{"id":8471,"date":"2026-04-17T22:13:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T22:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/8471\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T22:13:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T22:13:09","slug":"afternoon-front-page-canada-pays-the-price-for-liberals-bad-judgment-reassessing-gender-care-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/8471\/","title":{"rendered":"Afternoon front page: Canada pays the price for Liberals’ bad judgment; reassessing gender care; and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s Friday, April 17. Here are the top stories we\u2019re following today.<\/p>\n

Carson Jerema: How Justin Trudeau cost Canada $1 trillion<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Read the column<\/a><\/p>\n

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Dr. Karine Khatchadourian is calling for a national review to reassess how Canada treats gender-distressed youth.<\/p>\n

\u2018We need to reassess\u2019: The evolution of one gender care doctor<\/p>\n

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\u2019t allow doctors to say with confidence whether puberty suppression has psychological benefits or not.<\/p>\n

Read the story<\/a><\/p>\n

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Canada\u2019s Ambassador to the United States Mark Wiseman.<\/p>\n

Canadian ambassador to U.S. Mark Wiseman to address MPs for first time next week<\/p>\n

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\u2019s appearance at the House of Commons foreign affairs committee.<\/p>\n

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A magnifying glass enlarges the holographic image of Parliament Hill\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

FIRST READING: Skyrocketing provincial and federal debt set to hit $2.5 trillion<\/p>\n

Deficit projections put the total amount of Canadian public debt at $2.526 trillion by year\u2019s end \u2014 that\u2019s roughly $84,300 per Canadian taxpayer. The milestone comes after a flurry of simultaneous debt binges happening at both the federal and provincial levels.<\/p>\n

Read the column<\/a><\/p>\n

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While some of Canada\u2019s grocery chains are pushing back against the fuel surcharges, smaller companies feel they don\u2019t have that option.<\/p>\n

Food suppliers are adding surcharges as Iran war hikes fuel prices, which could mean higher grocery prices<\/p>\n

While some of Canada\u2019s grocery chains are pushing back against the fuel surcharges, smaller independent grocers \u201cwill have to pass those extra costs on to consumers,\u201d an industry insider said.<\/p>\n

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