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Premier Eby says changing DRIPA is ‘non-negotiable’ and will be pushed into law
The draft would soften DRIPA’s duty to align provincial laws with UNDRIP as First Nations leaders warn it could weaken reconciliation.
- On Thursday, Premier David Eby meets with First Nations leaders to discuss proposed amendments to the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act , which he maintains are necessary to address legal liabilities created by recent court rulings.
- Eby maintains changes are required following a December B.C. Court of Appeal ruling that found the province's mineral claims regime 'inconsistent' with the declaration, creating what he described as 'serious legal liabilities.'
- At least 100 First Nations and Indigenous groups oppose the changes, arguing they 'water down' the government's reconciliation commitment; Eby admitted the process was not a 'co-development process.'
- Facing criticism over a 'rushed' process, Eby promised legislators would have a chance to debate the bill before the spring session concludes on May 28, stating 'that process will play itself out in the legislature.'
- The proposed revisions shift language from a 'must' to a 'may' requirement, replacing the 2019 commitment to align all provincial statutes with UNDRIP with language requiring the government to work 'toward aligning enactments' instead.
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B.C. Premier David Eby is under fire by First Nations leaders for pursuing “bad faith” consultation on his plans to amend the province’s reconciliation framework law, one day before he is set to meet with chiefs from across the province.
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VICTORIA - Changing British Columbia's Declaration on the Rights of Aboriginal Peoples Act is "non-negotiable" and it will be pushed into law, Premier David Eby said on Wednesday.
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