REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says a federal government plan to send carbon tax rebates directly to residents in his province is a vote-buying scheme. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that Ottawa will return to Canadians 90 per cent of the money it collects from a carbon tax. The tax will be imposed in April on provinces such as Saskatchewan that haven’t signed on to the plan, he said. Saskatchewan is challenging the tax in court and Moe urged Ottawa not to impose the levy until the case has been decided. Provinces such as Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and New Brunswick have not complied and will have a federal carbon levy imposed on them.

Source: National Post October 23, 2018 18:22 UTC