Mon Jul 11, 2022 – 4:41 pm EDT
OTTAWA (LifeSiteNews) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wants to implement similar “emissions” policies related to fertilizer that are currently causing farmers to revolt in the Netherlands.
While farmers in the Netherlands continue to protest their government’s plan to impose industry-destroying fertilizer emissions policies, a December 2020 press release from Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food shows that, like Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Trudeau also plans to clamp down on the use of nitrogen fertilizer in the name of “climate action.”
“Fertilizers play a major role in the agriculture sector’s success and have contributed to record harvests in the last decade. They have helped drive increases in Canadian crop yields, grain sales, and exports,” the release states.
“However, nitrous oxide emissions, particularly those associated with synthetic nitrogen fertilizer use have also grown significantly. That is why the Government of Canada has set the national fertilizer emissions reduction target, which is part of the commitment to reduce total GHG emissions in Canada by 40-45% by 2030, as outlined in Canada’s Strengthened Climate Plan, and enshrined in legislation through the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act,” the government added.
In Canada’s “Strengthened Climate
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