The Manitoba government says it is putting a price on carbon emissions. To ensure competitiveness Keystone Agricultural Producers’ (KAP) standing policy is farmers should be exempted from paying a tax on carbon emitted from farm production, including emissions from burning fossil fuels, applying fertilizer, as well as methane from livestock and manure storage.
On April 20 delegates passed a resolution reaffirming that position. They also passed two others expanding the organization’s position. One says KAP should review “any and all options, including a GST style approach” to “recover the carbon tax on pass through and downstream costs… and be a line item on invoices for all agricultural products.” Another calls on KAP to continue its research to ensure carbon pricing costs are recovered so Manitoba farmers remain competitive.
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Manitoba Co-operator reporter Allan Dawson spoke to KAP president Dan Mazier about KAP’s revised carbon tax policy following the meeting.
