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Dave Epp

Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
Conservative

Chatham-Kent—Leamington
Ontario
Voting Attendance: 65%
Expenses Last Quarter: $153,134.70

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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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Context: House Hansard - 257 - Nov/28/23

Mr. Dave Epp (Chatham-Kent—Leamington, CPC)

Nov/28/23 2:56:14 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-234

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 - 176 - Mar/30/23

Mr. Dave Epp (Chatham-Kent—Leamington, CPC)

Mar/30/23 2:45:51 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-234

Mr. Speaker, yesterday, despite the Liberal Party, this House passed Bill C-234, which exempts farm fuels, grain drying and farm heating from the carbon tax. However, the carbon tax does not just apply to the farm. It applies to the entire food value chain, from the mining and manufacture of fertilizers to the delivery of farm inputs to the delivery of farm production to the packaging of farm inputs, farm production and groceries, at every step of the way. The result is that now a family of four is going to pay $1,100 more for their groceries in 2023. When is the costly coalition going to get the facts and stop the tax?

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Context: House Hansard - 172 - Mar/23/23

Mr. Dave Epp (Chatham-Kent—Leamington, CPC)

Mar/23/23 2:13:21 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, they say this Prime Minister has never met a tax he did not like. He said no to relief from GST on home heating and fuels, he said no to freezing the rising escalator tax on beer, wine and spirits, and instead of providing relief to Canadians, the Liberals are increasing the carbon tax by 25% on April 1. This Prime Minister does not understand science any better than he does the struggles of ordinary Canadians. For instance, in my riding, we have the largest concentration of greenhouses in North America. They are essential to our food security. Up to 75% of the carbon dioxide emissions can be recirculated back for essential plant growth, yet they are taxed. As most farm operations are now over 15 acres in size, by 2030, these operators will have paid another $1.3 million in carbon tax. When will this Prime Minister get the facts and stop the tax?

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Context: House Hansard - 73 - May/17/22

Mr. Dave Epp (Chatham-Kent—Leamington, CPC)

May/17/22 11:20:24 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the hon. member just concluded by stating that we need to use every tool in our tool box to fight climate change. The previous parliamentary secretary stated that Canada's emissions are counted by all of the fossil fuels burned here in Canada. I assume that includes our imported fossil fuels, as well. Can the hon. member explain then why the price on pollution applies to Canadian-generated natural gas and oil, and not to imports? Is it because they come into eastern Canada versus western Canada? I wonder if he can help me understand why every tool in our tool box does not include a price on carbon on imported fuels.

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Context: House Hansard - 63 - May/3/22

Mr. Dave Epp (Chatham-Kent—Leamington, CPC)

May/3/22 12:53:31 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-8

Madam Speaker, I appreciate my hon. colleague's raising the request for the guidance documents. I met with representatives from CropLife Canada this morning. They, too, have been looking for them since December 8, so I hope he has the opportunity to encourage the minister to release them very soon. I want to ask the member more specifically about the price on pollution for fuels, particularly for grain drying. Why does he consider the approach the government is taking in Bill C-8 superior to the one being proposed under Bill C-234? He mentioned that the government wants to keep a price signal. However, when there are no viable alternatives, what is that price signal doing? Is he hearing from his constituents, as I am from mine, that his is the more preferable approach?

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