If only the government had called it a carbon levee …

Instead of calling it a carbon levy, maybe the government should have called it a carbon levee.
Levy is a fancy word for a tax while a levee is a fancy word for a party.
Albertans can partake in both on Jan 1, although participation, come to think of it, is voluntary in only one.
Lt.-Gov. Lois Mitchell will hold the annual New Year’s Day levee at Government House in Edmonton. If you’re in the neighbourhood, I highly recommend you pop in to say hello. Government House is not usua