Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was in North Vancouver on Thursday to make an announcement about property rights.
He said that Liberals should vote for a Conservative motion to instruct federal lawyers to put property rights first in court arguments and protect homeowners.
“Conservatives are proud to fight for families and businesses facing uncertainty in the wake of Liberals signing deals that threaten private property and banning federal lawyers from putting property rights first in the Cowichan federal court case,” Poilievre said at the media availability.
The announcement comes after the landmark court ruling last October in British Columbia regarding Aboriginal land title over urban lands.
The federal and provincial governments are appealing the B.C. Supreme Court’s ruling in favour of the Quw’utsun Nation, or Cowichan Nation, that found it had “established Aboriginal title” to more than 5.7 square kilometres of land on the Fraser River in Richmond, south of Vancouver.
The City of Richmond has also joined the appeal.
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The ruling declared Crown and city titles on the land are “defective and invalid,” and the granting of private titles on it by the government unjustifiably infringed on the Cowichan title.
That has created confusion and anger among homeowners in the affected area, despite the Cowichan Tribes insisting it has no intention of stripping private title holders of their property.
Earlier this month, Conservatives tabled a motion in the House of Commons, which will be put to a vote on May 25, calling for the Liberal government to reverse a federal litigation guideline that banned its lawyers from defending property rights in the Cowichan case.
Prime Minister Mark Carney struck down the assertion, saying, “private property rights are fundamental in this country, this government will always defend them. That is why we immediately appealed the Cowichan decision.”
Poilievre said on Thursday that every British Columbian should contact their Member of Parliament and tell them to vote yes on Monday in the House of Commons.
“Because B.C. homeowners cannot take Liberal soundbites to the bank, they cannot use Carney’s words as collateral and they cannot protect their homes with another photo op, another promise or another liberal illusion,” he said.
“If Mark Carney really believes private property is fundamental, if it is not just an illusion, then he should act accordingly and vote for our motion. He can defend owners, he can put property rights first, and he can work with us to restore the promise of Canada, a country that is affordable at home, safe at home, and strong at home.”
Anyways I have a tee time at Fraserview for 4pm. Have fun spending your weekend on the internet crying about DRIPA! Later b1tches 🤣😁
Poor little Doug. On the internet everyday of his pathetic life pretending to be happy but in reality he’s just another miserable white nationalist. Misguided by his own white privilege and terribly frustrated that First Nations and immigrants are the ones getting ahead in BC these days and there’s absolutely nothing he can do about. Actually the more I read his posts I’m realizing that he clearly suffers from mental health issues. Hopefully he can get the help that he needs
Doug Brekfaust – All I hear from you is bla bla bla bla bla bla
Really just a handful of us?!? Wrong again JV
Recent 2026 Poll results. This was mostly reported on Global News too.
Please fact check it if you dare.
-Business Council finds that 98 per cent now disagree with DRIPA
-Angus Reid Poll
-47% of British Columbians, including 26% NDP voters, say they back Conservative call to repeal DRIPA.
-53% of British Columbians feel the province’s reconciliation efforts with First Nations are “going too far”
-Only 30% view the alignment of B.C.’s laws with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) as a necessary.
I believe there is Canada wide with like 63% of Canadians want DRIPA to be repealed, amended or suspended.
So Sounds like a bit more than just a few us.
Given around 2.2mill voted last time it would imply there are about 1,000,000 people in BC alone who want this to end.
Care to actually address the numbers here JV and not just rant and rave and throw around pointless insults everyone is ignoring.
Maybe give us some of your counter facts or stats to check on. Hmmmm
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Joe BC – Another little racist piece of white trash crying about DRIPA? Actually Joe it’s only Naz1s like you that are angry about it. Stop spreading disinformation Joe. And what are you going on about? South Africa? Yeah wrong country f**king moron. If you don’t like Canada then leave. Naz1s like you aren’t welcome here. Especially not in BC
Another article with DRIPA in it? And people wonder why so many people are angry about it!!
At below lol. South Africa. Yup. That’s a great way to put it. That country is going down fast.
I like the other guy who describes it and new aged Tribal Feudal Lord system. Where the taxpayers have become the serfs.
Given the way this co government thing in going a tribal
Lord feudal system looks actually plausible given who DRIPA is being used.
Trust the NDP and Eby, a human rights lawyer to facilitate something like that.
At least he’s against giving it all away to generational drunkards. Are we trying to become South Africa 2.0 ???
For decades, capital that could have been used to fund innovative industries, manufacturing, or mass production has instead been poured into the real estate market. This over-reliance ties up wealth in non-productive assets. At same time too much emphasis spent on environmental legislation drives away foreign investment.
No comments? It is true !!! People finally quit listening to him.!