The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/14 at 16:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 14, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/14 at 16:00 EDT

So lately, I've been really blown away by how locked in Canadians are to political news. I'm Jamie Poisson, host of the daily news podcast Frontburner. And while the election's over, that does not mean that people are done with politics. Quite the opposite, really. So if you're curious about how our country will navigate this divided and crucial moment in our history, listen to Frontburner. We've got you covered on that and a wide range of other top of mind stories as well. Follow Frontburner wherever you get your podcasts.

From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Julianne Hazelwood. Mark Carney's cabinet is getting to work today. It's staring down a pile of problems from the US trade war to its impact on the economy. But as David Thurton reports, the first order of business was a middle-class tax cut. My pleasure on behalf of the cabinet to sign this order to deliver that tax cut. Just like his first cabinet meeting back in March, Mark Carney began today's cutting taxes. Instead of the consumer carbon tax, the prime minister announced he will reduce the lowest personal tax bracket by one percentage point. Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne still has to table legislation getting it through the

House and the Senate. Champagne has been directed to do that before Canada Day while advancing other items. First step of this government is a middle-class tax cut. That's the first thing. You start with that. Then you say, well, you need to have a tron speech to say what are the priorities of the government. And once you've done that, then you do an economic statement, which is gonna be the far-comic statement. According to Champagne,

he won't be tabling a budget before the summer, meaning Canadians won't get a look at the government's books for some time. David Thurton, CBC News, Ottawa. The Manitoba and Ontario governments have signed a deal to boost trade aimed at counteracting the threat of US tariffs. Premier Bob Canoe and Ontario leader Doug Ford announced a memorandum of understanding. Canoe notes while the agreement is about the economy,

it's also about trust. When we look ahead to the future and we talk about building up this country's economy, I want Canadians to know that this is really about trust. When a Manitoban looks on TV and they see Premier Ford fighting the good fight on our behalf, it's because there's trust between our jurisdictions. The agreement uses existing and new legislation to improve the flow of workers and goods, including direct-to-consumer alcohol sales. Ontario has also signed similar agreements with Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Other provinces have been striking similar agreements as well. Prime Minister Mark

Carney has said the goal is to remove all inter-provincial trade barriers by Canada Day. Firefighters are focusing on two large wildfires in eastern Manitoba. Out-of of control fires in Lactobani and Nupaming Provincial Park have forced hundreds to evacuate. Kristin Hayward with the Manitoba Wildfire Services, conditions are expected to remain difficult. We are looking at obviously very challenging conditions so we have hot, hot weather right now. We have dry conditions. We have had some very windy days and we expect

that to continue today as well as into tomorrow. Hayward says some precipitation is expected, but it won't be enough to douse the flames. Several dozen kilometres to the east and northern Ontario First Nation is also issuing an evacuation notice to its members. At least two wildfires are burning close to the Wabasamong First Nation, causing significant smoke and fire risk. The band council says it has secured spaces in Canora and other locations for the evacuees. The US president has signed more than a trillion dollars worth of trade deals with Qatar. It includes a record sale of aircraft from Boeing. The new agreements come on the heels of Donald Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia yesterday, which included

a $140 billion arms deal. Aaron Collins has the latest from Washington. We always had a very special relationship. Donald Trump in his element, his four-day tour of the Middle East stopping in Doha Wednesday. The president announcing a deal for Qatar Airlines to buy 200 million dollars worth of jets from Boeing. It's the largest order of jets in the history of Boeing. That's pretty good. The president has also been offered a 400 million dollar luxury jet to replace Air Force One, but the gift from Qatar has been criticized for the risk it could pose to national security.

Tom Tillis is a Republican senator from South Carolina. You know the Air Force One is not like every other Boeing and it's going to have to be put through a lot of paces and probably every square inch analyzed. The president is scheduled to visit the United Arab Emirates Thursday. Trump has also hinted he may attend peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Turkey. Erin Collins, CBC News, Washington. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Julianne Hazelwood.