The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/03 at 13:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 3, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/03 at 13:00 EDT

Hey, guys, I heard there's a party going on right here. Jason, Jason, there's a trade war, cost of living crisis, a tough federal budget coming. This isn't time to celebrate. But guys, it might be time for a House party, our weekly chat about Canadian politics. We are back for a short period now that Parliament's returned. I'm Catherine Cullen. I'm Daniel Thibault. And I'm Jason Markasoff.

Join us political nerds on Wednesdays in the House feed wherever you get your podcasts. Party with nerds. Sounds amazing. From CBC News, The World This Hour. I'm Kate McGilfrey. Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading back to Washington next Tuesday. He'll visit the White House for face-to-face meetings with U.S. President Donald Trump. And as David Thurton tells us, there's a lot at stake. Industry Minister Melanie Jolie was asked about Mark Carney's upcoming meeting with Donald Trump. And if she thinks the meeting might yield a positive outcome,

with Canada facing tariffs on auto, steel, aluminum and lumber, It's the question many want to answer. Jolie says that she will let the Prime Minister do his job negotiating. It's been more than two months since Canada and the U.S. blew past the deadline they jointly agreed on to reach a deal. Along the way, Canada rescinded the tax on American tech firms and has dropped retaliatory tariffs, while Trump is still floating the notion of Canada becoming the 51st state.

I continue to be optimistic. Dominique LeBlanc, the minister responsible for the Canada-U.S. Trade File says he believes conversations he's had are encouraging. David Thurton, CBC News, Ottawa. Canada Post has presented a new contract offer to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. It includes a wage increase of just over 13% over four years and protected health benefits and its defined benefit pension plan. But Canada Post says a signing bonus for new employees is no longer on the table. The new offer also appears to clear the path for future layoffs.

It proposes that Canada Post give the union six-month notice of impending job losses, as well as voluntary departure incentives of up to 78 weeks pay. An intelligence watchdog is raising serious concerns about audits done by the Canada Revenue Agency. This follows years of allegations that the agency is biased against Muslim charities. Catherine Tunney reports. They're biased and they're discriminatory. Tim McSorley with the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group has spent years. years arguing the CRA on fairly targets Muslim charities, disproportionately selecting them

to be audited based on terrorism concerns. Vindication this week in the form of a report from one of the country's intelligence watchdogs. The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency spent about two years combing the records of CRA's review and analysis division, known as RAD. Investigators say the CRA could not justify why it opened audits into so many Muslim charities, and then its whole process potentially violates the charter. CRA says it's already making changes based on the report's findings. Wayne Long, the government secretary of state for CRA, says he'll make sure that happens. We know the charities do great work across our country.

The National Council of Canadian Muslims says rat is so problematic. It's time to dismantle the unit and start over. Catherine Tunney, CBC News, Ottawa. A vigil for the victims of a synagogue attack in Manchester brought solidarity, grief, and anger. Shame on you! Shame on you! mourners heckled UK Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy, who attended the vigil. Members of the Jewish community are upset at what they call a lack of government action

in tackling anti-Semitism. Two men were killed in yesterday's car-ramming and stabbing attack, one of them hit by a police bullet. Police also shot and killed the suspect, Jihad al-Shammi, a British citizen of Syrian descent. This attack happened on Yom Kippur, the holiest day. in Judaism. And Britain has a brand new Archbishop of Canterbury, and for the first time in nearly 500 years of history, it's a woman. Sarah Malali has been chosen as the spiritual leader of the Church of England. Washing feet has shaped my Christian vocation as a nurse, then a priest, then a bishop. In the apparent chaos which surrounds us, in the midst of such profound global uncertainty, the possibility of healing lies in acts of kindness and love.

Malali has a big job ahead. The church is divided over the treatment of women and 2S-LGBQ plus people. Malawi will also have to confront concerns that church leaders haven't done enough to address sexual abuse scandals. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Kate McGilfrey. Thank you.