Province
Alberta ending collection of fuel taxes until at least July
Alberta’s government says effective Apr. 1 it will stop collecting the 13 cents per litre provincial fuel tax to provide relief from current high fuel prices. […]
carbon tax
Editorial & Opinion
Opinion: O’Toole’s carbon taxes would come with big costs for families
“Filling up a minivan once a week and a pickup truck twice a month will cost a family more than $1,700 per year.” – Franco Terrazzano […]
Business
Trudeau government raising carbon tax $15 a tonne annually to hit $170 by 2030
Carbon pricing, set to hit $50 per tonne in 2022, will rise by $15 per tonne in each of the next eight years after that to hit $170 per tonne by 2030. […]
National News
Court of Appeal finds carbon tax unconstitutional
Premier Jason Kenny is calling the Alberta Court of Appeal’s decision that the federal carbon tax is unconstitutional, a “great victory for Alberta and for Canadian federalism.”
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Province
Carbon tax to be cut and business taxes to be lowered when Legislature sits
The United Conservative Party are planning what they call “an ambitious legislative line-up” to start the spring sitting of the Legislative Assembly, a session they are referring to as the Spring of Renewal. […]
Columns
National Column: Deja vu and the carbon plan
Is a carbon tax a hill Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is willing to die on? That question had been in the back of many political minds since Ontario – under its new PC government – bailed out of the federal climate change framework last spring.
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Columns
National Column: Trudeau’s new carbon tax is a “can’t-lose” gambit
As with most miracles, however, there are problems. One is that, for the arithmetic to work out, someone has to pay. The government doesn’t say who that will be. But it’s a good bet that the politically important constituency of suburban commuters will be net losers.
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Columns
National Column: Carbon pricing, the national divider
It’s now clear the Canadian debate over climate change and carbon pricing is serving no one’s interests. […]
National News
Conservatives accuse Liberals of Carbon Tax cover-up
Conservative Shadow Minister for Finance Pierre Poilievre accused the Liberal government of having a carbon-tax cover-up and called on the government to tell Canadians how much more families will pay when it comes into effect. […]
Columns
National Column: B.C. pipeline faceoff underscores PM’s climate contradictions
The latest pipeline faceoff between Alberta and British Columbia is more than a constitutional tussle.
It is also a reminder of the unresolved contradictions within Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s climate-change policy. […]
Editorial & Opinion
Letter: NDP carbon tax hitting Alberta farmers and ranchers hard
It’s no secret that the carbon tax imposed by the NDP is heavily impacting Alberta’s farmers and ranchers. Anyone reading this is likely more than familiar with the extra cost of filling up just to get into town, or the heightened costs that producers face in transporting products. […]
Province
UCP targets NDP carbon levy in new advertising campaign
The United Conservatives launched a new ad campaign Monday targeting what they call the NDP’s “job-killing carbon tax” and “the largest tax increase in Alberta’s history.”
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Columns
National Column: McKenna must herd cats for climate plan
On the day Alberta raised its carbon price to $30 a tonne, a message on a huge gas station sign in Spruce Grove attracted a lot of attention. […]
Province
New grant promotes environmental awareness
Non-profit groups interested in educating their communities about climate change have a month to apply for a new grant the government announced Monday.
The province says it is investing $600,000 in the Community Environment Action grant program, something they say will “support all Albertans – young and old, rural and urban – to better understand and address climate change.” […]
Editorial & Opinion
Letter: The NDP’s risky carbon tax is now in effect – and the cost of everything is going up
The price of gas is now 4.5 cents per litre more expensive. Diesel is now 5.4 cents per litre more […]
Province
Wildrose criticizing government for sending millions to Ottawa
The Wildrose laid criticism at the provincial government Wednesday for sending tens of millions more to Ottawa through GST revenues created through the carbon tax. The opposition party says the additional revenues comes with no added benefit to Alberta. […]