With No Alternatives the Carbon Tax Hits Farmers’ Bottom Line
“The carbon tax is a direct hit on all grain farmers bottom line. Farmers cannot force suppliers to use alternative fuels nor...
Grain Farmers in Ottawa
Joint release from grain and oilseed farmers from Grain Farmers of Ontario, Producteurs de grains du Québec, the Atlantic Grains...
Western Canadian farmers push back against federal carbon tax
Manitoba Director William Pallister speaks with Global News about the cost of the carbon tax on agriculture.
Give farmers a carbon tax break after ‘harvest from hell’: Green Party agriculture critic
If the carbon tax is designed to change behaviour and move people toward less carbon-intensive activities, it’s not going to...
Liberal cabinet to talk Western priorities in Winnipeg retreat
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his inner circle are on a three-day retreat in Winnipeg, where Western alienation is a...
Every Canadian province — including Alberta — now has a carbon tax. But the ‘pure politics’ battle isn’t over
But as president of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association, Jochum says he wants to see the tax program change...
Western Canadian Wheat Growers Disappointed In Federal Government’s Lack Of Action
The Western Canadian Wheat Growers are disappointed in the lack of action coming out of this week’s Federal, Provincial and...
Grain Farmers Left Holding an Empty Stocking
CALGARY, AB: The Communique from the Federal, Provincial and Territorial AG Ministers shows a federal government that is completely out...
Against the grain: For Prairie farmers, carbon tax shows how little Ottawa understands their industry
Compromise required for national unity
Prairie-based producer groups already have relationships with federal departments that skirt provincial jurisdiction, and the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association...