EARLIER THIS MONTH, B.C. Agriculture Minister Pat Pimm responded to my Nov. 14, 2013 open letter to Premier Christy Clark regarding the core review and the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC). The minister's response is troubling. In the second paragraph it states that, "Participation in the Core Review will not undermine the core mandate of the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) which is to protect the province's most productive farmland." The addition of "most productive" to this sentence is a game-changer. By adding these words, the ministry changes the mandate of the ALC, which has never been to protect the most productive farmland. http://www.straight.com/news/578131/adam-olsen-how-much-bc-farmland-will-actually-be-protected