Alberta Premier Jason Kenney. (Supplied by The Canadian Press)

By The Canadian Press / David Opinko

Alberta government launches appeal of federal carbon tax

Dec 16, 2019 | 11:37 AM

EDMONTON, AB – Lawyers for the Alberta government have started arguments before the province’s top court against the federal carbon tax.

They are expected to tell the Alberta Court of Appeal that the reasons Ottawa is using to justify the tax will lead to an unnecessary expansion of federal power.

The video above shows clips of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney talking about the carbon tax of the last several months, in which he claims that repealing the legislation would “lift a burden of $1.4-billion off of the Alberta economy” and would save the average family as much as $1,150 per year.

Federal documents say Ottawa is to argue that climate change is an urgent national concern and that only Parliament can deal with it adequately.

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More than two dozen lawyers are sitting in rows in the Edmonton courtroom, where the attorneys-general of Ontario, New Brunswick, Saskatchewan and British Columbia are also to speak during the three-day hearing.

Eight First Nations, non-governmental groups and Crown corporations have also been granted intervener status.

Ontario and Saskatchewan lost challenges to the federal tax in their top courts, but are appealing to the Supreme Court of Canada.

The Canadian Press.