Quebec ready to go it alone on Kyoto: Charest

[CHIMO]

LAVAL, Que. — Quebec Premier Jean Charest says he's ready to act alone to respect the Kyoto accord if the federal government reneges on its commitments.

Charest says his government will soon present its own plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and it will fall in line with the province's recently announced energy policy.

That policy favours renewable forms of energy, like hydro and wind power.

Quebec has been a vocal supporter of Kyoto but federal Environment Minister Rona Ambrose has said the government can't meet the targets the Liberals negotiated — a six per cent cut in greenhouse emissions from 1990 levels by 2012.

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Sask. ethanol industry underwhelmed by federal announcement
Last Updated May 23 2006 05:13 PM CDT
CBC News

McBride says if cheap U.S. corn is used to make ethanol, that won't do anything to help Canadian farmers. That's why a required percentage of the feedstock must come from Western Canada., he said.

http://www.cbc.ca/sask/story/sk-ethanol060523.html

[TrogL]

1. In your face, Harper

[Spazito]

2. Good, it is interesting, however, he did not speak up about it

until the Parti Quebecois pointed out Charest's coziness with Harper.

[JVS]

3. FREE QUEBEC!

[Bassic]

4. It sounds good, but it's just another load of Charest Crap.

A bit like his sustainable development policy which consists of building hydro-electric dams. That's right. Or any other of his policies, aside from the new parental leave program.

Mayber I should give him the benefit of the doubt, but this arrogant son-of-a-bitch has srewed up so many things in only one mandate, it's a wonder his party hasn't kicked him out yet.