Your World Tonight - Floor crossing MP speaks out, Super Typhoon hits the Philippines, Quebec Doctors protest, and more

Episode Date: November 9, 2025

Chris D'Entremont, the former conservative MP who crossed the floor to join the Liberals this week, speaks to CBC News in an exclusive interview. He says the treatment he recieved from some of the party's senoir members - is what convinced him to leave.Also: Typhoon Fung Wong has made landfall in the Philippines. It slammed ashore with winds reaching 200 kilometres an hour and torrential rain...forcing thousands to flee. Its the second typhoon to hit the country in less than a week - after Typhoon Kalmaegi killed over 200 people.And: Thousands of Quebec doctors and their supporters packed an NHL arena today - protesting a new provincial law some of them call draconian. It changes how they're paid and is based, in part, on certain performance targets. That has many of those doctors considering leaving the province entirely.Plus: U.S. government shutdown reaches 40 days, Albertans vying to oust politicians from office, A veteran's family fights for his recognition, and more.

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. This is a CBC podcast. I had the leader of the house leader and the whip barge into my office and, you know, tell me how much of a snake I really was. Christont-Tremant says his party literally pushed open the door to his crossing the floor. The conservative turned liberal MP says that sealed the deal as his party. pushes back. Welcome to Your World Tonight. I'm Karen Hauerlock. Also on the podcast, thousands are gathering in Brazil for COP 30, this year's UN Climate Conference. But as Brazil approves new oil drilling off the Amazon, some are wondering if the COP 30 host is a cop out. And you have to

understand, this is our fourth major typhoon in a row. We've had two earthquakes. This has all happened the last six to seven weeks. Piling on in the Philippines, another super typhoon slams into the country, sending a million people running for cover. We're learning more today about the defection of a conservative MP to the liberals. In an exclusive interview with CBC, Chris Dantremant gives details about the way he said he was treated by senior party figures. He was one of two political casualties for Pierre Paulyev's Conservative Party over the past week. Another MP is resigning, but retaining his seat for the time being. John Paul Tasker has tonight's story. All I saw was more division and more anger, and I wasn't

going to be a part of that anymore. MP Chris Dantraman is speaking out about the treatment he allegedly received at the hands of senior conservatives. But I tell you what really made it, what sealed the deal is when I got yelled at. In his first broadcast interview since crossing the floor to the liberals, Don Tramontel, CBC News, conservative MPs Andrew Shear and Chris Warkington were aggressive with him and his staff when they heard he was being courted by Prime Minister Mark Carney. I had the leader of the House leader and the whip barge into my office. Tell me how much of a snake I really was and turning my back on my constituents and the people

that voted for me. Don Tramon says Pierre Polyev's leadership style drove him into the arms of the liberals. Quite honestly, a lot of times I felt it was a part of a frat house rather than a serious political party. It wasn't about keeping government to account. It wasn't about trying to do the best for your constituents. It was about tearing down. Polyev's office is hitting back at Dantraman, alleging he left the party because he didn't get a deputy speaker position in parliament. Saying in a statement, Dantraman is a liar, who is now spinning more. or lies after crossing the floor. He will fit in perfectly with the liberal caucus.

He was going to be nothing like Justin True. Pollyev hasn't said anything on camera about Dantramal's departure or the abrupt resignation of another conservative MP, Matt Jenneroo, focusing instead on Carney's budget. I feel sorry that we're in this situation, but I also think, you know, we're only hearing part of the story from Chris. Conservative MP Adam Chambers wasn't part of the alleged Dantramal confrontation, but he says things likely.

got testy because so much is on the line. I think, you know, in the heat of a moment, you can understand how tensions would be very high when the government is on the precipice of getting a majority. Lori Turnbull is a professor at Dalhousie University and a long-time political watcher. I think it was a disaster. I think this was about as bad as it could have gone. She says after the last week, the conservatives are in crisis and Pollyev's leadership is under threat. No one should be harassed. No one should be intimidated. And so I think if that's the way that the Conservative Party handles things, no wonder people are crossing the floor.

Chris Dantramal says he isn't the only one feeling disaffected with Pierre Paulyev and his team. He says three or four more conservatives are also considering a switch to the liberals. That would give the Prime Minister the seats he needs to form a majority government. J.P Tasker, CBC News, Ottawa. Fung Wang has made landfall in the Philippines. It slammed ashore, packing nearly 200 km an hour winds and torrential rain. At least two people are dead, but that number is expected to climb. It's the second typhoon to hit the country in less than a week. Michelle Song takes us through what's happening. People in the Philippines are bracing to see the scale of devastation of typhoon Fung Wong as it barrels through the country. Nearly one million. people were forced to flee. I'm anxious and scared, says one woman.

We don't know how strong the typhoon will impact us, she says, at a gymnasium-turned evacuation center. The storm was upgraded to a super typhoon before it reached landfall in the northeastern coast. And one of its targets, the most populous island of Luzon, home to Manila, the capital city. Feng Wong is considered the largest storm to hit the Philippines this season. year. Benison Estereja is a weather specialist with the country's meteorological agency. Imagine the amount of damage it can cause in terms of like landslides somewhere in the northern portion of the country, the amount of storm search that can cause in the eastern side of our country.

Fung Wong comes after Typhoon Kalmagi battered the nation, just less than a week ago, killing more than 200 people and reduced entire neighborhoods into almost disrepair. We cannot escape the pain of what has happened, says one resident impacted by Kalmagi. We have lost parents, a husband and children, she says. The Philippines is one of Asia's most flood-prone countries. Earlier this year, it was swept up by mass anti-corruption protests. As politicians and construction companies were accused of pocketing money for flood control projects that never materialized. This is starting to test our level of experience.

Butch Mealy is the president of the Philipsy. Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation. He says the back-to-back disasters have left resources stretched thin. This is our fourth typhoon, major typhoon in a row. We've had two earthquakes. This has all happened in the last six to seven weeks. Reisa De Hito of Care Philippines says the Filipinos aren't just battling one storm, but an entire climate crisis.

Filipinos don't wait. They move. They organize. They help each other. And it's deeply humbling to witness. and we will see if the communities and the government can actually manage the devastation. She says evacuation shelters are crowded and some communities are facing complete power outages. Officials say up to 30 million people could be exposed to hazards from the typhoon.

Michelle Song, CBC News, Toronto. The BBC's Director-General Tim Davy and its head of news have resigned. It follows accusations the British broadcaster misleadingly edited a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump. The speech appeared to show Trump was advocating violence in the run-up to the January 6th riots of 2021. The BBC had been under mounting pressure after a damning internal report was leaked to a newspaper. Trump is welcoming the resignations, calling the two very dishonest people. As many as one in eight Americans rely on federal aid to help them, buy groceries. But as the U.S. government shutdown drags on, many people may not get that help.

Snap benefits, as they're called, are now in limbo as the Trump administration battles a court order to pay them out in full. As we hear from Katie Simpson in Washington, there is mass confusion about what resources are available. At food banks across the U.S., there is an added sense of uncertainty. More, Vulnerable Americans may need to rely on these services as other assistance programs remain in limbo. We've received about four times the normal call volume of people just really trying to, one, try to get some answers about what's going on and to trying to plan for the potential end of their SNAP benefits. Jennifer Lemmerman runs Project Bread, a Massachusetts-based advocacy group. She says there are mixed messages about whether SNAP, the most.

modernized U.S. food stamp program is still being funded amid the ongoing government shutdown. The Trump administration had argued in court snap funding should be halted, at least temporarily. But the latest guidance is that partial funding can still be provided. All of it has led to confusion, including for Honeygreen, who lined up at a food drive in Los Angeles. I don't know how long the shutdown's going to last. And if we don't get snapped until the shutdown's over, we could end up literally starving. And that's really scary. Some Democrats accuse the Trump administration of using hunger as a weapon to try to pressure lawmakers into reaching a deal to reopen the U.S. government.

And to that end, Maryland Governor Wes Moore says states are being threatened with punishment if they find ways to pay the full benefits on their own. There is a chaos and it is an intentional chaos that we are seeing from this administration and where they have money for everything, they got money to fight wars, they got money for ballrooms, they got money for. they got money for everything. But when it comes to supporting the American people... In defending the legal battle, Donald Trump's National Economic Council Director, Kevin Hassett, says the White House isn't sure whether it's actually legal to continue this funding during a shutdown. We don't have a political calculation. Our calculation is to get the government open, to get the food stamps to people,

and to get people to be paid. Nearly 42 million Americans rely on SNAP, which is more than the entire population of Canada. And it's just the latest battle emerging from the government shutdown now in day 40. Thousands of flights have been cancelled or delayed, while federal government workers are poised to miss a second paycheck. Negotiations to reopen the government have resumed, though it doesn't appear there is much momentum yet. Katie Simpson, CBC News, Washington.

In Tel Aviv. Envoy of trucks transport the remains of an Israeli soldier recovered from Gaza to a forensic facility. Israel has identified the body as Hadar Golden. Golden was killed in Gaza in 2014. Over the last few weeks, Israel and Hamas have exchanged remains of those killed during the current war under a ceasefire deal reached last month. So far, the remains of 23 Israeli hostages have been returned by Hamas, with Israel returning the bodies of 300 Palestinians. Meanwhile, Gaza's health ministry says the number of Palestinians killed since 2023 is now over 69,000. Still ahead in the closing days of the Second World War, a soldier called Tex-Alison showed incredible bravery,

fighting Nazi soldiers and saving the lives of his Canadian comrades. But he was denied Canada's top military award because of who he was, an American deserter. Now his family is fighting to give texts the military honors they say he deserves. That story is coming up on your world tonight. Two pitchers for the Cleveland Guardians have been charged with taking bribes and fixing matches. Emmanuel Clossey and Luis Ortiz are accused of intentionally throwing certain pitches, including tossing balls instead of strikes. to ensure successful bets. Ortiz was arrested by the FBI in Boston this morning,

while Klossé is not yet in custody. A U.S. indictment says the pictures were coordinating with bettors from their native Dominican Republic. Around 13,000 Quebec doctors and their supporters packed an NHL arena today, protesting against a new provincial law, some of them call Draconian. It changes how they're paid and is based in part on certain performance targets. Sarah Leavitt explains why doctors say it misses the mark and has many considering leaving Quebec. It's not your typical gathering at Montreal's Bell Center.

It's neither a concert nor a Habs game, but a rally of Quebec doctors and medical specialists in the home of the storied Montreal Canadians. The sports metaphor on the nose. Doctors versus the Quebec government and a new law changing how they're paid. And LaVois is an anesthesiologist. It is a sport metaphor because I believe to give amazing care to the patient,

you need to be at your best all the time despite difficulty, despite the fact that you're tired. The gathering brought together thousands of doctors from across the province united against Bill 2. Quebec's new law ties wages to performance targets, things like how many patients are seen in a day and emergency weight times. Sandra Dyckhouse is a family doctor. What we're concerned about is the course of measures in terms of forcing us to take on more patients than we already have. I'm already working. I have 1,500 patients. I'm already working the maximum number of hours that I can devote to my patients. We give them quality here. The new law also includes the possibility of imposing fines if doctors use pressure tactics to protest the measures.

That law has already led more than 300 doctors to apply for licenses in other provinces. The biggest booze at the Bell Center were reserved for Quebec Premier Francois Legault and health minister Christian Dubet as clips of their interviews played on the big screen. Dubet says he recognizes there are concerns with the law but maintains the goal is to improve access in the medical system, so, quote, everyone in Quebec receives the care they need. Last week, the government extended what it called an olive branch, suspending two parts of the law for now in the hopes of having the doctors come back to the negotiating table.

It's not enough. Jonathan Savar is with Quebec's Medical Students Association. He says the government needs to slow down and properly negotiate. We are taught in courses that the human factor is just as important as the science wants, Savar says. and the new law, he says, turns patients into numbers, not humans. Students and medical specialists have launched a legal challenge against the law. What may have seemed a party at the bell center was actually a rallying cry

to prevent what these doctors are calling fast food health care, quick and easy, but lacking quality. Sarah Levitt's CBC News, Montreal. Some provincial politicians in Alberta are facing pressure to leave office. Petitions are circulating, calling for their ouster. Relying on a specific recall tool, not every province has. Stamps-Sampson explains what the process is and why it's happening now. Are you here to sign the petition? Yeah, I'm on up.

This campaign in Calgary isn't to get someone into office, but to force Alberta's education minister out. Michael Hussman signed on. I think he is serving a political agenda rather than actually doing anything for citizens. The use of the notwithstanding clause, especially in terms of the teacher strike. From public education! Last month, Alberta used the notwithstanding clause

to force teachers back to work after a three-week strike. The clause allows governments to temporarily override charter rights. Since then, organized efforts to unseat or recall members of Alberta's Legislative Assembly who voted in favor of it have popped up across the province. Casey Klein submitted paperwork to oust the member for Grand Prairie. I do not agree with trampling workers' rights, and I feel that that's a threshold that has been broken. Both BC and Alberta allow recalls. Earlier this year, Alberta made it easier to use by giving more time to gather fewer required signatures.

If that happens, it triggers a referendum in the politician's writing, and if that passes, they're out, and there's a by-election. They're being used in bad faith. Peter Chilog is a political strategist who's worked for Alberta's United Conservative Party. He says recalls are meant to address bad behavior, not for constituents who disagree with policy decisions. What are the specific acts of negligence, violation of the oath of office,

recall as it stands, it never would have been the intent of the law for these to just be used because somebody didn't like the outcome of the last election, and I think that's what we're seeing here today. Alberta's education minister agrees. In a statement, Demetriose Nicolides writes that recalls should be reserved for breaches of public trust, ethical violations or dereliction of duty, not a shortcut to trigger a new election. But some, like University of Alberta, political scientist Jared Wesley, saw this coming. Governments who bring in or strengthen recall legislation are often the subject of that very law when their opponents don't like the policy directions that they're taking. He says recalls likely force one of two options. The province either walks back policy or. or calls an early election.

Yeah, there's already been rumors about an early election here in Alberta, but these recall efforts would give the Premier another reason to go early rather than fighting a bunch of different by-election. There are two greenlit petitions that have 90 days to gather signatures. When asked about them, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she's heard of some groups breaking fundraising rules and has suggested petitions could be found invalid. Sam Sampson, CBC News, Edmonton.

A small BC community is being told not to draw water from a nearby lake. A train derailment last week spilled 80,000 liters of jet fuel into Camloops Lake. That's northeast of Vancouver. Caroline Bargut reports. Testing continues in all locations. Michael Grenier says while officials wait for more test results, people living in the seasonal community of Frederick located across Camloops Lake are being told to find an alternate source of water for drinking,

cooking, bathing, and even flushing toilets. They have been told not to draw out of water from Canlip's Lake. He's the director for Area J, an area within the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, where 17 Canadian Pacific Kansas City train cars derailed, spilling tens of thousands of liters of jet fuel into the water. When we learned from CPKC that the net amount of fuel had increased to 80,000 liters, there was obviously some anxiousness. The water testing had been done, the deep water testing,

had been done, but the results had not been released. BC Interior Health says preliminary test results show no signs of fuel contamination above drinking water guidelines. Grenier says officials are also investigating whether two Canada geese and another bird died as a result of the fuel spill. These are animals that had been observed and are being sent off for testing to see if they have anything in relation to this fuel spill. The BC Environment Ministry has set up a floating barrier to contain a visible. oil sheen and prevent it from spreading. Peter Ross is a senior scientist specializing in water pollution at the Rain Coast Conservation Foundation. Well, how many times do we read about, learn about

a spell somewhere in British Columbia? They happen from rail cars, from trucks, from ships, from small vessels. These are chronic problems. They're accidents by and large. And they are simple reminder how vulnerable our environment is around here. The train company's environmental crews are on site, working with federal, provincial, local, and indigenous groups to clean up the spilled fuel and remove the remaining rail cars from the area. Ross says it's important to continue monitoring the downstream effects of the jet fuel spill over time. So we're worried most about those people or animals that rely on the surface of the water or that are breathing and fumes. That's what we're most worried about here.

He says precautionary practices should be put in place when it comes to transporting highly toxic cargo, so that things like this don't keep happening again and again. Caroline Bargut, CBC News, Vancouver. The Brazilian city of Baleem is known as the Gateway to the Amazon, one of the most climate-critical regions in the world, and tens of thousands of people are gathering in the city this week for the 30th U.N. climate conference, or COP 30. Brazil, as host, is urging countries to preserve forests and wean off fossil fuels. same time, it's approving new oil drilling just off the Amazonian coast.

Our international climate correspondent, Susan Ormiston, is covering COP 30 for CBC News and brings us this story from Brazil. You can't get much further north in Brazil than a bar in Oyapoke. The road ends here before the Amazon forest touches the Atlantic Ocean. I believe, by the progress that comes. Nei Hibiero, a riverboat captain, tells us progress is coming to Oyepoche. They're building hotels. It's developing a lot here with the arrival of Petrobras. Petrobras, the state-owned oil company, just started exploratory drilling in the Foes-do Amazonas basin,

175 kilometers off the coast. Brazil granted the license just weeks before opening the largest climate conference in Belén, which Brazil's president calls the cop of truth. It's very problematic. The truth, says Soeli Arujo, of Brazil's climate observatory, is that President Lula can't present as a climate champion and drill for more oil. Brazil is a big oil producer,

but the government had taken a decision to increase this production in the middle of the climate crisis. It makes no sense. Delegates arriving for the climate talks were greeted by a huge banner on a floating riverboat, saying, welcome to the end of the oil-free Amazon.

More protests are planned. It's a very big contradiction from the Lula government, says Estefetado, who works with indigenous groups. 20 minutes outside Oyapoke. Indigenous chief, Wagner Karapuna, takes us down the Kourupi River

showing us the forest and waterways, which he worries could be vulnerable to oil exploration. If it were to cause a leak, water has no border. It would contaminate our river, our fish, the birds, everything would suffer. Petrobras says it's passed all the environmental tests to get the license. But Chief Karapuna says the tribes in this area weren't consulted, and oil progress won't help them. The government says it will bring.

jobs for all people, including indigenous people. Is that a promise that you accept? I don't believe that. You need to have high education to work for petrobras, and we indigenous peoples don't have that. The government is deluding us with false promises. On Friday, President Lula said some of its oil revenues would help fund Brazil's investments in renewable energies. Brazil is not afraid to discuss energy transition. But he's being pushed to defend his green credentials mixed in with oil riches as Brazil welcomes the world to the Amazon.

Susan Ormiston, CBC News, Oyapoke. In the Second World War, many Canadians served in the U.S. armed forces and vice versa. One such man was Millard Tex Allison, an American who volunteered with the Canadian Army. Despite Allison's bravery on the battlefield, he was denied Canada's highest military honor because to the U.S. military brass, Tex Allison was a deserterter. Liam Britton explains. tanks of the fourth Canadian armored dill drive across the Dortmund M's Canal to the town of Mepin, Germany. In those final offensives of the war, Miller Tex Allison was in a Sherman tank under heavy German fire. He saw his commander's tank hit and in flames. He ran through

machine gun fire, brought the commander to safety, then did it again to save another man. Badly burned, Tex ran back to his tank and fought for two days, destroying three vehicles and killing 50 enemy soldiers. This is Victoria Crossworthy. There's no question in my mind. William Whalen is the historian of Allison's old unit, Vancouver's British Columbia Regiment. It's a suicidal bravery where he should have been killed, saving people. Allison was nominated for Canada's highest military honor, but denied. Whalen argues because of who he was, a deserter from the U.S. Army, who joined Canada in 1941 before the U.S. entered the war. If he goes before the king, there's going to be media and press, and it's

probably going to come up pretty quickly that this person is missing from the United States Army. Tex received the lesser distinguished conduct medal. He and his Canadian wife moved to the U.S. after the war, where he faced another fight. He was arrested and court-martialed for desertion. He didn't leave the American Army because he didn't want to serve the United States. Paula Allison in Missouri is Texas daughter. He wanted to get in the fight because he felt the world needed to resolve this issue in the

United States was just sitting back and not doing anything. So he joined. Although he was still convicted, his punishment was minor, but that he faced consequences at all still stings his family. The American government messed up on who they selected to put on a court martial. In Oklahoma, Allison's grandson, Mark Bishop, is appealing to authorities in Canada, the U.S., and even King Charles, to get his grandpa an honorable discharge and a Victoria Cross. I think it's just to honor him. I just think he ever got the recognition he deserved. Tex died in 1976. Whalen boasts that his unit is putting together funds to buy their former comrade a tombstone

detailing his service as a soldier of two nations. Liam Britton, CBC News, Vancouver. I know that I stand on the shoulders of the women in the industry that came before me and my shoulders are broad enough to have the women that come after me stand on mine. Many of you, especially of a certain age, may recognize that voice. Cindy Lopper, who burst onto the music scene back in 1983 with her hit, Girls Just Want to Have Fun, was inducted last night in Los Angeles into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And Lopper was having a lot of fun last night again,

alongside Canada's Avril Levine, belting out her hit once again. The show is a mix of the past and the present as acts such as on Vogue, paid tribute to inductee Salt and Pepper. Thirteen acts and performers were inducted into. the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year, artists become eligible 25 years after their first music release. Some, such as Joe Cocker, are no longer with us to receive the honor, but

with songs that still live on. This has been your world tonight for Saturday, November 8th. I'm Karen Howerluck. Thanks for being with us. And rock on.