This idea that farming…

This idea that farming families are against severances is completely false. These farming organizations are dominated by large commercial farms. Our family has owned farms in Ontario since confederation. Currently my father owns 180 acres in southwestern ontario. There are 5 sons, 3 of which want to live in the area and help him with the farm in his later years. Current law only allows us to build one house on the second farm, at which point that farm is unusable for building on even if that new house is severed. The original farm, which is 100+ acres...cannot be touched...which is ridiculous. I can understand not allowing selling of parcels, or even making severances that are for future farmers...ie 50 acre lots. That is reasonable. And that is what most actual "family" farmers always wanted. Stop listening to big business and concentrate on the actual families. And I am a member of the conservative party though that should not matter.