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Agriculture and Agri-Food

During question period on agriculture, Conservatives raised the rising cost of diesel for farmers, saying it makes farming and transporting food more expensive and raises grocery prices, and they called on the government to support a Conservative plan to lower fuel costs. The Liberals responded that high fuel prices are a global problem caused by geopolitical events, noted the government cut the excise tax to help farmers, and pointed to an Alberta project making renewable diesel from local canola, asking whether the Conservatives would support the clean fuel rules that make such production possible.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Heath MacDonald

Liberal
“High diesel prices are a world problem, not just a Canadian one. Farmers are hurt by these costs. We lowered fuel taxes to help them, and we will keep supporting them.”

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Mr. Speaker, members of the chamber are well aware today that this is a global issue. It is caused by a geopolitical situation. Farmers are on the front line, and we sympathize with them. That is why we brought in the reduction of the excise tax. That is why we are seeing all the countries around the world working together to reduce the cost of diesel. We will continue to work with our farmers. We will continue to support them through programs, and we appreciate everything they do.

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Julie Dabrusin

Liberal
“A project in Alberta uses local canola to make renewable diesel. I want the member to say if she will keep supporting our clean fuel rules so we can make this fuel in Canada.”

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Mr. Speaker, seeing as the member opposite is from Alberta, she would be very excited and would want to support projects like Imperial Strathcona, creating renewable diesel right here at home using Canadian canola from Alberta. Fifty per cent of canola from Alberta would go toward the feedstock for the renewable diesel at Imperial Strathcona. I will ask her this question: Will she continue to support the CFRs and continue to take action so that we can make renewable diesel here at home?

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