Meanwhile, back east, hundreds of thousands of acres of Ontario trees went up in smoke to grow corn for ethanol on marginal land, while solar and wind projects displaced prime farmland. Since the canneries were forced south due to the high cost of regulations, labour and green power, I suppose we'll soon see prime fruit and vegetable land in the Golden Horseshoe being planted to pine. It's all logical, if you're a Liberal.
Monday, April 13, 2015
WYNNE'S CO2 TAX SCHEME WILL PUT FARMLAND BACK TO TREES
He said about 500 hectares of Class 2 and Class 3 farmland near Fort Fraser were recently purchased by a company that planted pine, spruce and fir on a parcel that once grew fruit trees and alfalfa. “I think it’s absolutely stupid,” he said of the practice.
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Special interest groups have become the fourth arm of government. Farm organizations convinced the Ontario government that an ethanol mandate was needed to create a market for corn, reduce co2 emissions, and to save the planet. Down go the trees. The tree huggers squeal to municipal councils to implement tree cutting bylaws to end clear cutting........to save the planet. We've come to expect this kind of brilliant public policy in Ontario and will likely get lots more of it before Wynne is through.
ReplyDeleteI would say that the biggest threat to agriculture, the environment, and forestry is the same - taxpayer funded government programs.
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