Today marks the beginning of a historic court case in the province as the government of Saskatchewan fights the federal carbon tax. 

Many around the country and even the world will be paying close attention to the legal proceedings at the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal. Executive Director for the Estevan Chamber of Commerce, Jackie Wall, said the unprecedented case will be interesting to follow. 

"I absolutely have no idea how this is going to play out as far as how long it's going to take, or how this whole process will unfold," Wall noted. "This is a unique situation that doesn't happen very often and it's a very heated topic. It's going to be very interesting to see how it will play out. I don't know if anyone knows how long it will take."

As they have stated in the past, Wall reaffirmed the Chamber's position on the hot-button issue, saying they are opposed to the carbon tax and, "we really think there are more productive ways that we can reduce our greenhouse gas emissions." Many in Saskatchewan and in the southeast corner of the province hold that same belief.

Businesses all over the country are already feeling the effects of the carbon tax and it could be tough on the Saskatchewan economy. Wall said international customers are taking a wait-and-see approach when dealing with some Canadian companies.

"It's already having impacts," she explained. "I believe business are experiencing the same thing, they have customers that are taking a moment to say, 'you know what, we might have to look at sourcing things in other places' if the carbon tax is going to mean that number one it's more difficult, and number two it's more expensive to access your products."

The Executive Director believes many eyes will be on this case for numerous reasons. 

"A case there that needs to be discussed and challenged and I think it's going to set a precedent moving forward, as to how the federal government and the provinces relate as far as legislation. I don't think this is a bad thing," she said.

As for now, the people of Saskatchewan are also taking a wait-and-see approach to see how thus will unfold before the courts.