REGINA — A lawyer for Saskatchewan's attorney general says the provincial government does not dispute climate change. "The government recognizes that climate change is a serious issue that has to addressed and that effective measures are required to deal with greenhouse gas emissions. Watch: Trudeau grilled on carbon tax in ReginaMcAdam said the case before the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal is not about science, but rather about constitutional law and the division of power. Ottawa says the Constitution gives it the power to impose a carbon price because climate change and greenhouse gas emissions are national concerns. The federal government's carbon price starts at a minimum at $20 a tonne and rises $10 each year until 2022.

Source: Huffington Post February 13, 2019 18:10 UTC