Alberta conservatives seek referendum on future carbon tax hikes
EDMONTON — Alberta’s Opposition United Conservatives say there should be no more carbon tax increase without the consent of voters.
Party leader Jason Kenney introduced a private member’s bill Thursday that would ban any future hikes on the existing tax or on reinstating such a levy in the future without a referendum.
“Albertans should get the final say before the government digs deeper into their pockets,” Kenney said after introducing the bill, which would need the support of Premier Rachel Notley’s government to become law.
Kenney has called the carbon tax an unfair burden on Alberta residents, with little benefit to reaching greenhouse gas emission targets or to getting oil pipelines built.