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Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act
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Saskatchewan et al. v. Canada re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act
In April of 2018, the Province of Saskatchewan filed a reference case with the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan, asking whether the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (GGPPA) was an unconstitutional intrusion into provincial jurisdiction. The GGPPA was introduced into Parliament on March 28, 20...
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Ontario v. Canada re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, 2019
The Province of Ontario filed suit in the Ontario Court of Appeal seeking consideration of whether the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (GGPPA) is unconstitutional. The GGPPA became law in June 2018 and, as its name implies, allows the national government to set a price on greenhouse gas emis...
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In the Matter of the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, SC 2018, c. 12
On February 24, 2020 the Court of Appeal of Alberta found Canada's carbon pricing act unconstitutional. The court reasoned that the act was not a proper exercise of the national government's authority.Alberta filed suit in June 2019, arguing that the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, SC 2018,...
