Moe Threatens to Halt All Carbon Taxes If Ottawa Refuses Rebate to Saskatchewan Residents

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says his province could stop paying Ottawa’s carbon tax entirely if the federal government refuses rebates to province residents. Mr. Moe’s comments were in response to the natural resource minister saying Saskatchewan residents will not receive a carbon rebate if the province continues to withhold carbon tax for home heating. Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said the decision by the Saskatchewan government will hurt lower-income residents who benefit from the federal rebate. However, Mr. Moe said the move was to punish his province for asking to be treated fairly. “On what basis would they cancel the entire rebate, especially when they are still providing carbon tax rebates to families in Atlantic Canada,” he asked in an X post....