The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/03 at 10:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 3, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/03 at 10:00 EDT

It's summer, and it's going to be a hot one in Canadian politics. I'm Catherine Cullen. Join me and some of CBC's best political reporters as we bring you all new summer programming, focused on everything from negotiating with Donald Trump to Canada's climate goals, to the future of the Senate, and more. We'll talk to the chief of the defense staff and a top senator. We'll visit the Maritimes to learn about the future of energy production there. Catch the House Saturdays wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, it's the world this hour. I'm Joe Cummings.

Ahead of this month's resumption of Parliament, Prime Minister Mark Carney opens a two-day cabinet retreat today in Toronto. And while the Trump tariffs will be discussed, there is more than just trade on the priority list. Janice McGregor reports. Mark Carney punted major budget decisions to this fault, ostensibly wanting to see where the economy was. headed. But now it's September. We're a few weeks out from a new fiscal framework coming due,

and these decisions can't be put off any longer amid word last week that the Canadian economy contracted last spring. Consultations were supposed to have wrapped up last week on the government's new Build Canada Homes strategy. We will see if that agency actually manages to launch before Parliament returns. And after months of discussion and debate, the Prime Minister has suggested the first few national infrastructure priorities are going to be announced this month. The Liberals' industrial policy generally has had a rough summer, especially in manufacturing. Yesterday, for example, came word that the Quebec government is pulling the plug on its partnership in North Volt's electric battery plant. That's 3,000 jobs that won't materialize

and several hundred million dollars of taxpayer money lost. Janice McGregor, CBC News, Ottawa. Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un were among the guests of honor at a military parade today in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. With the leaders of more than 25 countries in attendance, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered an address that appeared to be directed at the West. The Chinese nation is the great nation that is never intimidated by any bullies and always values independence and forges ahead.

The U.S. President Donald Trump has posted a response that accuses Xi, Russia, and North Korea of conspiring against the United States. Even as Vladimir Putin was attending the Beijing military parade, Russia was launching more overnight airstrikes across Ukraine. Air raid sirens could be heard for hours in several. regions, with the Ukrainian Air Force saying it down drones and missiles in 14 different locations. But officials say damage was done to critical infrastructure. Back to U.S. President Trump, a federal appeals court has ruled his use of the Alien Enemies Act is illegal. The White House invoked the act in its campaign to abort alleged members of a Venezuelan drug gang. Aaron Collins has more now from Washington. This ruling is another setback for Trump's crackdown

on undocumented migrants here in the U.S. So this federal appeals court ruled that this really obscure law can't be used for deporting alleged gang members. The Trump administration had argued that this Venezuelan gang, Trend de Aragua, was essentially an invading force. So officials could target them for deportation using the aliens' enemies act. But this court said this wasn't an invasion and using the act in this way, it's illegal. And it wasn't the only legal setback for Trump yesterday. A California court also ruled that it was illegal for the administration to deploy the National Guard to Los Angeles. Remember, that happened in June.

That, of course, a response to protests against another action aimed at deporting undocumented migrants. Aaron Collins, CBC News, Washington. Officials in Conception Bay, South Newfoundland, say the critical leak depleting its water supply has now been repaired. And water reserves are being replenished. but the community is still under a state of emergency and residents are being urged to conserve water and stay home. As for businesses under the state of emergency, only pharmacies and gas stations have been allowed to open. And that is the world this hour. For news anytime, go to our website. We're at cBCNews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.

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