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Bill C-234 passes second reading

Bill C-234 has passed second reading.

The House of Commons voted in favour of the bill Wednesday, sending it to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food for review.

Conservative MP Ben Lobb's private member’s bill would eliminate the carbon tax on propane and natural gas for drying grain and heating livestock barns and greenhouses.

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