DRIPA
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B.C. First Nations chief warns ripping up DRIPA is a ‘declaration of war’The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs warns against ripping up the agreement and instead urges using it as a framework for reconciliation.PoliticsOct 26
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B.C. Indigenous relations face ‘fraught context’ but treaty commissioner undeterredRelations between the British Columbia government and First Nations plunged this year as Premier David Eby grappled with how or whether to amend DRIPA, which he once championed.CanadaMay 27
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Supreme Court to weigh in on B.C. DRIPA legislation for the first timeIn December, the B.C. Court of Appeal ruled in favour of the Gitxaała and Ehattesaht First Nations, who argued that the province's mining claims system impacts Indigenous rights.PoliticsMay 22
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B.C. government’s DRIPA legislation at centre of court challengeThree years ago, the Líl̓wat Nation purchased a majority stake in a hydro plant near Whistler, which has enough electricity to power 3,500 homes.PoliticsMay 19
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98% of business owners worried about DRIPA uncertainty: pollThe Business Council of B.C. says its members are worried about the province's shifting position on the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act and the uncertainty.PoliticsMay 6
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U.S. tribes demand a say in B.C.’s economic decisions due to DRIPAThis week, a judicial review is underway in Rossland Provincial Court about a magnesium mine, proposed by West High Yield Resources and the Osoyoos Indian Band.PoliticsMay 5
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B.C. lawyer says he’s ‘never seen this level of ineptitude and incompetence’ over DRIPAOn Sunday, David Eby backed down again on the pausing of key parts of DRIPA scrapping plans to table a suspension bill this legislative session.PoliticsApr 20
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B.C. politicians call for attorney general to step in after DRIPA decision'I am at a bit of a loss, and I think all British Colombians are, is that we have a premier that has lost control,' BC Conservative interim leader Trevor Halford told Global News.PoliticsApr 20
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B.C. backs down from DRIPA suspension planIn an open letter to B.C. MLAs, the First Nations Leadership Council said the provincial government would work to 'muster support' for the bill despite their opposition to it.PoliticsApr 19
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Legislation to suspend parts of DRIPA won’t be a confidence vote, B.C. gov’t saysPremier David Eby said that he was staking his government on the passage of the legislation, but house leader Mike Farnworth says it won't go before the legislature this week.PoliticsApr 13
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