Vote No. 238

That, given that,

(i) Canada's Food Price Report 2023 states that a typical farm will pay $150,000 in carbon tax per year when the carbon tax is tripled,

(ii) families will pay an additional $1,065 for groceries in 2023 for a total of $16,288 due to increased costs being passed on to consumers,

(iii) food bank visits were at an all-time high reaching 1.5 million in March 2022, a 15% increase from the previous year according to Food Banks Canada,

(iv) 20% of Canadians are skipping meals and grocery price inflation is at 11%,

the House call on the government to cancel the carbon tax that is applied to all food inputs and production, including:

(a) all farm fuels;

(b) grain drying;

(c) fertilizer;

(d) transportation; and

(e) other appropriate aspects of the food supply system.