It appears Sask. residents will no longer be getting the carbon rebate.

Ottawa's most recent move in the ongoing feud over the carbon tax, follows on the footsteps of the Sask. provincial government halting collections of the tax on home heating.

This is money that every other Canadian is getting, even the New Brunswick residents who were granted a home heating oil exemption by the Trudeau government.

However, the comparison between the Atlantic Canadian province and the prairies isn't exactly the same. Only one third of homes in New Brunswick qualify for the heating oil exemption, compared to the 100 per cent exemption being implemented by the Sask Party. 

The continued point of friction on home heating means it seems Sask. residents will have to bear the brunt of the federal government's wrath as the dispute over home heating carbon taxing continues between the provincial and national levels.

For Swift Current MLA, Everett Hindley, the move by the Ottawa powers that be doesn't sit right.

"This is quite disappointing from the federal government," said Hindley. "I think it just goes to show how ridiculous this whole carbon tax thing really is."

Since it was implemented in 2019, the carbon tax is supposed to be an incentive to steer individuals in Canada towards lowering their carbon emissions and to build up greener technologies.

While encouraging giant corporations to pollute less and invest in a greener future is nothing new in the world, the real issues emerge for rural citizens, who already struggle to get by.

Many depend on their farm equipment, vehicles, and existing heating infrastructure, without much if any budget to put towards modernization. The carbon tax is felt by them especially.

The carbon tax rebate is the solution offered by the federal government. By offering the rebate, it lessens the burden on those affected adversely by the additional tax. Now though, due to the provincial and federal governing bodies' inability to reach an understanding, it's the citizen who suffers without solace.

For the federal governments part, the argument to continue to supply Sask. families of four $1,500, and $1,800 to rural families, is hard to win without the whole carbon tax.

"For the federal government to come out and cancel the entire rebate, why would they do that?" asked Hindley. "Especially when the federal government is still providing carbon tax rebates to families in Atlantic Canada? It just goes to show that the federal government is here once again penalizing Sask. families when all we're asking for is to be treated exactly the same as the rest of the country."

The Sask Party claims that homes will save $400 annually by remitting the carbon tax.

For now, Sask. families will have to continue paying the carbon tax on fuels like diesel and gasoline, and other commodities, while no longer receiving the cash from the rebate.

"We're going to continue to fight and challenge the federal government on this," declared Hindley. "As I said earlier, once again, this is simply the latest example of the federal government penalizing Sask. families."