Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Hardeman hails support for trespass legislation



Ontario Agriculture Minister Ernie Hardeman said farmers are showing support for the legislation he introduced to stop activists from trespassing into barns.

“I would say 99.9 per cent of (farmers) were positive (about) what we’re doing,” Hardeman said of the reaction he got when he toured the province for consultations.

“Everyone that we talked to agrees with the reasons for the bill and supports what we’re doing (however) there have been some comments put forward that maybe we didn’t go far enough.”

Some people want crop fields and pastures included, but Hardeman said the focus is on animals and poultry in barns.