Re: Smith announces Inflation Relief Act and suspends fuel tax in Alberta.Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced her Inflation Relief Act, which will dole out $600 over six months to families earning less than $180,000 for each child under the age of 18. Premier Smith will also index income supports to inflation, provide an additional $200 in consumer electricity bill rebates through the winter months and suspend the entire provincial fuel tax for at least the next six months..Alberta joins the other Conservative-run provinces of Saskatchewan, Quebec and Manitoba, which are also all giving out free money. Not that I object per se, but isn’t it Conservatives, such as Pierre Poilievre, who say people should get a “hand-up, not a hand-out” and that “printing money causes inflation”?.I guess rising inflation as a result of “printing money” is perfectly fine when it is hypocritical and sanctimonious Conservatives doing it..And, speaking of inflation, why aren't all the Conservative Party of Canada members and Pierre Poilievre himself cheering that gas prices are falling? Given that Canadian Conservatives routinely blame Justin Trudeau for their rise, why aren't they praising him for their fall? It's almost as if they know that he has nothing to do with either!.C.V. Missen.Edmonton, Alberta
Re: Smith announces Inflation Relief Act and suspends fuel tax in Alberta.Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced her Inflation Relief Act, which will dole out $600 over six months to families earning less than $180,000 for each child under the age of 18. Premier Smith will also index income supports to inflation, provide an additional $200 in consumer electricity bill rebates through the winter months and suspend the entire provincial fuel tax for at least the next six months..Alberta joins the other Conservative-run provinces of Saskatchewan, Quebec and Manitoba, which are also all giving out free money. Not that I object per se, but isn’t it Conservatives, such as Pierre Poilievre, who say people should get a “hand-up, not a hand-out” and that “printing money causes inflation”?.I guess rising inflation as a result of “printing money” is perfectly fine when it is hypocritical and sanctimonious Conservatives doing it..And, speaking of inflation, why aren't all the Conservative Party of Canada members and Pierre Poilievre himself cheering that gas prices are falling? Given that Canadian Conservatives routinely blame Justin Trudeau for their rise, why aren't they praising him for their fall? It's almost as if they know that he has nothing to do with either!.C.V. Missen.Edmonton, Alberta
