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Premier Rachel Notley and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are allies in “sabotaging” Alberta and their efforts will be met with constitutional and legal challenges, UCP leader Jason Kenney said Thursday.

Notley, meanwhile, later warned of the threat of “American-style” health care under a UCP government.

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With a backdrop of Calgary’s downtown skyline, where office vacancy rate is between 25 and 30 per cent, Kenney lashed into the premier, calling her an accomplice in keeping that space empty and the city’s employment rate Canada’s highest.

The carbon tax meant to ease the way for pipelines and Notley’s failure to support the Northern Gateway and Keystone XL pipelines are incriminating evidence, said the UCP leader.

“Rachel Notley sold out to Justin Trudeau and all we got in exchange is a carbon tax and no pipelines,” said Kenney, who also mentioned the proposed federal Bill C-69 that critics contend will make it far more difficult to build energy projects.