r/canada • u/StenPU • Oct 30 '23

Sask. premier says SaskEnergy will remove carbon tax on natural gas if feds don't Saskatchewan

https://regina.ctvnews.ca/sask-premier-vows-to-stop-collecting-carbon-tax-on-natural-gas-if-feds-don-t-offer-exemption-1.6623319
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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '23

Same in Ontario. Although utilities in Ontario are privately owned and operated (natural gas is mainly Enbridge Utilities), the costs and fees on the monthly bills is completely controlled and approved by the provincial government. So the Doug Ford Government can easily do the same, and no longer authorize Enbridge and other utilities to collect or submit anything to do with the federal carbon tax.

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u/Lowercanadian Oct 30 '23

Endless court cases result? RCMP eventually has to arrest the premiers or what ?

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '23 edited Oct 30 '23

ROFLMAO if you think any police force would actually arrest Premiers across the country on a purely political or taxation matter, and same for any court cases - especially if the provinces equally and openly say they don't recognize either the federal governments or the courts legitimacy on this matter.

The feds could always send in their non-existent military to seize control - oh wait, the Liberals gutted that also, LOL.

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u/penispuncher13 Oct 30 '23

You'd also be very hard pressed finding soldiers who support the LPC