear. An audience Bloc Québécois leader Yves-François Blanchet is still hoping to capture, even as he tells them it's pretty clear Liberal Marc Carney, his chief rival in the vote-rich province, will end up Prime Minister. As predictions go, it's a lot less bold than the one Blanchet made at the start of the 2021 campaign, that he would send 40 MPs to parliament, more than half

the number of seats available in this province. Polls suggest the Bloc could lose up to 10 seats in this election. Blanchet is saying he could still be efficient with fewer MPs, but hopes to make a couple of gains with one last prediction. He very much doubts he will resign after election night. Raphaël Ducan, Y, CBC News, Quebec City. While it was heartbreak on the ice, Team Canada could not repeat last year's gold medal win

at the Women's World Hockey Championship. They fell 4-3 to their longtime rivals Team USA. Ed Kleiman reports. After erasing a 2-0 deficit in the middle of the second period and scoring a late third period goal to tie the game at three, Team Canada could not avoid heartbreak in overtime when American forward Tessa Janicki flipped the puck past Canadian goalie Anne-Renee Debian. It's the 11th world title for the US, now just two back of Canada's 13. While Team Canada captain Marie-Philippe Plain was named the most valuable player of the tournament, American captain Hillary Knight became the first player ever to win 10 world

championships. Oh man, this is such a special group and I'd go to battle with any of these women. You know, that's what keeps us all coming back. The next meeting for these arch rivals will be on the biggest stage of all at the Winter Olympics in Italy 10 months from now, when Canada will try to defend the title they won in Beijing three years ago. Ed Kleiman for CBC News, Kingston, Ontario. And finally in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The Toronto Maple Leafs won Game 1 of their first round series against the Ottawa Senators tonight, final score 6-2. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Hurland.