DRIPA = UNDRIP = Aboriginal Title = the slow dismantling of B.C. This isn’t reconciliation. It’s segregation by law handing veto power over our lands, waters, and resources to unelected groups. One set of rules for some, another for the rest. We need one B.C. with one law, one

Agree with Caroline Elliott: the B.C. gov’t quietly supported a full Aboriginal title declaration for all of Haida Gwaii—no public notice—even after Premier Eby warned that a similar title ruling in the Cowichan case could affect private property. VaughnPalmer: “Neither level of

Thank you Dwight Newman. The Haida Gwaii ruling raises big questions: • How will Aboriginal title interact with private property? • Will other regions, such as the Sunshine Coast, face similar negotiations? • Why aren’t British Columbians given more transparency on these

As Dwight Newman noted in The Vancouver Sun, the Haida have been open about their views on this land title order and its changes. B.C. and Canada, by contrast, have been silent. “Given the significance of the changes unfolding, they should be communicating much more actively with

B.C. NDP again leaves public in the dark on an Aboriginal title case vancouversun.com/opinion/column… via The Vancouver Sun It will be interesting to see the order issued by the court. Is this truly what British Columbians wanted?

BC’s proposed changes to the Heritage Conservation Act reshapes provincial jurisdiction and shifts power in the province. This is being done in secret and with no meaningful opportunity for public input. Our full statement: publiclanduse.ca/news/heritage-…

Read the newest column from Public Land Use Society in NorthernBeat News. As BC retreats from its commitments to maintain public lands and infrastructure, communities are left without safe or reliable access. northernbeat.ca/opinion/when-p…

🚨Another day, yet no word from the highly paid communications team at the Premier’s office regarding the monumental Haida Gwaii SC decision. The question is WHY? ➡️It’s simple. While the Premier talks tough on protecting private property rights in the Cowichan decision, he

What is as egregious as giving private property title to the Haida and in the future others is that they are not a democratic nation and do not have elected officials. Imagine the temptation to be a hereditary chief and the financial windfall that potentially entails???

I was dearly troubled when John Rustad thought it was right to give Haida title to non private lands. (See his interview Rebel News) giving title to public lands to a entity which does not have an elected council, only hereditary chiefs, is just wrong….nations with a nation is

Rob Shaw And, while driving BC into massive debt, they are handing over BC land assets to indigenous groups. What will be left of BC once the NDP finally leave office?

Agree Caroline Elliott. The BC NDP keeps misleading the public on major land deals in the name of “reconciliation.” British Columbians deserve facts, not secrecy. Demand transparency now. #BCpoli #Accountability #Transparency

Great Op-Ed by Warren Mirko Public Land Use Society and Geoffrey Moyse. B.C.’s proposed Heritage Act changes could quietly shift major land-use decisions to First Nations—granting authority over Crown land and even private projects, no proof of Aboriginal title, no broad public

Appreciate Caroline Elliott for shining a light on this. Anyone unsure about the implications of the Cowichan ruling or Haida Gwaii decision should hear Tom Isaac’s take—it suggests both cases could threaten fee simple title across B.C.

Great piece by Geoffrey Moyse, K.C. NorthernBeat News: “No proper engagement with British Columbians…” “The changes amount to re-introducing the failed Land Act amendments on steroids.” “Whatever lies at the heart of the Eby government’s UNDRIP plans, the last to know will be

Reconciliation Tax? Well this is rather alarming! As @OdessaOrlewic points out, this “voluntary tax,” (in place for a few years now), seems less about meaningful justice and more about easing “settler guilt,” with little discussion of accountability, oversight, or transparency

Great article by Jamie Sarkonak. The Supreme Court’s Desautel ruling opened the constitutional door. But it’s the NDP’s DRIPA-driven policies—expanded consultation duties and UNDRIP references—that give U.S.-based Colville Tribes something concrete to challenge. #bcpoli #DRIPA

The British Columbia Supreme Court has recently ruled that a B.C. #Indigenous group (Cowichan Tribes) holds Aboriginal title over certain fee simple lands in Richmond BC. This decision has significant legal, political and practical implications and has received considerable media