The Sunday Magazine for March 2, 2025
This week on The Sunday Magazine with Piya Chattopadhyay:
Sunday Politics Panel: Canada's tariff tight-rope walk and Trudeau's final week as prime minister
As some premiers try to persuade American policymakers and business leaders to get President Trump to drop his tariff threat, others have announced their resignations, citing the economic challenges ahead. All this as federal Liberals enter the final week of their leadership campaign with a polling boost that has them neck-and-neck with the Conservatives for the first time in years. The Economist's Canadian correspondent Rob Russo, Le Devoir columnist Emilie Nicolas and The Hub's editor-at-large Sean Speer join Chattopadhyay to look ahead at what could be a tumultuous week for Canada, as the tariff threat looms and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau prepares to exit the political stage.
A Case of Beer… and Borders
Talk of breaking down provincial trade borders may sound, or taste, a little familiar to folks in New Brunswick. Our documentary revisits the case of Gerard Comeau, whose Quebec beer run more than a decade ago led to a Supreme Court Case.
Fracturing Alliances: the US and Ukraine at the crossroads
The stunning confrontation between President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky in the White House could have dire consequences for a decades old system of international alliances. Chattopadhyay speaks with University of Ottawa professor of international affairs Roland Paris and Michael Bociurkiew about what this schism means for North America, Europe and efforts to stop the three year long war in Ukraine.
That's Puzzling! for March 2025
In the latest edition of our monthly challenge That's Puzzling!, Chattopadhyay competes against one familiar voice and one clever listener in a battle of brain games devised by puzzle master Peter Brown. Playing along this month are John Northcott, host of the CBC Radio's World Report, and Justin and Rowan Wallace, a father-son duo from Whitehorse.