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House Hansard - 80

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 2, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 80 - Jun/2/22
Mr. John Barlow (Foothills, CPC)
  • Jun/2/22 2:53:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to make sure I have this right. First, the Liberals impose a tariff on fertilizer that only punishes Canadian farmers. Second, they ignore any plea for an exemption on the fertilizer purchased before March 2. Third, they are offering no compensation, meaning that higher taxes and input costs are crushing Canadian farm families. How many other G7 countries are enforcing a fertilizer tariff and putting their farmers at a competitive disadvantage?
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Context: House Hansard - 80 - Jun/2/22
Ms. Rachel Bendayan
  • Jun/2/22 2:55:00 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it seems that my answer is garnering a lot of interest on the other side of the House. The gist of my response is that the Conservatives have been proposing a number of economic measures that they have not thought through, whether they are with respect to the gas tax or fertilizer. What they are proposing is simply a tax holiday, which in no way guarantees that the consumer or our farmers will benefit at the end of the day.
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Context: House Hansard - 80 - Jun/2/22
Mr. John Barlow (Foothills, CPC)
  • Jun/2/22 2:55:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, please allow me to actually answer the question for the parliamentary secretary. The answer is zero. Canada is the only country punishing its farmers with a tariff on fertilizer. Our G7 allies are doing everything they possibly can to ensure that their farmers can increase their yields in a time of global food insecurity. Here, the Liberals are beating our farmers down with increased taxes, red tape and, without any consultation with stakeholders, a mandate to reduce fertilizer use by 30%. Knowing this, is the fertilizer tariff just another way for the Liberals to impose their activist agenda and force our farmers to use less fertilizer?
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Context: House Hansard - 80 - Jun/2/22
Hon. Marie-Claude Bibeau (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lib.)
  • Jun/2/22 2:56:08 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as members know, our goal is to reduce emissions caused by fertilizers. This is not the same as using less fertilizer. We fully understand that fertilizers are important for our agricultural producers and for our food security. We are working closely with the industry, with Fertilizer Canada and with many sectors that support us, that want to do more and that appreciate our subsidies, including those for clean technologies and best practices.
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Context: House Hansard - 80 - Jun/2/22
Ms. Lianne Rood (Lambton—Kent—Middlesex, CPC)
  • Jun/2/22 2:58:04 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, no farms, no food. Fertilizer prices are up 50% this year, plus 20% more since the Liberals put the tariff on. That is a 70% increase since last year. They say not to bite the hand that feeds us, but the Liberal government has bitten the hand right off. Its poor decisions are pricing farmers out of business. Without farmers, Canadians do not have food. Without farmers, where will our food come from?
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