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Lorne Gunter: Time for the UCP to cut Alberta's gas tax already

All of this could have been avoided if the Smith government had just done what it was supposed to do in the first place

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Over the weekend, the UCP government once again defended the huge flop that is their energy rebate, the $100 cheques and e-transfers they claim to be giving to every provincial resident in place of lower prices on gasoline and diesel at the pumps.

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