Critics accuse Liberal government of half-measures.

As the war in Iran seems to be winding down, energy prices around the world continue to spike, and governments look for ways out of this predicament.

As for Canada, the Liberal government will suspend the ​federal fuel excise tax ‌on gasoline and diesel in the period from April 20 to ​September 7.

Yesterday (14), Prime Minister Mark Carney said the measure is to help ​consumers and businesses deal ⁠with rising prices.

Carney government to temporarily suspend federal gas tax starting next week https://t.co/jupvZzWlgU

— CTV News (@CTVNews) April 14, 2026

Reuters reported:

“’(This) is a responsible measure that will ​reduce operating costs ​for truckers and businesses in the ‌food, ⁠agriculture, housing, construction, and delivery sectors’, he said. The measure is ​expected ​to ⁠reduce the cost of regular gasoline ​by 10 cents ​a ⁠liter and diesel by four cents a liter, ⁠he ​added.”

Mark Carney’s announcement that there would be a temporary suspension of the fuel excise tax on gas and diesel is a step in the right direction, the province’s truckers say. https://t.co/NXaMIMHqWl

— CityNews Vancouver (@CityNewsVAN) April 15, 2026

But while the measures are being welcomed, experts say they don’t go far enough.

Toronto Sun reported:

“While the move may spell some temporarily relief for motorists, gas analyst Dan McTeague told the Toronto Sun it doesn’t go far enough if the Carney Liberals truly cared about affordability.

‘I’m not sure how dropping four cents, with the HST, is going to alleviate what has been a tremendous increase in the price of diesel’, he said. […] ‘The bigger issue is that it should’ve been widened — both the federal government continuing to charge GST and the province’s portion of eight per cent on the higher price’, he said. ‘That’s the real money — that’s where the government continues to make and offset any potential loss in revenue by doing this’.”

McTeague stressed that ‘unaffordable government policies’ weigh heavily in what Canadians pay at the pumps.

“’It isn’t the excise tax — it’s the GST, it’s the weak Canadian dollar that no longer has the status of being a ‘petro-dollar’ as a result of blocking pipelines for 10 years’, McTeague said. ‘The very green net-zero policies this government are pursuing is the real culprit of driving up the costs of everything’.

[…] ‘(Carney) says he’s doing it for good reasons — well, prove it: Suspend the GST, which is what I would have done in this case, because 13% on $2.40 per liter for diesel is 28, 29 cents per liter, not four cents. That’s the real elephant in the room’, McTeague said.”

Read more:

Mark Carney secures absolute majority in Canada after decisive snap election

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Democrats cannot help themselves when it comes to using violent rhetoric against President Trump, even after two prior assassination attempts.

As the Hill reported, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought testified before a House Budget Committee panel on Wednesday morning regarding Trump’s fiscal 2027 White House budget request.

The proposed budget request asks for $1.5 trillion in defense spending and cuts non-defense spending by $73 billion. The funding cuts are focused on what the administration calls “woke, weaponized, and wasteful programs.”

The budget would also return some responsibilities back to state and local governments.

Democrats have lashed out not only at the massive defense budget request but the idea of cutting government spending at all.

Now, at least one Democrat is suggesting inflicting violence over the such a commonsense proposal.

During the hearing, Rep. Bonnie Coleman Watson (D-NJ) suggested one way to eliminate waste would be to remove Trump from office.

“If we wanted to eliminate abuse and fraud, we’d eliminate the President of the United States from the office right now, and the rest of the sycophants in his administration,” Watson Coleman said.

WATCH:

Democrat @RepBonnie: “If we wanted to eliminate abuse… we’d eliminate the President of the United States from the office right now, and the rest of the sycophants in his administration.”

These people are SICK! pic.twitter.com/pMIv7xXo6n

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 15, 2026

Just imagine the reaction from the media if a Republican talked about eliminating Kamala Harris from office.

Two members of Congress, Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales, have already resigned this week due to scandal.

There are reports that two more (Cory Mills and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick) may soon be expelled if they do not resign.

Congress should consider adding Coleman Watson to list. But this is the same body that has let an anti-Semitic Democrat who allegedly married her brother remain without any repercussions.

Don’t expect any miracles.

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During the Biden administration, pro-lifers were routinely targeted by the Department of Justice.

In 2022, under the leadership of then Attorney General Merrick Garland, father of seven and pro-life warrior Mark Houck was arrested in Pennsylvania as dozens of fully-armed FBI agents raided his home and terrified his family.

The arrest stemmed from an incident outside an abortion clinic in 2021.

A 72-year-old abortion escort allegedly insisted on harassing Houck’s 12 -year old son, who was accompanying him during sidewalk counseling in front of the clinic. After weeks of agitation, Houck ultimately shoved the abortion escort. No injuries were reported.

Although local prosecutors declined to pursue the case and a judge dismissed a civil lawsuit filed by the escort, Federal authorities charged Houck with violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act.

Houck was found not guilty.

From Thomas More Society:

The jury trial began on January 24, 2023, before United States District Judge Gerald J. Pappert in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Just one week later, the jury returned a verdict of “not guilty,” acquitting Mark Houck. Defense attorneys Peter Breen and Brian McMonagle, representing the Thomas More Society, successfully argued that the abortion escort was the aggressor in the encounter.

Their victory not only freed Mark and his family from the burden imposed by the Biden administration but also protected the rights of every sidewalk counselor who ministers to women entering abortion clinics.

Following the trial, Houck filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice in 2023 seeking restitution for what he called “a faulty investigation” and “excessive force.”

After a three-year battle, Houck has now reached a settlement with the DOJ for more than $1 million.

Fox News reports:

Steve Crampton, one of Houck’s attorneys at the Thomas More Society, told Fox News Digital that the outcome was long overdue and they were pleased with the Trump administration’s efforts to bring forth justice in the case.

“We are very pleased with a Department of Justice that seems to be genuinely interested in doing justice,” Crampton said. “That’s rare enough these days, and we look forward to Mark not being the only wrongfully accused defendant to receive some kind of remuneration and recognition for the wrongs that were done to him.”

Crampton said the Trump administration should be commended for “attempting to at least acknowledge, if not completely right, the wrongs that were done” to pro-life activists under the Biden administration.

A recent report from the DOJ outlines how the Biden administration weaponized the federal government against pro-life groups.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement, “This Department will not tolerate a two-tiered system of justice.”

“No Department should conduct selective prosecution based on beliefs. The weaponization that happened under the Biden Administration will not happen again, as we restore integrity to our prosecutorial system.”

On Monday, The Gateway Pundit reported that at least four prosecutors who weaponized the FACE Act under Garland were fired.

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PETA’s youth-focused division, PETA2, is once again proving that the animal rights group can’t resist injecting radical leftist politics into its activism, even when targeting impressionable youth.

On Tuesday, the youth and teen outreach arm posted images to Instagram under the caption, “drop a comment if you are any of these please and thank you.”

The images feature meme-style graphics styled like AI prompts, “computer bring me a bisexual vegan boy,” “computer bring me a dom vegan girl,” and “computer bring me a submissive nb vegan” (meaning non-binary).

 

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According to PETA, the kink-promoting PETA2 arm is meant to appeal to youth as young as 13.

PETA2 has over 200,000 Instagram followers and regularly mixes animal welfare messaging with progressive social causes aimed at young audiences. The post had over 500 likes, but still no comments by Wednesday afternoon.

This isn’t PETA’s first jump into transgender and LGBTQ activism.

In a previous campaign, PETA featured transgender model and actor Carmen Carrera in a “Transform Your Wardrobe” campaign.

Carrera appeared naked in promotional materials for the organization, covered in transgender flag colored censor bars.

Yet PETA founder and president Ingrid Newkirk has repeatedly insisted the organization is not a “lefty” group.

In a 2014 Washington Examiner op-ed titled “PETA a ‘lefty’ group? Think again,” Newkirk claimed, “PETA fights cruelty to animals across all lines, period,” and “There’s nothing ‘lefty’ about that.”

Newkirk insisted the group’s mission is nonpartisan and focused solely on animal welfare, not political ideologies.

Their actions clearly tell another story.

They just think you’re suckers.

Just months ago, in November, PETA drew criticism for going on a jealous rant against the White Coat Waste Project (WCW), a more effective taxpayer watchdog group successfully working with Republicans and Democrats to end federal animal testing programs.

White Coat Waste famously exposed the transgender animal testing being funded by taxpayers, and has continued fighting to end it.

PETA officials lashed out at WCW for its “young-male-testosterone energy” and accused it of attacking other groups for fundraising purposes.

One PETA activist reportedly reacted to WCW’s criticism of an NIH official by asking, “Have they lost their f-cking minds?”

Despite PETA’s massive budget and decades of protests, WCW has racked up tangible wins, including ending primate testing at the Department of Veterans Affairs, closing the FDA’s largest monkey lab, and slashing NIH-funded experiments.

PETA has struggled to deliver results, seemingly preferring to pander to identity politics and rub elbows with officials in DC.

Instead of focusing on those kinds of concrete victories or the animals it claims to defend, PETA is busy playing matchmaker for “bisexual vegan boys” and “submissive non-binary vegans.”

The post’s awkward attempt to blend niche identity labels and kink with veganism comes across less like serious advocacy and more like a desperate bid to stay relevant with Gen Z and Alpha, both of which went through a pretty crazy rainbow trend for a few years.

PETA has long positioned itself as the loudest voice for animals, but posts like this one reveal where its priorities increasingly lie, not stopping animal testing, but ensuring the movement stays firmly aligned with the latest progressive cause du jour.

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