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When it comes to Alberta’s carbon tax, it’s safe to say political nuance has not been a characterizing feature of the debate.

The issue has been so polarizing that Albertans could be excused for wanting to wear an expensive set of sunglasses every time the subject comes up.

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Unfortunately, up until this point, the debate has had only one perspective to chew on.

The NDP has put its cards on the table and pushed all its chips into the middle with its Climate Leadership Plan. Job killer or job creator, carbon reducer or merely a wallet reducer, Albertans have been living with the tax for the past two years.

The UCP has been regularly happy to rip into the scheme as a reckless gamble, yet Jason Kenney’s party has not revealed much about its own plans to tackle climate change.

Kenney actually showed one card Wednesday when he hinted a UCP government would scrap Energy Efficiency Alberta. But beyond that, Albertans have been largely left to guess how how the UCP would implement real action on the environment in a way that doesn’t hit Albertans in the pocketbook.