Readers offer their opinions on the wording on SaskPower bills in Saskatchewan and federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.
Published Feb 02, 2024 • 1 minute read
The sign in front of the SaskPower building in downtown Regina, Saskatchewan is seen in October of 2020. Photo by BRANDON HARDER /Regina Leader-Post
As a SaskPower customer I am frustrated to see political propaganda on monthly utility bills. SaskPower falsely labels the carbon charge as a “federal carbon tax.” The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in March 2021 that Federal greenhouse gas pollution pricing is regulatory charge — not a tax.
Furthermore, on Nov. 22, 2022, Saskatchewan’s proposal for an updated output-based performance standards (OBPS) program was approved. As a result, the 2023 to 2030 carbon charges collected by SaskPower are paid to the provincial government, effective Jan. 1, 2023.
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An announcement on Dec. 4, 2023, stated that carbon charges collected by SaskPower would be remitted into a Saskatchewan nuclear energy investment fund.
Cheap, clean, renewable energy is the key to a better future and pollution pricing is an important part of encouraging collective action for environmental protection.
SaskPower insists on blaming the federal government for these carbon charges, rather than being transparent with customers about what their carbon charge clearly represents.
Shannon Wright, Vanscoy
Skipping Broadbent funeral poor form for Poilievre
Recognition of Ed Broadbent’s lifelong contribution to Canadians was given by his state funeral on Sunday. Pierre Poilievre, leader of the Official Opposition, was absent.
I understand that Mr. Broadbent’s legacy of seeing commonalities amongst Canadians and working together for our benefit would be at odds with Mr. Poilievre’s politics of division.
However, by choosing to not attend, Mr. Poilievre demonstrates that he doesn’t understand the importance of diplomacy in leadership. Mr. Poilievre is “just not ready” to lead our country.
Mary Scissons, Saskatoon
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