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Farm groups are calling on senators to reject any amendments to Bill C-234 coming from the Senate's agriculture and forestry committee.

The private member's bill, which was was originally designed to remove the federal carbon price or tax from natural gas and propane used on farms for activities such as drying grain and heating barns and greenhouses, is facing a critical vote when it returns from the committee to the Senate.

If the Senate as a whole accepts an amendment that was approved by the Senate ag committee last week to remove the carbon tax exemption for buildings, the entire bill would have to be sent back to the House of Commons where it could be delayed indefinitely. However, if senators take the unusual step of rejecting a committee's amendment, the original bill could be presented for third and final reading in the Senate — the last step before receiving Royal Assent.

In an effort to get the bill across the finish line, the Agriculture Carbon Alliance, which represents 15* national farm and commodity organizations advocating for passage of the bill, is organizing a campaign to have farm groups and farmers contact senators and ask them to reject any amendments coming from the ag committee, explains alliance co-chair Dave Carey, who also leads government relations for the Canadian Canola Growers Association.Website:

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