It is inexplicable that Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is the lone leader refusing to hit his province with a costly, job-killing carbon tax.<\/p>\n
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Or sign-in<\/a> if you have an account.<\/p>\n Alberta should be the last place to impose a carbon tax, yet here we are.<\/p>\n Advertisement 2<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY<\/p>\n Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.<\/p>\n Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account and fewer ads.Get exclusive access to the Calgary Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on.Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists.Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists.Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword.<\/p>\n SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES<\/p>\n Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.<\/p>\n Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account.Get exclusive access to the Calgary Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on.Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists.Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists.Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword.<\/p>\n REGISTER \/ SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES<\/p>\n Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.<\/p>\n Access articles from across Canada with one account.Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments.Enjoy additional articles per month.Get email updates from your favourite authors.<\/p>\n THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK.<\/p>\n Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.<\/p>\n Access articles from across Canada with one accountShare your thoughts and join the conversation in the commentsEnjoy additional articles per monthGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an Account<\/p>\n or<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Premier Danielle Smith said she and Prime Minister Mark Carney are \u201cclose\u201d to an agreement on the cost of the industrial carbon tax they\u2019ll impose on Albertans.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Recommended Videos<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n It is inexplicable that Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is the lone leader refusing to hit his province with a costly, job-killing carbon tax.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what\u2019s happening:<\/p>\n Smith and Carney signed a memorandum of understanding, known as an MOU.<\/p>\n \u2018Raw deal\u2019<\/p>\n In that tentative agreement, the feds said they\u2019d consider approving infrastructure such as pipelines and lift the federal production cap on Alberta\u2019s oil and gas.<\/p>\n In exchange, Alberta agreed to obey Ottawa and impose a higher industrial carbon tax.<\/p>\n The catch: the industrial carbon tax will immediately cost Albertans more money and there\u2019s no concrete plan to build a pipeline out of Alberta.<\/p>\n This is a raw deal so far and the MOU was due to be finalized this week.<\/p>\n After signing the MOU, Carney told the media Alberta\u2019s industrial carbon tax would be \u201csix times\u201d higher.<\/p>\n Calgary Sun Headline News<\/p>\n Thanks for signing up!<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Advertisement 3<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n The industrial carbon tax is similar to the repealed consumer carbon tax, the main difference is this version is hidden and politicians can deny knowledge of it.<\/p>\n The hidden industrial carbon tax on fuel refineries will make gasoline and diesel cost more at the pump. The tax on utilities companies will make heating our homes and keeping the lights on cost more. The tax on fertilizer plants will increase costs for farmers and will make our food cost more.<\/p>\n The hidden industrial carbon tax won\u2019t just make driving, eating and living cost more.<\/p>\n As CTF Federal Director Franco Terrazzano told a parliamentary committee, the hidden industrial carbon tax will also chase jobs out of Canada, because the U.S. doesn\u2019t have any national carbon tax, no matter what president is in the White House.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you chase a fertilizer plant out of Manitoba, it doesn\u2019t reduce emissions, it just means Canadian jobs go to North Dakota,\u201d Terrazzano said.<\/p>\n The Canadian Piping Trades Union Local 67 in Hamilton warned the hidden industrial carbon tax will \u201cdecimate\u201d the steel industry.<\/p>\n Advertisement 4<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. just paused its $8-billion oilsands mining operation in Alberta a few weeks ago, citing the costly uncertainty of industrial carbon tax as the key reason.<\/p>\n Trade unionists and a big corporation are singing together from the same song sheet.<\/p>\n Pigs are flying over the frozen plains of Hades.<\/p>\n A majority of Canadians say the costs of a hidden industrial carbon tax will be passed down to regular working people.<\/p>\n Economist Jack Mintz says this MOU\u2019s requirements and the industrial carbon tax will add about US$10 to the cost of a barrel of oil.<\/p>\n The federal government\u2019s plan to raise the industrial carbon tax to $170 per tonne by 2030 will cost the average worker $1,160 in lost yearly income and cost 50,000 jobs, according to a new study by the Fraser Institute.<\/p>\n Carbon tax cheerleaders at the committee on Parliament hill claimed Carney\u2019s industrial carbon tax won\u2019t cost much.<\/p>\n Costly endeavour<\/p>\n As one of the writers of the original federal carbon tax legislation explained years ago, carbon taxes are meant to \u201cpunish the poor behaviour of using fossil fuels.\u201d<\/p>\n Advertisement 5<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n But, if the hidden industrial carbon tax won\u2019t cost much, then how is the deterrent of the carbon tax working?<\/p>\n Would a major Canadian energy company really freeze a multi-billion-dollar project over a minor expense?<\/p>\n Before the Trudeau government\u2019s retail carbon tax was finally scrapped, it took more than $40 billion from Canadians.<\/p>\n Read More<\/p>\n SIMS: Ratings and spending show why CBC should be defunded<\/p>\n![\"Carney](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mark-carney-and-danielle-smith.jpg\")
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