Wilkinson Says No Carbon Rebates for Saskatchewan After Province Says It Won’t Remit

Wilkinson Says No Carbon Rebates for Saskatchewan After Province Says It Won’t Remit
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson takes part in a press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Dec. 7, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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The federal natural resources minister says Saskatchewan residents won’t get a carbon rebate, after the province announced it would stop remitting the levy on natural gas to Ottawa.

Jonathan Wilkinson says the province’s move hurts lower income families in Saskatchewan, who would get more in the rebates than they pay in the levies.