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House Hansard - 257

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 28, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 257 - Nov/28/23
Mr. Dave Epp (Chatham-Kent—Leamington, CPC)
Mr. Speaker, after eight years, the NDP-Liberal government is just not worth the cost. Greenfield Global operates in Chatham, buying corn and converting it to a variety of alcohols, from pharmaceuticals to biofuels. It buys corn from Canadian farmers and from nearby American farmers, who do not pay the carbon tax on fertilizer, the delivery of seed, and the delivery and drying of their corn. Could the Prime Minister explain what happens to Canadian farmers' bottom lines when they pay the carbon tax and have to compete with American farmers, who do not, in their own backyard? Why is he interfering with the so-called independent senators blocking Bill C-234?
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Context: House Hansard - 257 - Nov/28/23
Mr. Dave Epp (Chatham-Kent—Leamington, CPC)
  • Nov/28/23 3:34:51 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I would like to ask a question about the substance of the matter. I asked it during question period and did not get a satisfactory answer. Greenfield Global operates in Chatham. It converts corn into alcohols, everything from the special ingredient in White Claw to biofuels and hospital-grade pharmaceutical alcohols. It buys Canadian corn and American corn. The American farmers do not pay the carbon tax, and they truck right into Chatham and compete with Canadian corn. What does the member say to the Canadian farmers trying to compete against American corn in that market in our own backyard?
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