Mr. Speaker, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food recently announced 10 partnership projects in Ontario promoting sustainable agriculture practices to benefit and restore fish and wildlife habitat. These demonstration projects are part of the wetlands-woodlands-wildlife program identified as a priority initiative under the Canada-Ontario agriculture green plan.
This plan provides over $1.8 million over the next three years for demonstration projects that range from windbreak plantings, conservation cropping and tillage practices, to enhancing natural wetlands and woodlot areas that will provide food, shelter and nesting habitat for a number of wildlife species.
The goal of this program is to promote the development and adoption of sustainable farm management practices and new technologies. I am very pleased that one of these projects will be located in my riding of London-Middlesex.
The enhancement of the Caddy-Bott drain in Middlesex county demonstrates this government's commitment to working in partnership with our farmers to promote environmentally sound agricultural practices that will ensure the long term viability of Ontario agriculture.