Federal-versus-provincial powers take centre stage in Ontario carbon tax court battle | CBC Radio
Where do federal political powers end and public health concerns begin?
This is the question being argued in the Ontario Court of Appeals this week as the province’s government appeals the federally-imposed carbon tax.
“It’s
not really about whether carbon taxes are good or whether they
work; it’s whether the federal government has the power to impose this
onto provinces,” argues Aaron Wudrick, director of the Federal Taxpayers
Federation, who are intervening in support of Ontario’s Progressive
Conservative government.