The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/17 at 16:00 EST

Episode Date: November 17, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/17 at 16:00 EST

Elle Fanning calls herself a Nepo sister. That's probably because she appeared in the same film as her sister Dakota Fanning at just two years old. It was the movie I Am Sam. So for someone who's been famous nearly their whole life, there is a bit of a mystery surrounding Elle. And if you ask her, that's intentional. On Q with me, Tom Power, Elle Fanning will tell you why she wants to maintain some mystery around who she is and how it makes her art better. Listen to Q with Tom Power, wherever you get your podcasts, including on

YouTube. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Stephanie Scandaris. We begin in Ottawa. I don't see any universe in which the government falls. None. Liberal MP Sean Casey is confident his government will survive tonight's budget vote. The fiscal policy tabled earlier this month calls for billions of dollars in spending focused on industry. It also proposes cuts to the public service. A failed vote would likely trigger an election. Green Party leader Elizabeth May says she will vote yes after the Prime Minister

heard her pleas on climate action. I heard a firm commitment to something I hadn't heard before from Mark Carney Prime Minister. I heard a firm commitment. We will meet our Paris targets. That requires action very soon. That means the budget is one vote shy of being passed. The NDP has yet to say how its MPs will vote. So obviously, been a busy day for the Prime Minister, and he met with Canada's first ministers this morning. The premiers discussed key national issues, including two major priorities, infrastructure investments and U.S.-Canada trade negotiations. Lisa Sching has more.

It was good to get together. At a virtual meeting with other premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, stressed he wants to avoid duplication between the provinces and federal government for the way major infrastructure projects are approved. I think he's heard that message, not just for me, but other premiers across our province. The meeting comes on the heels of Ottawa announcing several new major project priorities, including a nickel mine near Timmons, Ontario, and a transmission line in northern B.C.

New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt says she's happy to hear there will be support for the softwood lumber industry after U.S. President Donald Trump announced new tariffs in September. So our industry will be looking forward to hearing more details about that. Ford also reiterated his support for keeping 100% tariffs on electric vehicles from China, despite Beijing's counter tariffs on Canada's canola. Lisa Xing, CBC News, Toronto. Canada's inflation rate slowed down last month. Statistics Canada says it fell to 2.2% from 2.4 in September,

largely due to lower gas prices. Grocery prices grew at a slower pace. last month after outpacing overall inflation for nine months in a row. Elsewhere in Ontario. This was a crime against places of peace and remembrance. Houghton Regional Police say they have arrested two people in connection with more than 300 thefts from cemeteries in the greater Toronto area. A man and woman face dozens of charges for stealing items from mausoleums dating back to September. Deputy Chief Roger Wilkie says eight locations were targeted. Most of the thefts took place in broad daylight. The accused went to significant lengths to deceive property

managers. Our investigation revealed that in some cases, they posed as grieving family members in order to tour the premises before committing these crimes. Investigators say many of the stolen items have already been melted down or sold, but they will catalog and return any recovered pieces to the affected families. Britain's labor government has announced a major overhaul of the country's asylum policy. The changes come amid rising anti-immigration sentiment, Breyer Stewart reports. The most significant reform to our migration system in modern times. The UK's Home Secretary Shabana Mahmoud says that the Labor government's new plan will help to stop people from coming to the country illegally and it will speed up the removal of those who've been denied permission to stay.

The government says currently 100,000 asylum seekers are living in hotels and other economies. To the British public who foot the bill, the system feels out of control and unfair. Under its reforms, the government is also restricting how long refugees have the right to remain in the UK. The five-year period will now be cut in half. People will only be allowed to stay longer if the government believes it's too dangerous for them to return home. They won't be eligible for permanent settlement for a period of 20 years and benefits will be curtailed. Breyer-Stewart, CBC News. London. And that's your world this hour. I'm Stephanie Skanderas.