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https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/kaplan-albertas-carbon-tax-shock-why-carney-smiths-net-zero-pact-may-backfire-on-the-oil-sands/73607
“The Alberta government knows full well the negative impacts of Carney-Smith NZE on industry competitiveness in terms of the increases to industry average costs arising from the application of the $130 carbon tax; effectively, the precursor to much higher net zero Alberta carbon taxes, between 2041 and 2050, for industries such as the oil sands.
Since December 2025, Alberta Environment and Protected Areas (AEPA) have been conducting extensive modelling of the impact of the Alberta carbon tax on TIER compliance cost levels through 2050.
But the Smith government will not share these documents with Albertans. Why?
In light of the negative impact on oil sands sector costs, and in the spirit of Alberta sovereignty within a United Canada, as championed by the Alberta government, the Carney-Smith NZE agenda, including its first act, the $130 Alberta carbon tax, must be put on the 2026 ...
