Senator Paula Simons on Nostr: Some days, it's not easy being an independent senator - especially when the ...
Some days, it's not easy being an independent senator - especially when the government pulls the rug out from under you. Here's my speech on why I voted to amend Bill C-234, narrowing a private members bill that would have granted a carbon tax exemption to farmers for their use of natural gas and propane...and why I'm second guessing myself, after the government announced a separate carbon tax exemption for homeowners, small businesses and farmers in Atlantic Canada.
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