Saskatchewan’s Court of Appeal is to release its ruling this week on whether the federally imposed carbon tax is constitutional.
A registrar for the court says the decision is to be posted online Friday at noon.
The Saskatchewan Party government took Ottawa to court over the carbon levy and the Appeal Court heard two days of hearings in February.
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Saskatchewan is one of four provinces that became subject to the federal tax April 1 and the first to challenge it in court.
The province argued the tax is not constitutional because it is not evenly applied across all jurisdictions.
A lawyer for the Attorney General of Canada suggested Ottawa does have the power to impose a price on carbon because greenhouse gas emissions are a national concern.
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WATCH BELOW: Coverage in Saskatchewan of the carbon tax
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Sask. premier pleased to have new ally in UCP -
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Over 700 trucks take part in anti-carbon tax convoy -
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Carbon tax worries Saskatchewan farmers -
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Regina man goes green to stay ahead of curve amidst carbon tax -
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Moe, Meili lock horns over carbon tax rally, climate change denial -
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Carbon tax takes effect on fuel -
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Federal carbon tax kicks in for Saskatchewan -
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Federal carbon tax starts for ON, SK, MB & NB -
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Many Saskatchewan small businesses plan to absorb carbon tax costs -
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Ottawa should delay collecting carbon tax until court decision: Moe -
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Climate change will likely have little impact on Sask. carbon tax case: expert -
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Feds argue climate change is a national concern in Saskatchewan carbon tax case -
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Saskatchewan carbon tax case heads to court — province argues it’s unconstitutional -
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Saskatchewan carbon tax case heads to court — province argues it’s unconstitutional -
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Saskatchewan’s justice minister says carbon case likely headed to Supreme Court
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