Conservative MP seeks carbon tax relief for farmers dealing with “Harvest from hell”
OTTAWA, ON. — Conservative Member of Parliament for Northumberland—Peterborough South, Philip Lawrence, tabled a Private Members Bill in the House of Commons on Tuesday (Feb 18), defined as An Act to amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, which impacts qualifying farming fuel.
The Bill will exempt qualifying farmers from paying the Liberal Carbon Tax on gasoline, diesel fuel, propane and natural gas, saving them tens of thousands of dollars a year on necessary farming procedures.
Lawrence notes that in recent years, farmers have faced unpredictable weather conditions, trade disruptions and global pricing instability, and to add insult to injury, the Liberal Carbon Tax is cutting farmers’ net income by over 12%. By changing a few words in the legislation, the new Bill can save farmers millions of dollars.
The Grain Growers of Canada, believe the legislative change is required to ensure the long-term sustainability of the family farm, and hope the legislation will receive support from across Party lines.