# THE PIPELINE: Pipeline later, carbon tax now

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Podcast: [Western Standard Shows](https://stenobird.com/podcast/western-standard-shows-1311157)
Published: 2026-05-23T23:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://westernstandardpod.podbean.com/e/the-pipeline-pipeline-later-carbon-tax-now/
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## Resource

In this episode of The Pipeline, Cory Morgan, Nigel Hannaford, Josh Andrus and Dave Naylor break down Alberta’s cabinet shuffle, the Smith-Carney pipeline and industrial carbon tax deal, and whether a potential independence referendum could dominate Alberta politics through the fall. The panel also discusses new claims of possible unmarked graves at Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation.

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