The Alberta government is suing Ottawa over its carbon tax exemption for heating oil, saying it favours eastern provinces while “deliberately” excluding Canadians in areas like Alberta and Saskatchewan who rely on other forms of home heating.
The province has filed an application for judicial review of the federal government’s carbon tax exemption on heating oil, Premier Danielle Smith said in an Oct. 29 press conference. The province says the Liberal government has failed to apply national standards “equally across the country.”
“Last year, Ottawa decided Canadians in the East deserved a three-year break from paying the carbon tax on their home heating costs,” said Smith in a social media post. “While we’re happy for these Canadians, Alberta, Saskatchewan and other provinces who heat their homes with natural gas have been deliberately excluded from these savings.”…