AP, OTTAWAThe Canadian government on Monday said that it is charging Volkswagen AG for importing vehicles that company executives knew breached the nation’s emissions standards. The German automaker faces 58 charges of contravening the Canadian Environmental Protection Act for importing 128,000 vehicles with illegal emissions standards between 2008 and 2015. “At the hearing, the parties will submit for the court’s consideration a proposed plea resolution and seek its approval,” the statement said. “The details of the proposed plea resolution will be presented at the hearing.”Environment Canada officials on Monday published notice of the charges, but said that they would not comment further because the matter is before the courts. Volkswagen pleaded guilty to charges in the case in the US in March 2017 and was fined more than US$4.3 billion.
