Alberta files federal court challenge to heating oil carbon price exemption [Video]

Alberta has filed a federal court challenge to Ottawa’s carbon pricing exemption for home heating oil, arguing it is unconstitutional and unlawful, the Alberta government said on Tuesday.

“Alberta strongly opposes the federal carbon tax exemption on heating oil, as the federal government is no longer creating minimum national standards that apply evenly across the country, and is instead creating a regime that favors one region and fuel type over others,” the provincial government said in a statement.

Last year, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government announced a three-year exemption for home heating, measures he said were intended to relieve affordability concerns.

The move drew widespread criticism from …