On B.C.’s farmland, mega-mansions and speculators reap the rewards of lucrative tax breaks

Petition updateHands off BC's Agricultural Land CommissionOn B.C.’s farmland, mega-mansions and speculators reap the rewards of lucrative tax breaks

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Nov 19, 2016

Investors and speculators are taking prime agricultural land out of production – and sometimes erecting palatial mega-mansions on the landscape – as the B.C. government’s outdated tax system allows them to exploit incentives intended only for those who farm. Kathy Tomlinson reports

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