Agriculture groups react to Carney win

Agriculture groups react to Carney win

Conservatives maintain rural dominance, NDP support collapses as Liberals win minority government

Canadian agricultural groups welcomed Mark Carney’s new minority federal government on Tuesday morning and pushed for immediate action on pressing issues.




Prime Minister Mark Carney in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada March 20, 2025. REUTERS/Amber Bracken

Carney cancels capital gains hike

Tax plan drew criticism from Canadian farmers, agriculture groups

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Friday that a proposed hike of the capital gains inclusion rate, controversial among Canadian farmers, had been cancelled.