Right now, if we're looking at the carbon tax, we see that the issue is that the carbon tax imposes.... I'm going to take the greenhouse industry, because it's one of the key industries in our sector that relies on natural gas to heat; and because of the nature and climate we live in, it's an essential part of their business.
Right now, the greenhouse vegetable sector is estimating a cost of over $22 million annually due to the carbon tax. With the lack of an exemption, which was denied in the bill coming out of the Senate, they're looking at an expected rise to $82 million to $100 million by 2030.
I appreciate the other witness providing his commentary. That cost will be passed on. It won't be an immediate pass-on, but there's no way the greenhouse industry can take on that burden of cost and move forward. Many of them are already relocating their operations to the U.S. and Mexico to satisfy production costs and competitiveness in the Canadian marketplace.