Advocates for Wilmot farmland take their message to International Plowing Match [Video]

Concerned farmers travelled to the International Plowing Match in Lindsay, Ont. to take their message about the proposed Wilmot farmland assembly directly to the provincial government.

“We drove a long way this morning, got up really early, because this is our opportunity to put this message to all of them,” farmer Jenn Pfenning told CTV News.

The proposed land assembly has been an extremely contentious issue in Waterloo Region, veiled in secrecy due to Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) and other confidential protocols.

Last week, regional councillors asked the legal team to look into all agreements in place surrounding the farmland negotiations to find out what they can reveal publicly.

In the past, regional officials have claimed they are following provincial orders to keep the information under wraps.

When frustrated farmers took their concerns directly to Premier Doug Ford during the International Plowing March, a viewer video taken by John Jordan shows the Premier …