CBC Toronto is live-streaming the court proceedings as the lawyers make presentations at the Ontario Court of Appeal Wednesday. The crux of the constitutional challenge is whether the federal government has the right to impose the carbon tax on a province. Earlier, a lawyer for British Columbia, which sides with Ottawa, said Canadians elected the federal government to address climate change. The lawyer representing the first nation says the carbon tax is the best solution Canadians have to fight it. Environmental DefenceThe program director of Environmental Defence, Keith Brooks, says the Ontario government's plan for the environment "lacks rigour" in fighting climate change.

Source: CBC News April 17, 2019 11:00 UTC