Saskatchewan Files for Injunction Over Canada Revenue Agency Collecting Carbon Money

Published on July 4, 2024

The Saskatchewan government says it has filed for an injunction to stop the Canada Revenue Agency from collecting carbon levy dollars the province owes. Justice Minister Bronwyn Eyre didn’t immediately provide details Thursday but said Ottawa is coming after Saskatchewan’s coffers. “It’s unfair and it’s unconstitutional,” Ms. Eyre said in a video message posted on social media. “Section 126 of Canada’s constitution does not allow the federal government to grab money from a province’s bank account.” Earlier this year, Premier Scott Moe’s government stopped paying the carbon levy on natural gas to Ottawa, after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau exempted home-heating oil users from paying....

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