Premier Rachel Notley is pushing back against accusations the Alberta New Democratic Party government’s carbon tax contains invasive and arbitrary rules on search and seizure, Global News reports. Notley denies those claims, saying Bill 20 includes search warrant rules commonly seen in Canada. Bill 20 allows the government to increase taxes in order to fund a new carbon levy and officials to obtain a search warrant if they believe a breach of the levy may take place. Notley believes the opposing Wildrose Party is engaging in fearmongering. “The opposition is taking language that has appeared in government legislation provincially and federally for years and they’re suggesting that we invented it to create a new right that quite frankly doesn’t exist,” said Notley.
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