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