Farmers frustrated by senators’ filibuster of Conservative carbon tax exemption

Nov 22, 2023

A wave of frustration is sweeping through the agricultural industry as partisan politics is interfering with the Senate’s passage of a crucial bill that promises relief from the carbon tax on specific farm expenditures.

The legislation in question, Bill C-234, made its debut in February 2020, courtesy of Conservative MP Philip Lawrence.

Despite being opposed by the minority Liberal government, the bill successfully navigated the House of Commons in March 2021 with support from all opposition parties. However, its progress hit an impasse in the Senate, due to “Independent” Senator Bernadette Clement’s motion to adjourn the debate on the bill last week, just as it was poised for its third and final reading.

The adjournment motion secured backing from 29 senators, with 24 opposing it and 37 abstaining. The Senate’s hiatus until Nov. 21 compounds the frustration for farmers eagerly awaiting relief.

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