“Ensuring the protection of farmland for the benefit of all British Columbians is a vital element of sustainable, local food systems. This sentiment is also backed by public opinion surveys, where 90% of British Columbians felt government should limit urban development to protect farmers and farmland, and 72% believed it should be difficult or very difficult to remove land from the ALR. Another poll indicated that 95% of British Columbians support the ALR. (See the Viewpoints Research public opinion survey from 1997 and an Ipsos Reid poll in 2008.)” http://www.refbc.com/news/open-letter-premier-clark-agricultural-land-reserve#.UzCEivldVzZ