The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/21 at 09:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 21, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/21 at 09:00 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. But 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 is 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 Ganonascos. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is meeting with Donald Trump today at the White House. And the visit comes as the U.S. President is accusing the South African government of committing genocide against the country's white minority farmers. Richard Madden reports. These are mostly descendants of Dutch settlers who arrived there back in the 1600s. Now, Trump says they're being slaughtered and forced off their land

under a controversial expropriation law signed by South Africa's president and just last week. We see there's a genocide going on. So if it's a genocide, that's terrible and I happen to believe it could very well be. South Africa is out of control. So we've made a home and we'll make a home for other people that are treated badly no matter what they call it. President Ramposa has repeatedly denied those claims that are being further amplified by Trump's ally and South African-born billionaire Elon Musk. The White House has since cut off all foreign aid to that country and recently flew in some 50 Afrikaners to the U.S. as refugees. And fueling tensions,

South Africa's ambassador was recently booted from the U.S. for calling Trump a white supremacist. So today's meeting comes with a lot of political baggage. Richard Madden, CBC News, Washington. Former Israeli Prime Minister is calling on the global community to continue pressuring the current Israeli government to end its humanitarian blockade in Gaza. Ehud Elmart 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 will be down this year.

Lisa Shing has more. Rye Schistler will only be swimming the backstroke on this side of the border. The transgender athlete and their team, the Toronto Purplefinns, decided to skip the World Pride celebrations in Washington, D.C. 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.