Q2: What will you do to help the local agriculture community in Caledon become a stronger and more vibrant part of our economy? 

Regional Council Candidates:

Nancy Stewart

"I will continue to support the GTA Agricultural Action Plan and the recommendations contained in it to ensure that agriculture has a place in the GTA."

Tony Viola

"I will lobby to the Provincial and Federal Government for more funds for our agricultural community."

Richard Whitehead

"Agriculture is changing and evolving at an ever-increasing rate as it adjusts to the market and becomes more oriented to urban markets. To help with this transition and to keep as much agricultural activity as possible functioning in our local economy, we must continue to encourage and facilitate the diversification of agriculture to meet the demands of an increasingly urban market. This means economic activities such as agro-tourism, wineries, retail food sales, horticulture, etc."

Area Council Candidates:

Nick DeBoer

No reply.

Don McNeil

"Sadly, the Developers have already staked out their turf.  Land Assembly or “banking” is occurring all over the Town of Caledon.  Farm folk are being offered blinding sums of money for their century farms: The Lure of such money.  Usually, the rural people accept the huge sums and migrate out of Peel to other areas to farm." 

"Caledon can only offer these 100+ families emotional or psychological assistance.  Unlikely the public would allow Town of Caledon to support these families financially.  Many of these farm families know that because of these economic pressures (land taxes, rising fuel cost, labour costs) and the dreadful natural conditions of weather (heat, rain, hail), they will be unable to compete." 

"Cast an eye on those Brampton lands – the finest and earliest settled fertile farm land in Peel (Circa 1810).  Our farm people probably required more Provincial and Federal support for their cause.  As well, Caledon’s population could be controlled to 100,000 and remain a “town”."