US Edition‘Absolute betrayal’: First Nations blast Eby in leaked transcript of DRIPA meeting
Leaders accused Eby of colonialism and betrayal after he said a pause would limit legal risk tied to DRIPA and a pending Supreme Court appeal.
- On Friday, British Columbia Premier David Eby proposed a three-year pause on parts of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act and the Interpretation Act, citing legal uncertainty while awaiting a Supreme Court ruling on the Gitxaala appeal.
- Eby justified the move citing the B.C. Court of Appeal's December Gitxaala ruling, which he said created "huge legal uncertainty" regarding UNDRIP implementation across provincial laws the government lacked staff to manage immediately.
- A leaked 17,000-word transcript from Thursday's meeting revealed widespread First Nations opposition, with attendees accusing Eby of "absolute betrayal" and colonialism while expressing "extreme feeling of disappointment" in the government's approach.
- Proposed legislation would suspend four sections of DRIPA and one section of the Interpretation Act, including provisions requiring laws be consistent with the declaration, though Eby declined to specify exact sections publicly.
- The government plans to introduce legislation "the week after next" as the Opposition B.C. Conservatives campaign on "appealing DRIPA," while Eby framed the suspension as a "confidence vote" for his government.
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BC Premier Vows to Suspend Parts of DRIPA Out of Concern Over Legal Interpretation
The British Columbia government will push amendments that will temporarily suspend portions of the province’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), to address concerns over interpretation of the act by the province’s highest appellate court, B.C. Premier David Eby said during a news conference on April 1. Eby confirmed plans to push the amendments when asked about the matter by a reporter during the conference held in Vict…
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'Absolute betrayal': First Nations blast Eby in leaked transcript of DRIPA meeting
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B.C. Premier David Eby to pause implementation for some parts of DRIPA
First Nations leaders say that B.C. Premier David Eby announced plans to pause some parts of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, known as DRIPA, in meeting this morning amid mounting feedback from more than 100 Indigenous groups opposed to any amendments.
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