A labour dispute between a Saskatchewan petroleum refinery and hundreds of its workers moved from the picket line into the courtroom December 23rd, with the company seeking an injunction against some of the union's activities.
The federal government has decreased the carbon tax rebates Canadians can expect in the new year in three provinces that have not adopted carbon pricing models that meet federal requirements.
Allowing Ottawa's carbon tax law to stand would give the federal government a tool it could use to repeatedly chip away at provincial powers, lawyers for the Alberta government argued Monday.