Tory Motion Asking Senate to Pass Carbon Tax Exemption for Farmers Defeated

A motion tabled by Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre asking the Senate to pass a carbon tax exemption bill for farmers has been defeated in the House of Commons. All major opposition parties helped Bill C-234 pass in the House in March, but on Nov. 29 the Bloc Québécois sided with the Liberals to help defeat the motion 178 votes to 135. “Instead of providing Canadians with some much-needed relief, the Liberals and their Bloc allies are working to make everything more expensive,” wrote the Tories in a statement after the vote. Mr. Poilievre’s motion called on the “unelected Senate to immediately pass” the private member’s bill tabled by Tory MP Ben Lobb....