Addressing trade issues: Tariffs and other trade barriers threaten Canada’s food system. The agriculture sector needs immediate support to weather this uncertainty, as well as long-term investments that will ensure we can continue to produce food, fuel, fibre and flowers right here at home.
Support for farm business competitiveness: Programs that help farmers manage business risks beyond their control, like tariffs, trade, inflation or weather, are critical. Farmers are asking for a permanent increase to the interest-free portion of the Advanced Payments Program to $350,000 per year and improvements to the AgriStability program that will make it easier for farmers to access support.
Permanently scrapping the carbon tax: There are currently no practical, cost-effective alternatives to the fuels used in agricultural production for essential activities like grain drying and barn heating. Although Canada’s carbon tax rate has been set to zero, farmers are asking the carbon tax to be permanently removed from fuels used in agricultural production.
Preventing railways from downloading costs onto farmers and landowners: Federally regulated rail companies are downloading infrastructure maintenance and safety upgrade costs that have always been their responsibility onto farmers and landowners in two major areas: drainage and private rail crossings. The federal government must prevent railways from downloading these cost-prohibitive expenses onto farmers and landowners.
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