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Coronavirus: Supreme Court postpones federal carbon tax challenge for a 2nd time

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The Supreme Court of Canada has postponed Saskatchewan’s constitutional challenge on the federal carbon tax for a second time to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The hearing, launched by Saskatchewan and Ontario and supported by other provinces, has been re-scheduled to September, but the exact date still needs to be determined.

In May 2019, Saskatchewan’s highest court ruled that the federally-imposed carbon tax is constitutional. Chief Justice Robert Richards wrote in the 155-page decision that establishing minimum national standards for a price on greenhouse gas emissions falls under federal jurisdiction.

He wrote that Ottawa has the power to impose its carbon tax under a section of the Constitution that states Parliament can pass laws in

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