Saskatchewan’s Refusal to Pay Home Heating Carbon Tax Could Play Out Many Ways Besides Jail

Saskatchewan’s Refusal to Pay Home Heating Carbon Tax Could Play Out Many Ways Besides Jail
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Premier of Saskatchewan Scott Moe in his office on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Nov. 12, 2019. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
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Don’t expect to see Saskatchewan’s Crown Investments Minister Dustin Duncan slapped in handcuffs and hauled off to jail by Ottawa over carbon tax non-payment, even if that’s a theoretical possibility, say experts.

There are other ways than incarceration that the political showdown could play out after Saskatchewan’s refusal to pay the carbon tax on natural gas.

Doug Lett
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Doug Lett is a former news manager with both Global News and CTV, and has held a variety of other positions in the news industry.
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