At first, we were very surprised because we had not heard of that on the ground. Later, it appeared that in that specific case, it may be a case of real estate fraud since the verifications carried out by the parties to the transactions did not provide definite answers. There is some doubt about the partner really being a Chinese investor. The issue is to know if non-farm investors intend to invest in farmland in Quebec and Canada. It is probable. Some investment funds have already done so.
On April 21st, 2010. See this statement in context.