The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/04/21 at 13:00 EDT

Episode Date: April 21, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/04/21 at 13:00 EDT

I've been covering politics for 20 years and I can't remember a time like now when everything we thought we knew has been thrown in the air. From Trudeau's resignation to Trump's tariffs to a spring election during huge shifts in the polls. There's a lot at stake and power and politics is here to guide you through it. I'm David Cochran and on CBC's only political

daily I speak to the key players in this election. From the candidates to the analysts to the journalists on the campaign trail. You can find power and politics wherever you get your podcasts including YouTube. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Mike Miles. Catholics around the world are paying tribute to Pope Francis who died today at the age of 88.

A special mass in Buenos Aires marks the first of seven days of mourning in Argentina. Churchgoers called their countrymen the Pope of the Marginalized in reference to the time Francis worked in the city's port districts. Leaders, including the United Nations chief, are speaking about his legacy today. Antonio Cotteres calling Francis a messenger of hope, humility, and humanity. Our divided and discordant world will be a much better place if we follow his example of unity and mutual understanding in our own actions. Hours before his death, Francis called for a just and lasting peace

in countries ravaged by war and conflict. Canadian political leaders also paying their tributes to Pope Francis. They come as the federal election campaign enters its final week. Tom Perry reports. Good morning everyone. Bonjour. Liberal leader Mark Carney was in Prince Edward Island making an announcement on health care, but began his address with a message of condolence.

Pope Francis was a voice of moral clarity, spiritual courage and boundless compassion. He was, in many respects, the world's conscious, never hesitating to challenge the powerful on behalf of the vulnerable. Carney called the Pope's visit to Canada in 2022 when he apologized for the church's role in residential schools, a crucial step in moving the church forward in its journey toward reconciliation. Conservative leader Pierre Polyev says Pope Francis' humility, compassion and steadfast faith had a profound impact on millions of Canadians while NDP leader Jagmeet Singh says the pope showed the world faith can be a powerful force for justice.

Tom Perry, CBC News, Charlottetown. The Conservatives are the last major party yet to release their election platform. Leader Per Poliev says it will happen tomorrow. The Conservative leader was in the east end of Toronto today and spoke about what will be in the document. Tomorrow we'll have a platform for all eyes to see which will bring change to Canada. They will ask taxes, unleash home-building, resource development, lock up criminals, secure our borders and bring home the country that we knew and love.

Poliev spoke today of his plan to build 2.3 million homes in Canada in five years. The Liberals and NDP released their respective platforms on Saturday. The White House is defending its defense secretary. A new report alleges Pete Hegseth shared sensitive information about U.S. strikes on Houthis in Yemen on yet another chat. It says his wife and brother were part of that group chat on the messaging app Signal. Last month, Hegseth disclosed war plans about that same attack on Houthis in another group chat.

That conversation mistakenly included a journalist. But President Donald Trump insists Hegs Seth is doing a good job. Sounds like disgruntled employees. You know, he was put there to get rid of a lot of bad people. And that's what he's doing. So you don't always have friends when they do that. Some defense officials criticize the leak, calling it a breach of national security. The report alleges the conversations involved operational details like the weapons used and the order of attack. It comes at an uncertain moment for both Haig-Seth and the Pentagon. Several senior officials were ousted last week as part of an internal league investigation.

Kenya's John Correa is the winner of this year's Boston Marathon. Correa reached the finish line in two hours, 4 minutes and 44 seconds, the second fastest winning time in race history. He was greeted by his brother Wesley, who won the same marathon in 2012. The Koreas are the only brothers, or relatives of any kind, to win the world's oldest and most prestigious annual marathon. Velo Kenyon and Sharon Locati won the women's title, breaking the Boston Marathon course record. That is your World This Hour for CBC News.

I'm Mike Miles.