RE: 4.3 Agriculture 4.3.1…

RE: 4.3 Agriculture
4.3.1. General Policies for Agriculture
1. Having been involved in farming all my life so far, I fully support deleting the word ‘encouraged’ and including the word ‘required’ so that 1. now states, “Planning authorities are required to use an agricultural system approach based on provincial guidance, to maintain … etc.
I also fully support 2. and 3. stating “… specialty crop areas, shall be designated and and protected for long-term use for agriculture.” and “Specialty crop areas shall be given the highest priority for protection, … etc.
RE: 4.5 Mineral Aggregate Resources
4.5.1. I fully support 1.”Mineral aggregate resources shall be protected for long-term use and, … etc.
4.5.2. I fully support 3.”Mineral aggregate operations shall be protected from development and activities that would preclude or hinder their expansion or continued use … etc.
Thankyou!