Canadian farmers may have to wait months to find out if they’ll owe thousands of dollars for carbon pricing this year, as a bill that would give them a new exemption remains mired in political conflict.
The legislation has been a four-year odyssey to date.
Farmers seeking relief have argued there are few, if any, alternatives for them other than using natural gas to heat their barns and propane to dry their grain.
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