The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/04/22 at 16:00 EDT

Episode Date: April 22, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/04/22 at 16:00 EDT

So Canada, we've got to choose a new prime minister and it's a pretty crucial time. Even people who don't normally follow politics are trying to figure out what the heck is going on. I'm Catherine Cullen, host of The House, and I started a new weekly election show with two friends and fellow political nerds. Hello, I'm Daniel Thibault bringing you the Quebec Point de Vu. I'm Jason Microsoft and Calvary bringing the takes and stakes from the West. Together, we are House Party, a weekly elections podcast for everyone.

We tackle one big burning question every Wednesday. Find us in the House's feed wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Stephanie Scanderis. With just days to go before the election, the Conservatives have unveiled their platform. They are the last party to do it. Leader Pierre Pauliev made the announcement just outside Toronto. He's promising lower taxes and less bureaucracy. JP Tasker has more. This is a hopeful message and you know, this really is the choice. Do you want hope for a change?

Or do you want fear? Conservative leader Pierre Pauliev is promising tens of billions of dollars in new spending for tax cuts, housing and the military. And a government led by him will slash the public service, foreign aid and the CBC to help pay for it all. Canadians have been pinching their pennies long enough. It's time for government to start pinching pennies. But there's no plan to return to a balanced budget.

Poliev is reporting a $31 billion deficit this year and next. You're right, we are inheriting a very large liberal deficit. The platform is also booking revenue from expected economic growth, an unusual practice not followed by the other parties. There's also relatively little talk about the US trade war in this document. Poliev only mentioned President Donald Trump once by name in his remarks. JP Tasker, CBC News, Vaughan, Ontario. These numbers are a joke.

We aren't in a joke. We are in the worst crisis of our lives. The liberal leader with a blunt assessment of the newly minted Conservative platform. Mark Carney calls that plan, he says it relies on what he calls phantom growth and fulfilling their promises would come at the expense of services. Meanwhile Elections Canada says a record number of voters cast their ballots in the advance polls this past weekend. 7.3 million people voted in advance, an increase of 25 percent from

the previous general election in 2021. The agency says that number is not even final because some polls may not have reported yet. Hudson's Bay is cutting commission pay for their workers who are selling cosmetics during liquidation sales. The union says that's a cruel blow to people who are set to lose their jobs within weeks. Sophia Harris reports. It's deplorable. Unifor union rep Dwayne Gunness says the union is grieving Hudson's Bay's decision to stop paying commission to cosmeticians during liquidation sales. Well because this is jobs that are covered by the collective agreement.

The retailer's decision affects hundreds of workers, also known as beauty advisors, who will now only earn base salary. Several told CBC News the loss of commission will significantly reduce their take-home pay. Unifor represents dozens of beauty advisors in Ontario. Gunness argues the commission cut violates the member's contract. It's a legally binding document that's in place. In response to a request for comment, Hudson's Bay only confirmed the commission cut.

The cast-strap retailer filed for creditor protection in March. Most of its 9,300 workers are set to lose their jobs when liquidation sales wrap up in June. Sophia Harris, CBC News, Toronto. At least 26 people have been killed after gunmen opened fire on a group of tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir. Dozens of others were injured in what officials are calling the deadliest attack in years. Most of the victims are believed to be Indian nationals. Rebecca Bundon reports from Mumbai. What was meant to be a

peaceful day out in the mountains turned deadly for a group of travellers visiting the popular Himalayan town of Pelgam in Kashmir. Locals and survivors described the horror of the situation after suspected militants opened fire. This man says he helped rescue three people after hearing gunshots. A militant group called Kashmir Resistance is claiming responsibility for the attack. It is one of the rebel factions fighting to unite Kashmir, either under Pakistani control or as an independent territory.

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi says the perpetrators will be brought to justice. The attack comes as US Vice President JD Vance is visiting India, with some observers saying the timing of the attack is no coincidence. Rebecca Bundon for CBC News, Mumbai. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Stephanie Scanderis.