Saskatchewans carbon price fight with Ottawa takes another step forward [Video]

The Saskatchewan government says it has officially been listed as the sole distributor for natural gas in the province, as part of its bid to remove the federal carbon price from home heating bills.

This is in response to the three-year pause on the extra charge for home heating oil that was announced in October 2023. While Ottawa stresses that this is a national pause, many critics say the move disproportionately benefits Atlantic Canada, where heating oil is more common.

Saskatchewan residents stopped seeing a charge for the carbon price on their heating bills as of Jan. 1.

“The government of Saskatchewan has received confirmation from the Canada Revenue Agency that the provincial Crown has been registered as the registered distributor of natural gas in the province of Saskatchewan for the purposes of part one of the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, and SaskEnergy has received confirmation that they have been de-registered as the …