Finance committee  I'll take the last comment first. There's no way a major international airport and agricultural future are on the same economic impact stage. A major international airport would generate far more jobs and economic impact. The question is, would a Pickering project be successful?

Finance committee  The local food supply into the greater Toronto area is vital. We see a tremendous opportunity for young farmers to lease land, get started in their careers and produce food for the greater Toronto area. That's important. Alongside the agricultural reserves, it's part of the Rouge

Finance committee  Once Ontario decided not to support the project, in September 1975, Transport Canada started leasing the properties, residential and farmlands, on annual one-year leases. Basically, with that short of a planning horizon, the lands went into cash crop.

Finance committee  The report we got from our consultants last spring stands on its own. We're talking about an additional 2,100 jobs in our area, and well over $200 million in economic impact. Most of this is from re-pioneering the farmland as a diversified agricultural area, but the most importan