Dion touts tariffs for 'free-riders'

Liberal Leader proposes action against climate-change villains while hinting at a fall vote OTTAWA -- Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion said yesterday he would impose tariffs on imports from countries that Canada deems are not doing enough in the battle against global warming. But a leading trade expert said the plan would run afoul of NAFTA and the World Trade Organization and would infuriate Canada's major trading partners. While Mr. Dion's office asserted new tariffs could comply with Canada's existing trade laws, it said key details, such as which countries would be targeted, would not be decided until the Liberals are back in government. The Liberal Leader also hinted that he is prepared to take his carbon tax and other environmental policies to voters this fall. "We have seen, over the winter and the spring, more and more... [read full story]