The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/30 at 08:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 30, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/30 at 08:00 EDT

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From CBC News, The World This Hour. I'm Pep Philpott. Prime Minister Mark Carney is among world leaders endorsing Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza. The U.S. President and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the 20-point proposal yesterday. But as Sasha Petrissik reports, the plan faces several obstacles. It's still tentative. Hamas has not yet agreed to the 20-point peace plan

presented by U.S. President Donald Trump and endorsed by Arab leaders, Israel, and the Palestinian Authority. And even now, there are details with different interpretations. For instance, the plan calls for a credible path to a Palestinian state in the future. Something Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, says, absolutely not. Political observers like Ansel Pfeffer say Netanyahu had to be pressured to agree on a ceasefire.

President Netanyahu was forced to say, yes, this is a great idea, and we're going along with it. And that's the milestone. In Gaza, they want the war to end, but worry their interests are being set aside. Nabilawad doesn't think there are enough guarantees Palestinians will be allowed to stay. Sasha Petrissick, CBC News, Jerusalem. A government shutdown in the U.S. is looming after a failed meeting between the White House and Democratic congressional leaders. They have until midnight tonight to extend funding to keep the government operating. But a deal doesn't seem imminent as both sides dig in their heels.

Vice President J.D. Vance is blaming the Democrats. They come in here and saying that if you don't give us everything that we want, we're going to shut down the government. We think that's preposterous. We think it's totally unacceptable, and we think the American people are going to suffer because these guys won't do the right thing. A shutdown would impact most government operations, with the exception of the military and essential services. Madagascar's president has dissolved his own government following days of protests by young demonstrators. Police fired tear gas into a crowd in the capital city. The so-called Gen Z protest began last Thursday.

over long-standing water and power cuts. 22 people have been killed and 100 others injured in the crackdown by security forces. In Nepal, a similar Gen Z protests forced the resignation of the government earlier this month. Here at home, public service workers in British Columbia will be back on the picket lines today. Contract talks between the provincial government and the union representing the 34,000 workers broke off shortly after they began. Negotiations between the union and its employer first broke down in July. The union has been asking for an 8.25% wage increase over two years. On this National Day for Truth and Reconciliation,

the next generation of family doctors is thinking about its role in eliminating racism from the health care system. It's an especially contentious issue in Quebec. That province is being urged to fully implement what's known as Joyce's principal. Natalia Vikesil explains. The patient is the expert in the room. The community is the expert at the table. Alex McComber stands before a classroom

at McGill University's Department of Family Medicine. He reminds his students about the importance of Joyce's principle. It's about fair, equal, respectful treatment. Joyce Eshiquan was an itchemic mother of seven, who died in a Quebec hospital in 2020 as staff hurled racist comments at her. Her death led to the creation of Joyce's principle. It's a call to action for the Quebec government

to address systemic racism while guaranteeing health and social services free of discrimination for indigenous people. McGill University adopted Joyce's principal into their teaching in 2023 and is one of only 47 institutions to do so in the province. Juliet Zbe is a spokesperson for the office of Joyce's principal. It will not be enough until changes come from a systemic level. Zbeye says that five years on, the Quebec government still hasn't acknowledged systemic racism or fully adopted Joyce's principle. Natalia Vikesl. CBC News, Montreal. y'all. And that's your world this hour. I'm Pepp Philpott.