In June, @ABDanielleSmith promised to scrap the UCP's unprecedented fee to access Kananaskis if she became Premier.
Is she going to live up to her words and repeal this levy, which piles costs onto Albertans who are already facing an affordability crisis? 🧵 1/5 #ableg #abparks
Is she going to live up to her words and repeal this levy, which piles costs onto Albertans who are already facing an affordability crisis? 🧵 1/5 #ableg #abparks
After nearly a half century of being open for Albertans, the UCP imposed the Kananaskis Conservation Pass in 2021, which has taken around $15 million dollars from Albertans accessing their own backyards. 2/ 🧵
While the UCP claimed that the money from the Kanaskis fee would be totally reinvested in Kananaskis, it was recently revealed that $2 million a year was being spent on a private security firm to enforce compliance with the K-Country Pass. 3/ 🧵
As the @albertaNDP Environment Critic, Marlin Schmidt, says, “During an affordability crisis that has already stretched family budgets, the government is continuing to force people to pay an additional fee to access their own backyards." 🧵 4/
Danielle Smith should live up to her promise and scrap this regressive fee, while making sure that Alberta's parks system is fully funded, so that Albertans can enjoy these beautiful spaces regardless of income. 🧵 5/5
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