Ottawa has rejected Saskatchewan’s plan to replace the federal carbon tax with its own carbon pricing system. Premier Scott Moe, in a statement released July 12, said the federal government also indicated it would not accept any further submissions until 2023. “Saskatchewan’s submission would have protected families, jobs and industries while exceeding the federal minimum […] Read more
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Feds reject Sask. carbon plan
Ottawa has rejected Saskatchewan’s plan to replace the federal carbon tax with its own carbon pricing system. Premier Scott Moe, in a statement released July 12, said the federal government also indicated it would not accept any further submissions until 2023. “Saskatchewan’s submission would have protected families, jobs and industries while exceeding the federal minimum […] Read more
Carbon tax hike impact on ag ‘small’
An increased carbon levy and other measures aimed at achieving Canada’s emissions targets won’t affect agriculture relative to other industries, according to a new report. The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) released the document June 23 assessing impacts of the government’s plan to exceed 2030 Paris reduction targets for Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions. “Our assessment shows […] Read more
Feds tout biomass-burning grain dryer
Ditching carbon taxes and giving grants for greener grain drying is evidence of a federal government that listens to farmers, said federal special representative for the Prairies Jim Carr. “It’s a day when the government of Canada shows that it has heard from producers. It has taken action that is meaningful and impactful,” said Carr […] Read more
Carbon taxes will have costly impact for Canadian farms
In our last article we discussed the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision to back the federal government on its ability to set carbon pricing limits over the objection of three provinces that maintained this was usurping provincial constitutional rights. But what is the impact of the carbon tax on your household costs? Most visible is […] Read more
Farmers green before it was trendy
The government of Canada has endorsed an ambitious agenda to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This agenda has resulted in setting targets that will be hard to meet unless significant changes are made in the way Canadians undertake various activities. The government has also identified farming activities as a key culprit in greenhouse gas emissions. The […] Read more
Federal official questions MP’s grain drying bill
House committee hears witnesses in study of private member’s bill that would exempt grain drying from carbon tax
The House of Commons agriculture committee was set to conduct clause-by-clause consideration of a private member’s bill to amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act on May 11. The committee has been hearing witnesses on C-206, introduced by Conservative MP Philip Lawrence, since early March. The bill intends to provide an exemption for propane and […] Read more
Carbon tax refunded on natural gas, propane
Federal government commits in its budget to returning some of the money collected on those fuels; details expected later
The federal government says it recognizes farmers’ use of natural gas and propane and will return some of the carbon tax paid on those fuels. The April 19 budget, the first since 2019 and the first delivered by finance minister Chrystia Freeland, estimated farmers in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario could receive $100 million in […] Read more
Carbon tax returned on natural gas, propane
The federal government says it recognizes farmers’ use of natural gas and propane and will return some of the carbon tax paid on those fuels. The April 19 budget, the first since 2019 and the first delivered by finance minister Chrystia Freeland, estimated farmers in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario could receive $100 million in […] Read more
Saskatchewan premier faces challenging decision on carbon
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said farmers should be credited for two decades of carbon sequestration despite the federal government’s apparent intentions to discount it. Having lost at the Supreme Court of Canada, Moe is now in the unenviable position of having to introduce a carbon tax, also known as a pricing policy, of his own. […] Read more
