EXCLUSIVE: Alberta gov responds to carbon tax hikes unveiled in Carney’s budget

Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner told True North that the Liberals’ plan to keep raising the industrial carbon tax through 2050 will put Alberta’s energy producers at a competitive disadvantage.

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Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner told True North that the Liberals’ plan to keep raising the industrial carbon tax through 2050 will put Alberta’s energy producers at a competitive disadvantage, warning that the province’s biggest competitor, the U.S., faces no such financial burden.