Another day, another issue for canola growers to tackle. From the federal government’s musing on reducing emissions from fertilizer use to trade matters to carbon pricing, policy dominates much of the work carried out by farmer organizations. The most recent concern surrounds amendments made in the Senate to Bill C-234 that removed barns and greenhouses […] Read more
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Senate passes amended Bill C-234
REGINA — Bill C-234 has passed in the Senate, although it looks far different than when debate began. It was amended twice to remove barns and greenhouses from a carbon pricing exemption clause and to shorten the sunset period of the exemption for propane and natural gas used in grain drying from eight years to […] Read more
Carbon pricing exemption bill in doubt after senate amendment
REGINA — The Senate amended Bill C-234 Dec. 5, leaving its future very much in doubt. By a narrow 40-39 margin, senators voted in favour of Independent Senators Group Pierre Dalphond’s amendment to remove heating and cooling of barns from the bill that would have exempted propane and natural gas from carbon pricing. An exemption […] Read more
Carbon tax exemption bill’s Senate trouble in the spotlight
A private member’s bill to exempt on-farm propane and natural gas use bogs down under a series of procedural snags
The senator who sponsored Bill C-234 said last week the bill has become a significant issue for all Canadians, not just farmers and ranchers. Senator David Wells from Ontario said in an interview he received thousands of emails and calls when the Senate discussed medical assistance in dying and marijuana legalization, and Bill C-234 has […] Read more
Farmers asked to rally support for Bill C-234
Senate to vote soon on carbon tax exemption bill, and the chamber is accused of delaying tactics to keep it from passing
The fate of Bill C-234 in the Canadian Senate has become a numbers game. Bill supporters are urgently asking farmers to contact their senators to explain how important it is that they are in Ottawa Nov. 21 to vote. Senators must be present in the chamber to vote, unlike members of Parliament who can vote […] Read more
Senators vote against changes to carbon pricing exemption bill
The Canadian Senate rejected amendments to Bill C-234 in a pivotal vote Nov. 7. By a 42-28 margin, with three abstentions, senators voted against a change to the bill that would remove heating and cooling of barns and greenhouses from a potential carbon tax exemption. The amendment had been passed during agriculture committee scrutiny and […] Read more
Ag sector needs the carbon tax exemption bill to pass
How can you grow and improve your farm while creating efficiencies when new technology and energy prices can be extremely costly? Carbon surcharges have the potential to affect your bottom line while also hindering your ability to make important investments into your farming operation. In 2018, the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (GGPPA) came into […] Read more
Senate hears new ideas on carbon tax exemption
Testimony at hearings into grain dryer fuel bill calls for expanding exemption, putting farmers in large emitter category
New ideas continue to come forward in the debate over whether propane and natural gas used on farms should be exempt from carbon pricing. The Senate agriculture committee is examining C-234, which passed the House of Commons earlier this year. Last week members heard from farmers and other stakeholders who are grappling with the idea […] Read more
Senate must pass carbon tax bill now
The House of Commons overwhelmingly passed a bill to make food cheaper and help farmers. In fact, the House passed the bill twice. But after two years, the bill still isn’t law, and that delay has cost families and farmers almost $100 million. What’s stalling the democratic will of our elected representatives? The Senate. The […] Read more
Senate committee begins carbon tax bill review
Propane, natural gas would be exempt from the federal carbon price if private member’s bill makes it through the Senate
The Senate agriculture committee began its scrutiny of Bill C-234 last week, moving a possible carbon price exemption for natural gas and propane on farms one step closer. The bill passed in the House of Commons earlier but didn’t get to the Senate before the summer break. Senator David Wells sponsored the bill in the […] Read more
