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In an article posted by TheGuardian over three years ago, it was stated, “The world has lost a third of its arable land due to erosion or pollution in the past 40 years, with potentially disastrous consequences as global demand for food soars.” Yet we continue to lose irreplaceable land for development.

Precious irreplaceable land that we depend on to feed ourselves, protect wildlife, and maintain our ecosystems.

While “nearly 33% of the world’s adequate or high-quality food-producing land has been lost at a rate that far outstrips the pace of natural processes to replace diminished soil,” perhaps we should be looking at better solutions to help our economy.

We can do better than bill 66. This bill is not the only solution to boosting our economy.

Sacrificing the land we use to farm food does not make sense. As politicians it is your moral and legal obligation to see you that you have the responsibility to create sustainability. We absolutely need farmers and land to farm.

This bill will irreversibly debilitate precious farmland, which is at the heart of Ontarian culture and fully necessary for sustainable and viable food production.

This bill should not be allowed to pass. It is not in line with Canadian values, or the values of Ontario, and will negatively impact our this generation and generations to come. You do not need to strip our land to boost the economy; we are better than this!