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Ottawa reneged this spring on including grain-drying and barn-heating in carbon tax, after years of uproar from farmers.
The budget watchdog released costing this morning, and it suggests the levy costs way more than Ottawa and industry projected: …bution-a617274656661637473.pbo-dpb.ca/0a4cfe7b0a509a… #cdnAg
The budget watchdog released costing this morning, and it suggests the levy costs way more than Ottawa and industry projected: …bution-a617274656661637473.pbo-dpb.ca/0a4cfe7b0a509a… #cdnAg
Alberta govt had pegged 2019-20 cost at $2.7M and the 2021-22 rate at $6.8M.
Bear with me; it's math — but even with a retroactive rebate for prior fiscals, the cost still seems higher than industry/prov estimated. All listed fiscals seem to have similar levy-cost ratio, and I don't think this is balanced out by farms weaning off carbon + 19-20 conditions
Coming up, key highlights from todays’ federal budget as the government plans more than $101B in net new spending over the next three fiscal years (2021-2024), representing 4.2% of Canada’s GDP. #cdnpoli #cdnecon #budget2021
Budget 2021 and fiscal guardrails for new spending: “A comprehensive range of indicators show that the Canadian economy is still far from seeing a strong labour market with broadly shared benefits.” #cdnpoli #cdnecon #budget2021
Budget 2021: last year’s deficit now projected at $354.2B. For 2021-22: a projected $154.7B shortfall, but a warning that third-wave slowdowns could add $15B to deficit. #cdnpoli #cdnecon #budget2021
Hello from Senate foreign affairs committee where @cafreeland is appearing. She is here for an hour and joined by department officials, including Steve Verheul who was Canada's Chief NAFTA negotiator. #cdnag #cdnpoli
Freeland starts by commending Mark Gwozdecky who is retiring from GAC.
Freeland says rules based trade doesn't guarantee peaceful trade but it certainly helps.
on NAFTA Canada held out for a good deal and we got one, she says, and maintained access to Canada's largest market.
on NAFTA Canada held out for a good deal and we got one, she says, and maintained access to Canada's largest market.
Good morning #cdnag from #AGRI committee where we're holding an emergency meeting on the canola situation. First panel includes @ccga_ca, the @canolacouncil, Richardson International and Viterra. The room is full. #cdnpoli
Rick White says cash flow is top of mind for canola farmers. He says the feds need to look at increasing the APP limit beyond the $400,000 maximum.
"We have been asking for this change for quite a few years now and now is the time to do it," he says.
"We have been asking for this change for quite a few years now and now is the time to do it," he says.
"Government leadership is critical," White concludes if a resolution is to be found.
Jim Everson is up next. He's from the Canola Council of Canada. #cdnag
Jim Everson is up next. He's from the Canola Council of Canada. #cdnag
