Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Food security means respecting those who produce our food, and there aren't that many of them left in Canada. The number of people who want to enter this profession in the future is still falling.
Being a landowner entails enormous responsibilities. However, we never imagine that our land might be taken away from us or split in two. Having your land split in two or having it taken away—in the end, it's pretty much the same thing.
There is currently a system in place that acts as a long-term deterrent for producers. What are you going to do, Minister, to put a stop to this?
