The Weekly Roundup- July 4, 2022

New numbers from Statistics Canada show that Canadians continue to feel the impacts of rising prices. In May, consumer inflation rose 7.7 per cent year over year, the largest yearly increase since 1983. Rising inflation and cost of living, while front of mind for many Albertans, with a new survey from the Angus Reid Institute showing that 59 per cent of Albertans surveyed saying they are struggling or uncomfortable and 71 per cent stating that the provincial government is doing a poor or very poor job on the cost of living/inflation.