Carbon Tax Court Challenge

• Bill Kelly: Carbon tax gets a hearing in the Supreme Court of Canada

  The Supreme Court of Canada's decision on the federal carbon tax could have long-lasting implications, Bill Kelly says.

  Commentary

  Sep 22, 2020
  
• Court of Appeal sides with Alberta on federal carbon tax

  In a 4-1 majority decision, the Alberta Court of Appeal has deemed the federal Liberals' carbon tax to be unconstitutional.

  Canada

  Feb 24, 2020
  
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• ‘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
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• Feds to spend $60M in carbon tax revenue on green school retrofits

  The federal government is spending a portion of the proceeds of the carbon tax to fund green projects at schools in four provinces.

  Canada

  Jun 25, 2019
• Saskatchewan loses carbon tax challenge — what it means for the rest of Canada

  Chief Justice Robert Richards ruled that establishing minimum national standards for a price on greenhouse gas emissions falls under federal jurisdiction.

  Politics

  May 3, 2019
• Federal climate law crucial to Indigenous constitutional rights, court told

  The court is hearing from interveners today on Day 3 of Ontario's constitutional challenge to the federal law.

  Canada

  Apr 17, 2019
• Bill Kelly: Day one of Ford’s carbon tax legal challenge didn’t go well

  As Bill Kelly sees it, lawyers representing the Ford government presented their case and a five-judge panel systematically picked holes in their arguments.

  Commentary

  Apr 16, 2019
• Prime Minister addresses carbon tax court challenge while in Regina

  With just over a month to go before Saskatchewan's carbon tax reference case, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reasserted that the environment is federal jurisdiction.

  Politics

  Jan 11, 2019
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• Sask. expects to hear carbon tax court ruling in 2019

  Environment Minister Dustin Duncan says the result of Saskatchewan's court challenge on the federal carbon tax is expected in the spring.

  Politics

  Oct 19, 2018