The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/16 at 20:00 EST

Episode Date: November 17, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/16 at 20:00 EST

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tomorrow when it will be put to a vote in the house of commons and with only a minority government the liberals will need some help from the opposition if the budget fails canadians could face another election philip lee shannock has more and i don't think i was elected to fail to show up green party leader elizabeth may says she won't be abstaining from months Monday's budget vote. But that vote is still up for grabs. I'm still talking to ministers and representatives from the prime minister's office and others, because right now I'm a no. She says the climate protection measures in the budget are just not enough. We have all of our votes that will be present in the House of Commons, but the reality of the situation is,

is that this is a minority parliament. Liberal Party whip MP Mark Gerritsen says whether the budget will pass or not is up in the air. If it falls, so does the government. We also don't think that Canadians want a Christmas election, but we will certainly be prepared. We are always ready to go. It may come down to the votes of seven NDP MPs who could vote for it or

abstain. NDP leader Don Davies says discussions with the federal liberals continue this weekend. Philip Lyshanock, CBC News, Toronto. The public feud between Donald Trump and Marjorie Taylor Green is growing more heated. Once staunch allies,

the president and the congresswoman have fallen out over his handling of the Epstein files and other issues. On his social media, Trump calls her wacky, a ranting lunatic, and a disgrace to the Republican Party. The former Trump loyalist says the U.S. president's online attacks are putting her at risk. The most hurtful thing he said, which is absolutely untrue, is he called me a traitor. And that is so extremely wrong. And those are the types of words. that can radicalize people against me and put my life in danger. She says she's been contacted by private security firms with warnings about her safety.

The U.K. is announcing sweeping changes to its asylum policy. People granted asylum will now have to wait 20 years before applying for permanent status. That's up from five years currently. And they could lose refugee status if their situation changes. Shabana Mahmoud is Home Secretary. situation will be assessed every two and a half years. So if your country becomes safe in that intervening period and you are remaining on this essentially core protection model, you will be returned to your country because we see countries that have started off in conflict and people

have moved in order to escape that conflict becoming safe. So I think that is right. There is growing public concern about uncontrolled immigration as the number of people arriving in small boots, boats, rather sores. In Israel. Construction workers continue laying cement along a wall separating Israel from southern Lebanon. Lebanese officials say the new divide violates a UN- mapped borderline. And on Friday, a U.N. spokesperson echoed that claim, saying the wall cuts off Lebanese territory.

Israel has denied that the wall crossed the boundary. To the Philippines. Protesters chanted a slogan denouncing government corruption, led by a powerful religious group, thousands gathered in Manila to demand accountability. Politicians, lawmakers, and construction executives have been accused of enriching themselves through mismanaged flood control projects. Two typhoons hit the country earlier this month, causing flooding that left dozens dead and hundreds of thousands of people homeless.

Well, it's the biggest night of the year in the CFL. It's the 112th Grey Cup. Fans and even the Prime Minister are gathered in Winnipeg to watch the Montreal Alouettes face the Saskatchewan Rough Riders. The riders are looking to hoist their first gray cup since 2013, while the Alouettes won more recently in 2023. While the Rough Riders are currently leading 15 to 7.

And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Gina Louise Phillips. Thanks for listening. Thank you.