The current carbon tax debate is important — it's just not serious
Last summer, Canada experienced the worst wildfire season in its recorded history. Nine months later, a House committee met to hear from Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, whose government is proudly defying the federal carbon-pricing law.
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![A firefighter from an Alaska smoke jumper unit uses a drip torch to set a planned ignition on a fire burning near a highway in northern British Columbia, Canada on July 11, 2023. A man lights fire using a flamethrower-like instrument in thick forest.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7047472.1701547565!/cumulusImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/bc-wildfires.jpg)
Last summer, Canada experienced the worst wildfire season in its recorded history. Nine months later, a House committee met to hear from Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, whose government is proudly defying the federal carbon-pricing law.