The government of Manitoba (Canada) has announced that it will no longer willingly impose a carbon tax on its territory and that the province is considering taking the federal government to court and bring in a legal fight over the national carbon price plan.
Canada's nationwide climate-change strategy includes a carbon tax, which has to be either adopted by the provinces or imposed by the federal government, beginning at CAD10/t in 2018 and rising up to CAD50/t by 2022. This plan is challenged by several states and Saskatchewan and Ontario have raised questions about whether it is unconstitutional.
In August 2018, Manitoba proposed a flat rate of CAD25/t and intended to keep it at this level but the federal government answered that it would impose its price on any province that doesn't match their targets. The Federal government warned Manitoba that it has to rise the tax amount up to CAD50/t in 2022 or face federal action.
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