tonight Canada readies its response to Donald Trump's tariff threat there's work to do but we know how to do it calls for Unity amid frustration it's like a family member stabbing you right in the Heart from oil to Auto the potentially devastating impact for Canada's economy there's no point in being in business but Will trump follow through Trump really doesn't understand ter we break down how Canada could respond [Music] and breaking tonight a landslide victory for Progressive conservatives in Nova Scotia a ceasefire to pause the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah it reminds us that peace
is possible what the deal means for stability in the region and the war in Gaza from CBC News this is the national with Chief correspondent Adrien Areno thank you for joining as Donald Trump's threat of massive tariffs is hanging over Canada tonight forcing politicians across the country to prepare for a potential battle with this country's biggest trade partner in Ottawa reaction has been Swift tomorrow Justin Trudeau will meet with Canada's Premier and establish a united front that preparation a clear recognition of how devastating Trump's 25% tariff would be for Canadians right across the country so
we have all the angles covered tonight Katie Simpson on white Trump may have made this threat Peter Armstrong on the potential hit to Canada's economy and Kate McKenna laying out how Ottawa is responding right now that's where we will start with the race to push back before Trump returns to the White House prime minister what did you say to Donald Trump it's Donald Trump Deja Vu the prime minister's agenda turned upside down Donald Trump's threats of tariffs could threaten hundreds of thousands of Canadian mortgage paying jobs where's the plan to put Canada first instead of
panicking and falling back on slogans like the leader the opposition we rolled up our sleeves and we're getting to work late Monday Trump vowed to implement a 25% blanket tariff on Canadian and Mexican Imports starting on January 20th that's an extra tax applied to any good crossing the border paid for by American companies the cost typically passed on to Consumers making it more attractive to buy American and the Canadian economy relies on trading to the US last year more than 3ars of Canadian exports went to our Southern neighbor this will be devastating to workers on
both sides of the Border it would mean a recession for our Province we we can't have that happen we cannot start a war and uh we have to do everything we can to not have these tariffs Trump says the Tariff will stay in place until Mexico and Canada crack down on illegal immigration and the flow of toxic drugs across borders what I found unfair about the comments is to compare US to Mexico and I can tell you Canada is no Mexico Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he's insulted by the comparison last year us authorities say
they intercepted more than 9,000 kilos of fentanyl coming from Mexico compared to less than 20 kilos from Canada it's like a family member stabbing you right in the heart we absolutely share uh the Americans concern around the Integrity of the Border Canadian officials say they're working to boost border security we have uh in recent days uh worked with the RCMP and Border Services about continuing to support them in terms of acquiring new technologies drones helicopters I only care about Canada conservative leader Pierre PV says Trump's threat is unjustified but agrees the border and the illicit
drug trade are real concerns we trade more with the US than we do with the rest of the world combined I will do what is necessary to preserve and protect that relationship above all others as the government weighs its next move they're not ruling out retaliatory tariffs our government will always defend the national interest while the federal government is still contemplating how to respond it has shown a willingness to implement retaliatory tariffs in the past including during Donald Trump's last term in office but Kate Canada's reaction this time very different than that of Mexico yeah
Justin Trudeau spoke privately with Donald Trump but the president of Mexico penned a letter she made public signaling they were preparing to retaliate with tariffs of their own but in terms of reaction this is still early days and tomorrow the prime minister is set to have a meeting with the premier to discuss what comes next all right K McKenna in Ottawa next let's head straight to Katie Simpson in Washington so Katie uh you've been working your sources what are you hearing tonight well reality has set in and the prime minister in his inner circle recognized
they are in for a very long grind but right now I'm told it's all about keeping lines of communication with Trump and his team open ensuring politicians across Canada are working together to work the phones work any connections they may have and organize face-to-face meetings whatever it requires to try to convince Trump to change course it's made all the more difficult since Trump hasn't really listed any specific metrics or goals for Canada to meet his demands are very broad but it's all part of Trump's new America first movement here in the US border wall construction
is ramping up in Texas State officials preparing for what they expect will be a security Crackdown When Donald Trump returns to office and we're already talking we're already planning we're going to put we're going to put a plan in place and secure this nation at the highest level has ever seen part of that plan appears to include this tariff threat using my favorite word my favorite word tariff Trump promised voters he would use tariffs for a wide range of reasons including to try to force America's neighbors into tougher border policies isn't it refreshing that we've
got a candidate that says one thing and then gets into office and actually is going to follow through on the on the Promises they made on the campaign Trail tariffs would violate the new North American Free Trade Agreement the same one Trump negotiated and bragged about for years Canada and Mexico could fight back through litigation and tribunals but the process is slow and not even certain let's remember Donald Trump is always happy to pull the fire alarm Trump's threat may also be part of a broader power grab to give the US a stronger position it
is also possible that he could use these tariffs as additional Leverage to possibly renegotiate or or look at enforcement around this Trump has used tariffs as leverage in the past hitting Canadian steel and aluminum during those NAFTA negotiations in 2018 sparking a brutal tit fortat trade War critics are warning inflation and the cost of living crisis could worsen under Trump's plan he doesn't appreciate its American importers who pay the Tariff and then American consumers who pay it indirectly when prices are raised on the imported goods I hope our financial Geniuses on Wall Street are taking
this seriously because it's it should be taken seriously if there's one thing people have learned from the first Trump presidency it's that his threats are to be taken seriously Adrien and Katie we're just getting some breaking news that Donald Trump has picked his new top trade official yeah and it's someone who knows Canada really well his name is Jameson Greer and he's been nominated to serve as the new US trade representative during the previous Trump Administration he was actually the chief of staff the last us trade Representative Bob lighthiser he was heavily involved in the
renegotiation of NAFTA expect officials in Ottawa to try to lean into his knowledge of Canada and use it any way they can to try to convince the new Trump Administration to keep trade flowing all right Katy Simpson in Washington now this tariff threat has Canadian businesses bracing Peter Armstrong takes a closer look at the potential impact on Canadian Industries the sheer volume of trade between Canada and the US is staggering the numbers are almost too big to comprehend add up all the oil all the cars Lumber steel and grain Canadian exports to the US total
more than 600 billion dollars a year but if you zoom in you'll find individual businesses now bracing Farmers like Manitoba's land in freezen we're huland wheat down into North Dakota here uh we have about 150 loots to make we're about 20 loads into our winter hauling he's worried about the proposed tariff but grain farmers are pretty unflappable Bunch I'm feeling optimistic I think it'll be okay as long as we don't run around with our heads cut off about this and freak out grain exports are a fraction of Canada's oil exports Canadian Oil Powers the US
economy the industry is so critical that many just assumed Energy Products would be exempt but Trump has reportedly said oil and gas will face the full weight of the tariffs in such a deeply intertwined economy that will drive up costs for American consumers of all the Allies around the world nobody is more economically and commercially aligned than Canada and the US that's a strength here Canada imposed retaliatory tariffs on the US the last time Trump was president but a big part of the Canadian response then was showing how us tariffs on Canadian products impacts Americans
after all a tariff is like a tax it's paid by American businesses and consumers who import products it would be a really substantial hit to both American consumers and American manufacturers this trade expert says Americans support the idea of tariffs but don't necessarily realize the cost it may be the need to touch the hot stove and people when they get their grocery receipts uh and see it's a little bit more expensive all of a sudden well um you know maybe they'll learn the lesson there now that expert crunched the numbers and found this kind of
sweeping tariff agrian would be like imposing a $210 billion tax bill on the Americans who consume those imported products so just maybe that is the opening into how to combat these tariffs it worked last time right when you look at the steel and aluminum tariffs it wasn't so much showing what impact this will have it was showing that these tariffs would hurt American consumers that really got Canada the exemption that they've been asking for okay Peter so you'll be back a little bit later on with with what more Canada could do to respond indeed so
despite the pain for the US economy that Peter talked about Trump seized tariffs as a way to solve problems at the US borders illegal drugs and migrants if people are not aware or they're surprised about the situation of our border and the impact this will have with our largest trading partner they've been living in an information bubble a little later elamor will dig into what the actual numbers show so we turn now to breaking news in the Middle East tonight after more than a year of fighting a ceasefire is now in effect at the Israel
Lebanon border so this is a view of that border it's already early morning Wednesday in the Middle East a much quieter scene than the intense fighting we've been seeing between Israel and Hezbollah militants this escalation started days after the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel and while the war in Gaza still rages there is hope this ceasefire at least will hold still as Tom Perry shows us from northern Israel there is a lot of uncertainty as they edged closer to a ceasefire Israel and Hezbollah stepped up their attacks Israel air strikes pounding Central Beirut Iranian
backed Hezbollah launching volleys of rockets against cities in Northern and Central Israel Israel's prime minister addressed his Nation offering his support for a ceasefire while assuring Israeli citizens his government would hold Hezbollah in check if Hezbollah breaks the agreement and tries to rearm we will attack he said if it tries to rebuild its infrastructure close to the Border we will Attack under the US broker deal there will be a 60-day transition period Hezbollah will pull its forces back from the Israeli border Israel will withdraw from South Lebanon the Lebanese Army will be in charge of
assuring Hezbollah doesn't slip back into its old positions and has pledged 5,000 troops to do the job what is left of Hezbollah and other terrorist organization will not be allowed well I emphasize we will not be allowed to threaten the security of Israel again in Northern Israel where Hezbollah Rockets have been Landing for more than a year there are doubts you know we're dealing with terrorists their only goal is to is to kill us and to to annihilate us they don't want anything else but in Gaza where hopes for a ceasefire are faint this deal
is looked upon With Envy we would like the war to end just like in Lebanon Ismail Abu amsha says all the focus is on Lebanon they've forgotten us Joe Biden says the people of Gaza deserve a future of peace and prosperity as much as the people of Lebanon the US president is pledging to keep working with other countries on a ceasefire there even if his own time in office is quickly running out Tom Perry CBC news hia Israel five people were found alive in the Red Sea just a day after a tourist yacht sank off
the coast of Egypt on [Music] Monday so this is the initial group of survivors rescued yesterday after the boat capsized 33 people on board are now safe the four bodies have been recovered and seven people are believed to still be missing officials say intense waves caused the boat to sink in just minutes now to some breaking news here at home in Nova Scotia CBC News is projecting the progressive conservatives have just won another bigger majority government Kayla Hil is at PC headquarters in new glasow uh Kayla this was a snap election a huge win how
did the PCS pull this off well Adrian as you say it was a snap election so first of all they held all the cards going into this right the PCS were well prepared for the campaign whereas some of the other parties certainly the smaller parties were left scrambling but look there's no question this is a spectacular night for the progressive conservatives in this province Premier Tim Houston is now poised to form what's called a super majority government and that means when a party wins 2third of the seats in the House and that is significant because
two-thirds is also what's required to change the procedural rules of the house which means Houston won't require the help or the cooperation of the opposition part ities to make such changes also when he first became Premier in 2021 he ran on a promise to fix Healthcare and though there are now twice as many people in this province without access to a primary care provider his win tonight means he has been able to convince Nova scotians that he needed more time here's what Houston had to say tonight so much is possible for this province and I
promise you I will do everything I can to make it happen for this province make it happen for you and for your family I will give you everything I have and political observers say Houston called this snap election last month because he wanted it to happen while Justin Trudeau is prime minister of Canada hoping to capitalize on the unpopularity of the federal liberals and they say that seems to have worked he has been successful in linking provincial liberal leaders Zach Churchill to Trudeau going so far as to say he was was beholden to Trudeau on
things such as the unpopular carbon tax Adrien and Kayla at this point where just just leave the other parties well this is also a really big win tonight for the NDP Adrien they are now poised to form the official opposition in this province and leader Claudia chender has been able to pull her party out of third place tonight we've made it clear that the Nova Scotia DP that our incredible team is the alternative tonight our incredibly effective opposition has grown and we are now the official [Applause] opposition and of course for the provincial liberals this
is an extraordinary disappointment there's simply no other way to say it they haven't been this week in the Nova Scotia legislature since 1963 so you know it's been a challenging time they have been certainly feeling the anti- Trudeau sentiment but they also lost some high-profile candidates to retirement and a couple who opted to switch parties and run for the PCS this time around so there is no question a challenging time ahead for the Nova Scotia liberals Adrian all right Kayla H thanks Kayla a late developing story out of Northern British Columbia tonight A hiker who
had been missing for more than 5 weeks has been found 20-year-old s Sam benisti was reported missing last month after he didn't return from a camping trip in a remote Park north of Fort St John concerns grew as days passed and temperatures plunged to minus 20 tonight though his family tells CBC News he's been found after 50 days there were some emotional moments at the parole hearing for notorious killer Paul Bernardo the powerful messages delivered by the families of his victims and their pleas to keep him behind bars next plus the soaring cost of a
steak it's probably the all-time high I've ever seen what is driving red meat prices so high and later a young piano Prodigy finds a unique audience her musical gift to the animals she loves we're back in two investigators in Lithuania have located the black boxes from this cargo plane crash Monday the DHL plane crashed into a house after a forc landing near the airport one crew member was killed officials say there's no evidence of terrorism or sabotage but they aren't ruling that out completely Paul Bernardo will remain imprisoned for the foreseeable future the Killer and
serial rapist was denied parole today today for a third time Thomas D now on the emotional hearing that some of the victim's family members weren't able to attend in person far beyond the fences of this rural Quebec prison Paul Bernardo spent hours making the case for his supervised release more than 30 years after he raped and murdered teenagers Christen French and lesie mahfi their loved ones pleaded for Bernardo to be denied parole a third time by video link Ryan Mafi recounted how he was only seven when his beloved sister was stolen his parents forever shaken
by grief Lesley's mother Debbie mfi sat just meters from a now gray-haired Bernardo she blasted authorities for quietly moving the designated dangerous offender last year from a Maximum Security Prison to this medium security facility and withholding parole documents over his privacy the public has a right to know she said we have a right to know denying us this right marginalizes us it's degrading it is common for these requests uh to be denied given the privacy considerations a psychologist recently found Bernardo still displays Tendencies of voyerism and narcissistic personality disorder and that he poses an above
average risk of sexual relapse still Bernardo insisted he's never met the criteria to be considered a psychopath giving rambling answers during the parole hearing and adding people are able to repent and they should be given that opportunity and that's what I'm asking for Bernardo says he's enjoyed working as a prison groundskeeper and would like to go out driving and swimming and to build an intimate relationship with a woman the parole board told Bernardo he's overestimating his skills and would pose an undue risk to the community he's been denied parole again so now at age 60
there's no telling if he'll ever be released Thomas dag CBC News Toronto Toronto police have arrested and charged a woman in a Taylor Swift ticket fraud case she allegedly sold tickets then didn't follow through the 28 victims in this case they you know they came forward with hey I've been scammed out of money because it was a lot of money um under each individual it was up to in around $70,000 the suspect from Burlington Ontario used an alias on Facebook Marketplace victims who e transferred money were told tickets would be sent closer to the show's
date police believe there are many more victims out there well among all the places Canadians are paying more these days the meat aisle in the grocery store is among the highest we definitely have a strong price situation that producers are facing right now what's behind the surging price of beef plus Donald Trump says illegal Crossings and drugs are behind his tariff threat against Canada but what is the real story we're not going to allow it it's going to stop immediately day one Ellen Morrow fact checks the numbers at the border and will your vehicle's electronic
Safety Systems really protect you paying attention and having a Keen Eye still is very very important navigating technology on the road the national breaks down the story shaping our world next across the country a trip to the meat counter is costing more as beef prices have hit historic highs KYB looks at what's driving cost and why it's likely to stay that way Jim Jackson packs up ground beef ready for the display case this year the price tags keep Rising so much it's hard for him to believe I've been working here quite a while and uh
it's probably the all-time high I've ever seen them beef prices have soared to Historic highs across the country the latest numbers show a kilogram of ground beef was selling for about $13 on average in September compared to about 1150 one year earlier and about $9 5 years ago beef strip loin Cuts climb past $32 after selling for about $20 last December so far the sticker shock at grocery stores isn't scaring away customers globally we've got a growing population a growing middle class and they want more protein and it's not just beef um it's pork and
poultry as well um and wanting to have more of that product the record prices are not only on store shelves but on farms too cattle prices are between 45 and 65% higher this year compared to the average since 2019 we definitely have a strong price situation ation that producers are facing right now the supply of beef in the country is dwindling as many ranchers scale back their operations they have faced Rising expenses of their own in recent years including for feed because of drought conditions and when you have fewer cows a couple years later you're
going to have higher beef prices because there aren't going to be the animals to provide the beef for Jackson he's cut his margins to try and keep prices in check our profit at the end of the day is last um I don't want to gouge customers uh we're we're just doing our best he hopes prices Hold Steady especially during the busy holiday season Kyle B CBC News Calgary now it's time to dig deeper into the story shaping our world tonight Donald Trump's tariff threat and a Canada US border reality check Trump has rattled Industries and
Spark calls for Action some in measured tones others with a hint of panic either way what should Canada's message be the things we sell to the United States are the things they really need but first Trump's tariff threat is tied to a demand that Canada take action stem the tide of illegal migration and deadly drugs heading into the us we absolutely share uh the Americans concern around the Integrity of the border so what is really happening when it comes to migrants and fenal Ellen Morrow took the incoming us president's social media post at its word
and delivers this reality check by the numbers on the US Canada Border an increase in illegal Crossings like these seemingly fueling Donald Trump's tariff threat we're not going to allow it it's going to stop immediately day one there were nearly 24,000 illegal Crossings along the US Canada border between October 2023 and September 2024 the bulk of them along this small stretch between Ontario Quebec and three US states more than 19,300 undocumented migrants from nearly 50 countries apprehended there by us authorities almost triple the number of the previous year with human smuggling networks taking rote if
people are not aware or they're surprised about the situation of our border and the impact this will have with our largest trading partner they've been living in an information bubble migrants cross borders for many reasons seeking to reunite with family in search of economic opportunities but us officials increasingly see the world's longest international border as a threat an argument bolstered by the arrest of international student Muhammad Shaz Khan stopped along that stretch of Border in Quebec allegedly planning to carry out a terror attack in New York City it's an extreme National Security National Security Bon
bil on Northern border and it's one of the things I'll tackle as soon as I'm at the house Trump's threat lumps Canada and Mexico together even though the northern Crossings are just a fraction about 1.5% of those along the US Mexico border where there are more than 1.5 million illegal Crossings last year still says Trump's incoming borders are percentage wise you got lot a lot fewer resources up here in Border Patrol agents so they're overwhelmed and they're not catching a lot of them because there's only so much the resources up here can do Trump also
referenced drugs pouring through he wrote at levels never seen before specifically fenal but there's a big difference between the two borders with those statistics too between October 2023 and September 2024 more than 9,500 kg of fentanyl were seized at the US Mexico border that's about 500 times more than the less than 20 kilg seized between the US and Canada I don't think it it's necessarily fair to tie Canada and Mexico together just from a historical perspective are in terms of cooperation on U law enforcement security and intelligence issues Canadian officials are arguing the same you
know in comparison to the border with Mexico uh it's the equivalent on a yearly basis of u a significant weekend at the Mexico border but it's not something that at the same time I I I want to not take seriously because it is it is serious we have uh in recent days uh worked with the RCMP and Border Services about continuing to support them in terms of acquiring new technologies drones uh helicopters but with illegal Crossings up there's just two months to convince Trump to ditch the tariffs we need to get serious we cannot continue
on this uh path that we're on all right so that's eloro breaking down the numbers now let's get more analysis from our team Peter Armstrong is our senior business reporter Alex Panetta a reporter in Washington so Peter uh 25% on all Goods going into the US can you break this down into what it means for specific Canadian businesses for sure I mean just think about how much stuff we ship Canadian businesses send more than like $600 billion dollar worth of goods to the US every year you go through that list you know oil and gas
right at the top which you know we all thought was going to get an exemption but Reuters is reporting it will in fact in fact get hit by these sweeping tariffs cars make up like $73 billion doll worth of exports Lumber grain Steels plastic like everything gets hit and as I look down this list Adrian I'm struck by the fact that me and you and everybody watching right now knows somebody who works in those industries that are just going to get clobbered by this so those are the the individual Industries but but big picture what's
your sense of what this would do to Canada's economy as a whole it's hard to know at least in part because we don't really know what this is yet right this wasn't legislation it's a social media post you know we know the initial estimates of a much smaller tariff that we expected they could clobber the Canadian GDP growth by as much as like 5% but that as I say was for the proposed 10% tariffs that Trump talked about during the campaign this this came as a surprise to to markets to Canadian exporters to American importers
everybody it was chaos but that's right out of the Trump Playbook too right they yearn for chaos and they use that as leverage in these negotiations Alex I'm sort of conscious that we're talking about this almost as if it's a it's a done deal but can Donald Trump actually do this and if so how I mean he's a free man who can try to do whatever he he wants I mean you know will he actually do it now that's the multi-billion dollar Enigma Rippling through the capitals of North America right now and I will say
that if you're in you're confused you're in good company because I was talking to the number two at Trump's White House National Economic Council the person who focused on trade and he doesn't know what Trump's going to do uh he suspects that there you know there might be room to to excuse Canada from these tariffs and Mexico as well uh but there's no Clarity on what his off-ramp is what specifically does he want to see On the Border in terms of migration and fenel it's not entirely clear and until we have a sense of that
off-ramp we got to live with the reality that these tariffs could potentially happen now how would he impose them uh you know you wouldn't necessarily need an act of Congress for him to try he would invoke some sort of National Security exemption under existing trade law perhaps the trade Act of 1974 which allows uh emergency tariffs on 150-day rolling basis so let's say he goes ahead with these it probably would happen is two things you'd have lawsuits in US courts from American companies trying to get these tariffs knocked down you might get a stay against
them and while that stay is in place you'd still have all kinds of economic disruption amid that uncertainty and on a parallel track you'd presumably have Canada and Mexico uh suing through the the kusma a North American free trade appeals process that would take a while to sort out now assuming Canada wins that appeal then it would be in a position to apply uh retaliatory tariffs but that's always a difficult thing to do because the United States uh relies on us for you know basically 20% of its International sales Canada uh uh relies in the
United States for three4 of its International sales so it's basically every swing you take uh results in four punches back at you it's not an easy dilemma Canada would face and fundamentally what it would do is it would make a mockery of our Trade Agreement in effect uh doing exactly what I did to that sheet of paper all right so uh look Alberto Premier Danielle Smith because the the premier are certainly talking today she she was asked on power in politics whether Canada should retaliate as you're talking about against these tariffs so let's have a
listen to her response let's stop the illegal migration first let's stop the fenel first let's meet our NATO commitment first and let's see where we get with the Americans I I mean I I I think that that the US has legitimate issues that they have raised with us and we've got to address those legitimate issues so Alex the premier talking about you know uh the Border you know we've done the math right unauthorized crossings from Canada are far fewer far far fewer than they are from Mexico it's the same story with fenel seizures about 20
kilos from Canada versus 9500 kilos this year from Mexico but does that even matter those distinctions and is there any indication that meeting a NATO Target will actually make a difference yeah she's talking about NATO spending she's also referring to uh the Border where as you noted uh migration like stops by US border patrol between checkpoints of people at the northern border it's a minion school by comparison but there are uh security issues there you know the incoming borders are under Trump uh says that disproportionately the people stopped at the northern border tend to be
on terrorism watch lists and and but the the premier's points speak to a more fundamental reality uh and one that is actually uh unfolding before our very eyes and that the United States is fusing two conversations it's it's it's economic conversation and its security conversation increasingly Economic Security is National Security and the way for Canada to get into the American Trade tent is to get there through um uh uh you know presenting itself as a reliable Ally on security issues whether that's U defense spending whether that's a getting critical minerals out of the ground U
you know i' I've talked to people who are befuddled by the fact that it's taken uh the United States military the actual American Military is spending money in Canada to help mining projects get started for things that you know could be used in military applications and and and Commercial products because it's taking forever to happen in Canada that sort of stuff maybe might prompt a rethink in Ottawa about the way you sort of become the indispensable Ally inside the tent uh rather than risking seeing yourself be shut out of it well strategy is going to
be critical for Canada I I I think the the approach to dealing with Trump up until this point has been about talking to Republicans across the country right like going wide any sense Alex if that will work this time yeah and it's it's you know I've always had mixed feelings about that here I I know that there's a view that uh speaking to as many people as possible is effective because you you uh essentially deputize more lobbyists with facts but there's an important um uh reality to keep in mind here is you know uh a
few blocks uh uh west of us here is the White House and uh after the White House is the US trade repes representative's office and that's where the action is that's where these decisions are going to get made so you can go a few blocks east of here to Capitol Hill and talk to people all you want but it might risk doing what you know uh Bob lighthiser the former US tradear wrote in his book about how annoying he found it when Canada would go to the hill uh you know not realizing he's I'm the
guy you got to talk to so yeah maybe it'll help maybe it creates more lobbyists on Canada's behalf in the United States but fundamentally the problem's that way you know Peter when when we think about Donald Trump winning right in part he won in part because Americans were you know fed up with high prices fed up with inflation but what I what I don't seem to understand is is how does imposing tariffs that could make things more expensive square with that yeah I I mean look it's hard to square because it doesn't right this move
will drive up costs remember a tariff is just a fancy word for a tax right if you slap a tariff on say Canadian Oil the US Refinery that's importing that oil they're the ones that pay and you think they're going to just eat a 25% increase the price they pay no no no they're going to pass along some of that extra cost to the consumer and remember the first Trump Administration targeted with tariffs industrial inputs right stuff like steel and aluminum this is really different we're talking here oil food stuff consumers use every single day
so this move these TS they're going to be felt right across the board so one last thought Peter I think we all understand how much the markets matter to Donald Trump he almost seems looks at them as like a a pole on his popularity right what's your sense of what this is doing or or will do to the markets I think it's a really interesting question because markets were pretty muted in their reaction to this today right the Canadian dollar sold off sharply when this news broke but it worked its way through the day back
up to 71 cents markets ended mostly in positive territory today that tells me at least that markets don't believe Trump they think this is posturing or at least a little bit something of an opening Salvo right in a broader conversation that they expect we're going to be having for the next few months oh we'll be having this conversation all right Peter Armstrong Alex Panetta thank you thank you good coming up navigating driver safety in a world of automated safety features recently I collided with the vehicle right on my on my right side protecting yourself between
the white lines will break that down next [Music] Lane assist is an increasingly common new car feature it's a driver's Aid meant to keep you safe but a Quebec man says a glitch in his proved costly as steering wheel heading into a curve decided to jerk to the right heavily and instantly I collided with the vehicle raate on my on my right side out of pocket thousands of dollars he says he'll be steering clear of it from now on Leah Henry explains how the system works and why driver attention remains vital more and more vehicles
have features like Lane assist or emergency braking they're there to compensate for driver in attention or error but how safe are they automatic emergency braking is a terrific feature and it has absolutely a documented uh reduction in front to rear you know hit from behind collisions are down because of it Lan keeping assist uh less so Lane assist or Lane centering uses cameras and sensors to detect Lane markings and the steering wheel is adjusted to keep the vehicle centered in its Lane drivers still need to have their hands on the steering wheel but it helps
them steer and lets them relax a bit in longer drives but this Quebec man says his Subaru overcompensated and forced him to Swerve into another vehicle to buas marzelle was driving his 2021 Subaru cross trck on Highway 30 near brousard when he noticed the steering wheel tugging him a bit to the left and all of a sudden uh the steering wheel heading into a curve decided to jerk to the right heavily and recently I collided with the vehicle raate on my on my right side neither driver was hurt but marzelle is at fault for roughly
$10,000 in damage to his car and about the same amount of damage to the other driver's vehicle since 2020 Transport Canada has received 70 complaints that are related to the Lane ke assist function for different makes or models and those complaints include things like error messages not performing well and icy snowing conditions as well as abrupt steering Corrections the Canadian Automobile Association has not received any complaints related to the Lane assist fature but if it didn't result in a crash drivers probably aren't going to report it every system uh is programmed differently some are better
than others some are really gentle and they're you know in in this tugging and this you know centering whereas some give you that pingpong effect that is kind of disconcerting when you're not used to it says this can happen when a car is passing heavy transport trucks that are traveling close to the center line your instinct is is to give the truck a wider birth but the system is programmed to keep you centered and that's why paying attention and having a Keen Eye still is very very important on especially even on long drives Kong recommends
that drivers familiarize themselves with a lan assist feature on their car when they buy it he doesn't know what happened to marzel's car but he suspects that perhaps the cameras inside misinterpreted what they're seeing he thinks it's going to be hard for him to prove that the car malfunctions after the accident marzelle posted in a Subaru Facebook group about what happened and it received more than 300 comments one included an accident that was very similar to his and others said that they had turned the feature off because they didn't like how it felt and found
it was too aggressive marzelle contacted Transport Canada who flagged the case to Subaru Canada and they sent an investigator to run some diagnostic tests on the car at the beginning of November I just don't trust it anymore it's not something that I'm I I want to use and you know my safety I always want to be 100% in control of the car from now on Subaru can Canada said it values the safety of its owners and all Canadians they said this incident is being investigated Transport Canada is in the process of creating regulations around these
types of features now according to Transport Canada if Lane markings are poor missing some Lane assist systems will not work but drivers should ensure they know the capabilities and the limits of their vehicles well here's another story we're working on as the debate intensifies around using forced drug treatment to to combat Canada's overdose crisis Julia Wong traveled to a US state where it's already implemented in the state of Washington like many places across North America a drug epidemic has taken over you could be walking down the street and next thing you know you look to
your right and you see someone just using every year hundreds overdose and die in the state many more survive then do it all again people will use whatever they can get their hands on Washington state has something Canada doesn't have right now it can force someone with addictions into treatment against their will so we came here to find out how it works you can watch Julia's full story in the coming days right here on the national well coming up a piano Prodigy gives a concert to a pretty unusual audience a cuddly concert if you will
in our [Music] moment so you're looking at 14-year-old piano Prodigy Zen michelene hung who has been playing her keyboard for cats and dogs waiting for their forever home suzan is obviously an animal lover and plays at an animal rescue in New York City every week hoping to give some comfort to the animals in a stressful environment for very special concerts make our m moment we live quite close to the shelter and I've always had like this love for Animals I asked my mom hey maybe I would use this as an opportunity to just help out
there in general then I emailed the I guess director of volunteers she told me that she believed it was a beautiful idea it can be a very stressful environment in the shelter especially for dogs it kind of just makes them in this calm environment one of them really touched me he was having like difficult time adapting to the shelter but after I played he would kind of just sit down and listen and I can hear his ears going up and like different pieces of music that I would play he would react differently to and I
just like to see him evolve over time some of them I guess like upbeat music then other dogs they tend to um go I guess to more like mellow and white music I'll do anything to I guess help animals because I've always been an animal lover [Music] I think the feeling is mutual she says she's pretty sure that they all like jazz the best uh and this is a young woman by the way who has played Carnegie Hall twice as a child of nine and seven from all of us at the national thank you for
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