Bill C-234 was the first item on the agenda as the House of Commons resumed sitting after its winter break on Monday. Ontario Conservative MP Ben Lobb, who first introduced the private member’s bill nearly two years ago, brought forward a motion to reject the Senate’s amendments to the legislation that was originally intended to… Read More
Category: Carbon Tax
The Saskatchewan government says it will stop charging the federal carbon tax on home heating as of January 1, 2024. Customers of SaskEnergy and SaskPower will still see a federal carbon tax charge on their January utility bills for natural gas or electricity used for heating that they used in the month of December; however,… Read More
The agricultural industry is immensely frustrated with the challenges Bill C-234 has faced in the senate, and for good reason. As I have watched the shenanigans in the senate the past month, I have been searching for a word that describes the vibe of the situation as the supposed “independent” senators have allegedly taken marching… Read More
If getting a bill through Parliament can be compared to a car race, you could say Bill C-234 was on the final lap in the Senate and within sight of the checkered flag before getting sideswiped by an amendment that leaves it with missing parts, nowhere close to the finish line, and without a clear… Read More
The Agriculture Carbon Alliance (ACA) and many of its farm group members are voicing strong disappointment with the Senate’s adoption of a previously-rejected amendment to Bill C-234 at the final stage before it would have become law. The bill, which would have removed the federal carbon tax from natural gas and propane used on farms,… Read More
Bill C-234 is likely headed down a drawn-out path to its demise in the House of Commons after the Senate voted 40-39 in favour of an amendment to the bill that would have removed the federal carbon tax from natural gas and propane used on farms. Senators still have to vote on the revised version… Read More
Senators intent on blocking Bill C-234 re-introduced an already-defeated amendment hours after a separate amendment was voted down on Tuesday. It’s the latest move by senators aligned with the Liberal government to obstruct the private member’s bill that would remove the federal carbon levy from natural gas and propane used on farms. First, Senator Lucie… Read More
Editor’s note: this audio was recorded during the day on Tuesday, November 21, prior to the Senate sitting for the day. We will update the story as details become available. Conservative shadow minister for agriculture John Barlow is pushing to see Canadian senators finally hold the final vote on Bill C-234, the bill that will… Read More
Agricultural news never sits still, and in 2023 there are just so many variables impacting the industry at any given moment. At RealAgriculture, we are always striving to keep you up to date on what political moves could have an impact on your farm — either through trade, tariffs, or rules and regulations. In the… Read More
This week, it seemed the rest of Canada finally tuned in to what the heck happened in the Senate regarding Bill C-234, the private member’s bill that will exempt natural gas and propane used for grain drying and barn heating from the carbon tax. First the leader of the Conservative party and official opposition, Pierre… Read More