An Act to amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act
Amends the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act to exempt natural gas and propane used for on-farm grain drying and heating of farm buildings from the federal fuel charge. Originally a Conservative PMB; was amended in the Senate to a narrower scope and lapsed before final passage.
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Would exempt the natural gas and propane farmers use to dry grain and heat barns from the federal carbon price. A high-profile Conservative bill; the Senate narrowed it and it lapsed before final passage. It became a flashpoint in the carbon-pricing debate.
Issues this bill touches
- Agriculture & Food Security
Carbon-pricing carve-out for farm propane and natural gas.
Legislative history
- First reading
First reading in the House of Commons.
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Second reading in the House of Commons.
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Third reading in the House of Commons.
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First reading in the Senate.
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Second reading in the Senate.
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Third reading in the Senate.
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