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'Swing and a miss:' Saskatchewan premier criticizes federal budget
Almost as soon as the federal budget was mentioned to him Tuesday afternoon, Premier Scott Moe pointed straight at the deficit of $39.8 billion. "That's just a little bit more than I think we're willi...
Apr 16, 2024
Saskatchewan residents will get a carbon tax rebate payment Monday
Just before the first payment of the new fiscal year is set to go out, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is confirming that people in Saskatchewan will still get the carbon tax rebate, now called the Ca...
Apr 12, 2024 The timing could be different, depending on when a person filed their tax return. (650 CKOM file photo)
Moe calls on Trudeau to convene meeting of premiers after carbon tax hike
Saskatchewan's premier says it's time for Justin Trudeau to listen to the Canadians who oppose his carbon tax. Scott Moe sent a letter to the prime minister on Friday, calling for Trudeau to convene a...
Apr 05, 2024 Scott Moe says he wants Justin Trudeau to sit down with premiers and discuss the impacts of the federal carbon tax. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Carbon consequences: Federal minister says CRA looking into Sask. breaking the law
What consequences could Saskatchewan face for breaking federal law over the carbon tax? It's still unclear, but Arif Virani, the federal justice minister, hinted Wednesday at what might lie ahead whil...
Apr 03, 2024
Sask. people feel the pinch at the pumps after carbon tax hike
People in Saskatchewan are facing more pressure at the pumps after the federal carbon tax increase hiked gas prices by three cents per litre. On Monday, the federal carbon tax went up from $65 per ton...
Apr 01, 2024
Prices to jump at the pump as carbon tax rises Monday
Saskatchewan drivers will have to brace themselves for a jump at the pump as the federal carbon tax rises 23 per cent on Monday. The increase in the carbon tax will hike the price of gas by three cent...
Mar 28, 2024 Gage Haubrich, prairie director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, says the carbon tax will cost the average Saskatchewan family $525 more a year than they receive in rebates. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Conservative premiers are lying about carbon pricing: Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says conservative politicians across Canada, including premiers, are lying to Canadians about the carbon price. Most premiers and the federal Conservatives are pushing th...
Mar 27, 2024
Moe to appear before Ottawa finance committee ahead of carbon tax hike
Saskatchewan's premier will get a chance to make his voice heard in Ottawa. Scott Moe sent a letter Tuesday to the chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, asking to appear before ...
Mar 26, 2024 Scott Moe says he wants to make the case against the coming carbon tax increase at the House of Commons Finance Committee this week. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Poll shows Moe's approval at 53% amid fights with teachers, Ottawa
A poll by the Angus Reid Institute ranked Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe as the second-most popular provincial leader in the country, with an approval rating of 53 per cent. The think tank's poll, whi...
Mar 13, 2024 Premier Scott Moe says allegations against MLA Jeremy Harrison are false. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Smith says Alberta stands with Sask. in latest battle against 'unfair' carbon tax
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is standing with Saskatchewan in its latest fight against the federal carbon tax. Smith also took a number of shots at Steven Guilbeault, Canada's en...
Mar 06, 2024 Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her province stands with Saskatchewan and Premier Scott Moe in its latest fight against Ottawa's carbon tax. (650 CKOM file photo)
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