Alberta minister calls B.C. government ‘environmental hypocrites’ over LNG tax rebate decision
EDMONTON — Alberta Energy Minister Marg McCuaig-Boyd says word that the B.C. government is offering tax incentives for liquefied natural gas projects doesn’t make sense.
“B.C. is, frankly, speaking out of both sides of their mouth. Today they have lost credibility, not just in the environment but on the economy,” McCuaig-Boyd said Thursday after the 2018 Alberta budget was tabled.
B.C. Premier John Horgan made the tax announcement ahead of a final investment decision on LNG Canada’s $40-billion project.
The project would include building a natural gas pipeline from northeast B.C. to a new terminal in Kitimat on the coast.