More than 100 First Nations and First Nations organizations have signed a joint statement to B.C. Premier David Eby to uphold the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.
The Act, DRIPA, was unanimously passed by all parties in the legislature in 2019, with the provincial government stating that “B.C. is the first province to put in place the declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples, to bring the UN declaration into law.”
The government is looking at amending DRIPA after a landmark court ruling in December that determined it was legally enforceable and not just symbolic.
On Dec. 8, the BC Conservatives asked Eby to reconvene the legislature immediately to repeal the act, and Eby said he wants to amend DRIPA, not scrap it, and is in no rush to call back the House before Feb. 18.
On Jan. 29, First Nations say that the province issued a letter of notification regarding potential amendments to the Declaration Act and Interpretation Act anticipated for the spring legislative session and invited First Nations to participate in an expedited consultation and co-operation process, subject to signing a non-disclosure agreement (NDA).
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They said that the First Nations leaders who signed the NDA received materials from the provincial government.
“The province’s actions risk pulling all who call B.C. home back to a time of blame, conflict, increased litigation, and threats of violence against Indigenous peoples,” First Nations said in a statement.
In the joint statement, First Nations say that despite recent court decisions that reaffirm the “crucial need to consult and negotiate, a negative narrative has begun to take hold.”
They said this narrative wrongly blames First Nations for uncertainty, while ignoring the fact that B.C. was largely settled without treaties.
“If allowed to shape public discourse or government decision-making, this narrative risks pulling our province backward — toward a time marked by blame, conflict, increased litigation, and even real threats of violence against Indigenous peoples. That is not a future any of us should accept,” the statement reads.
“Recent calls to amend the Declaration Act or appeal court rulings are rooted in this fear-based response. They suggest that the framework we have built together is the problem, when in fact it has been part of the solution. These actions would not create certainty — they would slow progress, increase litigation, and grind projects to a halt as First Nations are once again forced to defend our rights and interests through the courts.”
First Nations say that B.C. can walk two paths — one of negotiation, collaboration and shared prosperity, or one that leads backward to a place of uncertainty and conflict.
Eby has yet to respond to the statement.
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Doug B needs to be sanctioned.
Children were not stolen, nor were they murdered in residential schools.
Unlike the US, where the natives were fought and lost, Canadian natives signed away their rights to the land in exchange for Treaty rights. – read the treaties…
The truth is white people are the ones that can’t be trusted. We’re just a bunch of thieves and liars
Never mind all the talk about being nice and trust us we don’t want to take the land. That’s exactly what it will eventually get around to. Get it together while you still can.
Oh Doug you’re making me so hot right now. I love you too baby. You and me tonight. A four letter word that starts with an A and ends with an L
It’s ok James I still love you for who you are. We belong together…. forever…. in the global news comment section. Where we try our best to spread our white inbred hate towards immigrants and first nations people… but nobody listens… they just make fun of us for being so pathetic. It’s ok James. We still have eachother. I love you
Being the gutless politician that he is he also has no idea what he is doing. Thank you for selling out. There will be a very bad ending to this that neither side is going like. No one is going anywhere so we had better find out a way to get along.
The settlers never fought for the land in BC. They “I mean we” infected them with our diseases and most of them passed away and then we stole their children and put them in residential schools where we murdererd them. That’s our proud settler heritage. Long live the settlers!
At Brekfaust- it seems Roy hard at work. I have said zero about your life or bedroom choices. That creature Roy Stephenson needs a lesson soon. My company will find him.
Global has made this such a circus for those of us wanting to actually discuss topics.
The path that BC needs to walk is a path where EVERYONE prospers and has their rights upheld! NOT JUST THE FN!! Get it through your dented heads! WE ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE!! THIS IS OUR COUNTRY TOO!! I will lay down my life for it in the face of ANY THREAT! Even FN.
Indigenous love controversy!
At JV- I kicked your sore spot I see. LOL.Insult all you want but come Feb 18 once parliament is back in session you will see how the majority of “people” really feel about.
I hope you can handle the outcome.
Over here in West Vancouver and North Vancouver not a single person I have talked too, Liberal or Conservative supports DRIPA as it stands now and as how it’s being abused by the FNs.
What’s is voted in can be voted out just as easily.
At Real JB – this will spoil your narrative. My wife is Asian, and I regularly sit with my friends Trans child at hockey games and have no issues with it.
I have voted Liberal as many times as con as long as th candidates are middle ground.
As for FNs I just want some two tier society where one minority group is treated more beneficially than my own children.
Pull your own weight and I don’t have problem with you.
You guys aren’t funny at all. I’m also a trans and Doug Brekfaust is my life partner. He accepts me just the way I am and I love him
At Doug: So they’re your type then
Doug B translation there are two million property thieves in BC. Either way they’re not going to do a thing just like you’re not going to do a thing. You’re just another racist coward with a keyboard. Nothing more nothing less
Doug B you’re so delusional it’s hilarious. The fact that you think your little civil war fantasies are going to become a reality are pure entertainment and the reason I still come to this site. Even funnier you try to explain why your claims are somehow legitimate. Pure comedy
Doug B the shooter was trans.
At Janet: shooter identified. And it isn’t one of these far right nut cases.
Shame for your agenda huh?
At JV – You really think we are out numbered? You really didn’t look much at the last election results. LOL Even Eby and Carney are walking back on DRIPA. Look at Bill C-5.LOL
I live 2 km from the Cap Rez. I can tell you right now, you wouldn’t need guns over take that Rez. 2/3s would have heart attacks just running to a barricade.
FNs true intent has been laid bare and even your average middle ground person has had enough.
There are two million property owners in BC looking now to protect their property rights.
The separatists in Alberta are actually the biggest minority in this country. They should start a civil war with Canada. They’d get squashed like a bug lol
D Brekfaust the truth is you’re the one that’s outnumbered buddy. Outnumbered by Canadians that don’t put up with losers like you. That’s why you sit at home by yourself living out your hate filled fantasy on the internet. Too funny
D Brekfaust you live in a world of fantasy buddy. Seriously it’s so funny to watch you get triggered and spew all of your hate filled delusion in this comment section. You want a civil war so bad but it’s never going to happen. You sit around in your miserable world thinking you’re so tough with all of your guns… thinking you’re going to pop heads but in reality you’d probably be the first to get popped lol
To JV. Quite honestly I’d like nothing more than this race war you talking about. Out numbered 9 to 1? Do really think our Asian, Iranian, East Indians who also came to settle are going to come to your rescue? Richmond and Surrey voted conservatives! Lol
All we have to do ban the FN from Walmart’s and Costco and you’d starve to death .
We all know nobody has more mental health issues than James Bilodeau
Just so it is known, Rutherford, the shooter was a young girl. Nothing right nor left. You are appalling.
The Tumbler Ridge shooter was probably another far right supporter with mental issues. We probably have a lot in common
Hey Kat. Bring it on then sweetie. Let’s see you start that race war you’re talking about. If not then leave. Coward
First Nations say that B.C. can walk two paths — one of negotiation, collaboration and shared prosperity,( meaning extortion for consent, ransom for taxpayers assets, NDA payouts)
First Nations say that B.C. can walk two paths — one of negotiation, collaboration and shared prosperity. Don’t they mean paying ransom, extortion for consent and NDA pay outs?
FNs also came from somewhere else, stop being a bunch of takers
There are strange things done in the bc sun where whites toil for native freeloaders
Seems like JV doesn’t understand there is more options than just “dont like it then leave”. Eventually people will have had enough and when push comes to shove there is far more of them than there are FN people in BC. Race wars wouldnt end well for them.
The white settlers are immigrants to Canada
As long as you’re on our land then you keep paying us. Keep those tax dollars rolling in. Don’t like it? Feel free to leave
Get rid of this . They act like they are the golden ones and the rest of us are not important, we are the majority.
We like all dat free money
Reconciliation is over , no more tax payers money and private property or crown land . Treat everyone equally
It will cost tax payers over 200 trillion dollars if you do not get rid of the dripa and undrip grifters
40 million tax payers tired of paying high tax to give em over 32 billion tax payers dollars annually say “get rid of drips and undrip. Stop the steal and extortion of the race card
UNDRIP, or whatsoever, not law, reason, logic, and common sense; the UN is not a nation-state, just an organizer of nation-states it represents and cannot write laws for nation-states, the law of nations.
It doesn’t matter what the fu cking chugs want. They’re a conquered tiny minority and that’s where they’ll stay. They should just work and pay taxes like the rest of us now. Losers.
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“the fact that B.C. was largely settled without treaties” Exactly. This land doesn’t belong to the settlers. It was stolen. Say whatever you want about first nations people. It doesn’t change the truth
The only Indians I see working are from India.
FNs said this narrative wrongly blames First Nations for uncertainty, while ignoring the fact that B.C. was largely settled without treaties.
Get this straight BC was conquered without treaties and than settled. You just lost.
Question. From a first nations view point what does full acceptance of and closure to reconciliation look like. It’s a two tier two sets of rules and rights in society. Reminds me of the old the old feudal system. A Tribal Lord holding all private/public lands and assets hostage and extorting a ransom thru a feudal dues, corvée, tallage or other banalités. BC taxpayer is now a serf. This is what the FNs are really hiding why they wont layout the scope of what their desired end state is. Just trying to slow walk our politicians into giving us a death by a thousand cuts.
no thanks, backslide Eby, DRIPA is bloody useless
Hahaha 5 million losers in B.C. and most of you now legally do not own your property, the chugs do. And Eby will ensure it stays that way even in his “amended” version. If you were smart you’d sell right now, losers. lol