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HAUBRICH, SIMS: Finish the job, Smith. Cancel Alberta’s industrial carbon tax

There’s no such thing as a good carbon tax. Carbon taxes on fuel refineries make gasoline and diesel more expensive at the gas pump. Carbon taxes on utilities make home heating and electricity more expensive. And carbon taxes on fertilizer plants increase costs for Alberta farmers, making food more expensive.

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There is no such thing as a “win-win” on carbon taxes.

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