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UCP caught in a lie......

UCP candidate retracts claim about $50,000 carbon tax bill, number closer to $5,400

UCP candidate for Brooks-Medicine Hat Michaela Glasgo caused waves on social media Sunday when she tweeted that the church was facing a massive $50,000 carbon tax bill for 2019.

She later retracted the statement and clarified the cost would actually be around $5,400.

But the astounding $50,000 figure was retweeted by UCP Leader Jason Kenney, who added the note “we hear stories like this all the time, sadly.”

Glasgo said she tweeted about the bill after an appeal was made to her church’s congregation during Sunday’s service. She criticized the carbon tax for costing the church too much.

“Today at church we learned that the carbon tax is going to cost our church $50,000 this year ALONE,” she tweeted Sunday. “That’s the cost of one less pastor for the sick and suffering & less help for those who need it most in our community.”

In a Facebook post Monday morning, Glasgo doubled down on her claim. She said the $50,000 price tag included a number of facilities along with the main chamber.

“But as an institution, it is still referred to as ‘the church,’” she wrote. “And yes, it is being adversely affected by the NDP’s carbon tax.”

About two hours after that post, Glasgo said she received clarification from her church. She said she had confused the carbon tax bill with the organization’s total increasing operational costs for 2019.

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