Manitoba files separate court action over federal carbon tax, seeks review
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has filed its own court challenge of the federal government’s carbon tax, following similar moves by Ontario and Saskatchewan.
In documents filed in Federal Court on Wednesday, the Manitoba government seeks a judicial review to quash the federal tax on the grounds it exceeds Ottawa’s constitutional authority.
“The (federal carbon-tax law) falls outside of Parliament’s jurisdiction,” says the notice of application.
Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario and New Brunswick — all provinces led by conservative governments — have refused federal Liberal demands to enact their own carbon levies. That prompted Ottawa to impose its own tax in those provinces, which started April 1 at $20 per tonne and will rise to $50 per tonne by 2022.