Money talks and BS walks

https://www.pressreader.com/canada/now-magazine/19911219/283927406277017

Despite the opposition from the entire town, Soka Gakkai built their culture center on 53 hectares of land in the pristine town of Caledon Ontario. It opened in 1996.

They paid $5.3 million for the land that was worth ~ 899 thousand. At the time, they had only 1500 mostly Japanese members.