Yesterday, the Government of Saskatchewan hosted the Attorneys General from the other provinces that are fighting the Trudeau government’s federal carbon tax.
Representatives from Alberta, Ontario, Manitoba, and New Brunswick all met in Saskatoon to collaborate on legal arguments and to discuss additional legal strategies.
“It is a honour to be meeting with Minister Schweitzer, Minister Downey and Minister Anderson-Mason in person to discuss and coordinate our legal cases challenging the Trudeau government carbon tax,” Saskatchewan’s Minister of Justice and Attorney General Don Morgan said in a press release. “This application is critically important to asserting provincial jurisdiction. Thus we want to ensure that we have the most cohesive and consistent legal arguments which is why it is essential that the provinces met together today to further define and align our plans moving forward.”
Back in May, the provincial government lost a 3-2 split decision from the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal.
The Government of Saskatchewan was supported by Ontario and New Brunswick at the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal. Manitoba, Alberta and Quebec have also joined the Saskatchewan appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada.
