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Alberta NDP supporters rallied Sunday, accusing Jason Kenney’s UCP of harbouring plans to unleash toll roads on the province should they form the next provincial government.

Some 50 NDP candidates, supporters and truck drivers gathered in Calgary to oppose a notion previously pitched by Kenney to consider “user-pay” mechanisms for new highway infrastructure.

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Parmeet Singh, NDP candidate for Calgary-Falconridge, said road tolls would take money out of the pockets of Albertan families.

“Right across Alberta, families will suffer, we will suffer. They will be penalized for driving to work, picking up groceries, taking their kids to hockey or any other sports and these tolls will hurt businesses,” said Singh, who said many supporters in his riding are involved in taxi and trucking industries and would be negatively impacted.

The UCP platform, released last week, calls for the use of “alternative financing” for building public infrastructure, including public-private partnerships, but makes no reference to “user-pay” systems, commonly referred to as road tolls.