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Ontario’s agriculture system is vital to the province’s economy, and while some are trying to improve migrant housing by cutting red tape, one activist says housing is just one part of systemic exploitation.
Ontario’s economy relies heavily on the profits it brings in from agriculture every spring, summer and fall.
According to former Ontario Minister of Agriculture Ted McMeekin, who is now a Hamilton city councillor , agriculture is the top contributor to the province’s gross domestic product, at $42 billion a year.
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