Saskatchewan to Stop Carbon Tax Collection if Exemption Benefiting Atlantic Canada Not Extended to Prairies

‘I cannot accept the federal government giving an affordability break to people in one part of Canada, but not here,’ said Premier Moe.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe speaks to reporters at the Saskatchewan legislature in Regina on Oct. 10, 2023. The Canadian Press/Heywood Yu

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says if the federal government doesn’t extend the carbon tax exemption to all types of home heating fuels, his province will stop collecting the tax.

“I cannot accept the federal government giving an affordability break to people in one part of Canada, but not here,” Mr. Moe said in a video posted on X on Oct. 30.