The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/02 at 19:00 EST

Episode Date: November 3, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/02 at 19:00 EST

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. from cbc news the world this hour i'm gina louise phillips prime minister carney tables his first budget on tuesday and it's not clear whether the liberal minority will have enough opposition support to get it passed if they don't that will likely mean a snap election and carney says well he's willing to fight another election should it come to that opposition leader pierre polliev says he needs to read the document before making any decisions We'll be there on Tuesday to see what the government puts in. We don't need a higher cost of living through a higher cost of budget. We need an affordable budget for affordable lives for all Canadians, and that's what we're going to be fighting for. The NDP hasn't made demands, but interim leader, NDP leader, Don Davies,

says budget cuts aren't necessarily a deal breaker. Particularly on the investment side, if there's projects of national importance, if we're building high-speed rail between Windsor and Quebec, and supporting mine development and partnership with indigenous people. If we're putting people to work across this country with good jobs, you know, that has to be taken into account as well. The Block Quebecois have made specific demands, including housing and health care,

and says its MPs will vote against the budget if they're not met. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Donald Trump was only threatening an additional 10% tariff. The president made the statement when he got angry about an Ontario anti-tariff ad campaign, campaign, a campaign Bessent likened to foreign election interference. Iris Pitzer has more. Speaking with CNN, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent continued to blast Ontario Premier Doug Ford for his anti-tariff ad campaign featuring clips of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan.

It's the equivalent of election interference. Nobody likes foreign election interference. Nobody likes foreign governments trying to sway public opinion. The commercial led to a breakdown of. of trade talks between the two countries, prompting an apology from Prime Minister Mark Carney, who said it's not something he would have done. The U.S. Treasury Secretary also clarified that the additional 10 percent tariffs that President Trump said he was imposing on Canada have not gone into effect. And he provided no details on if or when that might happen.

Iris Bitzer for CBC News, Washington. The former Prince Andrew will be stripped of his last remaining military title. Here's British Defence Minister John Healy. We are working now to remove that last remaining title of Vice Admiral that he has. This is a move that's right. It's a move that the king has indicated we should take, and we're working on that at the moment. This comes after new revelations about Andrew's ties to the late sex offender, Geoffrey Epstein,

following the release of Virginia Joufrey's posthumous memoir last week. In her book, Joufrey details the abuse she suffered at Epstein's hands, including being forced to have sex with Andrew. The Jamaican community in Toronto is looking to help Jamaica rebuild after Hurricane Melissa. A night market launched this weekend is fundraising for relief efforts. Anika Mark is part of that initiative. She says there's been an outpouring of support. You know, Jamaicans and Caribbean people have given so much to the city of Toronto, and I think what you're seeing here is that the Torontoans want to get back and they want to make sure that folks in the island are doing well and that they have the tools that they need to rebuild.

The Jamaican Canadian Association is accepting donations, but aid groups like Global Medic, worn relief efforts will take months. Residents of Yukon head to the polls tomorrow in a territorial election. Voters will elect members in 21 ridings up from 19. Liberal Premier Mike Pemberton is seeking re-election, although no other incumbent liberal ministers are running. He currently leads a minority government, supported by the NDP. Canadian tennis star Victoria Mboko has won the Hong Kong Open. The 19-year-old beat Spain's Christina Buxa in three sets capturing her second WTA title of the season. It's expected that Mboko will move into the WTA top 20 when the rankings are released on Monday. And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Gina Louise Phillips.