Canada election: What do Canadians care most about? - World Questions podcast, BBC World Service

US President Donald Trump has threatened to annex Canada and use economic force to do it. How should Canada respond? Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM As the country debates its biggest issues in a Federal Election, World Questions hears from people across Canada as they put the questions that matter most to a panel of politicians from the main parties. The Panel: Nate Erskine-Smith - Minister for Housing, Liberal Party Kate Harrison - Vice Chair of Summa Strategies, Conservative strategist Stéphane Bergeron - Former Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Bloc Quebecois Heather McPherson - Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, New Democratic Party This edition of World Questions was recorded on 8 April 2025, a day before President Trump announced a three-month delay to implementing many of the planned tariffs, including the 25% charge on Canadian goods crossing into the US. 00:00 The issues affecting Canada 01:30 Introducing the panel 02:34 Will the UK and EU express support for Canada's sovereignty? 10:01 Can Canada and Europe unite against "increasingly rogue" US? 16:30 If the US were to invade Canada, would Nato defend? 23:35 How can Canada protect the environment and combat climate change? Presenter: Jonny Dymond Producer: Charlie Taylor YouTube Producer: Steven Williams Picture Editor: Sara Hegarty Watch more from World Questions on our playlist here 👉🏽 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4fEEm_fHVTcyuJrj-2ElWDM ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽 https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook 👉🏽 https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #canada #worldquestions #donaldtrump #tariffs