The following is an abbreviated version of a discussion paper prepared by Annette A. Desmarais, Darrin Qualman, André Magnan, and Nettie Wiebe: In December 2013, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) purchased approximately 115,000 acres of farmland from an investment company, Assiniboia Capital LP., for $128 million. This was the single largest sale of
