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Morton: Lougheed paved the way for Alberta to protect its oil and gas

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Ted Morton : U.S. President Donald Trump unlikely to impose tariffs on Canadian oil and gas.

Morton : If Trump imposes tariffs on all Canadian imports other than oil, Ottawa is considering an export tax on gas and oil.

It is almost a perfect replica of the natural gas export tax that Pierre Trudeau imposed to help the Liberals win the 1980 election.

The Lougheed government used the province’s reference power to challenge the legality of the export tax before it even took effect.