Your World Tonight - The inauguration of Donald Trump, returning home with the mideast ceasefire, Ozempic may benefit Alzheimer’s and addictions

Episode Date: January 20, 2025

He’s officially back. And emboldened. Donald Trump was sworn as the 47th President of the United States. The question today for Canadians was... What about tariffs? It appears there might be a slight reprieve. We have many angles covered on this historic day — from tariffs, to border security to climate change and more.And: Ozempic may work for more than diabetes and weight loss. New research is finding benefits for Alzheimer's, addiction, and infections.Also: Palestinians are returning to parts of Gaza they haven’t seen in months.

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and everywhere you get your podcasts. This is a CBC Podcast. The United States will once again consider itself a growing nation The United States will once again consider itself a growing nation and we will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars, launching American astronauts to plant the stars and stripes on the planet Mars. It's blast off for Trump 2.0, Promising radical change in the United States and beyond. A political comeback after leaving in bitter defeat four years ago. Donald Trump returns to the White House more powerful than ever.

Promising to reshape America and poised to do it. Welcome to Your World Tonight. I'm Susan Bonner. It is Monday January 20th coming up on 6 p.m. Eastern. If the administration wants to study the economic and trade relationship between Canada and the United States, we think that's a positive opportunity for us. Canadian leaders are breathing a little easier on day one. With the new administration fixated on cross-border trade,

tariff threats that would put Canadian jobs and industry at risk still have not materialized. But on other files, change is happening swiftly. From the southern border and immigration to climate change, we have full coverage of Donald Trump's return to the presidency tonight and how it will shape the next four years. We are monitoring other stories as well here and around the world. We begin with the CBC's Peter Armstrong in Washington, D.C. I, Donald John Trump, do solemnly swear that I will face...

Donald Trump is back. It wasn't that long ago. He was defeated. He was dismissed, even convicted. Today, he was sworn back into office. The golden age of America begins right now. The swearing in of a president is the height of American pageantry. The inaugural speech often the stuff of soaring, retric, and unifying ambition.

Trump has eschewed those traditions. For many years a radical and corrupt establishment has extracted power and wealth from our citizens. He laid out dozens of measures he says will reset America and its relations with the world. Canada went unmentioned but not entirely ignored. Those measures range from the consequential. I will declare a national emergency at our southern border.

To the slightly stranger, a promise to reclaim the Panama Canal, though it's unclear how or from whom. And... We are going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Some of the richest, most powerful tech billionaires in America were seated in front of the elected officials.

And we will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars, launching American astronauts to plant the stars and stripes on the planet Mars. But the best applause lines were reserved for the culture wars that helped push Trump into the presidency. It will henceforth be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders, male and female. The proceedings were moved indoors due to freezing temperatures. But the mood among thousands of mega hat wearing Trump supporters on the streets of Washington

was triumphant. You're so happy that this day has come. I'm so happy that Trump won. Above all else, they're excited for Donald Trump to get down to work. And for all the executive orders expected today, there are some key elements missing on some of their foundational issues. Next, I will direct all members of my cabinet to marshal the vast powers at their disposal to defeat what was record inflation

and rapidly bring down costs and prices. It's still wildly unclear how the administration will do that. Meanwhile, Trump did not announce his threatened tariffs, opting instead for investigations and studies. But make no mistake, the threat is still there. Instead of taxing our citizens to enrich other countries, we will tariff and tax foreign countries to enrich our citizens.

So, Susan, no 25% tariff or otherwise today, but obviously an awful lot to watch. And the inauguration events themselves are ongoing. What are you looking forward to? Yeah, as you say, still plenty of action left in this day. We're watching the events unfold at the Capital One Arena right now. Donald Trump is on the stage there watching marching bands as such. They've set up a desk on the stage, Susan. Presumably, he's going to sign some executive orders there in front of the crowds. Then of course, his convoy will finally head to the White House

for yet more signings, more ceremonies before several balls and gala tonight. Thank you, Peter. You bet. The CBC's Peter Armstrong in Washington. Watching today's events closely, the Prime Minister and his cabinet, they are in Montebello, Quebec deciding what to do if Trump keeps his tariff promise. So far, Canada has been given an inauguration reprieve. The question now, for how long?

Tom Perry is in Montebello with the details. I'm very happy to be here in Montebello today to dig in on issues facing Canadians here. Justin Trudeau huddling with his cabinet at a secluded resort in Quebec, watching from afar as Donald Trump returned to the White House, Trudeau and his inner circle, preparing for whatever comes next. We've been engaged on making sure we have a strong relationship with our new American counterparts and we'll continue to do so. Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Jolie was in Washington last week and has been

speaking with members of the new administration underlining to them the vital importance of cross-border trade hoping they can persuade Trump to back off his threat of 25% tariffs which finance minister Dominique LeBlanc says won't be good for anyone. And applying tariffs to imports from Canada wouldn't benefit the economy of the United States. It clearly would have been negative for the Canadian economy. Canada has vowed to respond and retaliate against any US tariffs on Canadian exports. Trump's threat of tariffs did not materialize on his first day back in office,

but it lingered menacingly over his swearing in instead of taxing our citizens to enrich other countries. We will tariff and tax foreign countries to enrich our citizens. For now, the U. S administration says it will study what it sees as a trade imbalance between the U. S. and other countries including Canada. That message hardly reassuring for Ontario Premier Doug Ford. I think no mistake about it he's coming for us. Is it tomorrow or is it a month down the road?

But it's very concerning what I heard today. It was a slightly more optimistic response from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. She's split with her fellow premiers over how Canada should respond to US tariffs, arguing limits on exports of Alberta oil must be off the table. Smith was in Washington for Trump's inauguration today and is encouraged the US president is holding off tariffs for now. I think it's a demonstration that the president recognizes that it's a complicated and delicate relationship between Canada because there's so much cross-border flow of goods

and we have a real opportunity to show how the Americans benefit from that trade relationship. Justin Trudeau and his cabinet are trying to find fresh ways to make that argument yet again to a president who was notoriously unpredictable in his first term and who is now back with a vengeance. Tom Perry, CBC News, Montebello, Quebec. Trump may have eased off his tariff threat for now, but he remains full throttle on border security, using some of his toughest language yet and vowing a flurry of measures ranging from mass deportation to deploying the military.

Ellen Morrow has that story. I will declare a national emergency at our southern border. It was one of the loudest outbursts of cheers during Donald Trump's second inaugural address. Just minutes into the speech, the newly sworn in president launching into his immediate plans to crack down on illegal immigration. All illegal entry will immediately be halted. Trump claimed there is what he called a disastrous invasion at the U.S. southern border, promising to send U.S. troops to stop it. As commander in chief, I have no higher responsibility than to defend our country from threats and invasions and that is exactly what I am going to do.

Trump also announced a slew of executive orders to keep more migrants out and kick out millions already living in the U.S. Vowing to keep his key election promise of the largest mass deportation program in U.S. history by targeting migrants with criminal records first. We will begin the process of returning millions and millions of criminal aliens back to the places from which they came. Trump's tougher stance devastating to those desperate to come to the U.S. Margulie Tinoco, distraught at the U.S.-Mexico border, says she had an appointment with U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officials set up using a Biden-era program.

That program and her appointment immediately cancelled once Trump took office. Just when I thought everything had been achieved, she says, everything fell apart. There are an estimated 11 million migrants living illegally in the U.S. had been achieved, she says, everything fell apart. There are an estimated 11 million migrants living illegally in the U.S., communities now bracing for possible deportation rates. Jose Munoz is co-chair of the Illinois Latino Agenda in Chicago. It has an impact on our country because we rely on immigrant labor, so when they're in fear it impacts all of us. And we're watching very carefully.

At a Liberal cabinet retreat in Montebello, Quebec, Public Safety Minister David McGinty says authorities are monitoring a possible rise in migrants trying to flee Trump's policies by crossing into Canada. It's important for folks to understand if they're planning on trying to cross the border in between our ports of entry, it is illegal to do so and it's dangerous to do so. There are still hurdles to Trump's plans. Some democratic controlled states say they won't assist in any raids while the American Civil Liberties Union is already vowing lawsuits.

A tide of change is sweeping the countries. Still, Trump is empowered. His campaign with cracking down on illegal immigration at its centre endorsed for the first time by the majority of the American people. Ellen Mauro, CBC News, Washington. Trump-hinted pardons may come soon for supporters facing criminal charges for the riot at the Capitol four years ago. Outgoing President Joe Biden pardoned the politicians who investigated that riot. With just minutes left in his presidency, he also pardoned retired General Mark Milley

and Dr. Anthony Fauci and five of his own family members. Biden said the preemptive pardons aren't about wrongdoing, they are to protect people from unjust prosecution. Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted of killing two FBI agents in 1975. Coming right up, the world heard a new warning about U.S. environmental policy. Paul Hunter assesses the enormous change laid out today by Donald Trump and holding but fragile the Middle East ceasefire hangs on.

A changing administration in Washington is happening in the context of a changing climate and with scientists around the world pushing for more green energy the White House is signaling a move in the opposite direction. International climate correspondent Susan Ormiston has details. Today I will also declare a national energy emergency we will drill baby drill. That drew a standing ovation. Trump signaling he'll reduce restrictions and open up more areas to expand oil and gas production. And we have something that no other manufacturing nation will ever have.

The largest amount of oil and gas of any country on earth. And we are going to use it. But the U.S. already produces record amounts of oil. How much more will depend more on OPEC and the demand for oil, which is dropping worldwide, according to the International Energy Agency. I think that this is a big show and they are producing at the,

probably at the max rate that they can from what they can export. Frances Colon, a climate policy expert at American Progress, a liberal advocacy organization, says there is no energy emergency. We don't have an energy crisis, so there's really no need for an emergency declaration on energy. So I heard a problem that doesn't exist being created at the inaugural address. Colon says a transition to clean energy was well underway before Trump took office

and on his way out President Biden protected more than 96 billion dollars worth of clean energy grants from the Inflation Reduction Act. The vast majority of the Inflation Reduction Act money that was promised for clean energy projects has gone out the door. It is gone. It's gone bye-bye. In Texas, wind already makes up 22% of the state's electricity, but the Trump administration says it will end leasing to wind farms and will eliminate future incentives for things like electric vehicles. You'll be able to buy the car of your choice.

Even as EVs are 10% of the U.S. market and projected to grow. Kevin Book, managing director of Clearview Energy Partners, says Trump can slow things down. The incentives that promote clean energy are vulnerable to rescission. I think it's safe to say that the energy transition is still directionally going forward, but it might be going slower. Also, as expected, Trump will pull the U.S. out of the Paris climate agreement to limit global temperatures, as he did in his first term.

Not being a part of the Paris agreement is an abdication of leadership of the United States. It sends the wrong signal to the world about what we as Americans really want. But it won't stop the American people. She says the second Trump era is deaf to the climate emergency. Susan Ormiston, CBC News, Toronto. Our senior Washington correspondent Paul Hunter watched today's inauguration as he has several others over his years in DC. Paul, how would you characterize the change that was laid out by Donald Trump today?

Well, first off, none of this should come as a surprise to anyone who's been paying attention to U.S. politics the past year or so, Susan. Effectively speaking, Donald Trump campaigned on all of this, save, I guess, the tariff threat, the Panama Canal and the Gulf of America thing. The immigration and border control actions, pulling back on fighting climate change, drill-baby drill, the gender gap piece, removing DEI initiatives. These were all staples of candidate Trump. And by the way, so too the fact that he's taking these steps so quickly.

Not only were those issues in his campaign speeches, but so too the notion of doing it on day one. Trump's message to voters was, I hear you. I know these things matter to you. I will take them on pronto. And they voted for him on that basis. And so he wants to start with his foot on the gas, almost literally, and keep it there. Hence the underlying signal here today, he means business. He wants to get stuff done and be

consequential. Eight years ago on Inauguration Day in 2016 or 2017, I guess, I mean, you could say at that time he barely knew where the front door to the White House was, and the opening months of Trump 1.0 were chaos. Now he knows how the place works. His team has spent four years planning for this, trying to determine the breadth of presidential power so they can do what they want to do. And they don't want to waste a minute. Four years is a long time, that's what they got but really it's potentially only two years with full control of Capitol Hill before the midterms and if history plays true Democrats win back some degree of control. So the headline today, Susan, he's often running and forcefully. And yet Paul, the big change that Canada was

watching for and worried about hasn't been announced yet, what are we to make of the delay on tariffs? Yeah, tariffs. Look, it's a huge sigh of relief for Canada broadly, for businesses in Canada that would have been stung hard by an immediate tariff relief, for all of the Canadian officials who have been down here arguing Canada's case that tariffs don't make sense for either country. But make no mistake, as Tom noted in his piece, no one believes this is over. No tariffs yet is the emerging mantra. And so there's the full-on understanding that work to keep it

that way has in no small way only just begun. Canadian officials believe they have a very strong and persuasive case on this, but that it must continue to be made. They also know that it may well be that Trump hasn't shown all his cards. I mean, what does he really want from Canada? Where does this negotiation lead? How will it end? On that, they still don't know. What they do know with the notion of no tariffs now is that Canada caught a break today. Thank you, Paul. You're welcome, Susan. tariffs now is that Canada caught a break today. Thank you Paul. You're welcome Susan.

That's Paul Hunter in Washington. It will be a foreign policy priority for the new Trump administration. The fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. A deal that has reunited families on both sides of the conflict. And while the fighting has been halted, the suffering has not. Sasha Petrusic is in Jerusalem. On a street in Rafa in southern Gaza a group of men carefully sift through debris using the calm of the ceasefire to look for human remains, bones and skulls buried under bombed out buildings months ago. We've already had more than a hundred calls about decomposing bodies,

says Haitham Alhams, an emergency rescuer. Zaki Shakaafa is looking for just one person, his 26-year-old nephew Abdul, who disappeared five months ago. His body found today, identified by his black and grey sneakers. Thank God we finally found him, says Shakafa. After 15 months of war, Gaza is awakening to its new reality. Nearly every family hungry, nine out of ten homeless. Hope here as more aid trucks have started to arrive,

more than 900 today. In Israel, unimaginable joy as three young women hug their mothers after being freed by Hamas militants. In Israel, unimaginable joy as three young women hug their mothers after being freed by Hamas militants. The first of 33 hostages to be released in this first phase of the ceasefire. One of them, 28-year-old Emily Demary, posted her thanks on social media today saying she is the happiest in the world just being alive. Her mother, Mandy Demare.

Emily is in high spirits on the road to recovery. As you will have seen last night she is an amazingly strong and resilient young woman. Fireworks and excitement in the West Bank as 90 Palestinian detainees are welcomed home. Women, children and teens released in exchange for the hostages. But despite the jubilance, the war isn't over. It's on pause and the release of 64 more hostages is still up for negotiation. Every person needs to come home. Hostage relatives like Ashley Waxman Bakshi are counting on new US President Donald Trump

to pressure both Israel and Hamas to release the rest. So I hope that after the inauguration today he doesn't just get his victory of having three hostages come home and whatever, he needs to see this to the end as well. But there are no guarantees. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has already called the ceasefire temporary

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looking at more than 200,000 Americans who've used the drugs. We literally mapped the whole landscape of the relationship between GLP-1 and all possible health outcomes. The study finds a reduced risk of more than 40 health conditions, including heart disease, stroke, and kidney disease. Among the strongest links, says Al Ali, a reduction in drug and alcohol abuse. The signal there was very, very consistent.

These drugs act on parts of the brain that are involved in impulse control. The data suggesting they may reduce substance use disorders makes sense to Dr. Abraham Snyderman, a psychiatrist with Toronto's University Health Network. This is very hopeful because it opens up new avenues of research, both in terms of treatment, but also what causes these illnesses. The study also suggests a slight reduction in cases of Alzheimer's disease, roughly 12%. There's a lot of optimism around this and with good reason.

Dr. Donald Weaver is a scientist with the Kremble Brain Institute in Toronto. In his lab, researchers are exploring links between inflammation of the brain and Alzheimer's, including whether GLP-1s could help. Type 2 diabetes is a risk factor for Alzheimer's, so a promising agent, which is revolutionizing the treatment of type 2 diabetes, would of course be considered as a logical option for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. The authors warn that the study just shows association between using GLP-1s and other health benefits,

not causality. They say far more research is needed before these drugs would be approved for treating any conditions other than diabetes and weight loss. We've been studying GLP-1 medicines for almost 20 years. Dr. Daniel Drucker is the Canadian scientist whose work helped lay the foundation for these drugs. So this is fascinating new science. GLP-1 won't work for all of these conditions, but let's do the proper trials to see where there might be a benefit or not.

The study also finds a connection between taking these drugs and some negative health outcomes, including an increased risk of arthritis and inflammation of the pancreas. Mike Crawley, CBC News, Toronto. And we return to our top story now in the U.S. presidential inauguration, the start of Donald Trump's second administration. This year events in Washington happened on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday in the United States, honoring the black civil rights leader who was assassinated in 1968.

King was mentioned by Trump after today's swearing in and his famous 1963 I have a dream speech was invoked during the benediction given by the Detroit pastor, Reverend Lorenzo Sewell. We pray that you use our president, that we will live in a nation where we will not be judged by the color of our skin, but by the content of our character. So we would sing with new meaning, my country, tis of thee. Today was not the first time the inauguration fell on the holiday, observed the third Monday

of January. The last time the two coincided was the second inauguration of Barack Obama, who took the oath using a Bible that belonged to Martin Luther King Jr. Thank you for joining us. This has been Your World Tonight for Monday, January 20th. I'm Susan Bonner. Talk to you again.