On Tuesday during Global News Hour at 6:30 p.m. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will be making her first live provincial address.
“That could include bringing back the ending of the provincial gas tax, that could include utility rebates as well as possibly direct cheques to Albertans.”“Whether it be utilities, whether it be tuition, whether it be property taxes, whether it be car insurance, whether it be higher taxes due to failing to index — all those kinds of things, she needs to talk about how she will undo the UCP record of making things more expensive for families,” Rachel Notley said.
He suggests one option to finance these promises could be borrowing against the surplus Alberta is projecting for the spring of 2023. Besides affordability, Notley also wants Smith to delve deeper into the problems plaguing healthcare – but Bratt feels that’s unlikely.
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