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Carbon tax fight: Canada makes its case at Court of Appeal
Arguing for its case, but also standing up to a lot of questions from the bench – the lawyer for the Government of Canada laid out the rationale for the federal carbon tax on Thursday morning.
She spent a lot of time talking about the threat of climate change, arguing that it’s a big enough problem – both in severity and scope – that the federal government needs to take action.
Sharlene Telles-Langdon talked about specific effects Canada could feel from climate change, including the thawing of permafrost in the north which could create problems for northern communities.