It will be easier to build pipelines on protected farm land in British Columbia if the government passes proposed changes to the law governing the Agricultural Land Reserve, and that may be exactly the government’s intention, says conservationist Vicky Husband.
Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick, who this week brought forward an amended version of Bill 24, the Agricultural Land Commission Act, to the B.C. Legislature for second reading, said whether the bill will facilitate pipelines on farm land remains to be seen.
When The Tyee recently asked Letnick about the possibility, he said, “The bill is kind of an umbrella legislation.”
Andrew MacLeod – The Tyee – May 8, 2014.
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