On February 10, CPA's Chair Dan Kelly and VP of Government Relations Allan Murphy met with Aneil Jaswal, senior policy advisor to federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau. As of April 1, the federal backstop will increase from $0.0310 per litre to $.0464 cents per litre. Kelly explained to the minister’s office that the effect on the bottom line for farmers is very significant and given the challenges that affect the agriculture sector, the best course of action is to remove the backstop from all agricultural applications altogether.
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