A private member’s bill introduced last week to exempt more farm fuels from the carbon tax likely won’t pass before a government bill that will provide rebates. Ben Lobb, Conservative MP for Huron-Bruce, introduced C-234, calling it “the fairness for farmers act.” It would eliminate the carbon tax on natural gas and propane used to […] Read more
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Parliamentary Budget Officer updates carbon tax estimate
Recent report outlines what might happen if the carbon tax exemption on qualifying farm fuel is extended to natural gas and propane
An updated report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer shows that farmers on the Prairies and in Ontario could pay $184 million annually in carbon tax by 2030. The report released Jan. 20 outlines the cost of extending the exemption on qualifying farm fuel to natural gas and propane, as the private members’ bill C-206 in […] Read more
Bill would exempt grain drying from carbon tax
A private member’s bill to exempt natural gas and propane from the carbon tax if used to dry grain has been reintroduced in the House of Commons. Bill C-234, to amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, picks up where C-206 left off in the last Parliament before the federal election. The bill, introduced by […] Read more
PBO makes carbon tax farm bill estimate
An updated report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer shows that Canadian farmers on the Prairies and in Ontario could pay $184 million annually in carbon tax by 2030. The report released Jan. 20 outlines the cost of extending the exemption on qualifying farm fuel to natural gas and propane, as the private members’ bill C-206 […] Read more
Farmers pan new carbon tax rebate
Grain Growers of Canada says farmers will not benefit equally from a grain drying rebate program the federal government announced late last year. The rebate for farmers in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario, the provinces where Ottawa administers the carbon tax, was included in the fall economic statement in mid-December but not widely publicized. GGC […] Read more
Federal government says no to Saskatchewan’s 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
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
