Saskatchewan’s carbon tax court case begins
Posted February 13, 2019 7:18 am.
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REGINA – Lawyers for Saskatchewan and the federal government are heading to court in Regina today over the carbon tax.
Saskatchewan, which opposes the idea of a federally-imposed carbon price, is asking the Court of Appeal whether it’s constitutional.
Ottawa argues it has the power to put a price on pollution because climate change is a national concern.
A University of Alberta law professor says the case is an important constitutional challenge and could end up at the Supreme Court of Canada.
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The Canadian Press