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A Medicine Hat church that was thrust into the political spotlight when a UCP candidate wrongly claimed it faced a $50,000 carbon tax bill will happily pay its tab of about one-tenth that size, says the lead pastor.

“For us the carbon tax is not a political issue,” said Hillcrest Evangelical Missionary Church pastor Steve Pahl in a statement. “We are more than happy to pay our bills, whatever they are and need to be.

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“Many people in our congregation are concerned about environmental issues.”

UCP candidate for Brooks-Medicine Hat Michaela Glasgo caused waves on social media Sunday when she tweeted that the church was facing a massive $50,000 carbon tax bill for 2019.

She later retracted the statement and clarified the cost would actually be around $5,400.

But the astounding $50,000 figure was retweeted by UCP Leader Jason Kenney, who added the note “we hear stories like this all the time, sadly.”