Living Tree or Invasive Species? Critical Questions for the Constitutionality of Federal Carbon Pricing

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Page Title:Living Tree or Invasive Species? Critical Questions for the Constitutionality of Federal Carbon Pricing – C.D. Howe Institute
Article Title:Living Tree or Invasive Species? Critical Questions for the Constitutionality of Federal Carbon Pricing
URL:https://cdhowe.org/publication/living-tree-or-invasive-species-critical-questions-constitutionality-federal-carbon-pricing/
Published Date:December 5, 2019
Accessed Date:February 6, 2025

The Supreme Court must tackle vital constitutional questions and confront whether greenhouse gases represent a national concern under the peace, order and good government power, says a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute.

In “Living Tree or Invasive Species? Critical Questions for the Constitutionality of Federal Carbon Pricing,” author Grant Bishop argues that, in upcoming appeals, the Supreme Court of Canada must coherently address whether greenhouse gases represent a national concern that falls under exclusive federal jurisdiction and confront whether activity-level greenhouse gas regulation, such as federal output-based carbon pricing for large emitters, intrudes on provincial powers.

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