The Rural Voice, 1979-01, Page 26land speculation.
Agriculture Minister Jean Garon tabled
a bill in the national assembly to protect
some four million acres of land along the
Ottawa and St. Lawrence rivers and into
southwestern Quebec.
The owners of land in an agricultural
zone have three years to build a residence
on one lot. After this period of grace, they
will have to seek permission from a
provincial government commission.
The seven -member commission would
be created by the law as an enforcement
body with powers to impose zoning plans
on municipalities and to grant permits for
non-agricultural use of protested land.
Those who wouldn't need permission
from the commission include farmers
building their own residence or housing for
employees or children; owners of land
which was designated before Nov. 9 for
non-agricultural use and owners of land
which is close to public access roads and
already has municipal services.
Such exemptions won't apply to specu-
lators, because "speculation is not an
acquired right," the agriculture minister
said.
"There's already too much land under
speculation," Mr. Garon said, "and there
already are enough industrial parks for
years and years to come."
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