Poilievre Tables Motion Asking Senate to Pass Bill Exempting Farmers From Carbon Tax

Liberal-appointed senators have used procedures to stall the passage of Bill C-234.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference regarding his “Axe the Tax” message in St. John’s on Oct. 27, 2023. The Canadian Press/Paul Daly

Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre has tabled a motion in the House of Commons asking the Senate to abide by the will of MPs and pass a bill that would lift the carbon tax on certain farming practices.

“The House call on the unelected Senate to immediately pass Bill C-234, An Act to amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, to remove the carbon tax on the farmers that feed Canadians, as passed by the democratically elected House,” reads the text of the motion filed on Nov. 28.