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Economy Minister: Minister and Bill Boyd

economy minister: Environmental case against Bill Boyd adjourned, pleas expected soon Earlier this summer, a CBC investigation found the former minister was pitching an irrigation project to would-be Chinese immigrants, saying an investment could help them gain permanent citizenship in Canada, according to CBC. The minister came under fire after it was revealed land Boyd farmed was being watered by the company he was promoting. The former economy minister is charged with three counts under the Environmental Management and Protection Act and one count under the Wildlife Habitat Protection Act. Irrigation equipment from Chinese immigration scheme would water land farmed by Bill Boyd Bill Boyd promoting immigration scheme that would benefit company he's involved in One count alleges Boyd cultivated an area of native grassland near Eston, Sask., between April 1 and May 3. Irrigation equipment on the bank of the South Saskatchewan River on Oct.10, 2017 on land near Eston. The other counts allege that between June 15 and July 15 he altered the configuration of the bed, bank or boundary of the South Saskatchewan River near Eston; displaced, added or removed material from the riverbed; and removed vegetation from its bank. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.