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

Episode Date: April 22, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/04/21 at 21:00 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 Herland. Preparations are underway at the Vatican for the funeral of Pope Francis. He died today at the age of 88. Francis is being remembered as a visionary and a unifier. He was the first Latin American leader of the Catholic Church. The CBC's Chris Brown reports from Rome tonight. Though he had been extremely sick, it was because his last hours seemed so busy and so public

that word of Pope Francis's death came as a surprise. He taught us to live the values of the gospel with fidelity, courage, and universal love, said Cardinal Kevin Farrell, who read the official Vatican announcement of the Pope's death. Francis almost died in February during a long five-week hospital stay. The Vatican said his cause of death was a stroke followed by heart failure. He appeared before the Easter Sunday masses on the balcony above St. Peter's Square and he took an unexpected Pope Mobile tour to see the crowd of thousands up close. His Easter Sunday message was his final public statement,

read on his behalf. In it, Francis touched on many of the causes he advocated for, including ending the war in Gaza. Chris Brown, CBC News, Rome. We are now in the last full week of the federal election campaign, and the leaders are making their final appeals to voters. Liberal leader Mark Carney made stops in three maritime provinces today. Tom Perry has more. We will protect these rights by always standing and defending the

Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Mark Carney using that as a segue into an attack against his main political rival. Pierre Poliev is now committing to override your constitutional rights. The Conservative leader has pledged to use the notwithstanding clause to ensure murderers who kill multiple people serve consecutive life sentences, something the Supreme Court has ruled against. On abortion, Poliev has vowed he would not pass laws to restrict a woman's right to choose. But the Liberals have fanned suspicions about the Conservatives' commitment to abortion rights in the past, with Carney now warning voters that

when it comes to overriding rights, it's not where you start, but where you end up. Tom Perry, CBC News, Truro, Nova Scotia. Conservative leader Pierre Poliev says his party's election platform will be up. Tom Perry, CBC News, Truro, Nova Scotia. Conservative leader Pierre Polyev says his party's election platform will be released tomorrow. JP Tasker has more from the campaign trail. As crazy and costly as Truro's budget plan already was, Mark Carney's is even worse. During an event in East Toronto to promote his plan for home building, Conservative leader Pierre Polyev shifted focus to the Liberal platform, calling it a costly mess, even though he still hasn't released one of his own.

We'll have a platform for all eyes to see. He has promised a dollar-for-dollar approach to the budget. For every new dollar spent, another must be cut. The Liberals are claiming some social programs could be scrapped. As a result, Poliev says there will be cuts to the public service, consultants, foreign aid and the CBC. But he's also promising to unleash natural resources development

to pay for tax breaks. By generating more economic growth, cutting back on liberal waste and mismanagement, then we will deliver real change. Poliev will spend much of the closing week in the Toronto area, where dozens of seats are up for grabs. JP Tasker, CBC News, Mississauga, Ontario. U.S. stocks tumbled even lower today on worries about U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs

and his criticism of the U.S. Federal Reserve. This morning Trump called Reserve Chair Jerome Powell a major loser and called on him to cut the interest rate. Now to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, in Game 1 of their first round series the Washington Capitals are ahead of the Montreal Canadiens tonight 2-0 after two periods and the Winnipeg Jets and the St. Louis Blues are tied at 1 in the second period. And that is your World This Hour.

For news anytime you can visit our website. We're at cbcnews.ca. I'm Neal Herland.