The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/21 at 07:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 21, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/21 at 07:00 EDT

How did the internet go from this? You could actually find what you were looking for right away, bound to this. I feel like I'm in hell. Spoiler alert, it was not an accident. I'm Cory Doctorow, host of Who Broke the Internet from CBC's Understood. In this four-part series, I'm going to tell you

why the internet sucks now, whose fault it is, and my plan to fix it. Find Who Broke the Internet on whatever terrible app you get your podcasts. From CBC News, it's the World This Hour. I'm Joe Cummings. Senior economic officials from the world's richest economies are meeting behind closed doors today in Banff, Alberta. It's the annual G7 Finance Minister's Summit. And while you'd think the Trump administration's tariff campaign would dominate the talks, they aren't even on the agenda. The Canada's Francois-Philippe Champagne, who is serving as host, is insisting there are other issues to discuss with the American representatives on hand.

We're delighted that Secretary Besson is with us in Banff. We're delighted that we have the chairman of the Federal Reserve, which are with us. We're going to continue to engage in a very constructive discussion. There's big things that we need to do together. The global finance meeting is being held in advance of next month's G7 Leaders Summit in nearby Ganonaskis. So with the global marketplace, Quebec's culture minister is tabling a bill today that's aimed at retooling how digital platform giants such as Netflix, Disney and Spotify do business in the province. As Catty Seney reports, it means they'll be required to add more francophone content and

make it more accessible. I want people to go on a digital platform and feel they're at home in Quebec and they can choose what they want. Quebec's Culture Minister Mathieu Lacombe came up with the bill after holding consultations and receiving the report of experts on the issue. In an exclusive interview with RASU Canada, he says he's ready to move forward. For the first time in Quebec, a future law is set to impose quotas to digital platforms

such as Netflix, Disney, Amazon Prime, Apple Music and Spotify for original francophone content. According to the Culture Minister, only 8.5% of the music people listen to annually in Quebec is in French. He feels he has the duty to try to reverse the situation for younger generation that consumes more English content online. Kat Sissonnet, CBC News, Quebec City. A former Israeli Prime Minister is calling on the global community

to continue pressuring the current Israeli government to end its aid blockade in Gaza. Ehud Olmert was Prime Minister from 2006 to 2009, and he spoke today to the BBC. I entirely understand what motivates the British government to express the discontent and the discomfort of what happens in Gaza. Carry on the political condemnation as much as you can and as powerful as you can, but don't punish the Israeli citizens with economic sanctions.

Canada has joined the United Kingdom and France in threatening to level sanctions on Israel unless it ends its renewed military offensive in Gaza and lifts all humanitarian restrictions. This year's World Pride Festival is underway in Washington, D.C. It's an event that traditionally draws thousands of people from right around the world, but considering the current political climate in the United States, it looks like attendance this year will be down. Lisa Sheng has more. Rye Schistler will only be swimming the backstroke on this side of the border. The transgender athlete and their team, the Toronto Purple Finns, decided to skip the World Pride celebrations

in Washington DC. If we run into trouble somewhere in between the border and the pool, are my rights going to be respected? The global festivities hosted by a different city every other year features cultural events and sporting competitions. The Purple Finns and at least two other groups that aren't going are worried as Donald Trump is trying to roll back policies combating discrimination against gay and transgender people. We understand why athletes aren't coming.

Rosalind McCree, an organizer of the Aquatics Championships, says turnout will likely be lower, but she isn't dissuaded. The athletes who do come and the athletes who are in the United States are going to show up and speak up. World Pride runs through June 8th and will feature concerts by J.Lo and Shakira capped off with a parade. Lisa Shing, CBC News, Toronto. And that is The World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.