Carbon tax threatened with more legal action – National Observer

December 5, 2024

The federal government could soon face another court challenge over the carbon price from the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations.

The Indian Resource Council of Canada (IRC) and some Treaty Six Chiefs held a news conference on Parliament Hill on Wednesday, indicating they intend to file a judicial review against the climate policy.

“The impact of this legislation in Alberta and Saskatchewan and Treaty Six territory is severe,” said Robert Black, legal counsel for the IRC.

“The nations in Alberta and Saskatchewan are often remote, and there is a reliance upon high carbon fuels because there’s simply no alternatives. There’s no process in those reserves to just make better choices, to use mass transportation, because there’s a massive infrastructure deficit within community,” he said.

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