The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/23 at 09:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 23, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/23 at 09:00 EDT

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Canada's postal workers had planned to walk off the job this morning, but at least for the time being, that strike action is on hold while the union considers Canada Post's latest contract offer. Linda Ward reports. Canada Post says the Canadian Union of Postal Workers requested to meet with the mediator last night, but that meeting effectively went nowhere. Spokeswoman Lisa Liu says the meeting lasted less than half an hour with Cup W raising only a small number of the many outstanding issues in an informal manner. It was unfortunately

not enough to demonstrate meaningful progress. Now these talks were about the corporation's latest offer. We're talking 13.59% wage increases over four years, six personal days, and better income replacement for those on short-term disability. The union says they're still going over that offer. Cup W was set to be in a legal strike position at midnight. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers now telling its 55,000 Canada Post employees to halt overtime

work immediately. Canada Post has asked them to come back with, quote, urgency. Linda Ward, CBC News, Toronto. US President Donald Trump is threatening to put a 25% tariff on all Apple products unless the company agrees to start making its iPhones in the United States. This follows similar threats Trump has issued in recent weeks on other retail giants, such as Amazon and Walmart. Analysts agree the action against Apple would dramatically increase iPhone prices, potentially

gutting sales and profits at one of the world's leading tech companies. The U.S. ambassador to Canada says he'll be watching closely next week when King Charles delivers the speech from the throne. But Pete Hoekstra says if the King's visit is meant as a message about Canadian sovereignty, it's a message that doesn't need to be sent. Janice McGregor explains. The invitation for King Charles to read the speech from the throne came at a time when Mark Carney's government was keen to reinforce Canada's independence. But when the Prime Minister was sitting in the Oval Office and the President said, never say never to the idea of becoming the 51st

state, Canadians heard that. It's kind of hard to forget. But Trump's ambassador tells CBC radio's The House that as parliament opens next week, he believes his mandate now in Ottawa is to move on. If the Canadians want to keep talking about it, that's their business. I'm not talking about it. Donald Trump is not talking about it. So let's talk about what's on the plate, these negotiations on trade and defense issues. We've learned this week from the Prime Minister that Dominic LeBlanc, minister in charge of this file, has been back in Washington continuing negotiations out of the spotlight. Hoekstra told the House that the Trump administration feels the ball is in Canada's court now

to make a serious pitch for a deal. Janice McGregor, CBC News, Ottawa. As part of its promised response to the threat of foreign interference, the federal government announced last year that it would be establishing a foreign agent registry. But now, months later, it's not clear where the government is on that promise. Katherine Tunney reports. I declare the motion carried.

It's been nearly a year since the Liberals foreign interference legislation sailed quickly through the House. But getting a core part of that bill I've been running appears to have stalled. The Foreign Transparency Registry would require agents acting on behalf of foreign states to register with the federal government or face deep fines and jail time. But a spokesperson for public safety says several steps are needed before that can start happening, like finding a commissioner and building the IT needed to support the office. Gloria Fung speaks for a coalition of community groups calling on the government to bring in the registry. She says it could help diaspora communities who are the direct victims of

foreign order harassment, including from China. And if we do not take concrete action, it's going to get worse. The government did not respond when asked when the registry will be operational. Catherine Taney, CBC News, Ottawa. And that is The World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.