Even though Saskatchewan has made the decision to no longer collect and remit the Trudeau carbon tax on natural gas, Saskatchewan people are still paying millions of dollars of Trudeau carbon tax each year on gasoline, diesel, propane, and essentially everything in the supply chain.
So on what basis would they cancel the entire rebate, especially when they are still providing carbon tax rebates to families in Atlantic Canada?
Of course, it’s a ridiculous and unfair response to Saskatchewan providing tax fairness for Saskatchewan families after the federal government removed the carbon tax on home heating oil, primarily for Atlantic Canada.
If the Trudeau government follows through on this threat, they will once again be penalizing Saskatchewan families for wanting to be treated the same as other Canadians.
But if Saskatchewan people stop getting the rebate entirely, Saskatchewan should stop paying the carbon tax entirely.
No rebate = no tax.