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Marc Miller Says Musqueam Deal Has 'Nothing to Do with' Private Property
The agreement affirms Musqueam Aboriginal rights including title without dispossessing private property owners, seen as a step toward fairness amid concerns about overlapping Indigenous claims.
- On Monday in Ottawa, Culture Minister Marc Miller told reporters that the rights-acknowledgment agreement signed last month has nothing to do with private property and is a small step forward for the Musqueam First Nation.
- Last year, a court ruling confirmed the Cowichan Tribes hold Aboriginal title over about 300 hectares along the Fraser River in Richmond, B.C., and the B.C. government is appealing it amid private property concerns.
- Marc Miller told reporters that the Musqueam are not asking to be 'dispossessed' but 'just asking for the fair deal they have never gotten', and reconciliation cannot be 'strong-armed' via the courts.
- Critics warned the agreement could affect private property ownership, while Miller accused 'opportunistic political types' and a 'bunch of ignorant people' of weaponizing the ruling.
- Coverage published March 9, 2026 noted that last week B.C. legislature member Dallas Brodie and her OneBC party walked into Vancouver Quadra MP Wade Grant's office and filmed without consent.
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The Toronto Star+4 Reposted by 4 other sources
Marc Miller says Musqueam deal has ‘nothing to do with’ private property
OTTAWA - Culture Minister Marc Miller says a rights acknowledgment agreement between the federal government and the Musqueam First Nation has "nothing to do with" private property.
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Winnipeg Free Press+8 Reposted by 8 other sources
Marc Miller says Musqueam deal has 'nothing to do with' private property
Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
·Winnipeg, Canada
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‘It’s reconciliation’: Green Leader May endorses feds’ agreement with Musqueam Nation as minister clarifies private property concerns
The Musqueam Nation and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty have both issued statements following the agreements’ signing that the documents do not impact private property rights.
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Total News Sources16
Leaning Left8Leaning Right0Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution67% Left
Bias Distribution
- 67% of the sources lean Left
67% Left
L 67%
C 33%
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