via CBC News:
Ottawa under fire from Quebec and Ontario for its stance at CopenhagenPublished: Sunday, December 13, 2009 | 7:07 PM ET
Canadian Press Remi Nadeau , THE CANADIAN PRESS
COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Ottawa is under fire from Quebec and Ontario for its modest greenhouse gas emission reduction targets at the Copenhagen climate talks.
In Denmark on Sunday for the United Nations climate convention, Quebec Premier Jean Charest condemned the federal government for the potential economic consequences of its anemic fight against climate change.
"Commercial sanctions are a real danger for countries refusing to put in place tough targets," he said. "We could be vulnerable."
The premier said Quebec's export-based economy could be an early victim should the European Union act on its threat to impose a carbon tax on products coming from delinquent countries.
Further, the World Trade Organization declared last summer it would be acceptable to impose taxes on imports coming from countries that fail to address climate change or renege on international engagements. .........(more)
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