World Report - November 22: Saturday's top stories in 10 minutes

Episode Date: November 22, 2025

Ukraine's allies voice concerns about Donald Trrump's plan to end Russia's war on Ukraine.Trade experts say Canada must forge new relationship with China as Ottawa expands partnership beyond US.Former Trump loyalist Marjorie-Taylor Greene quitting Congress.BC's premier says he's been sidelined in talks between Ottawa and Alberta that could result in a pipleline across his province.Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada suspends Canadian Museum for Human Rights over upcoming exhibit.

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This is World Report. Good morning, I'm John Northcott. International diplomacy is kicking into high gear on concerns about the U.S. plan to end Russia's war with Ukraine. It calls for Keeve to concede territory to Russia. It would also end Ukraine's hopes of joining NATO. Ukraine's allies say the U.S. draft needs additional work, and they are ready to do it.

The proposal being discussed on the sidelines of this weekend's G20 summit in Johannesburg. The CBC's Carina Roman is there. Karina, what is the latest on Ukraine? Well, 11 countries, including the UK, France, Germany and Canada, as well as the European Commission and the European Council, met today on the sidelines of the summit. And they discussed how to secure a full ceasefire

and meaningful peace negotiations, and they discussed how this leaked proposed peace deal by the U.S. contributes or not to that goal. Now, the leaders say the plan that is proposed by the U.S. is a basis for talks to end Russia's war on Ukraine, but it needs, quote, additional work. There are great concerns here about the deal seeming very much aligned with what Russia wants, that this deal would not abide by the principles of maintaining Ukrainian sovereignty or geographical integrity, And Candice Foreign Affairs Minister, Anita Anand, who's here, says that's just one reason the plan needs more work. Have a listen.

Well, let's go back to the core values that drive the foreign policy of our country vis-à-vis Ukraine, and that foreign policy rests on the territorial integrity of Ukraine in particular, and the respecting of the geographical boundaries. And so that's one example. As you know, the plan is complex and has numerous items. But she stopped short of giving her own opinion on whether it's a deal Ukraine should even consider, saying repeatedly that respecting Ukrainian sovereignty means the decision is up to Ukraine. That said, experts say the risk of the U.S. pulling its support from Ukraine,

if Ukraine says no or misses Thursday's deadline, well, that risk is real. The CBC is Karina Roman in Johannesburg. Thanks, Karina. You're welcome. The attention now shifts to Geneva. That's where representatives of Ukraine, the U.S., and a number of European countries will meet tomorrow to discuss the peace plan.

The U.S. is sending special envoy Steve Whitkoff and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Russia will not be present. Canada's shattered trade relationship with the U.S. As the Kearney government seeking other partners, and some experts say, closer ties to China may yield more than just economic benefits. Lisa Scheng reports.

It's a jolt to our existence. Lynette Ong, Chinese politics professor at the University of Toronto, says since Canada can no longer rely on the U.S., it has to act quickly. I would double down, triple down on trade partnership and economic partnership with the Indo-Pacific countries. That includes China, and lawmakers have started doing that work already. Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea last month. For an affairs minister, Anita Anand, traveled to China and India. A major policy pivot, but a necessary one, says Greg Chin,

political science professor at York University. There is a bit of a vacuum at the top right now. Not only should Canada forge better ties economically, it will benefit from knowledge exchange and research to he says. And I think working more closely with China, on the green agenda, on things like health and pandemics, pharmaceuticals, this is a good thing. But some warn, while pivoting and diversifying, is crucial. The country also needs to balance that with concerns about human rights and cyber interference, says former diplomat Colin Robertson.

We go in conscious that their system is fundamentally different than our system. He says Canada needs to strengthen domestically too, including removing internal trade barriers and forging our own foreign policy, independent of our southern neighbors. Lisa Hshing, CBC News, Toronto. Former Trump loyalist Marjorie Taylor Green is quitting Congress. I refuse to be a battered wife, hoping it all goes away and gets better. In a video online, Taylor Green railed against the U.S. President. The two have had a public falling out, especially over convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

and Trump's handling of the so-called Epstein files. Trump has branded Taylor Green, a trick. and wacky, adding that he would endorse a challenger against her in next year's midterm elections. Taylor Green says she won't have it. I do not want my sweet district to have to endure a hurtful and hateful primary against me by the president that we all fought for, only to fight and win my election while Republicans will likely lose the midterms. And in turn, be expected to defend the president against impeachment after he hatefully

dump tens of millions of dollars against me and tried to destroy me. Trump calls her resignation, quote, Great News for the country. Taylor Green says her last day in Congress will be January 5th. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is ending its rotating strikes. It comes after it reached an agreement in principle with Canada Post. The two sides have agreed to the main points of a deal, but still have to work out exact language before workers vote on it.

The rotating strikes have been going on for a month. The negotiations for more than two years. Alberta and Ottawa seem to be in the last stages of a new agreement on the energy sector. That deal could open the way for a new oil pipeline to the B.C. coast.

British Columbia's Premier says he's been left out of those talks. Catherine Cullen, host of CBC Radio's, The House, has more. I want to see pipelines in all directions. Northeast, Southwest. There's lots of proposals that are on the table. Alberta Premier Daniel Smith

isn't shy about her enthusiasm for new ways to... export her province's oil. She's been talking to the federal government about her ambitions to do more of it. Her preferred plan would ship it from B.C.'s northwest coast. But British Columbia's premier said this week, he's shocked to hear that talks around such a plan have included Saskatchewan, but not B.C. I almost fell out of my seat when I heard Scott Moe would say that he was part of these conversations. Alberta Smith was asked about those concerns from David EB. She seemed to suggest that the prime minister could go ahead without BC's approval.

And in the end, the decision is the federal governments to make based on their assessment of what's in the national interest. Former Environment Minister and Vancouver Area MP Jonathan Wilkinson says BC needs to be involved, though he didn't go so far as to say the province would have to be on side. There needs to be conversations with British Columbia. I mean, these kinds of things imposed on a province would be pretty tricky. And to be honest, if you thought about it in the context of other provinces, I think would not be done very often. Wilkinson also says there needs to be more conversations with affected First Nations.

He suggests the support would have to be significant, but not necessarily unanimous. He also says if the Prime Minister goes ahead with the energy announcement soon, as expected, it would push the government to also deliver a detailed climate plan. Catherine Cullen, CBC News, Ottawa. And to hear the whole conversation with Jonathan Wilkinson, you can tune in to the House right after this edition of World Report or wherever you get your podcasts. A new exhibit planned by the Canadian Museum for Human Rights is drawing criticism.

The exhibit about historical and current Palestinian struggles is slated to open next June. Karen Pauls has the details. The Palestinian Neqba is a story of mass displacement. As president of the Canadian-Palestinian. Association of Manitoba, Ramsey Zeed has been working with the Canadian Museum for Human Rights for years to recognize the displacement of more than 700,000 Palestinians between 1947 and 49 during the war around the establishment of the state of Israel. It created what the U.N. says is one of the world's longest-running refugee crises and today's ongoing conflict. This is why the Palestinians are fighting for justice, are fighting for dignity.

But there's been backlash. The Jewish Heritage Center of Western Canada says it's worried this exhibit will ignore Israel's historical and current geopolitical reality and inflame anti-Semitism. So in protest, it's pulling out of its collaboration with the museum for International Holocaust Remembrance Day. I was extremely shocked and disappointed. Gail Asper and her father worked for 15 years to develop and fundraise for this museum. She wants to know why it isn't telling the story of 850,000 Jews who were displaced from Arab lands in that same war. I want the museum to be balanced. I want to have faith in the museum. I want to have confidence that it's presenting things in a non-biased way, whether it's popular or not. Museum CEO Aisha Khan defends the exhibit. We believe that we can tell stories of Palestinian Canadians and combat, anti-Semitism.

She says it's undergoing the same academic. academic rigor as all of the museums programming. Karen Paul's, CBC News, Winnipeg. And that is the latest national and international news from World Report. If you are enjoying the World Report podcast, and we hope you are, please follow us and tell a friend. It helps to spread the word. I'm John Northcott. This is CBC News.

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