The Sunday Magazine for February 2, 2025
This week on The Sunday Magazine with guest host David Common:
The implications of Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods
On Saturday, United States president Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing a 25 per cent tariff on most Canadian goods, 10 per cent on energy. Common speaks with CBC News senior business reporter Peter Armstrong about the economic implications of the long-threatened move. Then, The Globe and Mail senior political reporter Marieke Walsh breaks down how politicians are responding.
Pico Iyer champions the power of silence in a chaotic world
Thirty five years ago, a wildfire forced Pico Iyer to flee his family home in Santa Barbara, Calif. The essayist and travel writer then began visiting a nearby Benedictine monastery, where silence and solitude are prioritized, and where he could process his losses. Iyer joins Common to discuss how embracing silence has changed his life, as explored in his book Aflame, and what solitude can teach us all about how to live, love and lose.
D.C. plane crash illuminates broader questions about aviation and politics
Details are gradually emerging about some of the factors that led to the midair collision that killed 67 people in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday. Common speaks with Kerry Lynch, editor of the Aviation International News magazine, about what we know so far – and the unique circumstances of the airport near where the crash occurred. Then, they zoom out to explore how the American aviation industry is being challenged more broadly by recent political changes and staffing shortages.
Key takeaways from the foreign interference inquiry's final report
There are some big votes on the horizon in Canada: The Liberal leadership race will result in a new prime minister in March, and the whole country may be going to the polls soon after that. So this past week's long-anticipated final report on foreign interference in Canada's electoral process arrived at a critical juncture. Former CSIS national security analyst Stephanie Carvin has been poring over its hundreds of pages. As Carvin tells Common, she thinks Canadians' greatest concern should be foreign countries' efforts to destabilize faith in our democratic institutions, rather than giving one party an electoral edge.
That's Puzzling! for February 2025
In the latest edition of our monthly challenge That's Puzzling!, guest host David Common 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 Catherine Cullen, host of CBC Radio's The House, and Halifax listener Christine Marchessault.