Trudeau says Sask. residents will keep getting carbon rebate

16 hours agoPrime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters in Saskatoon on Tuesday that Saskatchewan families would receive carbon tax rebates.

Under the , "every person that intentionally fails to pay a charge as and when required … is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction," and could face fines or even up to six months in jail.

At a news conference in Ottawa Tuesday, Federal Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault reiterated Trudeau's comments.

"Four times a year they will get the Canada carbon rebate, as do other Canadians and provinces where the federal system is applied, and they won't be penalized because their Premier Scott Moe is playing politics with climate change."

On Tuesday afternoon, Saskatchewan's Minister of Crown Investments Dustin Duncan said legislation proposed in the recent federal budget suggests to him that Ottawa and the CRA cannot easily get the money the province is no longer remitting.

"The PM and cabinet felt that it wouldn't be fair for the people of Saskatchewan to pay for the irresponsible attitude of the provincial government," he said.