Sorry, Mr. Ford, but the courts have ruled that the federal carbon tax is actually totally legal. In fact, the Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that it is not a tax at all, but a "regulatory charge" for the entirely reasonable and necessary purpose of reducing the deleterious effects of climate change. And it is anyway a perfectly legitimate levy for a federal government to be imposing for the common good, and in no way in contravention of the Charter rights of Canadians, not does it intrude on provincial jurisdictions. So there.
This comes after a Saskatchewan court ruled the same thing a month or two ago. So, Federal Liberals 2 : Conservative Premiers 0. And in a federal election year too! Now, can we please stop spending taxpayers' money on spurious court cases, and get on with the matter in hand?
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