Canada's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada September 19, 2023. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photoon some homes is irresponsible, Canada's energy minister said on Thursday in comments that added to a mounting dispute between Ottawa and the provinces.
Although Trudeau said there would be no other exemptions, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said the move was unfair and threatened to stop collecting the tax on homes heated with natural gas. "I don't think it's a reasonable thing for any provincial premier to be saying ... they're going to flout the laws of land ... that's just an irresponsible position to take."
Moe reiterated on Thursday that the provincial natural gas supplier would "absolutely not" be collecting the tax starting next year.