Alberta Carbon Tax Challenge

• ‘Greatest existential threat of our time:’ Ottawa makes carbon tax case against Alberta in court

  The climate crisis is a national and global issue that can't be fought entirely by the provinces, a lawyer for the federal government argued Tuesday.

  Canada

  Dec 17, 2019
  
• Federal carbon tax ‘sets a dangerous precedent’ as constitutional review starts: Alberta justice minister

  The federal carbon tax is set to take effect on Alberta consumers on Jan. 1, imposing a $30-per-tonne charge on gasoline, diesel, propane and natural gas.

  Politics

  Dec 16, 2019
  
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• Alberta launches promised constitutional challenge of federal carbon tax

  The government said the federal tax, which is imposed on any province that doesn't establish its own policy, "disrupts the balance of Canada's federation."

  Politics

  Jun 20, 2019