SoVote

Decentralized Democracy

House Hansard - 47

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 28, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 47 - Mar/28/22
Mr. Dane Lloyd (Sturgeon River—Parkland, CPC)
  • Mar/28/22 4:16:23 p.m.
  • Watch
  • Re: Bill C-8 
Madam Speaker, as someone who also represents a large farming region, we know that the cost of fertilizer as we go into the planting season is top of mind for many farmers. We know there have been recent policy considerations by the Liberal government to increase the costs of the inputs in fertilizer production in an effort to reach their climate change goals. We know that these increased inputs are really going to make it difficult for us to grow food, especially in a world where we are looking at nearly a quarter of our wheat and other cereal crops being taken out of production due to the war in Ukraine. I am wondering if the member could talk about fertilizer, the government's flawed policies and the need for a better approach for our agricultural sector.
137 words
All Topics
  • Hear!
  • Rabble!
  • star_border
Context: House Hansard - 47 - Mar/28/22
Mr. Scot Davidson (York—Simcoe, CPC)
  • Mar/28/22 4:34:35 p.m.
  • Watch
  • Re: Bill C-8 
Madam Speaker, I appreciate my colleague's comments about agriculture. I represent Holland Marsh, the soup and salad bowl of Canada, and would like to say how important food security is now and moving forward. When we see the rising prices of fertilizer, can the member speak to how this will affect crop yield, with farmers not planting as much of their farm as they should be? How critical is this input to farmers in Canada?
76 words
All Topics
  • Hear!
  • Rabble!
  • star_border