The B.C. Conservatives, which are now tied in opinion polls with the NDP ahead of the Oct. 19 election, say they would repeal the UNDRIP law
Though British Columbia became the first jurisdiction in Canada to incorporate the UN declaration on Indigenous rights into provincial law, the all-party support for active reconciliation is fracturing during the provincial election campaign.
As former minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation under the B.C. Liberal government, Mr. Rustad signed more than 400 one-off economic agreements with First Nations. But as Conservative Leader, heto Indigenous peoples for racist and discriminatory actions of the Legislative Assembly in the past.
in response to a backlash from landowners and the opposition – including the Conservatives – over the lack of public consultation.the Haida Nation has Aboriginal title “The biggest change we wanted to see happen was around the Land Act,” she said Monday in an interview, adding that the government should have had better engagement with its own constituency before introducing the bill.
The attitudes displayed by some of his candidates are a reflection of his leadership, Ms. Casimer added. The Conservatives’ current slate includes individuals who have questioned the harm of residential schools, including Sheldon Clare, who is running in Prince George-North Cariboo. He has, which he said in a 2021 Facebook comment were modelled on elite boarding schools “as a means of improvement.
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