Saskatchewan premier Scott Moe says that, if the Trudeau government does not exempt all home heating bills from its its carbon tax by January 1, provincial utilities will stop collecting it.
Moe to stop collecting carbon tax on home heating Jan. 1 if Trudeau doesn't give Sask break | Western Standard | Christopher Oldcorn:| Christopher Oldcorn:
October 30, 2023 - "Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the province will stop collecting the carbon tax on home heating starting January 1 unless the Trudeau government gives a carbon tax break similar to what Atlantic Canada was given last week.... Moe published a video with his tweet explaining his reasons....
“'Prime Minister Trudeau announced a three-year exemption on the carbon tax for home heating. This exemption is primarily for families in Atlantic Canada, where heating oil is used in 40% of their homes,” said Moe. 'And making this announcement, the prime minister effectively destroyed two of the myths that he has created about the carbon tax.
"Moe attacked how Trudeau runs the country after the Rural Economic Development Minister Gudie Hutchings said over the weekend that if the rest of Canada wants a carbon tax rebate, they should elect more Liberals. 'And now, a federal minister has said if people a West want a carbon tax exemption, we should elect more liberals,' said Moe. 'This is no way to run a country....First is that the carbon tax is affordable because most Canadians receive more back in rebates than they pay in carbon tax. If that were true, why would he need to remove it as an affordability measure? On home heating oil for families in Atlantic Canada?
And the second myth is that it's a tax being applied fairly in all parts of the country based on a set rate per tonne of greenhouse gas emissions. Home heating oil is used primarily in one part of the country, and it has higher greenhouse gas emissions than other heat sources like natural gas, that is used in most Saskatchewan homes....
"'I am calling on the federal government to offer the same carbon tax exemption to Saskatchewan families by extending it to all forms of home heating, not just heating oil. It's only fair to other Saskatchewan and Canadian families,” said Moe. 'Hopefully, that exemption will be provided soon. But if not effective January the first, Sask Energy will stop collecting and submitting the carbon tax on natural gas, effectively providing Saskatchewan residents with the very same exemption that the federal government is giving heating oil in Atlantic Canada.'”
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Sask gov’t to stop collecting carbon tax on home electric heating | Western Standard | Scott Moe:
November 30, 2023 - "Premier Scott Moe said the Saskatchewan government is making the carbon tax exemption on home heating broader to include electrical heating as well. Moe had previously announced the government instructed SaskEnergy to stop collecting the carbon tax on natural gas bills starting January 1 unless the federal government extends the carbon tax exemption to cover all forms of home heating. The provincial government has also introduced legislation intending to remove the carbon tax from SaskPower bills for homes heated with electricity....
"Thursday, Moe announced his government plans to eliminate the carbon tax on electric home heating in the upcoming year if the federal government does not extend the exemption. 'Our government was able to make the decision to stop collecting the carbon tax on natural gas because you, the Saskatchewan people, own the natural gas utility, SaskEnergy,' Moe said in the video. 'Well, we also own the electrical utility and that’s why our government has decided that SaskPower will also stop collecting the carbon tax on electric heat effective January 1'.... Moe explained the government will need to determine who relies on electric heating and estimate the portion of their power bills that goes towards heating."
Read more: https://www.westernstandard.news/news/sask-govt-to-stop-collecting-carbon-tax-on-home-electric-heating/50656
Saskatchewan's Response to Atlantic Canada's Carbon Tax Exemption | Premier Scott Moe | October 30, 2023:
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