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The spring of 2019 was a memorable moment in Alberta’s ongoing conflict between nature and politics.

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You may recall it was the early days of then-premier Jason Kenney’s new UCP government, which was eager to tout its first major accomplishment — the repeal of the provincial carbon tax.

A media event was set up at an Edmonton Esso station, where Kenney was set to point to the lower price at the pumps as a victory for Alberta consumers.

Nature, however, had other ideas. A blanket of wildfire smoke engulfed the city that day, as thick and acrid as the irony of its timing. The government cancelled the event, purportedly for health and safety reasons, though the risk of the premier literally choking on his own words about carbon may have also played a role.

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