Alberta UCP at odds with own consultant over attack on NDP electricity plan

Danielle Smith's United Conservatives are at odds with their own third-party consultant over their claim that the NDP plan to move Alberta's electricity grid to net zero would result in an economy-busting $87-billion hit to taxpayers. Vancouver-based Navius Research, in a statement Thursday, disputed how the UCP is using its figures, saying it "is not a fair representation of the costs." Smith, however, told reporters in Calgary that the UCP stands by the number, saying: "No, we don't need to is