Dear government, We run a…

Dear government,

We run a 500 acre cash crop farm in eastern Ontario that's been in the family for generations. My father was able to sever an acre and build a house to raise us on the farm which was imperative to the future success of our family business. Now that I am grown up, with kids of my own, I do not have the same opportunity that he did. I have to live far away, commute every day, but more importantly my kids are missing out on the farm upbringing that I had. We need severance rules that recognize and help farming families. If I was allowed to sever even an acre off our farm it would barely put a dent in the operation but what we'd get back in return is being able to work, live and raise our kids on the farm which is SO important to all of us. Please use your judgement and find a middle ground. W'ere not looking to take away farmland, we're just looking to have the same opportunity my parents did in 1990.