Mr. Speaker, as a government, we are proud of the work that the Prime Minister has done to announce today the removal of the federal excise tax, as the member, I hope, acknowledged in his remarks.
I was sitting down today with farmers from Ontario, farmers in the corn industry and individuals who play in through ethanol markets to reduce emissions on fuel. It is also a really important element around farm gate revenue. Actually, farmers in eastern Ontario benefit from the clean fuel standard in terms of this actually reducing emissions and driving benefit into rural communities.
The member represents a rural Ontario riding. There are farmers in his riding who benefit from this policy. At the end of the day, it is actually a policy that reduces emissions and supports investment income in rural Canada. Why are the Conservatives against the policy, and why did they have absolutely nothing to say about farmers in this country in their April 2025 platform?