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Alberta Appeal Court sides with Alberta on federal carbon tax
Feb 24, 2020 | 2:20 PM
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EDMONTON – The Alberta Court of Appeal has ruled that the federal carbon tax is not constitutional.
In a 4-1 decision, the court says the legislation that brought in the tax erodes provincial jurisdiction.
The Alberta government had argued in its challenge of the tax that climate change isn’t a national issue requiring overriding federal intervention.
The federal government countered by saying climate change is a national and global concern that can’t be left to each of the provinces to take on alone.
