Sask. launches carbon tax challenge in court
Saskatchewan’s fight against the federal carbon tax has advanced to the next round.
The government has launched a constitutional reference case in the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal to challenge the federal government’s ability to impose its tax on the province.
The government is asking the court to answer a clear question on the constitutionality of the legislation Ottawa has introduced to impose The Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act. The carbon tax was introduced into Parliament on March 28, 2018 as Part 5 of Bill C-74. The question before the court is, if enacted, will this act be unconstitutional in whole or in part?
“We do not believe the federal government has the constitutional right to impose the Trudeau carbon tax on Saskatchewan, against the wishes of the government and people of Saskatchewan,” Premier Scott Moe said. “We have a made-in-Saskatchewan plan to reduce emissions and fight climate change, and that plan does not include a job-killing carbon tax on Saskatchewan families.”