Saskatchewan wants Supreme Court to push back carbon tax appeal
Posted July 30, 2019 4:42 pm.
SASKATOON – The Saskatchewan government is applying to have the Supreme Court push back a hearing on the constitutionality of the federal carbon tax.
An email from the Ministry of Justice says a delay would help Saskatchewan co-ordinate its legal challenges with similar ones coming from other provinces.
The top court was tentatively set to hear the case Dec. 5.
The province says its lawyers were supposed to submit a factum for the appeal by the end of this month, but they have not done so.
Justice Minister Don Morgan hosted a meeting Tuesday in Saskatoon with justice ministers and their legal teams from Ontario, New Brunswick and Alberta.
The group discussed ways to strategize their legal arguments against Ottawa’s carbon levy.
