The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/29 at 15:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 29, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/29 at 15:00 EDT

We're in the midst of the dog days of summer. And it's called that because during this period, Sirius, the dog star, rises with the sun in the morning. Not because it feels like several dogs are breathing their humid breath on you all the time. Can you tell he's a cat person? Hello, I'm Neil Kerkstel. And I'm Chris Houghton. We're the co-hosts of As It Happens.

But throughout the summer, some of our wonderful colleagues will be hosting in our place. We will still be bringing you conversations with people at the center of the day's major news stories here in Canada and throughout the world. You can listen to As It Happens wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, The World This Hour, I'm Mike Miles. You have the right to defend your family in your home. And right now, unfortunately, that is not the case. Conservative leader, Pierre Pollyev,

is proposing an amendment to the criminal code that would make it legal to use force, including lethal force, to defend yourself against intruders. Right now, self-defense ease. allowed but must be proportionate and reasonable. Polyev says that is too complicated and vague. He's calling for a clearer definition. In my proposed bill, the two conditions. If someone enters your home illegally and uninvited, and two, you reasonably believe they're a threat to your family, then it is assumed that all the force you use against that person is reasonable and legal.

Pollyev says one of his MPs will present a bill this fall. This comes after a high-profile case in Ontario where a homeowner has been charged with assault on an intruder. Prime Minister Mark Carney's launched his major projects office. It will be based in Calgary and led by former energy executive Don Farrell. The office will help Ottawa fast-track nation-building projects. And as Olivia Stefanovic tells us, Alberta's Premier couldn't be happier. I have great, great respect for Don Farrell. Alberta Premier Daniel Smith praising the prime minister's pick to lead the new major projects office in Calgary.

I think that she's going to be in the right place, in the right city, doing the right job. Don Farrell oversaw the expansion of the Trans Mountain Pipeline. Now the former energy executive will head the federal government's efforts to build other projects of national interest, including new railways, clean energy initiatives and mines. Conservative leader Pierre Pollyev says he wants to see those projects succeed on their own. We don't want a handout and bailout economy. The federal government says the major projects office will work with proponents to attract private investment. The first national projects are expected to be named within the next two weeks. Olivia Stefanovic, CBC News, Ottawa. Canada's economy shrank 1.6% in the second quarter.

Statistics Canada says U.S. tariffs are the cause with a sharp drop in exports and business investment. That was offset by higher household and government spending. During the same period, federal revenues rose three and a half billion dollars due in part to higher duties related to counter tariffs on U.S. goods. More than 200 books will be removed from Edmonton Public School Libraries this fall, according to a document obtained by CBC News. That list was put together in response to new rules brung in by the province. Emily Williams has more. Titles like The Handmaid's Tale, Brave New World, and perks of being a wallflower are to be pulled from library shelves at Edmonton Public Schools, according to an internal document obtained by CBC News.

The memo says the division identified the titles as sexually explicit. That's after new rules from Alberta's Education Minister for governing school libraries. The list has not been officially released by Edmonton Public Schools, but in a statement, board chair Julie Cusick says there is a list of books that will be removed as a result of the government policy. CBC asked if the list it obtained a copy of was the one Cusick referenced, but Edmonton Public did not confirm. Laura Wenton from the Library Association of Alberta says she is disappointed, but not surprised. The intention of this ministerial order was to remove materials from school libraries, and that's exactly what it's doing. Education Minister Demetrius Nicolite says the government is aware of the list and will be reviewing it to ensure standards are being accurately implemented. Emily Williams, CBC News, Edmonton.

Thailand's constitutional court has removed the country's prime minister and dissolved her cabinet. That's the head of the court ruling that Peyton Chan Shinowat put her private interests ahead of the country's interests and damaged Thailand's reputation. Sheena Wat called her Cambodian counterpart to discuss ending violence along their shared border. A recording of that conversation revealed the prime minister appearing to be critical of a senior Thai. General. That is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles.