Liberal government’s carbon tax will hit farmers harder than many other Canadians

Don’t take my word for it: the government admits it themselves in their own documents.

I do not expect this government to listen to farmers’ concerns. But I want to make it clear: Conservatives are listening, and if Andrew Scheer, pictured Feb. 25, 2019, is elected this fall, a Conservative government will repeal the carbon tax, writes Conservative Sen. Don Plett. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DON PLETT

March 11, 2019

The Liberal government’s carbon tax will hit farmers harder than many other Canadians. Don’t take my word for it: the government admits it themselves in their own documents. To quote a release from the Department of Finance: “The government recognizes that particular groups or sectors requir...

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