Big Win For Kenney In Battle Against Carbon Tax

Feb 26, 2020

The Alberta Court of Appeal has sided with the Government of Alberta in their battle against the Carbon Tax.

A 4-1 decision today concludes legislation that brought in the Carbon Tax (Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act) does in fact erode provincial jurisdiction.

The Alberta Government argued that climate change wasn't a national issue that required the federal government to step in, while the feds believe climate change is a national or even a global concern, that is too big for any one province to tackle individually.

The Canadian Tax Payers Federation says they believe this is an unprecedented win for the Alberta Government.

“This is a big win for taxpayers in Alberta and across Canada,” said Franco Terrazzano, Alberta Director for the CTF. “The carbon tax is all economic pain without the environmental gain and it’s great to see Alberta’s courts ruling against Ottawa’s heavy-handed and unconstitutional carbon tax.”

Both the Saskatchewan and Ontario Courts of Appeal ruled with the Federal Government in their battles against the carbon tax last year.

The Supreme Court of Canada will hear Saskatchewan's appeal of its provincial court decision in the spring.

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Video: Evolution of Beef Cattle Farming

The Clear Conversations podcast took to the road for a special episode recorded in Nashville during CattleCon, bringing listeners straight into the heart of the cattle industry. Host Tracy Sellers welcomed rancher Steve Wooten of Beatty Canyon Ranch in Colorado for a wide-ranging discussion that blended family history and sustainability, particularly as it relates to the future of beef production.

Sustainability emerged as a central theme of the conversation, a word that Wooten acknowledges can mean very different things depending on who you ask. For him, sustainability starts with the soil. Healthy soil produces healthy grass, which supports efficient cattle capable of producing year after year with minimal external inputs. It’s an approach that equally considers vegetation, animal efficiency, and long-term profitability.

That philosophy aligned naturally with Wooten’s involvement in the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, where he served as a representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. The roundtable brings together the entire beef supply chain—from producers to retailers—along with universities, NGOs, and allied industries. Its goal is not regulation, Wooten emphasized, but collaboration, shared learning, and continuous improvement.