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By CJME News Staff

Sask. carbon tax appeal heading to Supreme Court on Dec. 5

Jun 25, 2019 | 11:08 AM

Saskatchewan’s challenge of the carbon tax is to be heard by the Supreme Court of Canada on Dec. 5.

The provincial government previously announced it would appeal the decision of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal, which voted 3-2 in early May against the province’s challenge of the federal carbon tax. The date of the appeal was released Tuesday.

“While our government was disappointed with the split decision from the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal, we believe that the federal government has violated the constitutional jurisdiction of the provinces through the imposition of the federal carbon tax,” Justice Minister and Attorney General Don Morgan said in a media release.

“Our government looks forward to standing up for the hardworking people of Saskatchewan against the frivolous and ineffective carbon tax in the Supreme Court of Canada on December 5.”