Moe: ‘Some type of irony carbon tax comes in on April Fool’s’

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe hopes the April Fool’s start date of the federal carbon tax is an omen.

“It’s some type of irony that the carbon tax comes in on April Fool’s,” Moe told 650 CKOM’s John Gormley. “I’m hoping that is a signal we’ll be successful in our reference case.”

Saskatchewan is fighting the tax because it’s not being rolled out uniformly across Canada.

Instead, the federal government implemented it based on whether it approved of individual provinces’ carbon policies.

On Monday, the tax was imposed on Saskatchewan, Ontario, Manitoba and New Brunswick.

“About half of the population of the nation of Canada is not on board with this now,” Moe said about the tax. “They’ve (the Liberal government) chosen to move forward with it so they’ll be accountable for that.”

Moe believes no matter the outcome, the reference case will likely be taken to the Supreme Court of Canada.

The carbon tax will make an impact on people’s budgets while it’s in place, according to the premier.

“We’ll see it at the pumps, we’ll see it on our power bills and our energy bills.” Moe said.