TORONTO — The federal government’s carbon pricing scheme is constitutionally sound and has the critical purpose of fighting climate change, Ontario’s top court ruled in a split decision on Friday. The majority of the Appeal Court agreed with Ottawa and rejected Ontario’s contention that the carbon levy is an illegal tax. No single province or group of provinces can establish minimum national standards to reduce emissions, the court said. In May, Saskatchewan’s top court in a 3-2 decision upheld the carbon pricing law as constitutional in a similar case. The Supreme Court of Canada has already said it will hear Saskatchewan’s challenge of that ruling in December — after the October federal election.

Source: National Post June 28, 2019 15:56 UTC