PEI Passes Bill to Make Land Investigations Public Amid Chinese Interference Concerns

The Prince Edward Island legislature in Charlottetown on Sept. 25, 2003. Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian PressThe Prince Edward Island legislature has passed a bill that will make land investigation reports public, aiming to restore trust in provincial institutions following concerns over extensive land holdings by some groups on the island.The bill, brought forward by Green Party Leader Matt MacFarlane, was passed with unanimous support at the P.E.I. legislature on Nov. 12. It amends the province’s Lands Protection Act (LPA) to require that reports from land investigations conducted by the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission (IRAC) be submitted to the responsible minister and tabled in the legislature within 15 days, making the documents publicly accessible.