Ryan Meili and the Saskatchewan NDP say Thursday’s announcement by the Supreme Court of Canada ruling the Carbon Tax constitutional, was not unexpected, but they are calling on the Federal government to acknowledge the disproportionate impact the tax has on the province. Meili says the economy wide price on carbon is not something Saskatchewan people or […]
In a 6-3 decision the Supreme Court of Canada has announced Thursday morning that a federally imposed carbon tax, is constitutional. The federal price on pollution was first introduced in 2018 and was imposed on province’s like Saskatchewan, that didn’t have a price on pollution on the provincial level. Chief Justice Richard Wagner said in […]
The Supreme Court of Canada will decide Thursday morning whether the federal government’s carbon tax is constitutional or not. It’s a legal decision that has political implications for the federal government, whose climate plan rests heavily on being able to put a price on pollution. It will also be a key ruling for conservative premiers […]
The Government of Saskatchewan says they are happy to see the Theodore School dispute finally come to an end. The Supreme Court of Canada announced Thursday morning that they would not be hearing the Good Spirit School Division’s appeal, after the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal overturned a decision that would have limited public funding for […]
The Supreme Court of Canada decided to not hear the Good Spirit (Public) School Division’s appeal in the Theodore case. The decision aligns with the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal’s unanimous decision to overturn the 2017 ruling aimed at limiting public funding for students who choose to attend a Catholic school in the province without a […]
The Supreme Court of Canada has turned down a request by the Canada Revenue Agency which sought to have the top court hear an appeal regarding Cameco Corp. and its use of a subsidiary in Switzerland to sell and trade its uranium. As is custom, the court did not provide a reason for its decision […]
The Supreme Court of Canada reserved judgment on the national carbon tax Wednesday. After two days of hearings and presentations from more than two dozen interested parties, the court adjourned without yet deciding whether the carbon price is constitutional. A decision could take several more months. The hearings brought together three separate appeals related to […]
Saskatchewan will have to wait a little bit longer to have their day in court to fight the carbon tax. The Supreme Court of Canada has moved both Saskatchewan and Ontario’s carbon tax appeals to September. The appeals were originally scheduled to go forward last month, but were postponed along with all other cases scheduled […]
UPDATE – An appeal from the La Loche shooter to be sentenced as a youth will not be heard by the Supreme Court of Canada. The now 22-year-old identified as Randan Dakota Fontaine, had his first request denied last year by the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal. The shooter was just over a week shy of turning […]
Premier Scott Moe says the Federal Government should put the carbon tax on the shelf, at least until the matter is heard at the Supreme Court of Canada in March. This comes after the Alberta Court of Appeal voted a 4-1 ruling that the carbon tax is unconstitutional. Moe, who spoke with reporters after the […]
