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The premier’s issue is that New Brunswick and P.E.I. were permitted to do the same thing by the federal government.
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As Moe tweeted in response to the federal rejection, “The Trudeau government cannot have one standard for the east and another for the west …
“The decision to reject our province’s plan can only be viewed as arbitrary and political, further showcasing how out of touch the federal government is with Saskatchewan’s major contributions in reducing emissions at home and abroad.”
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In a prepared statement on Monday, Moe called a federal decision to reject the plan “arbitrary and political.” On Tuesday, he called it “arbitrary and problematic” while speaking at a heavy equipment dealership in Saskatoon.
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Saskatchewan requested a federal review of its carbon pricing plan in early May, after losing a Supreme Court challenge against the federal tax. The province sought to have its own system in place by next spring, according to a letter to the federal government.
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Scott Moe speaks to reporters about the province’s denied submission for a made-in-Saskatchewan carbon pricing plan on July 13, 2021. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Less than a day after finding out the province’s carbon pricing plan was being rejected by the federal government, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe still couldn’t understand why.
“We view this as a very arbitrary and quite problematic denial for the province of Saskatchewan,” Moe said Tuesday of Ottawa’s latest decision surrounding the carbon tax in Saskatchewan.
Speaking to reporters outside Saskatoon in the smoke-filled haze from northern wildfires, Moe was bewildered how his province’s carbon pricing plan to fight climate change was rejected yet again.