Brad Wall is opposed to the federal proposal, saying it hurts sectors like agriculture, mining and oil and gas
Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall has said the province’s climate change proposal won’t contain carbon tax exemptions for farmers. That’s OK with the president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan, as long as the plan offers relief in some other way. Norm Hall said provincial greenhouse gas mitigation legislation, passed in 2010 but never proclaimed, […] Read moreTag Archives carbon tax
Sask.’s Wall supports rewarding stored carbon; rejects carbon tax
Premier Brad Wall says Saskatchewan farmers should receive credit for the carbon they store on their land. Speaking to the Regina Chamber of Commerce Oct. 18, he outlined the province’s plan for climate change, focusing on adaptation and innovation. He told the crowd that the federal government hasn’t said whether it will recognize the province’s […] Read more
Sask. premier rejects carbon tax
Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall says he isn’t planning carbon tax exemptions for farmers because he intends to fight the tax. Wall will release the province’s climate change white paper Oct. 18 in Regina. Alberta and British Columbia both have carbon plans that exempt farmers from paying the carbon tax on fuel used during production. There […] Read more
VIDEO: Agriculture dominates finance committee hearing in Winnipeg
Farmers’ needs and challenges dominated the hearings of the House of Commons finance committee when it visited Winnipeg to hear from Manitoba residents. From carbon taxes to labour force programs to the fate of the port of Churchill, farming and agriculture were presented to Liberal, Conservative and NDP members as core to the Manitoba economy. […] Read more
