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Farm groups disappointed in amendment to Bill C-234

Farm groups disappointed in amendment to Bill C-234

Dec 7, 2023 | 5:39pm
Extreme disappointment is the reaction around the agriculture community, as Bill C-234 was amended to remove the carbon tax exemption for natural gas and propane used to heat & cool barns and other farm buildings. It was a tight vote among Senators – 40 to 39 in favour of the amendment – and once it […]
Sask. Cattlemen’s Association CEO “very hopeful” carbon tax exemption is passed

Sask. Cattlemen’s Association CEO “very hopeful” carbon tax exemption is passed

Jun 8, 2023 | 4:40pm
The CEO of the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association is in the nation’s capital this week, focused on two pieces of federal legislation. Grant McLellan says one of the bills is C-282, a private member’s bill that he says makes it illegal for the federal government to discuss supply managed sectors during trade negotiations; the other is […]