The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/19 at 21:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 20, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/19 at 21:00 EDT

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call today. Visit no more debts.org. From CBC News, the world is our. I'm Neil Kumar. President Donald Trump says the U.S. military has carried out its third fatal strike against an alleged drug smuggling vessel. In a social media post, Trump said the strike killed three people and was carried out against a vessel affiliated with a designated terrorist organization conducting narco-trafficking. He didn't say precisely where. The U.S. has carried out strikes twice this month against alleged drug-smuggling boats that had originated from Venezuela. A prominent Republican is lashing out at the head of the U.S. communications

regulator over threats made against broadcasters. The FCC's chair, Brendan Carr, threatened to impose fines or pull licenses for broadcasters who aired Jimmy Kimmel Live. It came over comments Kimmel made about the assassination of far-right activist Charlie Kirk. Republican Senator Ted Cruz told podcast listeners today that he's no fan of Jimmy Kimmel but denounced the threats of censorship. I think it is unbelievably dangerous for government to put itself in the position of saying, we're going to decide what speech we like and what we don't, and we're going to threaten to take you off air if we don't like what you're saying. And it might feel good right now to threaten Jimmy Kimmel. Yeah. But when it is used to silence every conservative

in America, we will regret it. ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel live indefinitely after Kimmel's commentary about the assassination of Kirk. The decision comes as President Donald Trump continues to pressure broadcasters to stop airing content that he has found objectionable. The federal government is barring hip-hop group Neacap from entering Canada. The Irish trio was slated to perform in Toronto and Vancouver next month. Otto is accusing the band of amplifying political violence and displaying support for terrorist organizations. One of Neacab's members faces terrorism charges in the UK from allegedly waving a Hezbole flag on stage last year. The band claims it's being silenced for support of the Palestinian cause and

insists it does not support Hezbollah and Hamas. Some Canadians are firing back at comments from the U.S. Ambassador to Canada. Pete Hoekstra told a business crowd in Halifax yesterday, he's disappointed in the anti-American sentiment in this country and frustrated over some of the rhetoric coming from politicians here. Tom Perry reports. Ambassador Hoekstra. A chat between neighbors, U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra in Halifax this week for a talk with local business leaders.

I'm disappointed that I came to Kansas. Canada, a Canada that it is very, very difficult to find Canadians who are passionate about the American-Canadian relationship. Hoekstra says Canadian politicians and media need to stop talking about a trade war when Canada is facing lower tariffs than other countries, but Flavio Volpe, head of Canada's automotive parts manufacturers association says Canadians aren't just angry about trade, but also Donald Trump's threats to turn their country into America's 51st state. Well, when you kick the dog, you can't blame it for snarling back.

That has consequences. New figures show Canadian travelers are continuing to avoid the states. Canadian exports to the U.S. have dropped, while exports to Europe and the U.K. are up. Tom Harry, CBC News, Ottawa. The federal government has tabled a bill that aims to protect people at places of worship and make it a crime to display certain symbols in public. Statistics show hate crimes have been on the rise in Canada. Cape McKenna reports.

We see it in our streets. We see it in our parks, we see it in our grocery stores. Frankly, we see it almost everywhere. Justice Minister Sean Frazier shared his government's response to a massive surge in hate. Since 2022, police reported hate crimes targeting Canadian Jews and Muslims have skyrocketed by more than 80%, according to statistics Canada. This behavior is not just morally culpable. The impact has reverberations through the entirety of a community, and I would argue, tears at the seams of the social fabric of the nation. The bill seeks to make it a crime.

to intimidate and obstruct people from accessing places of worship and other community buildings like schools used by identifiable groups. The bill would also make it a crime to promote hate through the use of symbols, including symbols used during the Holocaust and those used by recognized terror groups. The governing liberals will need support to pass this bill through Parliament, where no government has had an easy time legislating the limits of free speech. Kate McKenna, CBC News, Ottawa. And that is your world this hour.

For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar.