SummarySpren for "Private Members' Bills"
- • 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 has admitted to calling senators to ask them to keep the carbon tax on, raising questions about the Liberals' influence on their so-called independent senators.
- • The Conservative party denies the seriousness of climate change, despite it being the main driver of increased food costs.
• Food costs have increased higher in the United States than in Canada, despite the United States not having a price on pollution.
- • 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.