16 groups to intervene in Sask. carbon tax challenge
Saskatchewan’s court challenge of the federal carbon tax is growing, after a judge announced all 16 groups who applied for intervener status in the case will be allowed to make arguments.
The written decision, announced Monday, said all submissions from interveners must be limited to legal arguments related to the carbon tax.
The Saskatchewan government is arguing the tax is unconstitutional, because it applies at different rates to different provinces. The federal government is planning to apply the tax at different rates to reach a minimum carbon price across the country.
The interveners backing up Saskatchewan’s position include the governments of Ontario and New Brunswick, Alberta’s United Conservative Party, the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, SaskPower, SaskEnergy and the International Emissions Trading Association.