alberta challenges carbon tax
Canada argues in court: National measures needed to address climate crisis
Dec 17, 2019 | 1:35 PM
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EDMONTON — Lawyers for the federal government are defending Canada’s carbon tax by saying the climate crisis requires national measures.
The law that brought in the federal levy is being challenged by Alberta in the province’s Court of Appeal this week.
Sharlene Telles-Langdon, in her opening arguments in support of Ottawa, called climate change the greatest challenge of our time.
She said the problem and the scientific understanding of it have grown enough that federal action is justified.
