The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/02 at 15:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 2, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/02 at 15:00 EDT

When a body is discovered 10 miles out to sea, it sparks a mind-blowing police investigation. There's a man living in this address in the name of a deceased. He's one of the most wanted men in the world. This isn't really happening. Officers are finding large sums of money. It's a tale of murder, skullduggery and international intrigue. So who really is he? I'm Sam Mullins and this is Sea of Lies from CBC's Uncovered, available now.

From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Dave Seglunds. Pierre Poliev will get another shot at a seat in parliament. The Conservative leader lost his Ottawa area riding in the Monday election. Now an Alberta conservative who was re-elected is stepping down to allow Poliev to run again. As David Thurton reports, the new prime minister promises not to delay any by-election. Thank you very much and I look forward to your questions. Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters he will not play politics if and when conservative

leader Pierre Polaulyev runs in a by-election. Last Monday, Paulyev lost the Ottawa area riding he held for more than 20 years, leaving him with no seat in the House of Commons. I've already indicated to Mr. Paulyev that if it's the decision of him and the Conservative party to trigger, if I can put it that way, a by-election, I will ensure that it happens as soon as possible. No games, nothing, straight. Now comes word that an Alberta seat will open up for Pauliev.

Conservative MP Damien Couric won re-election in the riding of Battle River Crowfoot with more than 80% of the vote. But he now says he'll temporarily step down, allowing Pauliab to run. David Thurton, CBC News, Ottawa. Speaking in Ottawa, it was Mark Carney's first news conference since the Liberals won on Monday. He announced that Parliament will resume sitting on May 26th and King Charles will travel to Canada to deliver the speech from the throne on May 27th.

Carney also announced that he'll travel to Washington. That's next Tuesday. It will be Carney's first face-to-face meeting with the U.S. President Donald Trump. I go there with the expectation of constructive, difficult but constructive discussions. That's the spirit. Carney says he plans to discuss two things, the tariffs that have already been imposed on Canadian goods and services and the broader trade and security relationship between the two countries.

While not everyone's thrilled at the news King Charles will be coming to Canada, the Bloc Québécois calls the King a foreign monarch and that the invitation for him to reopen parliament is strange. The Bloc says the move reveals that liberal values are irreconcilable with those of Quebecers who reject the monarchy in favor of quote, democracy and modernity. General Motors is laying off 700 people at its Oshawa plant permanently. That's according to the union representing Canadian auto workers. We have to stop the bleeding in this country or we're not going to have an auto industry.

Unifor national president Lana Payne says that the That's according to the union representing Canadian auto workers. We have to stop the bleeding in this country, or we're not going to have an auto industry. Unifor national president Lana Payne accuses the auto giant of bartering Canadian jobs to appease the U S president. GM says it's cutting shifts in response to what he calls forecasted demand and the evolving trade environment. Payne is urging Ottawa to apply more pressure on automakers. The reality is you get to sell here, you need to build here. And that message, I believe, has to be delivered by the Prime Minister to these automakers. They do not get to squeeze Canadian workers in this trade war. Next week, the Stellantis assembly plant in Windsor is pausing operations for a week.

The Netherlands is honoring Canadian veterans of the Second World War. The commemoration marks 80 years since the country was liberated from Nazi occupation. Crystal Gomancing is there with more on the lasting impact of Canada's soldiers. It's a feeling of deep deep gratitude. Mark Slinkman, mayor of the Burgundal Municipality, says Canadian soldiers saved the Netherlands and his family. I know all the stories from my grandmother running out into the street, meeting the tanks, meeting the Canadians,

and then to think that many years later I get to say it, to meet the same people that she met. Twenty Second World War veterans flew to the Netherlands as a part of the official delegation. Two others traveled on their own with their family. 101-year-old honorary Lieutenant General Richard Romer received a standing ovation after he addressed the crowd. He thanked the veterans seated near him and offered these words to the soldiers who never made it home. My message is a simple one, you are not forgotten.

Crystal Gamansing, CBC News, at the Grosbeek Canadian War Cemetery in the Netherlands. And that's your World This Hour, I'm Dave Seclens.