It’s Friday, April 17. Here are the top stories we’re following today.
Carson Jerema: How Justin Trudeau cost Canada $1 trillion
Choices made by Justin Trudeau and his cabinet, driven by the belief that they were smarter and more wise than all Canadians put together, have been a mistake that will hold this country back for years, Jerema argues.
Dr. Karine Khatchadourian is calling for a national review to reassess how Canada treats gender-distressed youth.
‘We need to reassess’: The evolution of one gender care doctor
Dr. Karine Khatchadourian was one of the first doctors in Canada to provide hormone treatments to transgender-identifying and gender dysphoric youth. But now, she says the evidence doesn’t allow doctors to say with confidence whether puberty suppression has psychological benefits or not.
Canada’s Ambassador to the United States Mark Wiseman.
Canadian ambassador to U.S. Mark Wiseman to address MPs for first time next week
The state of talks with the U.S. over the Canada-United-States-Mexico-Agreement, which is scheduled for review in July, is likely to dominate Mark Wiseman’s appearance at the House of Commons foreign affairs committee.
A magnifying glass enlarges the holographic image of Parliament Hill’s Peace Tower on a $20 bill issued by the Bank of Canada, shown in a display case at the Bank of Canada Museum in Ottawa.
FIRST READING: Skyrocketing provincial and federal debt set to hit $2.5 trillion
Deficit projections put the total amount of Canadian public debt at $2.526 trillion by year’s end — that’s roughly $84,300 per Canadian taxpayer. The milestone comes after a flurry of simultaneous debt binges happening at both the federal and provincial levels.
While some of Canada’s grocery chains are pushing back against the fuel surcharges, smaller companies feel they don’t have that option.
Food suppliers are adding surcharges as Iran war hikes fuel prices, which could mean higher grocery prices
While some of Canada’s grocery chains are pushing back against the fuel surcharges, smaller independent grocers “will have to pass those extra costs on to consumers,” an industry insider said.