Dear Steve, I know your…

Dear Steve,

I know your government is trying to take into consideration all options for the housing crisis but consider this: one of a farmer's greatest joys is living on their farm. Keeping an eye on the property 24/7 is integral to the job. In the 90s my parents severed an acre, built a house, and raised our family to live and work on the farm. Now I am grown up, but I am unable to do so. Because of severance rules I have to live in Barrie and drive an hour to the farm I grew up on. The opportunity is not there and it is soul crushing. We need you to help us sever (even an acre) and allow for us to build a house so we too can raise our family and take over the operation. The rules are outdated and do not reflect the current situation our generation of farmers is up against. It is already difficult enough to be a farmer with the price of everything, don't make this part any harder than it needs to be. Thanks in advance for your consideration.