Recession May Cut Heavy Tax On Oilsands Emissions

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The federal government's plan for a heavy tax on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from oilsands plants and other large carbon dioxide (CO2) emitters is probably dead and a victim of a crumbling Canadian economy, according to a lawyer who specializes in climate change strategies.rn"Turning the Corner (Ottawa's proposed climate change plan) is gone," Adam Chamberlain, leader of the climate change group with Toronto-based law firm Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, told Nickle' s Energy Group, following a two-day seminar on the issue, sponsored by the Conference Board of Canada (CBOC).