Thursday, March 29, 2007

Clean air bill upsets Tories

Mar 29, 2007
OTTAWA – The federal opposition parties are claiming victory after overhauling the Conservative government's clean air bill.

But Tory MPs on the Commons committee that finished the rewrite today aren't happy with the altered product.

That means the fate of the environmental legislation is up in the air.

The government could choose to shelve it, or potentially use it as a trigger for a federal election.

Among the major modifications is a statement in support of the Kyoto Accord, as well as a proposed $30-a-tonne penalty on companies that don't meet greenhouse-gas reduction targets.

Environment Minister John Baird criticized the changes as amounting to a carbon tax.

He said he wants time to study the amended bill before he decides what to do.

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