Bill C-206 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (qualifying farming fuel)

This bill was last introduced in the 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in August 2021.

This bill was previously introduced in the 43rd Parliament, 1st Session.

Sponsor

Philip Lawrence Conservative

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Second reading (House), as of Feb. 27, 2020
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

This enactment amends the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act to extend the exemption for qualifying farming fuel to marketable natural gas and propane.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Votes

June 23, 2021 Passed 3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-206, An Act to amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (qualifying farming fuel)

Feb. 24, 2021 Passed 2nd reading of Bill C-206, An Act to amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (qualifying farming fuel)

Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee, on March 9, 2021

Clerk of the Committee, Ms. Alexie Labelle

Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee, on April 20, 2021

Christian Overbeek
Jonothan Hodson, Director, Grain Growers of Canada
Frank Annau, Director, Environment and Science Policy, Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Erin Gowriluk, Executive Director, Grain Growers of Canada
Bob Lowe, President, Canadian Cattlemen's Association
Marc-André Viau, Director, Government Relations, Équiterre
Émile Boisseau-Bouvier, Analyst, Climate Policy and Ecological Transition, Équiterre
Karen Ross, Director, Farmers for Climate Solutions
Fawn Jackson, Director, Policy and International Relations, Canadian Cattlemen's Association

Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee, on April 27, 2021

Aaron Coristine, Chair, Energy, Environment and Climate Change Working Group, Canadian Horticultural Council
Linda Delli Santi, Chair, Greenhouse Vegetable Working Group, Canadian Horticultural Council
Katie Ward, President and Farmer, National Farmers Union
Mike Ammeter, Chair, Canadian Canola Growers Association
Dan Kelly, Chief Financial Officer, Dowler-Karn Limited
Dave Carey, Vice-President, Government and Industry Relations, Canadian Canola Growers Association

Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee, on April 29, 2021

Sylvain Charlebois, Professor, Dalhousie University, Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab, As an Individual
Tom L. Green, Senior Climate Policy Advisor, David Suzuki Foundation
Isabelle Turcotte, Director, Federal Policy, The Pembina Institute
Fred Ghatala, Director, Carbon and Sustainability, Advanced Biofuels Canada
Jasmin Guénette, Vice-President, National Affairs, Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Virginia Labbie, Senior Policy Analyst, Agribusiness, Canadian Federation of Independent Business

Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee, on May 4, 2021

Matt Parry, Director General, Policy Development and Analysis Directorate, Strategic Policy Branch, Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food
Phil King, Director General, Sales Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch, Department of Finance
Gervais Coulombe, Senior Director, Excise, Sales Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch, Department of Finance
Judy Meltzer, Director General, Carbon Markets Bureau, Environmental Protection Branch, Department of the Environment
Serge Buy, Chief Executive Officer, Agri-Food Innovation Council

Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee, on May 11, 2021