Landlines: Discussions about land use and abuse in Prince Edward Island
Landlines: Discusssions about land use and abuse in Prince Edward Island.
Episodes
10 episodes
Protecting PEI's Wetlands: Policy and Practice
Heather Laiskonis, Executive Director for the PEI Watershed Alliance joins our host, Boyd Allen in this episode of Landlines to talk about our precious and quickly disappearing wetlands in Prince Edward Island. Heather doesn't mince words. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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52:16
IRAC, Part 2: Transparency, Accountibility and Public Oversight, with Ian Petrie. October 12, 2025
In this episode, Boyd and Ian look closely at the level of secrecy in IRAC. Ian harkens back to the days when The Land Use Commission, which looked after land transactions at the time, actually travelled to communities where the issues were in ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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54:23
IRAC: Structure, Appeals and Inquiries, with Ian Petrie, Part 1
Just last week, IRAC CEO refused a request from a provincial standing committee to see the 2018 investigation into Buddhist land holdings in eastern PEI. She also refused to share an update on the most recent investigation. This continuin...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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48:43
The Municipalities, the Province and IRAC: Who Does What?
No question, to amalgamate groups of small communities or not has been a hotly debated issue in PEI for many years. Up until recently, it seemed to be a pressing issue within provincial government. Some communities have been forced ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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48:09
The Value of Public Consultation, with Jean-Paul Arsenault, September 1, 2025
Jean-Paul Arsenault has been the lead for many government studies and commissions on various topics, his most recent being The Forestry Commission. Join Boyd Allen and JP as they discuss the various methods of public consultation used in these ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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45:46
PEI FORESTRY: WHAT MUST BE DONE
Join host, Boyd Allen along with guest, Gary Schneider as they review PEI's history of forestry practices. After listening, we are sure you will agree that we can and must do better.
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33:50
PEI FORESTRY
Join host, Boyd Allen and guest, Gary Schneider as they discuss the many serious problems with how forests are treated in PEI, along with some solid ideas for how we can and must do better.
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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34:15
The Lands Protection Act: Who is it Protecting?
Join host, Boyd Allen as he examines the intricacies of the term "beneficial ownership" and how corporations use it to get around the Lands Protection Act. Today's guest is former MLA and Land and Agriculture critic, Michele Beaton, who w...
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Episode 2
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34:05
Point Deroche: A process undermined
Join host Boyd Allen and guest Bryson Guptill as they unravel the twisted series of events at 251 Kelpie Lane, Point Deroche. This has become a case study in the multitude of ways the Lands Protection Act is abused here in Prince Edward Island....
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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34:47