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The Tory leader says his party will table ‘thousands’ of amendments to block the passing of the Liberals’ mini-budget.
The amendment removes the exemption for propane and natural gas and only keeps the drying grain application.
The Bloc Québécois sided with the Liberals to help defeat the motion 178 votes to 135.
Liberal-appointed senators have used procedures to stall the passage of Bill C-234.
The bill, if passed, would exempt some fuels used by farmers from the federal carbon tax.
The environment minister says his actions were ’more of a conversation‘ and do not amount to ’lobbying.’
