Ontario’s farm organizations and agriculture minister are urging the federal government to pause the upcoming increase in the carbon tax, set to increase by 23% on April 1. The letter, co-signed by the leaders of Ontario’s commodity organizations, the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, the Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario, the Union des Cuiltivateurs Franco-Ontariens, Food and Beverage Ontario, Canada Protein Ingredients Ltd., and the Ontario Agri-business Association, states that the federal carbon tax increases are causing Ontario’s ability to produce food for a growing population and meet export opportunities. The Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) also called on the federal government to institute a grain drying exemption to the carbon tax ahead of the April 1, 2024 increase. The GFO chair, Jeff Harrison, emphasized that farmers are rightfully concerned that they are being penalized for drying their grain when they have no alternatives.
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