Is the P.E.I. government targeting the land holdings of Buddhist groups?

Monks with the Great Enlightenment Buddhist Institute Society say they have no evidence but suspect they've been targeted by a proposed amendment to PEI's Lands Protection Act. I think it demands a justifiable, reasonable justification how Buddhist organizations are being treated differently. If you're treating Buddhist organizations differently without a clear Justification? Is that not discriminatory? The province is proposing a change to the law that limits how much land individuals and corporations can own. For non-profits like the Buddhists, the cap would change from 3,000 acres down to 400. Land Minister Darlene Compton says the goal is to protect farmland. Does a not-for-profit corporation need to own up to 3,000 acres, and why? So, you know, if we are going to protect land on PEI, then that is a question I think is important to be asked. Government says it doesn't know how many organizations would be over the new land limit. They would have a set time frame to sell off excess land. The Monks own close to 600 acres, including 100 acres used for organic farming. Compton said the Catholic Church likely wouldn't be affected because its land is split among different parishes. I find it very puzzling, actually. Absolutely. Boyd Allen says there are much more effective ways for government to enforce the Lands Protection Act, and this move wouldn't free up much farmland. It appears to be an effort to appear to grapple with the contentious issue involving Buddhist land holdings in King's County. There's also the matter of an ongoing investigation ordered by the province into those land holdings. The monks and others question why the amendment would go forward before the investigation is complete. We don't want to complain and point our fingers at each other and just say who was wrong and who was right. But how do we, How do we together achieve a better future is a very important question. Jiba says it hasn't ruled out a possible legal challenge if the amendment passes and the group is ordered to divest land. The province says it plans to table the amendment during the current sitting of the legislature. Kerry Campbell, CBC News, Charlottetown.