Guilbeault Talking to Senators in Effort to Stop Carbon Tax Exemption Bill for Farmers

The environment minister says his actions were ’more of a conversation‘ and do not amount to ’lobbying.’

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Oct. 16, 2023. The Canadian Press/Patrick Doyle

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says he’s been having conversations with a number of senators to explain his government’s position on a bill that would grant further carbon tax exemptions to farmers.

But he told reporters on Nov. 14 that those efforts do not amount to “lobbying.”