WATCH: Farmers have overtaken the streets of downtown Kitchener, Ontario, this evening, protesting the region's attempted land grab of 770 acres of precious farmland for reasons that remain unclear

For more information about what the farmers are protesting watch the video and read the article below.

WATCH: Ontario Premier Doug Ford is asking municipalities and regions across the province to seize farmland for industrial investors that don’t exist.

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April 24, 2024
WATCH: Ontario Premier Doug Ford is asking municipalities and regions across the province to seize farmland for industrial investors that don’t exist.

In an April 11, 2024, press conference in Cambridge, Ontario, Ford said he has asked regions and municipalities across the province to assemble land for industrial investment purposes. This includes 770 acres of farmland in Wilmot Township, just outside of Kitchener, Ontario.