Premier Rachel Notley is now tying the start of Trans Mountain pipeline expansion to future carbon tax hikes as dictated by the federal government. Under the federal plan, the carbon tax must go up to $50 per tonne by 2022. Kenney, on the other hand, has vowed to eliminate the carbon tax if he wins government next year. Kenney said Notley should suspend the carbon tax to force the prime minister to take action. The Trans Mountain expansion won federal government approval in 2016.

Source: CBC News March 15, 2018 21:17 UTC