Americas > Alberta’s UCP wins election, ending NDP carbon tax and setting up another Canadian climate policy showdown

Alberta’s UCP wins election, ending NDP carbon tax and setting up another Canadian climate policy showdown

Published 07:22 on April 17, 2019  /  Last updated at 00:17 on April 18, 2019  / Matthew Lithgow /  Americas, Canada, Carbon Taxes

Alberta's United Conservative Party (UCP) and leader Jason Kenney were elected in a landslide victory in the Canadian province on Tuesday, ending the ruling NDP's two-year old carbon pricing programme and setting up multiple battles with the federal government over the party's pledged climate policy rollbacks.
Alberta's United Conservative Party (UCP) and leader Jason Kenney were elected in a landslide victory in the Canadian province on Tuesday, ending the ruling NDP's two-year old carbon pricing programme and setting up multiple battles with the federal government over the party's pledged climate policy rollbacks.


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