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Originally Posted by Urbanarchit
This is where they invented the frost-resistant wheat, among other things, that is grown in the Prairies and provides a source of food for millions. It isn't as if the farm isn't actually doing any relevant research - you just don't know about what they're doing. Agriculture and agricultural research is important for all societies. We take it for granted, but most produce we eat every day was researched and bread to produce greater yields (to the extent that many, like corn, are unrecognizable from what they used to be).
Frankly, we have many more place in Ottawa we could be putting highrises (such as places closer to mass transit and in central, mixed-use areas).
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Hate to do this, but.... Frankly, we have many more places in Canada where we could be putting crucial agricultural research that feeds millions (such as almost anywhere outside of the core of our fourth largest city and national capital).
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