The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/04/22 at 09:00 EDT

Episode Date: April 22, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/04/22 at 09:00 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, it's the World This Hour. I'm Joe Cummings. First to the federal election campaign and with less than a week to go, today is the day Pierre Polyev releases his party's official platform. And not only is it coming late in the campaign, it's also coming after the Liberals and the New Democrats released their platforms over the weekend. Janice McGregor has more. It is possible that in this campaign it was always going to be more about leading in a crisis.

Whether you respond to that crisis by axing taxes and axing regulations to give people a break and stimulate the economy, as we're going to see Pierre Polly of proposing today, or whether you're spending as Mark Kearney would spin it, investing. Neither of these are fiscal austerity platforms. Politically, belt tightening is always tough medicine to get voters to swallow. But that is exactly what the Liberals have been warning the Conservative plan will require in order to pay for its tax cuts. Mark Carney was out yesterday accusing Poliev of hiding that.

That put Pierre Poliev on the defensive, claiming liberal math is wrong and a fourth liberal government will exacerbate economic problems, not solve them. Janice McGregor, CBC News, Ottawa. Still with the campaign and Pierre Paulyev, he's making a late pitch for a block of voters that in recent years have consistently leaned conservative. Canadian seniors. Kate McKenna has more. That might surprise you, but I have not decided.

Gail Brown says her vote is still up for grabs. The Toronto senior says she's been paying close attention to the campaign. Yesterday she heard Conservative leader Pierre Pauliev speak to the Canadian Association of Retired Persons. Well, he's made quite a few mistakes. And one of them is constantly shooting down the other party and saying the same things over and over again. In the final days of the race, Polyev is making his pitch to seniors. He released a new ad targeting baby boomers and yesterday in Toronto he spoke to CARP

members in a town hall. Conservatives will preserve the age of retirement for CPP, OAS, and GIS at age 65, period. KSKP. Polls show his rival, Liberal leader Mark Carney, is leading in senior support. Seniors represent a powerful voting bloc, in part because they're a demographic that reliably shows up to vote. Kate McKenna, CBC News, Mississauga, Ontario. The Vatican has announced that the funeral for Pope Francis will be held on Saturday

morning at St. Peter's Basilica. The public viewing for the late pope gets underway at the basilica starting tomorrow, and today, Catholics around the world are in mourning. Crystal Gemensing has more. In Manila, there's unity in sorrow. I cried. I cried a lot. There are more than 80 million Catholics in the Philippines.

Here, like many places around the world, people are pausing to remember Pope Francis, including Filipino Cardinal Pablo Vajillo David. Legacy to the Pope Francis, not to take ourselves too seriously, not to stay on a pedestal. Come down, be human. In Sydney, Archbishop Anthony Fisher offered parishioners comfort, acknowledging the years they had with Pope Francis and all he taught them.

We join the church throughout the world in marking the passing of our Holy Father. Austin Ivory co-wrote the book Let Us Dream with Pope Francis during the pandemic. He made people feel loved, special, dignified. Ivory says he fostered a more human, more humble church and anticipates the next pope will continue on that path. Crystal Gamansing, CBC News, London. Jury selection is scheduled to begin today in London, Ontario in the trial of five former World Junior Hockey players.

Each of the players is charged in connection to an alleged sexual assault dating back to June of 2018. At the time, the team was in the city for a Hockey Canada gala celebrating its gold medal win at that year's World Juniors. All five former players are expected to plead not guilty. And that is the World This Hour. For news anytime, go to our website cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.