Madam Chair, based on Statistics Canada information, the average Canadian farm, by size, is 1,668 acres. APAS calculates the carbon tax at $2.38 an acre for 2020, which costs farmers just shy of $4,000. It is going up to $3.80 an acre in 2022, bringing the total to over $6,300.
Does the minister think it is okay to keep raising the carbon tax on the producers responsible for our food supply chain?