The chances of Bill C-234 making it through the Senate before the summer recess are slim. The bill to exempt propane and natural gas used to dry grain or heat farm buildings from carbon pricing passed second reading June 13, but two committees would have to fast track to pass it before June 23. The […] Read more
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Carbon pricing exemption bill not likely to pass until fall
The bill to exempt propane and natural gas used to dry grain or heat farm buildings from carbon pricing passed second reading June 13, but two committees would have to fast track to pass it before June 23. The parliamentary sitting then resumes mid-September.
B.C. greenhouses welcome carbon tax exemption
Province to reduce the carbon tax on natural gas and propane at point of sale rather than sending out rebate cheques
Commercial producers are eligible for the partial exemption if more than 90 percent of their greenhouses are being used to grow vegetables, ornamental flowers or plants, and forest seedlings or nursery plants excluding cannabis.
Grain drying exemption bill one step closer to law
Bill C-234 is off to the Senate. The private member’s bill sponsored by Ontario Conservative MP Ben Lobb passed third reading in the House of Commons March 29 by a vote of 176-145. Agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau voted against the measure, while other Liberals, the Conservatives, Bloc Quebecois and New Democrats all supported it. The […] Read more
Taxes out, subsidies in: Australia and the US are passing major climate bills – without taxing carbon
At last, there’s action on climate change. The United States recently passed its largest climate bill ever. And Australia is set to usher a 43 percent emissions target into law this week, although the Greens will try to amend the bill so the climate impacts of new gas and coal projects are considered. Good news, […] Read more
Rebates not equal to costs
The average rebate farmers can expect on the carbon tax they paid to dry grain is $820 per farm, according to a federal finance official. Bill C-8, the federal government’s answer to calls for natural gas and propane used to dry grain to be exempt from carbon pricing, passed earlier this month. Miodrag Jovanovic, assistant […] Read more
All stick, no carrot leads to carbon blindness
Bills, bills everywhere. The federal government has plenty to vote on and examine at committee but the bills that astonish many farmers are the ones from their energy utilities and providers. Especially annoying are the line items related to the carbon tax. Last June, private member’s Bill 206 was passed by the House of Commons. […] Read more
Climate policies confound grain drying upgrades
Farmers wanting to improve infrastructure face hurdles such as funding, carbon taxes, time and equipment availability
A federal program to encourage producers to install more efficient grain dryers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is being hindered by obstacles such as rising carbon taxes, says a national farm leader. “On a larger-scale farm, the tens of thousands of dollars of carbon tax on propane and natural gas put out this year for […] Read more
Sask. renews effort to gain control of carbon tax
Parliamentary Budget Office says households in Alta., Sask., Man. and Ont. will pay more than they get back by 2030-31
Saskatchewan wants to take over administration and revenue from Ottawa’s carbon tax plan. Premier Scott Moe said the government would make the best decisions on how to return the money within the province. Ottawa rejected the province’s previous proposal, but the premier said he is asking the federal government to reconsider that position. “If we […] Read more
Farmers concerned as cost of production soars
Consumer price index increases to 5.1 percent in January from 4.8 percent in December; fertilizer jump particularly high
Canada’s cost of living continues to rise, reaching levels not seen since the early 1990s. Statistics Canada recently calculated the country’s year-over-year consumer price index for January at 5.1 percent, up from 4.8 percent a month earlier. The January rate, the country’s highest year-over-year rate since 1991, prompted a statement from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation […] Read more
