The Alberta government is demanding that the federal carbon tax no longer apply to the province after the Alberta Court of Appeal ruled the tax unconstitutional because it infringes on provincial jurisdiction. Schweitzer’s letter acknowledges that the Supreme Court is scheduled to rule on the carbon tax soon but, nevertheless, urges the federal government to abide by Monday’s decision in Alberta. On Monday, Kenney lauded the Alberta Court of Appeal decision as a “great victory for Alberta and a victory for Canadian federalism.”“We expect the Government of Canada to comply with the order of the court today and to remove the federal carbon tax on Albertans,” said Kenney. Recent appeals court decisions in Saskatchewan and Ontario on the carbon tax upheld the law and the Supreme Court of Canada will consider the issue next month. The majority opinion in the Alberta Court of Appeal argued that the federal law is a “Trojan horse” that has wide ranging discretionary powers buried within it.

Source: National Post February 26, 2020 14:26 UTC