The nine Wildrose MLAs who wrote a post comparing the NDP's proposed carbon tax to the genocide of millions of Ukrainians in the 1930s have apologized. If passed, the carbon tax will come into effect on Jan. 1, 2017. Economic Development Minister Deron Bilous tweeted his unhappiness with the blog post from nine Wildrose MLAs on Friday. "Any interpretation of the column collaborated on by the nine Wildrose MLAs as dismissing the Holodomor as a horrendous act was completely unintentional, and we unreservedly apologize." Their original post against the government's carbon tax quoted a statement by philosopher Thomas Sowell, who noted that people would do more for themselves than for the common good, which was more beneficial.

Source: CBC News June 03, 2016 23:15 UTC