The Saskatchewan Mining Association is adding its voice to the chorus of disappointment over the Federal Liberal carbon tax. The Association says it will bring additional costs related to power production, natural gas transmission rates, and transportation. The SMA says it is still unclear how this tax will impact the global competitiveness of the industry but it says, these indirect costs are not something they can pass on. President Pam Schwann says, “Saskatchewan’s mining sector, which employs 30,500 people in all corners of the province, cannot afford bearing additional costs that competitors in countries such as Russia, Kazakhstan, Niger, China, and Brazil aren’t subject to, particularly against a backdrop of sustained low commodity prices.”
