Tag: DRIPA

First Nations leaders are warning that repealing B.C.'s Indigenous rights legislation could undermine reconciliation and turn the province into a battleground over Indigenous rights.

Elections BC has approved in principle a petition seeking to repeal B.C.'s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.

The British Columbia legislature wrapped up its spring session Thursday with the NDP government facing criticism over its shifting approach to Indigenous rights legislation, a record deficit and pipeline tensions with Alberta.

The Supreme Court of Canada will hear British Columbia’s appeal of a landmark ruling that found parts of the province’s mineral tenure system conflict with its Indigenous rights law, setting up a major legal test of how UNDRIP applies in B.C. courts.

A British Columbia business group said Wednesday that nearly all members surveyed are concerned about the impact of the province’s Indigenous reconciliation law on investment and hiring.

An Angus Reid poll suggests the B.C. Conservatives have opened a double-digit lead over the governing NDP, as Premier David Eby’s approval rating drops amid controversy over Indigenous rights legislation.

Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak is urging the United Nations to condemn British Columbia’s shifting stance on a key reconciliation law, calling the province’s actions a “step backwards” for Indigenous rights.

Premier David Eby said he was wrong to push changes to British Columbia’s Indigenous rights law this spring, as his government backs away from proposed legislation after reaching a new agreement with First Nations leaders.