Smith Blames Ottawa for Alberta's Inflation Woes

Premier Danielle Smith's recent tears for Albertans 'hurt' by Ottawa may have been sincere, but the story behind those tears is not.

Central to Smith's argument is that Ottawa's COVID spending caused inflation that hammered Albertans. However, Bank of Canada research found that global supply disruptions and energy costs contributed significantly more to the inflation than federal stimulus did.

Smith's tears direct Albertans toward what Ottawa has supposedly done to them, diverting attention from what Alberta's own governments failed to do for them.