Ottawa’s carbon-pricing law valid, Ontario’s top court rules

TORONTO – Ontario’s top court has ruled the federal government’s carbon charge is constitutionally sound.

In a split decision, the five-judge panel rejected a challenge from Premier Doug Ford’s government to the validity of the carbon-pricing law.

Ottawa maintains it had to act to deal with the urgent threat of climate change as an issue of national concern.

The federal government said its approach _ imposing a levy on gasoline and fossil fuels _ respected provincial jurisdiction.

Ontario and three other provinces argued the Liberal government under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau overstepped its authority in imposing the charge.

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Last month in a split decision, the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal sided with Ottawa in a similar challenge.

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