Posted AT 7:40 PM EDT on 27/06/08
Dion faces carbon-tax backlash in West
Alberta and Saskatchewan lashed out at Stéphane Dion on Friday, warning their economies would take a major hit under the Liberal Leader's plan to tax carbon emissions.
Saskatchewan, which only recently started to cash in on the oil boom, is particularly hostile to Mr. Dion's proposal. “It's going to dramatically impact upon our economy and we're just not in favour of it in any way,” Saskatchewan Energy and Resources Minister Bill Boyd said.
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