Northern premiers reject Liberal leader's proposal for carbon tax

By: THE CANADIAN PRESS YELLOWKNIFE - Canada's three northern premiers have vehemently rejected federal Liberal Leader Stephane Dion's proposal for a carbon tax. Emerging from two days of meetings in Yellowknife on common issues, Northwest Territories Premier Floyd Roland, Yukon Premier Dennis Fentie and Nunavut Premier Paul Okalik agreed that Dion's plan would be unfair to residents of the North. Okalik said he can appreciate that in some jurisdictions, where there are more alternatives available, such a tax might be an acceptable way of addressing emissions. "But in the North, there really are no alternatives for us in Nunavut to turn to, to get away from diesel generation for power and for heat," he said. "We'd rather focus on alternatives to get away from fossil fuels. But to add on a cost to very high fuel costs already... [read full story]