Your World Tonight - Backlash to Carney’s “Who cares?” comment, Comey indictments dismissed, businesses face Black Friday pressure, and more

Episode Date: November 24, 2025

The federal Conservatives attack the Prime Minister for appearing fed up over recent reporter questions about U.S. trade talks. Pierre Poilievre wants to know where Mark Carney’s promised deal is. A month has passed since negotiations fell apart because of Ontario’s anti-tariff ad. Carney says he might visit the White House ‘soon.’And: A U.S. federal judge has tossed out indictments against former FBI Director James Comey, and New York Attorney General Letitia James. The move deals a blow to President Trump, who was pushing his Justice Department to target his political enemies.Also: With a sputtering economy and a pull back on spending, Canadian businesses are under pressure to capitalize on some of the Black Friday windfall.Plus: Ottawa-Alberta understanding on pipeline, Ukraine peace deal deadline looms, Nigeria school kidnappings fallout, remembering reggae legend Jimmy Cliff, and more.

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. This is a CBC podcast. Has Mr. Trump returned your calls, texts? Who cares? Asked about trade talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, Mark Carney's, Who Cares, response, may have been a rhetorical question when the opposition is happy to answer.

Who cares? Mr. Speaker, we care. We care about the workers who've lost their jobs and don't have paychecks to make their mortgage payments. Why doesn't he care? Welcome to Your World Tonight. I'm Susan Bonner. It is Monday, November 24th, just before 6 p.m. Eastern, also on the podcast. The President of the United States cannot use the Department of Justice to target his political enemies.

Cases dismissed in a legal setback for Donald Trump, a federal judge throws out the charges against two of the the president's top political targets and people can't really afford things and buying gifts for Christmas is kind of like I said like a luxury these days it feels like that anyways the retail tactics of black Friday in a bleak economy two little words from the prime minister on a foreign trip are prompting a flurry of reaction here at home it's been a month since Donald Trump called off trade talks with Canada, asked for an update on his communication with the U.S. President. Mark Carney didn't really want to talk about it. But today, the opposition had plenty to say. Catherine Cullen reports. I've been busy. It's another point, though. I've

been busy. When it comes to questions about communication with the U.S. President, Prime Minister Mark Carney sounds distinctly fed up. In particular, when asked when the two last spoke. Who cares? I mean, it's a detail. It's a detail. I spoke to him. I'll speak to him again when it matters. Carney made the remarks Sunday as he was wrapping up his visit to South Africa for the G20 gathering of world leaders. I look forward to speaking to the president soon, but I don't have a burning issue to speak with the president about right now. The prime minister is now back in Ottawa with no scheduled public appearances today, but his words have followed him, taking center stage in question period, starting with conservative leader Pierre Pahliav

who hammered Carney for saying who cares. On trade, since he took office, not only has he failed to get the promised steel, but American tariffs on aluminum, autos, and steel have doubled. On forestry communities, they have triple. The prime minister says, who cares? All of us on this side of the house care. We care about those people.

Why doesn't he? Mr. Speaker, Just because the leader of the opposition keeps repeating the same line over and over again, doesn't make it real. Dominic LeBlanc, Minister Responsible for Canada-U.S. trade, responded. Mr. Speaker, we're going to continue to support Canadian workers and the Canadian economy and negotiate a deal with the United States. But that deal seems far off, a far cry from when Carney told Toronto Life magazine that Trump texts him early in the morning, in the middle of the night in a 24-7 way. It's been a month now since Trump called off trade negotiations angry over a TV ad

paid for by the Ontario government. It pointed out that former president and Republican icon Ronald Reagan generally opposed tariffs. Trump said he'd slap another 10% tariff on Canada, though that still hasn't materialized. Ontario's trade representative in Washington, D.C., David Patterson, says U.S. officials, including the U.S. trade rep, seem ready to restart talks. Yeah, I think the U.S.T.R. and commerce are ready to re-engage on the president's signal, and it's entirely up to him in terms of when that will take place.

Carney did tell journalists this weekend that he expects to speak to Trump probably in the next two weeks. Bloomberg News first reported that Carney is considering attending the FIFA World Cup draw in Washington, D.C. on December 5th. Whether that would be enough to get Trump to say more than who cares about trade talks with Canada remains to be seen. Catherine Cullen, CBC News, Ottawa. CBC News has learned more details about a memorandum of understanding aimed at resetting relations between Alberta and the federal government. Sources say the document lays out a path to a potential bitumen pipeline to the B.C. coast. Kate McKenna has the details for us from Ottawa. Kate, what have you learned?

sources say the prime minister and alberta's premier have reached an agreement on the broad outlines of a deal that would give alberta special exemptions from federal environmental laws and offer political support to a new oil pipeline to the bc coast it's expected to be formally announced on thursday in calgary and it could be historic here's what we know so far ottawa could be poised to offer carveouts for some of the trudo era environmental regulations that alberta says are preventing private proponents from coming forward sources say that's a expected to include a number of things, such as the oil and gas emissions cap, the tanker ban off the BC coast, as well as the clean electricity regulations in Alberta. The federal government is also expected to change a law on greenwashing. The language in the deal is expected to be conditional. For example, if a pipeline is approved and offers opportunities for indigenous co-ownership, then Canada will develop appropriate adjustments to the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act. In exchange, Alberta is expected to toughen its industrial carbon scheme and support Pathway Alliance's project to build a massive carbon capture utilization and storage network

to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the Canadian oil sands. Kate, the British Columbia government has been opposed to the very idea of this kind of pipeline. So what kind of risks does this pose for Ottawa? Well, the devil will be in the details. And the deal is expected to contain language around the need to engage with British Columbia. But there is no question that this carries significant political risk for Mark Carney, including within his own caucus. He's got 20 MPs from British Columbia who may go back to their ridings and face strong opposition. Premier David Eby says he spoke with the

Prime Minister today, who told him the deal wasn't yet finalized. Eby cast doubt on the economic viability of a pipeline. There is not a world in which the current price of oil, a private company is going to step up and pay for this pipeline across the north. It's the reason why not One single pipeline company has said, if the conditions are right, they would build it. If it's built, that they would buy it. The reason for their silence is that they are not interested. As well, Coastal First Nations in BC have also spent 50 years fighting to keep oil tankers out of territorial waters. They say they're still deeply opposed to any push for a new pipeline.

So in trying to reset Ottawa's toxic relationship with Alberta, Prime Minister Mark Carney may find himself with new problems. Thank you, Kate. You're welcome. Kate McKenna in our parliamentary bureau. Coming right up, targeted by Donald Trump, the former FBI director and New York's Attorney General get their charges thrown out. And Europe drafts a counterproposal to the U.S. Plan for Peace between Russia and Ukraine. Later, we'll have this story. I'm Colin Butler with a story of how Jamaica has lost one of its musical.

Giants. I believe everybody has talent, but it's a matter of willpower and determination. Jimmy Cliff, the singer, songwriter and actor who helped bring reggae to a global audience has died at the age of 81. From his 1972 breakout to his 90s hit, how Cliff's songs carried hope, joy, and inspired generations. That's later on Your World Tonight. They are on Donald Trump's legal hit list, but now a federal judge has dismissed the criminal charges against the former director of the FBI and the current New York Attorney General. Paul Hunter has more on the ruling and what it means for the president. I'm grateful that the court ended the case against me, which was a prosecution based on malevolence and incompetence.

Former FBI director James Comey on hearing the news that the news that the court. the case against him, brought under pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, had been dismissed. Comey took to Instagram almost immediately with his view. The dismissal carries with it a powerful underlying message. The President of the United States cannot use the Department of Justice to target his political enemies. I don't care what your politics are. You have to see that as fundamentally un-American and a threat to the rule of law that keeps all of us free. critics of Trump had long argued the case against Comey, who'd faced charges of making a false statement and obstruction of Congress, represented a vindictive weaponization of the Department of Justice by Trump. He's become more famous than me.

Trump had inherited Comey from the Obama administration when Trump moved into the White House in 2017. But Comey, who'd investigated possible links between Russia and the Trump election campaign, was fired by the president four months later. This fall, when a federal prosecutor refused to lay charges against Comey, as well as separate charges against another perceived Trump adversary, New York Attorney General Letish James, Trump pressured his Attorney General, Pam Bondi, to push forward. In short order, she named another prosecutor, a less experienced former Trump personal lawyer, and charges quickly followed. In now dismissing the charges against Comey and James, a federal judges ruled that second prosecutor

was appointed unlawfully, contrary to the rules of federal appointments. We've seen this before. White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt said the ruling is being appealed. We're not going to give up, and I know that the Department of Justice intends to appeal these rulings very soon. If they haven't already, I may have missed it. Said Letitia James in a statement, I am heartened by today's victory. I remain fearless in the face of these baseless charges.

Said Comey, I know that Donald Trump will probably. probably come after me again. And my attitude is going to be the same. I'm innocent. I am not afraid. And I believe in an independent federal judiciary. The gift from our founders that protects us from a would-be tyrant. Indeed, the ruling itself does not preclude the charges from being laid again, but even there, Comey is undeterred. It's time to stand up and show the fools who would frighten us, who would divide us, that were made of stronger stuff. He said. Paul Hunter, CBC News, Washington.

The Pentagon says it is investigating Senator Mark Kelly. It's also threatening to recall the retired Navy captain to active duty so he can face a court-martial. Kelly is being targeted for an online video he made with five other Democrats. In it, they remind U.S. service members of their duty to refuse illegal orders. The video comes after concerns over military strikes against alleged drug smuggs, smugglers around Latin America. President Trump called their actions treason.

The United States and Ukraine say they are making progress on a U.S. brokered peace plan with Russia, but there are big gaps. And other European countries have ideas of their own, all as the war grinds on. Breyer Stewart has the latest. As construction equipment clears away the blackened rubble from an overnight attack,

in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. Peace feels a long way off. 77-year-old Volodymyr Krabzov points to a large crater on the ground near his home. We hope, of course, we hope that the negotiations will work out, he said. Should we wait for all of us to be killed? I was lucky to stay alive. Officials said the weekend talks between the U.S. and Ukraine were very productive, but there's no indication. that a deal is close. We all continue working with Padas, especially. Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky spoke by video link to a diplomatic summit being hosted by Sweden.

And it is crucial to support the principles on which Europe stands that borders cannot be changed by force. But the 28-point plan drafted by the U.S. and Russia proposed just that, turning Ukrainian territory over to Moscow and requiring Kiev to shrink its military significantly. Europe, sidelined by the U.S. Russia proposal, introduced its own. UK Prime Minister Kirstarmer. Everybody is absolutely focused on what we need to get out of this,

and that is a just and lasting piece. Europe's pitch reportedly includes halting fighting along the front. The Kremlin has already rejected it. In a post on social media, U.S. President Donald Trump wrote that something good be happening when it comes to the peace talks. He previously warned that Ukraine had to agree to a deal by Thursday, but like Trump's previous deadlines, this one also appears flexible. This may be a temporary reprieve, but the underlying problem is still there. Kier Giles is a Russia expert at Chatham House.

The direction of travel of U.S. policy has been absolutely consistent. That is reducing support for Ukraine and reducing support for European security as a whole. It's been reported that the talks between the U.S. and Ukraine didn't include some of the most contentious issues, like just who will control what land. Those will apparently be discussed at a higher level later. Breyer-Stewart, CBC News, London. In northwestern Nigeria, desperate families are waiting and hoping to be reunited with their children. About 250 are still missing.

Taken from their school late last week, the latest in. a series of kidnappings to hit the African country. Many blame the government for not doing enough to stop the kidnappings from happening. Chris Brown reports. Empty dorms and desks at the St. Mary's Catholic School in northern Nigeria attest to the horrendous mass abduction

of hundreds of children on Friday. Heartbroken parents came looking, but found no one. I came to the school. I was here searching and look to whether I would see any child I return, but I'm not seeing any child. Another parent said dozens of motorcycle riding gunmen swooped in and took about 300 students. While 50 managed to escape over the weekend, it's still the worst mass kidnapping in Nigeria in years, hearkening back to the 2014 abduction of hundreds of schoolgirls by the Islamic militant group Boko Haram.

London-based Nigerian human rights lawyer Bulama Bukarti says the situation may be even worse now. I mean, what we are seeing right now is quite big, even in the history of Nigeria's violent criminality. Last week, dozens of parishioners were kidnapped at a church that was attacked. So were 25 schoolgirls in northwestern Nigeria. Ransom appears to have been the motive in at least one of the cases, say local authorities, with criminal gangs or extremist groups, the likely perpetrators. The violence has led to a surge of fear across many regions of the vast country,

said Mother Ifioma Anakei from Abuja. I don't think anybody feels safe. Aside me, I don't think anybody feel safe for what is happening in Nigeria presently. The government says it plans to hire tens of thousands more police. But in the meantime, unable to guarantee children's safety, Nigeria's government is sending many students home from school. Bukarti, the human rights lawyer, says corruption has weakens. in the national government's response.

Some accuse the Nigerian government of complicity, but I think what's happening is criminal negligence on the part of the Nigerian government. They're killing record numbers of Christians. U.S. President Donald Trump has added to the combustibility accusing Nigeria's government of allowing the killing of Christians. Nigerian officials, such as Foreign Minister Yusuf Tagar,

say Muslims and Christians are both suffering. It is not about religion. It is about what is happening in the larger region. The terrorist activity is not about persecution of a particular religion. The outlook for the missing students

is uncertain. Sometimes ransoms get paid and some return home. Others are rescued. But hundreds of children have remained missing for years. Chris Brown, CBC News, London. This is Your World Tonight

from CBC News. If you want to make sure you stay up to date and never miss one of our episodes, follow us on Spotify, Apple, wherever you get your podcasts. Just find the follow button and lock us in. With hits like The Harder They Come,

he was one of reggae's most prominent voices who became a breakthrough star and brought Jamaica's music to a global audience. Jimmy Cliff has died at the age of 81, Colin Butler has more on his life and legacy. I believe everybody, you know, I believe everybody has talent, but it's a matter of willpower and determination. That's Jimmy Cliff in 1975 on the CBC, laying down the wisdom of a young man who had changed the sound of the world. Jimmy Cliff was a founding force of modern Jamaican music, born James Chambers. he sang in a church as a boy, entered Kingston talent shows

before he was a teenager where his work turned heads. Very talented, very energetic. Jay Douglas is a Toronto musician who got his start at the same age on the same talent circuit. Would you believe Jimmy Cliff auditioned the next superstar, Bob Marley? He auditioned Bob Marley. Cliff helped define Jamaica's musical identity, something those who knew him say never seemed to go to his head. He made you relax when you, when you met him. Norman, Otis Richmond is a Florida-based music producer. He didn't come across like a, like he was a superstar or anything. Yeah, he was like

this could be your, your brother, your first cousin, or, you know, very down to earth. But it was the movie, the harder they come, that made him an international icon in 1972. Did not tell him I was going to be famous one day. It's soundtrack introduced reggae to a global audience You Can Get It If You Really Want inspired hope and resilience You can get it if you really want Cliff kept making hits through the decades Reggae Night and in the 90s

A cover of the Johnny Nash tune I Can See Clearly Now I can see clearly now Clips music cross genres and borders he recorded with legends from Cool in the Gang to Sting. He lent his voice to causes for justice and change. He won two Grammys and earned Jamaica's Order of Merit in 2003 and a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. Besides influencing Bob Marley, he also inspired Wycleft Gene and shaped generations of artists. On social media, Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness wrote of his music,

it helped shape the global respect that Jamaican culture enjoys today. His wife says he died after a seizure followed by pneumonia. Jimmy Cliff may be gone, but his voice still carries across every shore. Colin Butler, CBC News, London, Ontario. If it seems like you're getting flooded with Black Friday offers a little earlier every year, you are not imagining things. What was a one-day American event is now a month-long, international extravaganza.

And this year, with the backdrop of economic uncertainty and the U.S. trade war, Canadian businesses are under pressure to offer deep discounts. Jennifer Lagrasa reports. People can't really afford things. And buying gifts for Christmas is kind of like a luxury these days. And that's why Annie Van Ravong, owner of Wolf and Rebel, a home goods and gift shop in Windsor, Ontario, is offering her first ever Black Friday sale, up to 50 percent. off. It helps us get rid of some of the products and also get customers to buy products that

are a little bit more affordable for their budget. It's been a tough year for Van Ravang's business. While the Black Friday sale won't do much for her bottom line, she's hoping it gets people in the door and product out. A year of high inflation and economic uncertainty means that shoppers are looking for deals this holiday season. Price is the top filter for Canadians. Santo Ligotti is the vice president of marketing at the Retail Council of Canada. Several consumer surveys suggest people will likely hold back on spending this year. There's an expectation that prices are higher. And if that's the mindset of Canadians, it wasn't surprising that most of us, most of them told us that

they're looking for bargains. So for businesses looking to reel in customers, Legatee says the best strategy is an extended sale period up until late December. Black Friday is, you know, really still the anchor. but it's now more like a season than a day. And that's already the plan for some big box stores who know all the Black Friday tactics. We're trying to extend that so at least they can come in when they'd like to come in. Best buys Joe Kulucci oversees sales in Central Canada.

He says their Black Friday deals started early November and the company will have discounts straight through Christmas until the new year. We're really focused on how we lower prices for Canadians. Meanwhile, Morgan Ferris, Walmart Canada's VP of merchandising for toys and entertainment, says this year the company has steeper discounts on select products. But big discounts aren't always possible for smaller stores. We are doing a sale of 20% off everything in store. Fannie Verni-Vernier of Vita Vee, a home goods and furniture store with locations in Ontario and Quebec, says that's because their margins aren't that big. but she's hoping that sale pricing, mixed with a desire to buy Canadian, will pay off. I think maybe it's not possible to do all you're buying at Canadian retailers,

but at least if people are doing the effort to do 10% of their buying or just a little one thing or two things that you buy, it's already very appreciated. Whether Canadian retail sales pick up by the end of the year could depend on how well they do during the holiday. rush. Jennifer Lagrasa, CBC News, Toronto. We close tonight with another development in the ongoing Canada-U-S trade war. As Donald Trump tries to lure car plants and manufacturing jobs to the U.S., an American business struggling to get its ducks in a row, is floating

in the other direction. Rubber dokey, you're the one. You make bath time lots of fun. It's a niche business. in a peculiar part of the United States. The Rubber Duck Museum is home to a collection of rare and culturally significant rubber ducks. Its home is Point Roberts, Washington, the tiny American enclave on the southern tip

of BC's lower mainland, unique geography, making the trade dispute uniquely complicated. With the tariffs, a lot of our vendors didn't know how to charge us. So every month it was coming back with like, Here's 30% tariff charge. Here's a 70% tariff charge. The museum also has a rubber duck store,

and owners Neil and Crystal King say tariffs have made it much more difficult and expensive to maintain inventory. Not that there are many customers these days. It is a mainly Canadian clientele, and the museum has been suffering from a sharp decline in visitors throughout the trade dispute. A business climate now forcing the Kings and their ducks to migrate north. It was tough to decide, but, you know, again, living in an exclave, we spend all our time

in Canada. We love Canada. We love the culture. We love the people. And so once we realized it was either, you know, that or shutting down, it was a very easy decision. We're really excited to be joining Tuasun Mills. The Kings say the Rubber Duck Museum will soon open on the other side of the border in Sawson, just as soon as they sort out their visas. Thank you for joining us on your world tonight for Monday, November 24th. I'm Susan Bonner. Have a good evening.