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Originally Posted by mrkajz44
I feel like I'm taking crazy pills or something here as I don't understand why the carbon tax should be discussed at all. They can't just "scrap" the carbon tax as the federal carbon tax backstop will then just kick-in, no? The reality is that the carbon tax in Canada is here to stay and to campaign that it'll just suddenly disappear seems misleading.
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There's already a number of provinces fighting the federal Liberals over that. Also, if the CPC wins the federal election, then things could change.
Beyond that, however, this is just standard politics at play. Notley gave her opponents this bullet by introducing a major new tax without campaigning on it. That is what will allow the UCP to try and essentially make this election a referendum on it. If the tax remains in place at the federal level, then they can just say they did their part, but their hands are tied and go tell Trudeau what you think.