DRIPA Worries, Budget Woes Bring B.C. Legislature’s Spring Session to a Close
The budget passed on a tie-breaking vote as Premier David Eby delayed DRIPA changes until the fall after revealing two related court cases.
- On Thursday, the B.C. legislature concluded its spring session dominated by the provincial budget and the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act , two issues that defined proceedings from mid-February onward.
- Speaker Raj Chouhan cast a tie-breaking vote to pass the provincial budget, necessitated by the government's one-seat majority and deficits of $9.6 billion this year and $13.3 billion next.
- Premier David Eby revealed details on two of 20 court cases citing DRIPA, prompting B.C. Conservatives to demand disclosure of the remaining 18, including a class-action suit regarding the historical Vancouver Willingdon School for Girls.
- Government House Leader Mike Farnworth characterized the NDP as a "big tent party" amid internal strain, while Interim B.C. Conservative Leader Trevor Halford accused Eby of lacking transparency regarding DRIPA's legal impacts.
- Canada's Supreme Court recently agreed to hear an appeal regarding the Gitxaala judgment, while the government plans to prioritize the Kitselas treaty bill and 26 weeks of parental leave when the legislature reconvenes in the fall.
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DRIPA worries, budget woes bring B.C. legislature’s spring session to a close - Creston Valley Advance
The B.C. legislature closed the spring session on Thursday with two of the same items dominating the conversation as at the start in mid-February: the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) and a provincial budget that seems to have pleased nobody in the province. The budget squeaked by with the Speaker casting a tie-breaking vote. DRIPA reared back into the spotlight on the last day of the session after Premier David Eby re…
DRIPA worries, budget woes bring B.C. legislature’s spring session to a close - Fort St. James Caledonia Courier
The B.C. legislature closed the spring session on Thursday with two of the same items dominating the conversation as at the start in mid-February: the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) and a provincial budget that seems to have pleased nobody in the province. The budget squeaked by with the Speaker casting a tie-breaking vote. DRIPA reared back into the spotlight on the last day of the session after Premier David Eby re…
DRIPA worries, budget woes bring B.C. legislature’s spring session to a close - Grand Forks Gazette
The B.C. legislature closed the spring session on Thursday with two of the same items dominating the conversation as at the start in mid-February: the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) and a provincial budget that seems to have pleased nobody in the province. The budget squeaked by with the Speaker casting a tie-breaking vote. DRIPA reared back into the spotlight on the last day of the session after Premier David Eby re…
DRIPA worries, budget woes bring B.C. legislature’s spring session to a close - Vanderhoof Omineca Express
The B.C. legislature closed the spring session on Thursday with two of the same items dominating the conversation as at the start in mid-February: the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) and a provincial budget that seems to have pleased nobody in the province. The budget squeaked by with the Speaker casting a tie-breaking vote. DRIPA reared back into the spotlight on the last day of the session after Premier David Eby re…
DRIPA worries, budget woes bring B.C. legislature’s spring session to a close - Northern Sentinel
The B.C. legislature closed the spring session on Thursday with two of the same items dominating the conversation as at the start in mid-February: the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) and a provincial budget that seems to have pleased nobody in the province. The budget squeaked by with the Speaker casting a tie-breaking vote. DRIPA reared back into the spotlight on the last day of the session after Premier David Eby re…
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DRIPA worries, budget woes bring B.C. legislature’s spring session to a close
The B.C. legislature closed the spring session on Thursday with two of the same items dominating the conversation as at the start in mid-February: the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) and a provincial budget that seems to have pleased nobody in the province. The budget squeaked by with the Speaker casting a tie-breaking vote. DRIPA reared back into the spotlight on the last day of the session after Premier David Eby re…
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