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Last year was “the harvest from hell,” Storey said, but luckily, on her own small farm, they were able to harvest early and avoid most of the problems arising from the wet weather. She’s aerating her wheat now, but she’s heard some horrors stories from other farmers.

Farmers get an exemption from the carbon tax on most of their fuel and the fact that the levy is applied on fuel used to dry grain has perplexed some and infuriated others.

“It’s really strange to me that the Liberal government considers a grain dryer, which is a piece of farm equipment, different than a tractor, which is a piece of farm equipment,” said Storey. “These are all pieces of equipment that are required to produce food. I just don’t see the difference.”

In a statement to the National Post, the Liberal government said it was trying to find a solution for grain farmers in existing aid programs for farmers or in benefits available to small and medium-sized businesses.

“We have committed to doing an early review of our pollution pricing system this year focused on competitiveness issues in trade exposed industries, such as agriculture,” said Sabrina Kim, the press secretary for Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson.

We see some exorbitant carbon tax bills that are coming in

The Green Party is echoing a cry that has been heard from the Prairies for months now.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has been especially vocal about the issue, bringing an exorbitant carbon tax bill to Ottawa to present to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in October. Moe posted a photo of the bill on Twitter, with an amount totalling $5,495.18 that he attributed to the “Trudeau carbon tax.”