The Sunday Magazine for March 30, 2025
This week on The Sunday Magazine with Piya Chattopadhyay:
Fresh Trump tariff threats shape federal election campaign's first week
One week into the federal election campaign, The Economist's Rob Russo, Le Devoir's Emilie Nicolas and The Hub's Sean Speer join Chattopadhyay to break down how major party leaders are responding to some key issues that have defined the week, including Trump's fresh threats toward Canada, and how some provincial premiers are seizing the moment.
Caroline Darian, daughter of Gisèle Pelicot, tells her own story
It was one of the most notorious rape trials in French history. Last year, Dominique Pelicot was convicted and jailed for drugging and raping his then-wife, Gisèle Pelicot, over the course of a decade – and recruiting dozens of other men to abuse her while she was unconscious. Gisèle Pelicot opted for a public trial, making her identity known, to raise awareness for other victims like her. The trial also put their three adult children in the spotlight. But one of them says her own experience has been overlooked. Not only was Caroline Darian forced to reckon with the shocking revelations, but also with the discovery that photographs of her were found on his computer – and with what she believes they suggest. Darian shares her journey with Chattopadhyay in a Canadian broadcast exclusive interview.
Why these seven little words spark such big debates
Sometimes the smallest words cause the biggest stirs. Such is the case with our pronouns: "you" "I", "he", "she", and "they". John McWhorter is a linguistics professor at Columbia University, and an opinion writer at The New York Times, who writes about how language and race shape our politics and cultures. In the latest instalment of Word Processing, our ongoing look at language, he joins Chattopadhyay to discuss his latest book Pronoun Trouble, and the complex historic, linguistic and cultural debates around these seemingly-simple words.