Bill C-206 aims to change the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act. The main goal is to include marketable natural gas and propane as "qualifying farming fuels" that are exempt from certain pollution pricing.
Initially, the bill updates the definition of "qualifying farming fuel" to include gasoline, light fuel oil, marketable natural gas, propane, or other fuels as determined. However, the bill also states that after ten years, the definition of qualifying farming fuel will change to include gasoline, light fuel oil, or a fuel that is determined. This would remove marketable natural gas and propane from the exemption after ten years.
In short, the bill intends to provide a temporary exemption for marketable natural gas and propane used in farming operations from the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, before reverting to the original list after a decade.
Climate
This bill relates to climate change as it amends the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act. It temporarily broadens the definition of "qualifying farming fuel" to include marketable natural gas and propane, exempting them from the carbon tax for ten years before reverting to the original definition.
Energy
The bill directly involves energy, specifically natural gas and propane. It aims to temporarily exempt these fuels when used for farming from the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act.