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From here, the feds will appeal and everything will end up in front of the Supreme Court of Canada. Kenney sent some warnings to the feds which will probably be ignored. Specifically, voting on citizen raised initiatives (like separation), and.

...his government would introduce legislation to protect what he calls "critical infrastructure" in the province, including railways. It (Alberta) would look at ways to directly invest in the energy sector due to "existential threats". His speech to the media was certainly put out for public consumption, but there was a message to Ottawa that the province is ticked. To me at least, it supports the idea that there are too many lawyers in all levels of government.

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To reiterate, this was the Alberta Supreme Court's decision,

The federal government's carbon tax has been ruled unconstitutional by the Court of Appeal of Alberta, on the grounds that it intrudes on provincial jurisdiction.

The 4-1 decision, released Monday, rejects Ottawa's argument that regulation of greenhouse gas emissions is an issue of national concern, citing the division of powers in the constitution that gives the provinces responsibility for non-renewable resources.

The majority opinion called the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act "a constitutional Trojan horse."

It says the legislation contains no limits on the scope of the federal government's power.

"What is authorized under the act indefinitely into the future and in the sole unfettered discretion of the executive is endlessly expansive," the decision says. "The executive's authority is also open-ended and largely subjective."

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That said, next month, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear arguments about the Alberta supreme court ruling. Listen to the Environment Minister Johnathan Wilkinson in the video in the link.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/federal-carbon-tax-unconstitutional-alberta-court-1.5473482