The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/20 at 19:00 EST

Episode Date: November 21, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/20 at 19:00 EST

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and a digital business library full of on-demand resources. Benefit together with Chambers Plan. Learn more at hellochambers.ca. from cbc news the world this hour i'm kate mcgilfrey meat potatoes and a heaping serving of financial worry food's the top spending concern for most canadians that's according to the latest canadian food sentiment index from dalhousie university the finding show that most people have changed the way they shop cook or consume to deal with the rising prices sylvain charlebois is the survey's lead author if there is one

word I can use to describe the data we collected, it's anxiety, really. People are concerned about food prices. Food prices are impacting their behavior, their choices, how they perceive inflation. The study also says that distrust in large retailers is growing due to what many Canadians see as unfair pricing. It adds that young Canadians are experiencing the fastest decline in food confidence. Police and Border Service agents are looking for a man who escaped immigration custody in Calgary last night. The CBSA says Indian National Jagdip Singh was undergoing a medical assessment at a Calgary hospital when he escaped. He's under investigation right now for suspicion of engaging

in organized crime. A new report looking at health care around the world shows there are clear links between privatization and higher mortality rates. This comes as several Canadian provinces embrace private for-profit health care services. Christine Burek reports. We can do better. A new Canadian report comparing 25 OECD countries found health care systems where patients privately pay for-profit clinics for care are associated with worse outcomes and lower life expectancy. And Canada's got to pull up it sucks. We are a middling at best. Catherine Scott is a researcher at the Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives, which

authored the report. She says Canadians have public insurance, but many, any services are not covered and must be accessed privately. And now, provinces like Alberta are seeking to increase private for-profit health care options. You know, if you're interested in population health, you should be aware that these systems do not generate good health outcomes for the population. Obviously, our health care system is struggling a lot right now. Dr. Melanie Bouchard is with doctors for Medicare. But the way to fix it is really to give it appropriate resources to invest in primary and preventative care, not to start looking at private options.

Christine Birak, CBC News, Toronto. The Ukrainian president says he is ready to negotiate with Donald Trump on a U.S.-backed peace plan. Vladimir Zelensky says Ukraine needs a just peace that will not be broken by another invasion. He received a draft peace framework today that was jointly prepared by the U.S. and Russia. It reportedly would require Ukraine to surrender territory

and scale back the size of its military, something Zelensky has rejected in the past. Still, he said the plan contains the fundamental principles that matter to our people. And Democratic lawmakers are calling out a new threat from the U.S. President. Donald Trump's accusing six Democrats of sedition punishable by death. Katie Nicholson has more on the fallout. You can refuse illegal orders. The video from six Democratic lawmakers who served in the military or intelligence, agencies, reminds enlisted Americans of their oath to uphold the Constitution.

President Trump lashed out against the video on social media, saying the lawmakers should be locked up. Then in a separate post, said, quote, seditious behavior punishable by death. The White House says the president didn't mean they should be put to death, but said it was dangerous to suggest service members defy the chain of command. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Trump's rhetoric is dangerous. When Donald Trump uses the language of execution and treason, some of his supporters may very well listen. He is lighting a match in a country soaked with political gasoline. The lawmakers who made the video have since called upon Americans to condemn the president's words.

Katie Nicholson, CBC News, Washington. And that is The World This Hour. Get headlines anytime on our website, cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Kate McGilfrey. Thank you.