The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/17 at 07:00 EST

Episode Date: November 17, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/17 at 07:00 EST

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. from cbicne from cbc news it's the world this hour i'm joe cummings the future of the liberal minority government will be determined today mps are voting on the liberal budget and because it's a confidence vote if it doesn't pass the government will fall and as it stands now the liberals don't have the opposition support they need the conservatives in the blocky beckwa are both voting no, as are the new Democrats and the Green Party's lone MP, Elizabeth May. I'm still talking to ministers and representatives from the Prime Minister's office and others to see what could we do to affect my vote? Because right now, I'm a no.

Liberals need two opposition votes for the budget to be accepted, or if two MPs abstain from voting, that would clear the way for the budget to pass. This is believed to be the most likely outcome, with most parties reluctant to trigger a second general election this year. The latest inflation numbers are coming out this morning was Statistics Canada relacing its Consumer Price Index for October. Inflation was at 2.4% in September, up from 1.9 in August. Most analysts are expecting a dip in today's numbers due primarily to a drop in gas prices. Today's inflation update is the last before the Bank of Canada's final interest rate setting of the year. that's set for December the 10th.

From every indication, it appears Roger's customers across the country are growing increasingly frustrated with the company's customer service. Being left on hold, being disconnected, it's a familiar story, with many blaming a lack of competition and others blaming the lack of customer protection. GoPublic's Erica Johnson has more. On social media, Rogers' customers complain of lengthy weights getting the runaround disconnected. Former call center agents who handled Rogers' customers worry it could get worse. They were part of recent layoffs at a call center contracted by Rogers. Hundreds lost their jobs after the employees had helped train an AI system. Rogers won't say if their jobs were moved elsewhere or are just gone,

claiming only that AI will enhance customer service by making agents more efficient. Keldon Bester is executive director of the Canadian anti-monopoly, Project. He says unhappy customers are the result of a lack of competition for Rogers, Bell, and Tulles. I think it's a symptom of how these industries see their customers in terms of loyalty, but to see how much they can squeeze out of them. He points to other countries that are introducing better customer protections, like the ability in Germany to cancel a service with two clicks. Erica Johnson, CBC News, Vancouver. The president of Ecuador has suffered a defeat, with voters in the country voting overwhelmingly against a proposal

that would have allowed American troops into the country to help tackle drug crime. Manuel Rietta explains. The results are a major defeat for Ecuadorian President Daniel Novoa, a staunch U.S. ally who has taken an iron-fisted approach to crime. Novoa has argued that closer cooperation with the United States is necessary to weaken drug gangs that are exporting cocaine from Ecuador's ports and attacking civilians as they fight for territory. International cooperation is the only way to defeat transnational criminal groups,

Novoa said, as voting got underway on Sunday. But six out of ten voters rejected the president's proposal to allow foreign military bases in Ecuador. Ecuador's president had also proposed rewrite in the nation's constitution to give the government more tools to fight crime. But voters struck down the move, with critics of Noboa arguing that a new constitution might decrease judicial oversight of Ecuador's government. Indigenous leaders also said that a new constitution could diminish rights for their communities.

Mano Lreda for CBC News, Bogota. The CFL has a new Grey Cup champion. The Saskatchewan Ruff Riders and Trevor Harris have won the Grey Cup. In Winnipeg last night before a sellout crowd, that's the Saskatchewan Ruff Ruff Riders, winning this year's Gray Cup game. They beat the Montreal Alouettes 2517 with Saskatchewan quarter Trevor Harris winning the game's MVP honor. And that is the world this hour.