WHEREAS arable land is a critical finite resource; and WHEREAS Ontario has lost 2.8 million acres of farmland in the last three decades; and WHEREAS Ontario los

WHEREAS arable land is a critical finite resource; and WHEREAS Ontario has lost 2.8 million acres of farmland in the last three decades; and WHEREAS Ontario loses as much as 319 acres of farmland a day; and WHEREAS Prince Edward County loses as much as 3,000 acres of farmland every year; and WHEREAS Ontario's farmland provides food, fiber and fuel to all of Ontario and beyond; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: THAT the Council of the County of Prince Edward support Bill 21, Protect Our Food Act, 2025 and strongly urges the provincial government to support this and every measure to protect our farmland, to aggressively prevent further losses and to ensure the future of agriculture in Ontario for future generations; and THAT a copy of this resolution be sent to the Premier of Ontario; the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness, the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks; Guelph MPP Mike Schreiner, Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Bobbi Ann Brady, Bay of Quinte MPP Tyler Allsopp, the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, and all Municipalities in Ontario. Prior to voting on Motion 2025-546 the following referral motion was put forward: