Carbon tax, oil and gas investment dominate Day 2 of Alberta campaign

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – The leader of Alberta’s United Conservatives spent his second day on the campaign trail attacking the NDP government’s carbon tax.

Jason Kenney reiterated his vow to make repealing the tax his government’s first order of business if he is elected premier on April 16.

Speaking at an iron works company in Lethbridge, Kenney said nixing the tax would save Albertans $1.4 billion annually in one fell swoop.

He took aim at NDP claims that the carbon tax is revenue neutral and that it’s progressive because of rebates.

Kenney also says if Ottawa imposes its own carbon tax on Alberta, his government would fight it in court, just like other provinces have done.

He says he would also actively try to defeat the Liberals in this fall’s federal election if they continue to force a carbon tax.

With files from CityNews and The Canadian Press

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