SummarySpren for "Consideration of Senate amendments"
- • The Green Party supports carbon pricing to address the climate crisis, but the current approach exempts farms from paying the carbon tax on propane used for grain drying, leading to unfairness and confusion.
• Instead of exempting farms from carbon pricing, the Green Party proposes paying farmers for every tonne of carbon they sequester through sustainable practices such as zero-tillage agriculture, reducing summer fallow, and planting more perennial crops. This approach would recognize the important role that farmers play in sequestering carbon and reward them for their efforts to address the climate crisis.
- • Liberal senators gutted Bill C-234, which would have provided financial relief to farmers struggling with the carbon tax, despite overwhelming evidence in support of the bill.
• The Environment Minister admitted to calling senators to ask them to keep the carbon tax on, despite the Liberals' claims of independence for their appointed senators.
- • The NDP-Liberal carbon tax will increase the cost of food for Canadian families, as it will raise the cost of production for farmers and producers.
• The existing carbon tax exemption for farmers' use of gasoline and other fuels raises questions about the science and math behind the tax, as natural gas and propane are the least-emitting sources available for heat.
- • The time provided for the consideration of Private Members' Business has expired.
• The order is dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on the Order Paper.